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Are planted aquariums as popular as reefing or marines in the UK?

seedoubleyou said:
I think their simplicity can become addictive. Simple terraria is easy to achieve in just about any container.
I’m looking more toward vivaria for the purpose of housing Dart frogs or small lizards like the Day gecko.
I know keeping Dart frogs is a bigger in the states. But I’d be intrigued to know how big it is here in the UK.
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I am aware of a lot of shops that specialise in "reptiles", and sell frogs etc. Far more of these than specialist aquatic plant shops; possibly even more than dedicated marine shops.
As their requirement's overlap a lot, I think as a group they prop eachother up. (reptiles, amphibs, insects etc)

I was thinking about buying a pet shop, once (you know, ditch the real world, and keep budgies etc) I vaguely remember that on their books 2.5% of customers were buying for their repltiles/amphibians; ~20% fish, ~38% dog, ~35% cat, i'm a bit out, but the bottom 5% was reptiles/amphibians/tortoises/turtle and insects. That 5% was still a good earner, and in the local area it competed with two dedicated shops (which are still going!).
 
Nick potts said:
How are you going to be filtering the tap water?
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Going to test the pure water naked - then with a filter - I am even considering linking them to make a double or triple filter if the water is too freaky. Add conditioner and reef salt.
Once the water is in the tank put in a booster, some filter rock in my sump and let it roll for 4-6 weeks is the plan.

On youtube there is a poster called tap water guy 82, he has been my inspiration.

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All I know is the planted / aquascaping scene in the states is absolutely tragic compared to uk and some other European countries. I am always so jealous of the stores over there. We have nothing like that here, and anything close is crazy cost. Defiantly more refers here than planted like @MichaelJ said. I believe this is because Americans like bombast and flashy stuff like copper banded butterflies and zoas and don't care much for zen, balance, sustainability, tranquility. Some of these reef tanks are truly amazing, but kinda strike me as a mish-mash of brightly contrasting colors... i don't suppose you'd ever see a biotype reef tank lol. Sorry for the negativity of this comment, i just jealous of you guys!
 
blairgerman said:
All I know is the planted / aquascaping scene in the states is absolutely tragic compared to uk and some other European countries. I am always so jealous of the stores over there. We have nothing like that here, and anything close is crazy cost. Defiantly more refers here than planted like @MichaelJ said. I believe this is because Americans like bombast and flashy stuff like copper banded butterflies and zoas and don't care much for zen, balance, sustainability, tranquility. Some of these reef tanks are truly amazing, but kinda strike me as a mish-mash of brightly contrasting colors... i don't suppose you'd ever see a biotype reef tank lol. Sorry for the negativity of this comment, i just jealous of you guys!
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Your not wrong, the marine trade in the US is massive compared to the UK, Asia/Japan also has a good marine trade, as with everything the trade follows the money.

I also agree with you on the look of a lot of tanks, they look like a sweet shop or something with neatly lined up corals, etc, not the look I would try and go for. There are people who try and do more natural looking tanks, but you have to remember most corals reef are just swathes of brown :)
 
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