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UK Shops for the Planted Tank Hobbyist

That'd be my recommendation as well. It's a fair old schlep from Tamworth but worth it. Maybe it'd be an idea to organise another UKAPS get together there at some point, make it more of an occasion for folk who have to travel a bit further 🙂
 
Have u tried aquarium gardens? Iv not visited the shop cos it’s in wales but check out their website. Photos of the showroom look like a great shop selling plants, wood and lots more.
 
chrisjohnson said:
Have u tried aquarium gardens? Iv not visited the shop cos it’s in wales but check out their website. Photos of the showroom look like a great shop selling plants, wood and lots more.
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You may have been thinking of the green machine that was in Wales (now closed).

AG is only 45 mins from kings cross on the train, then a 10 min bus/taxi ride!
 
That'd be my recommendation as well. It's a fair old schlep from Tamworth but worth it. Maybe it'd be an idea to organise another UKAPS get together there at some point, make it more of an occasion for folk who have to travel a bit further 🙂
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A day out sounds like a good plan to me I'm in close to burton not to far from tamworth

Have you tried warf aquatic in Mansfield there rock selection is ok but no where near as good as AGs
 
is it possible to search this specific thread for fish stores near leeds that are good

mainden head are a bit basic up here i found. fish quality is good but plants are about as good as pets at home.. algae ridden.

a lot of pages to get through
 
Click the 'Search' box near the top of the page and a menu appears with options including 'Search this thread only'.
Tick that box, and type in 'Leeds' or whatever.
 
Any good shops in or near Selby in North Yorkshire? I've been to this pet shop on Bawtry Road (next to Selby Carpets and Beds) and they're not that great, the decorative items (gravel, stones, etc) are quite pricey and the plants are in very poor condition, with very little selection to choose from.

I've been planning to go to Ferrybridge Aquatics to have a look - will report back on it as soon as my godfather stops looking for excuses as I want to rescape his tank and give it a good cleaning too. His wife (my godmother) wants me to rescape it so she's bugging him to let me do it.
 
RainstormZA said:
Any good shops in or near Selby in North Yorkshire? I've been to this pet shop on Bawtry Road (next to Selby Carpets and Beds) and they're not that great, the decorative items (gravel, stones, etc) are quite pricey and the plants are in very poor condition, with very little selection to choose from.

I've been planning to go to Ferrybridge Aquatics to have a look - will report back on it as soon as my godfather stops looking for excuses as I want to rescape his tank and give it a good cleaning too. His wife (my godmother) wants me to rescape it so she's bugging him to let me do it.
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interested to know the result of this as not far from me
 
Snox73 said:
Starting out and apart from pets at home there's nothing in Tamworth . Don't wanna be buying rock online . Any suggestions .
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I bought Seiryu rock from Aquarium Gardens online - my mistake was not asking them to supply smaller pieces for a 23L tank but they are really great and will go out of their way to accommodate your requests. I asked them if they could get the courier to deliver my parcel before 12 and they couldn't guarantee it but still DPD delivered at just before 9am in the morning, which was a nice surprise for me. So if you have any specific needs, email them. They will try to help you out. I recommend them highly.
 
NeilW said:
Re: Stores in the Uk that REALLY specialise in planted aquar

Anyone been to the Aquajardin in Eastleigh? Do they sell nice rock? Be great if I can pick some bits up from there instead of getting stuff shipped from the other end of the country! I usually end up getting just RO water from my local MA near Basingstoke which tbh is pretty basic/not great so that would be ideal if I can grab proper planted things I want from Eastleigh.
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. A few if your lucky stock specialist substrates and fertilisation techniques and maybe mini landscape rock, the odd bit of dragon stone and vine wood but you never seem to see large amounts of these or a good variety of aquascaping products. Whenever you talk to staff they never seem to have a great deal of interest in the plants themselves and knowledge is at best often a little basic. I’m not exactly an expert in this subject myself but it seems when you mention something even slightly more technical you just get blank confused looks. None of the shops out there seem to have particularly specialised systems for the upkeep of their plants or very inspirational display tanks, looks l
 
It's worth noting that the two Aquajardins in Eastleigh and Southampton aren't owned by the same people as the ones in Gloucester/Newnham any more. Was speaking to the chap in the Gloucester one and he said the two outside Gloucester had been sold off.
 
I went to the one at Eastleigh about 7 years ago and I was impressed. No idea what it’s like these days though.

I wouldn’t buy plants from my three nearest LFS. I buy plants online or from my nearest pets at home.
 
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