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14/03/2021 Hi everyone, I have decided to start this journal in order to document the process of my new iwagumi aquascape. This journal will also tie into a school project that I’m doing called an EPQ. An EPQ is worth 50% of an A-Level and is essentially an essay or artefact on any topic you’d...

Hello fellow aquascaping people. Im a UK guy here that found my passion for indoor plants years ago, and now aquascaping. I am about 3yrs into this and I can say that I have made many mistakes and wasted tons of money. I love this hobby and hope to gain some insights as well as share. I...

hello all, name is chris and this will be my second time around fish keeping. first time was a 32 litre box tank which got me hooked and i upgraded to 210... que moving house twice and sold it all. NOW IMMMMM BACK got my self a second hand tank and eheim filter and some wood... suggestions...

Hi everyone, First journal from a new member so please be nice! Ok so where to start... I have kept tropical fish for 5/6 years now, and my pride and joy at the moment is my Fluval Roma 125L that has been running for 3 years pretty successfully, but with the focus on the fish. I have...

Hi Everyone, This seems like a great community! I have had fish tanks for many years and currently have a Roma 125 that only has a couple of amazon swords and crypts and has been like this for 2 years now with no co2, decent light, ferts etc. I am finally going to be brave and turn this into...

Hello everyone! I just bought all the supplies for my new tank, so probably I’ll start aquascaping soon. This forum is an amazing opportunity for everyone to learn a lot. Thank you guys for doing that for the hobby.

Hi all, So I'm a lapsed aquarist, who has been on hiatus for the last few years. I previously had a low tech, no Co2 tank with crypts, swords, Val and Nymphea (https://imgur.com/a/BjofNle). That was very successful (maybe too successful - I'm looking at you Jungle Val!), but now I'm ready, and...

I'm going to assume based on the members map I'm not the only person from the North East, anyway I've always used UKAPS for things like finding reviews and information but finally decided to join and hopefully learn and share my own wisdom. I've been plantkeeping for around a year, and I'm...

Hi Everyone, Complete noob here. Basically a couple of week ago I decided I wanted a fish tank. I assumed i'd just get a tank, fill it with water and add some sunken pirate ships and done. Little did I know... I knew nothing at all about proper aquascaping and the 'science' behind it. After...

Hi I'm Joe I'm New to UKAPS. I have been keeping a planted tank for about 2 years now. I have learnt loads but feel my knowledge of plants is letting me down as I have followed a lot of trial and error. I live in Haywards Heath Sussex..

Hello! I'm Alex from London (Islington). New to the forum and to the world of aquascaping in general, slightly overwhelmed but very excited by the possibilities! I'm an architect with a keen interest in plants, gardens, ceramics, Japanese culture, fictional worlds and miniature things - so...

Hi all - I've been working on my aquarium for the past year now and have now decided that I would like a carpeting plant to bring more of a natural/jungle scene to the tank. I've used UKAPs as a point of reference during this time and have finally decided to invest my time speaking with other...

Firstly, I would like to say hello to everyone as this will be my first post. I recently attended an aquascaping demonstration by the well known George Farmer who created a fantastic 200L aquascape which I took a great pleasure in watching it be created. During the filling of the tank George...

A little bit more then ten years ago I owned a 54 litre Juwel. I loved it and had a lot of ambitious ideas of how to set up and scape a new tank. But a lack of space, resources and constantly moving as a student from little room to little room made an end to this idea. Now ten years later I...

Hi all, Just joining in from Australia. I run two basic community aquariums - one is a simple planted tank, the other an attempt to have nice plants in a predominantly South American cichlid tank ( not so successful!). My main problem is algae. I am very lucky and source my water directly from...