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Hi All, So after a good few months of not posting on here (Work getting in the way) I finally have some time to post up a journal on my latest tank..... This has been a slow goer as I had some major co2 issue's around the second and third week which triggered an algae bloom and after progress...

Hi All, So......here we go again, with a new journal. My old scape, The Un-name, matured much faster than I expected (within 3 to 4 months) I mainly put this down to using ADA Amazonia, which was the first time I had used it. My earlier scapes were with ADA Malaya. Anyway I felt that the...

Hi All, It's been awhile since I've posted on the forum, due to an extremely busy work schedule it's been a real struggle to maintain my scape's, but at last I have managed to scape my 30cm cube nano which is sitting pride of place in the meeting area of my new office..... Now for the specs...

Hi all, I thought I'd give you the heads up on 2 national competitions that I am running in conjunction with 2 national magazine, it's open to all, some of you may have seen it on our facebook page, but thought I'd mention it here to. Each comp is for £100 worth of canvases and is open to all...

Hi All, Seeing as Ultra Wide Angle photographs are a hot topic at the moment I thought I post up some of my own photos I have taken over the past week. I love tackling UWA shots in my day to day work. Let me know your thoughts.... Had a few 4.15 am starts to catch these shots...

Hi All, Well here goes on my 90 cm re-scape. Having drawn a close on my previous 8 month old scape " Sticks n Stones" I wanted to try some different things, a carpeting plant, a more natural style with the planting, with this being only my second scape in this tank I couldn't wait to get...

So today as I'm tearing down one scape and waiting for plants etc to arrive I decided to scape out a Betta 8ltr all in one acrylic tank. I thought it would make up a nice shrimp holding tank as I noticed a lot of my shrimp were being eaten by my Harlequins. :? (Didn't know they ate shrimp!)...

Hi All, I'm in the process of gathering ideas for my new scape and am thinking about trying a 'back to front' planted scape, the likes of which can be seen on youtube, planted up by Mr Amano. I'm interested to hear peoples thoughts on this style of scape and would welcome any sort of ideas...

Hi All, I wonder if anyone can tell me what Algae types are in the following photo's, I have never had an Algae problem before, but have noticed small changes to 3 plants in the tank. Firstly some Staurogyne sp Secondly, Lilaeopsis Brasiliensis and Eleocharis Parvula Lastly Cyperus Helferi...

Hi All, Well I've finally got round to posting up some pics of my rescaped 90x45x45 opt white (As promised Chilled :thumbup:).I used my local surroundings, beaches, cliffs and valley's as my inspiration. This scape has now been going for 3 weeks and the plants have just started growing in well...

Hi All, After admiring some photos and peoples interesting photography websites I thought I'd see what you thought of my pics and site...... I'm a photographer turned wide format printer and have been running my printing business for over 7 years now, http://www.iseacanvasart.co.uk/ Cheers Ben...

After some surprising success with my 90x45x45 opt-white, growing a nice carpet of HC and thick bank of stems etc...... oh and not killing a single plant! :wink: I have decided to let the success go to my head and splash out on a second tank a 60x40x40 opt-white. My first tank has been a steep...

Hi All, Have been looking for a while now for some Chocolate Gourami's, has anyone got any idea where I can get them from in Wales or online? I have spoke to my local LFS and they seem to be going nowhere fast! Any suggestions? :) Cheers Ben

Hi All, Have been ready alot on the forum about the inline diffusers and they seem to be creating quite a stir for the quality of mist and distribution etc..... I am now thinking of getting one myself but have really no idea of what I should be looking out for. Can anyone point me and the...

Hi All, Am after some advice on my next purchase for my main tank, the threadfin rainbow fish, I currently have blue emperor tetras, glo light danio's, some neons, some neon yellow rasbora, neon blue gobbles and ottos. Will the threadfins be ok with that stock? I only ask this as I did have...

Hi All, Just noticed today that I have a very slight film on the top of my aquarium water, I haven't had it before and wondered if anyone knew what it could be? The tank is a new setup only 15 days into its cycle. The film is oily looking but very thin and can be broken up easily. Where the...

Hi All, I have a 90x45x45 tank running on a fluval g3, and would like to add a Koralia pump to disperse the co 2 around the tank more efficiently, does any one have any recommendation on size and placement? Cheers

Hi All, Advice needed :eh: , have planted Rotala sp. green in my new tank along with aload of other plants, but while all the other plants are thriving the rotala seems to be suffering........it is no longer growing straight but instead curling over and almost creeping across the tank...