UK Aquatic Plant Society

  1. UKAPS Information

    1. UKAPS News and Guidelines

      Information about UKAPS and our forum, also contains forum rules.
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      Latest: Server Upgrade Edvet, 1 Apr 2019
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    2. Technical/Help

      Updates on technical alterations and technical questions about the site
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      Latest: Place Marker on Map... link broken alpine Oak, 4 Aug 2019
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    3. New Members Introductions

      New place to post introductions, registration information.
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      Latest: Hello from Kent sparkyweasel, 21 Aug 2019 at 9:43 PM
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  2. UKAPS Aquascaping Experience

    1. Aquascaping Experience Info

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      Latest: Announcing the UKAPS Aquascaping Experience 2016 DirtedDunc, 20 Apr 2017
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    2. Hardscape Contest

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      Latest: UKAPS Hardscape Challenge 2016 - How to Enter Louielubert, 2 Sep 2018
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  3. General Planted Discussions

    1. General Planted Tank Discussions

      Use this for general planted tank queries that don't fall into one of the forums below
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      Latest: The evolution and journey of time on UKAPS Kalum, 21 Aug 2019 at 8:18 PM
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    2. Tutorials

      Articles written by UKaps members about all aspects of running a successful planted tank
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      Latest: The Soil Substrate or Dirted Planted Tank - A How to Guide Tim Harrison, 12 Aug 2019
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    3. Featured Journals

      High quality aquascapes and inspirational journals.
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      Latest: Olympus is Calling Zeus., 11 Aug 2019
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    4. Journals

      Warts and all accounts of the development of member's planted tanks
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      Latest: 40x28x30 "The Ent" 30liters Conort2, 22 Aug 2019 at 5:40 AM
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    5. Planted Tank Gallery

      For showing off your planted tank and completed scapes
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      Latest: Ada 60p Aquascape buttons, 20 Aug 2019 at 1:20 PM
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  4. Specific Planted Tank Discussions

    1. Aquascaping

      Rock/wood/gravel/plant arrangement and composition
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      1,388
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      Latest: IAPLC 2019 Results CooKieS, 21 Aug 2019 at 5:22 PM
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    2. Algae

      Identifying algae and how to get rid of it
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      Latest: Help!! New Tank Algae Explosion (perhaps) alto, 21 Aug 2019 at 11:17 PM
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    3. Plant Help

      All questions related to plants including care, choice and identification
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      Latest: Moss ID? Sweded, 22 Aug 2019 at 2:29 AM
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    4. Plant Database

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      Latest: Hygrophila pinnatifida Fujiija, 16 Jul 2019
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    5. Aquarium Fert Dosing

      All issues to do with fertilising a planted tank, where to source them, what they do and how to use them effectively
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      Latest: EI Dosing Containers Douglas Mason, 17 Aug 2019 at 6:39 PM
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    6. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

      All the essentials about using CO2 and equipment effectively
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      Latest: CO2 Reccomendations Douglas Mason, 22 Aug 2019 at 12:30 AM
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    7. Substrates

      Choosing a substrate and how to use it to get great plant growth
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      Latest: Aqua gro soil under a different name TNA ? Herrwibi, 20 Aug 2019 at 9:02 PM
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    8. Lighting

      Questions about light types, levels and the best ways to light a planted tank
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      Latest: New Chihiros RGB Vivid - looks VERY promising alto, 21 Aug 2019 at 11:22 PM
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    9. Filters, Filtration and Pumps

      Everything about filters and pumps including flow and circulation
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      Latest: Noisy Eheim 2213 Chris Tinker, 20 Aug 2019 at 1:48 PM
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    10. Hardware & DIY

      General Hardware questions that don't fit elsewhere and DIY tips, projects and help
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      Hardware & DIY

      Sub-Forums

      1. Completed DIY Projects

      Latest: DIY 90cm aquarium cabinet ADA style Keith GH, 22 Aug 2019 at 4:33 AM
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    11. Water Chemistry

      Discuss the parameters of your tank and tap water including GH, KH, pH, etc
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      Latest: What's the deal with kH/Alkalinity? dw1305, 21 Aug 2019 at 11:12 AM
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    12. Fish

      All the information about fish for the planted tank
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      Latest: Keeping Sewelia Lineonata fed without causing a snail overpopulation. Conort2, 18 Aug 2019 at 8:27 AM
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    13. Inverts

      All your questions about snails, shrimp and any other invertebrate that you find in your tanks
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      Latest: Brown Algae zozo, 14 Aug 2019
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    14. El Natural & Low Tech

      Method of growing great planted tanks using soil substrates and no-CO2
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      Latest: Time for livestock neonplanet40, 21 Aug 2019 at 5:24 PM
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  5. General Forums

    1. Ponds

      All the out-of-doors parts of our hobby
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      Latest: Mission Bathtub 2019 three-fingers, 21 Aug 2019 at 6:44 PM
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    2. Wabi-Kusa

      Everything Wabi-Kusa related.
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      Latest: A Wardian Case Oldguy, 21 Aug 2019 at 8:13 PM
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    3. Emersed Growing

      Discuss the various other methods of growing aquatic plants.
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      Latest: Terminalia Edvet, 12 Aug 2019
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    4. Events

      Organising get-togethers of members all over the country
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      Messages:
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      Latest: Is George Farmer scaping a tank at the Abyss Stockport? alto, 2 Aug 2019
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    5. Where to buy ...

      Great shops listed here, area by area
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      Latest: Where to buy in South Central England. dw1305, 20 Aug 2019 at 8:00 PM
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    6. Photography

      Share and discuss all aspects of photography here
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      Latest: My LFS visit - Ozoneblue Aqua-pet Ed Wiser, 13 Jul 2019
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    7. Off Topic / Chit-Chat

      Anything non-plant related here (but keep it clean please!)
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      Latest: Amazon and plastic packaging jameson_uk, 21 Aug 2019 at 9:47 PM
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    8. Fish Keeping Clubs/Societies

      Forum dedicated at UK Fishkeeping Clubs and Societies
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      Sub-Forums: 1

      Fish Keeping Clubs/Societies

      Sub-Forums

      1. London Fish Keeping Club (LFKC)

      Latest: Local enthusiasts and peer support. The Accidental Aquascaper, 17 Jan 2019
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