Recent content by howardish

Hi everyone! It has been a while (too long) since I posted on this site...mainly as I have been embarrassed by my attempts over the last year or so! I have recently decided to turn things around and put a bit of effort into my tank again. The setup is the same as before... Rio 300 tank...

Thats an interesting list of plants. I would be happy ordering things like tennelus, ferns, mosses & glosso, but the more delicate things, especially didiplis and rotala i would look at ordering from tropica if you can because you can guarantee the quality rather than get let down. Express...

Hi i have just rec'd my order from this place. Dispatched monday from singapore and arrived this morning - iv only just got in to deal with it. Well, I have mixed opinions about this. The first thing i got out was vallisneria americana and i must say it was in a pretty terrible state, the bag...

I have had this filter running for about 2 months now. My view is...get it! its got plenty flow for your tank and is one of the best filters iv ever used. It is silent, has great power and is easy to adjust if needed. It looks cooler than most of the other filters around atm as well. :)

Yea no problems i have ordered ech. tennelus, eleocharis parvulus, various vallisnerias, eleocharis sp. j, and a few others i cant think of right now. I will post pics when i get them, which may not be until next week..who knows?

Hey, i have only this week done an order with them. they were pretty common species, though i ordered a fair few and it was cheaper than any other plant orders iv placed, even with shipping. They do deal in dollars yes. That said, i ordered on sunday morning, got the paypal email straight...

funny you bring this up. I had vallis nana up until about last week. It was in the tank from set up, high light, co2, ferts..the lot and it just didn't grow, everything else went mad, except that, which just kind of sat there, not dying, but not particularly growing. Then, after a few months it...

Hi Dave, thanks for the reply. I already have Didiplis in my tank and it has settled in nicely, growing at a steady rate and has really bushed out, i am really happy with it. I have also tried hemianthus micranthemoides originally but it didnt settle in well and i ended up pulling it all up...

Hi all, im looking for a bit of advice. I currently have heteranthera zosterifolia growing in the back corner of my 300l. My tank has settled and and that plant was pretty much there as a stand in while the tank settled and i got into the swing of a high-tech tank. Anyway, i feel that i now...

In my opinion id say dry ferts. Try to work out how long a bottle of TPN+ lasts, and then comparative amounts of dry ferts you could get for that money. Once the ferts are mixed in with water and you have the dosing plan written down it is literally as easy as 1, 2, 3. I use them on my 300...

Re: saintly's ??????? scape Thats really good wood (anyone else think that sounds a bit odd?) what type is it? and where did you get it from? I loving the shape you made, looks great i know its probably on a previous page but whats the planting plan? Howard

http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.p ... ts_id=1942 HTH Howard

This was almost my exact mission a year or so ago so i feel for you! I found, that even though its a bit more expensive, something from tiffany's never fails to impress..they have something to suit all tastes, and most depths of pocket!!! If not, a few of the earlier ideas might work, if she...

It was my bday the other week and i ended up getting fallout 3, farcry 2, fable 2 and deadspace. Must say i cant get off of fallout, and am enjoying dead space, however the other 2 seem to have fallen to the bottom of the pile..maybe the sort you have to get into. Looking forward to COD 5 though.

There seems to be a growing number of us who have had a bad experience with the Ex1200. As sam says above, the ex600 is great, iv not had a leak and its quiet..apart from the problem mentioned above. Its a shame as for the price (if it worked properly) itd be a good filter. Thanks, Howard