Recent content by thelats1981

I can't believe anybody gets upset by this, He makes fun out of this hobby. He makes caricatures out of nature. He decides that he doesn't want to follow the norm. Outrageous, doesn't he realise there are rules. He'll be growing a moustache next. ;) Oh, thats cool as well now. bloody trends...

Unbelievable. There are so many 'scapes' only possible with 60 WPG and 345 BPS, and someone comes up with a 'low tech' tank like this. Tom, love the fact that you think the technical aspect of the photo's is even important To be honest you could go back 20 years and take this on a polaroid...

I hope I'm back from Poland for the Stockport event. would love to swap my 'taking plants out of pots and prep for planting' expertise for ' keeping plants alive and not needing to 'take plants out of pots and prep for planting' expertise! This is a great chance to increase exposure to the...

"cities not so good". Fantastic quote. perhaps Pompei......

I take it you are running purigen in these tanks, excellent water clarity! ;)

If your running CO2 the flow is the key. from what I've read on hear you want to be aiming for 10x turnover. I think this is more important than the type of filter of the media you load it with. dont get bogged down with brands or types of media!

Weasel, are you planning on running CO2? This will probably be the biggest factor in your filter choice for a planted tank...

Love your optimism Tom that there is actually informative and entertaining shows. I'm assuming US TV is as bad as in the UK! 99 crap shows for 1 good one. I'd love to be a TV producer right now, hmmm I've got an idea and it won't cost us very much because all I'm going to do is follow annoying...

Not cheap, but to be fair they know their stuff! where do you shop in the NW, seems to be lacking in decent shops to say the least. I'm not exactly loaded so tend to sell out to the chain with Tropica deal! The puddle is awesome by the way, reckon this is the way to go with tanks, so much depth...

weasel, think the consensus is that the plants reduce the worry regarding ammonia and nitrite as they love to eat it! I've read that they will 'use' ammonia as food before they use nitrate.

Alastair, I'd certainly be up for a manchester / stockport meet. Would be great to meet at some point, although I must point out I'm a newbie so may be one way traffic with the info! quick question, did you happen to get your shallow tank from TGM about march time last year? only been over once...

unbelievable. I must have watched the videos 10 times and it keeps getting better! Also love the fact (should probably whisper this on the aquatic plant forum) that you have stayed fish orientated. I have a request, which may sound crazy given how nice the big tank is, but do you have any videos...

Hi Alan, fingers crossed for you. It's very deflating when you can't seem to find the 'cure' and everything you see online is pictures of incredibly lush green tanks! This is like watching the Champions League, getting up for a kick around and realising that you aren't Messi! I've had the same...

Hi Alan, fingers crossed for you. It's very deflating when you can't seem to find the 'cure' and everything you see online is pictures of incredibly lush green tanks! This is like watching the Champions League, getting up for a kick around and realising that you aren't Messi! I've had the same...

luxury?! you make this sound like a hobby! Everything thing you read about amano's suggests this can't be done, but I guess that's because they are written for the average bloke who can get cherry's breeding, or more probably from a commercial point of view. If someone's out to make cash a...