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  1. Steve Smith

    Slow burning 22l nano

    I've had this little tank running for about 8 months now, and it's been through stages of neglect over that short time. But now, I'm getting on top of it and maintaining things regularly (as I should have been doing from the start). Luckily it's been relatively slow growing, and the only issue...
  2. Steve Smith

    10L Shrimp nano - Planting!

    So I'm setting up another shrimp tank to go with the 15L I set up the other week (still maturing). The plan is to do a few more of these, when the shelf unit I've ordered arrives, but I can't resist setting up this one :) Tank - 10L cube, very similar to a Dennerle (bought it at Vivarium in...
  3. Steve Smith

    Steve's Shrimp Pile - Planted

    Hey folks. It's been a long time since I started a scape of any kind. I've not even had a tank set up for 12 months. Life has had other ideas lately. As it stands I have limited space so I'm setting up a little tank which, most likely, will be a shrimp tank. It's an old clearseal 40x20x20 I...
  4. Steve Smith

    Steve's 60cm "The Science of Autumn" - New photos 21/04/11

    I think I've got the bug again! :lol: I had a 90cm crappy tank which has been a holding tank for some micro rasbora and some other fish since I moved house last year. It's been neglected and over run by hair algae etc. Pretty nasty to look at (as John can probably confirm!) I wanted to get...
  5. Steve Smith

    Steve's nano - "Back in the Saddle" - New photos 21/04/11

    It's been a while, I'll admit, but after the trip to Vivarium last weekend I couldn't be anything but inspired to start a new scape :) Not much detail yet. I'm still gathering plants. Some may recognise this as my TGM opti-white nano tank. I'll be running pressurised CO2, probably an...
  6. Steve Smith

    Steve's Vivarium 2011 nano.

    So, I figure it's been a while since I had a scape running (not that I ever seem to finish them!) and with the upcoming Vivarium show, and with Mark and Matt both showing off their awesome nanos, I should get in on it! Tank is my TGM opti-white nano. It will probably run an Eheim 2213...
  7. Steve Smith

    Steve's 40cm shrimpy mossy concoction

    I decided to shuffle my slowly declining emersed growing setup to a much smaller tank as most of the plants had died off due to neglect (I'm still using the moving house excuse!) This freed up a little 16x8x8 Clearseal tank which I've had knocking about for a while. I wanted to set up a small...
  8. Steve Smith

    Steve's Opti-white Nano - Ikita Kaseki

    After I moved house last month, I decided to re-do my very neglected opti-white nano. I went for a wood scape, using some redmoor and manzanite wood. Unfortunately, due to lack of certain hardware/CO2 it's already gone pearshaped :lol: Anyhow, I've decided to rip that down and do it again...
  9. Steve Smith

    Steve's "Spring Tree" - Planning

    Having almost finished moving flats, and having had to get rid of most of my tanks I'm now in the planning stages of a new scape in my remaining "big" tank. When I say "big", it's the largest tank I can have in my new abode which is a 60cm Aqua One Horizon 60. It's been modded, naturally, to...
  10. Steve Smith

    Comp_Nov09: Sticks and Stones

    Name: Steve Smith Tank Dimensions (Height/Width/Depth): 10cm x 10cm x 10cm Aquascape Name: Sticks and Stones Hardscape/Materials used: Manzanite wood, ADA Forest sand, ADA Aquasoil Amazonia, small stones Plants: Hydrocotyle Verticilata, Fissidens Fontanus, fissidens Splachnobryoides...
  11. Steve Smith

    Steve's 60cm - "Old stump on the hill"

    This is a tank I set up some weeks ago, and had a few problems with (mainly diatoms and GSA). I added CO2 on Friday, after aquiring a regulator from a forum member, and today I've given it a good prune and tidy up :) Still got some bad diatoms on some leaves, so please ignore that ;) Specs...
  12. Steve Smith

    Rio 180 - "Aging Gracefully"

    With my 30th birthday next week I figure the title is apt :) My Rio 180 has been a holding tank for quite a few plants which I've been gathering over the last few months. I'd been planning something kind of low light, and cypty! I had a mini epithany one night (ooerr!) and I think it's turned...
  13. Steve Smith

    Steve's New Opti-White Nano (No name)

    Well, after getting anoyed with my other opti-white, and the horrid "fossil" stone that was poluting the water, I stumped up the cash for one of TGM's Opti-white nano/stand combos. I must say I've very impressed with it! The quality is just amazing! The glass is so clear, the silicone work is...
  14. Steve Smith

    Opti-white Nano - "Red Canyon" - broken down.

    Morning all. Finally got my AE Opti-white nano filled last night after a mini disaster a few weeks back (managed to destroy everything with a slosh of water). I'd been putting it off but decided to just get it done last night. Couldn't think of an artsy fartsy name so gone with a bread and...
  15. Steve Smith

    90cm/150litre - "Patience"

    Following on from feedback and comments in my previous post, I think I've got the rock positioning nailed and I'm not going to touch it now! As such, I'm starting this as a journal :) So, here's the hardscape: Planting: Hemianthus callitrichoides "Cuba" Pogostemon helferi Eleocharis...
  16. Steve Smith

    Back from the brink - 150ish litre learning journal.

    It's finally dawned on my that I'm being far to obsessed with a good looking scape, when I really haven't concentrated on my abilities to run a tank, and grow plants successfully. So, on my "big" tank, which has been spiraling into neglect, I have decided to rescue it and start planting, and...
  17. Steve Smith

    7gal Shrimp only - "Forgotten Glade"

    Following on from LondonDragon's excellent example, I've decided to setup my own shrimp only tank. I have re-scaped my 27 litre Aqua 40 "cube", re-using the existing Eco Complete, which I doubt has any nutrients left in it, mainly because it's a dark substrate. Specs: 27 litre Aqua40 (approx...
  18. Steve Smith

    80cm - Tales from the crypts.

    Ok, I can't think of another name, so this will surfice for now! :) Some may know I've been wanting to move my livebearers and other fish from their 60cm tank as it was getting crowded. Over the weekend I've been prepping and finally, today I've got it up and running :) Here are some pics...
  19. Steve Smith

    YAR180 (Yet Another Rio 180).

    After thinking it through I decided to abandon the 4ft tank idea and go back to my Rio 180, as I prefer the proportions and it looks a little nicer. Glass is in similar condition to the 4ft so no difference there. Anyhow. This is still a work in progress. I think I've got the hard...
  20. Steve Smith

    27 litre scape - "Bearing new fruit"

    Hey all. Had this little tank going for a few weeks now. Found a lovely little bit of redmoor at my LFS and had to have it. Cost me about £1.10! Setup: Superfish Aqua 40 - 27 litre (My first ever fish tank!) 11w PC Eco-Complete Substrate Edit: (Ferts to be re-fudged...) This picture is...
  21. Steve Smith

    54 litre low light livebearer scape - New Pics 16/08/08

    I spent a lot of yesterday cleaning out an old tank that has been sitting with murky water in it for several months, and cleaning out an old boyu external mini filter which was a bit gunky too. Then, washing sand/gravel, tieing moss and arranging wood. Anywho, after about 4 or 5 hours of toil...
  22. Steve Smith

    Rio 180 planted community (work in progress)

    Its been on going for about 8 months now. It had a bad patch recently, over Christmas and untill 2 or 3weeks ago. I had green water, a lot of decaying plants (mostly pygmy chain swords), a CAE that would rip up stuff etc etc. I decided to pull my finger out and get it sorted. So, after...
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