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    George Farmer in the USA, finally

    It was good to finally meet George and Emma in Washington DC. He gave an excellent talk, you all are lucky to have him over there. Ironically the last thing on my mind was to talk about aquariums, I wanted to run through some trails and creeks but my foot was bugging me. George like myself is...
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    5 meter x 1.2 meter x 1.2 meter planted tanks

    I have 2 of these big tanks to do.........and one guy have a reef tank that matches the planted...........so I'll actually do 3 of these, but less work with the reef. This piece will go in one of the tanks, not sure which just yet. About 1 meter tall. It's larger than you think, about 2 meters...
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    Where I collect manzanita driftwood

    New site, very nice spot.
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    Natural bonsai trees

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    Nice unique 90 cm Mopani

    Mopani is typically blocky and tough to scape with. I need to locate a few accessory pieces that match well with this main one.
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    Cypress knee scaping

    I'm not sure why more have NOT used these,I set up a 75 Gallon sign these a few months back . ADA uses the same form, but from stone: Let me assure EVERYONE, Cypress knees are 1000X easier to cut to size/height, but it will float on its own, so the slate bottoms are used to keep it...
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    Large rocks for large tanks

    One of the main challenges for the scapers in the USA is finding good high grade rock, well, trying to find it for larger tanks, near impossible. It's just not highly valued here. This is good because this means a a nice rock will be cheap, bad because you have to spend a lot of time searching...
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    350 Gal manzy dsplay

    The cabinet cuts out 2ft of the front of the tank. Hard to get a decent pic of this tank. Tank is about on it's 4th week after total tear down. Need to add some color in the back, I'll have a V shaped hedge of stem plants in the middle rear. 240cm x 72cm x 72 cm About 200 Congo tetras, z...
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    Yanks, We suck.........

    I have been having a conversation about the sad state of aquascaping in the USA. This relates to the Art aspect, not the healthy plants, etc.........it seems many are more interested in other things than really pursuing the art or novel styles. Is there a similar feeling in the UK? Many are...
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    Where the manzanita I collect comes from

    I thought I'd show you all where the manzy comes from and why they only get 1 meter tall: http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather- ... 2011-03-23 We have had over 17 meters of snow this year. These pics are from 2 days ago and we got another 30cm. Be a bit till this melts. Maybe June? So it...
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    How to trim foreground weeds before/after pics

    Pre mowed: Mowed: About 2-3 weeks later: Helps to see pics and not be told what to do for trimming. This can help newbies a lot if you illustrate the trim methods. Regards, Tom Barr
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    Group shipping buy for Manzanita driftwood from Tom Barr

    Hi, This is a response to some folks who want driftwood. the deal is this, pay shipping cost, the wood is free. Yes, free. It's considered a fire hazard in CA where this tree is everywhere. The fire Dept hacks it back from the roads for fire control. I saw the little beaver sticks shipped in...
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