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UK Shops for the Planted Tank Hobbyist

OutsideInside in East Lothian has a good selection of plants and he list all of his species online with prices and there is a mail order service available. If he doesn't have it he will try and get it for you. I don't know if they are tropica plants or where he gets them but they are in all shapes and sizes. They also have a nice selection different wood types.
 
Derek Tweedie said:
OutsideInside in East Lothian has a good selection of plants and he list all of his species online with prices and there is a mail order service available. If he doesn't have it he will try and get it for you. I don't know if they are tropica plants or where he gets them but they are in all shapes and sizes. They also have a nice selection different wood types.
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They can get any plant ranges really but tend to range between Dennerle, Tropica and some custom suppliers. 😀
 
MA @ Iver has had some good Tropica stuff in recently. Nothing major but worth a visit if you're nearby. Plenty of HC when I last went.

They're also building a HUGE display tank atm, I can't wait to see it when it's finished.
 
i personally think ADC have the best plants in London and i have been to most places
 
gillo45 said:
i personally think ADC have the best plants in London and i have been to most places
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In london the ADC shop is the best. And they can order Tropica plants.


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Greenview said:
Agreed. ADC is the best place for plants in London, and they stock ADA stuff too.
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I was buying Tropica plants at ADC even before I knew about UKAPS and what Tropica was! lol guess thats why I always had good results from the start 😀
 
Does anybody know of any good places n the north east?
I live just outside new castle and im really struggling for anywhere other than online,

Many thanks
Steve
 
Hi there,
the only place i know of that does any real planted stuff is Paddock Farm Water gardens at Croft, Dalton on Tees. Other than that for plants, any Pets at Home store stock Tropica.
Cheerio,
Ady.
 
Aquatic Design in London is amazing. Knowledgeable staff, lots of plants, and very nice display tanks.
 
No. Nothing worth visiting. I visited planted tanks incognito and found it to have mediocre selection of everything and staff with very little knowledge of the hobby, the south Leeds maidenhead aquatics has better quality stock and hardscape materials, paws for thought aren't a plant specialist but the staff are very friendly and the fish selection is excellent.
 
Following a visit last week to Living Waters in Croydon, I too would like to recomend these chaps.

Proper "Spit and sawdust", so don't expect wonderfully clean and shiney framed tanks with tiled flooring and nice lighting etc. It's tanks, tanks and more tanks. I'd say that around 75% are planted up and a large %'age of those too are mosses......

Really worth a visit if you want to see some nicely planted tanks.

Also, worth mentioning, many of their tanks are low-tech. No CO2 and no ferts. In fact, if I recall correctly, only two of their main growing tanks were CO2 injected.

Regards

Lee
 
HI all i went to planted tanks.com they have a small shop in selby south yorkshire no fish but all plants it is a small shop but every thing you will need have a look at there web site i got all my dry salts from there as they sell aquarium plant food .com salts at the same price. small but perfect shop.
 
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