Recent content by JamesD

Looks good, will be interested to see the results. Just one thing, your drop checker is upside down!

I want that completely white crystal red shrimp!

Looking forward to the updates. It is looking good already. Get that gravel/substrate sloping to create some depth

Hi Giles, thanks for the comments. I think it is a little too far down the line now to change things around. I am just going to leave it and let it go mad. It was really just an experiment to learn about planted aquariums and see what I was capable of growing. I am planning on getting another...

If you do get into the hobby one thing I would say is that probably one of the most important. Don't worry about the camera body too much, it is all about the lenses. It is better to invest in decent glass. You will be able to use the lenses with camera bodies in the future. If you begin to...

It is nothing to worry about really. It is just something to bare in mind while selecting camera lenses in the future. A lot of it can be cured by taking one step back! Some people however get it in their mind they need a certain lense for a certain situation go and buy it and then forget to...

Worth noting the effect of the camera frame sensor. I believe on the 550d it is a crop of 1.6 Essentially the field of view is multiplied by the crop. A 17-70mm lens on the 550 will be equivalent to a 27-112mm. In some instances the lens you have set your eyes on might be a little too long for...

Loads of room once you get rid of the shelf and move the plug sockets out the way. I can't be bothered to tidy it up much more than that.

They do look good

It hurts! Nikon D90, I have a 35mm F1.8, 55-200mm f4-5.6 and a 18-105mm f3.5-5.6. I really need to get some remote flash guns at the very least. Those photo's look slight better as I am using the flash but I need to angle it so it doesn't reflect in the glass! Then maybe some light defusing...

After being bit by a zombie and finding it hard to do the routine maintenance I managed to do a quick trim of plants with my left hand. (thumb nailed as it pretty gross) I really need to invest in some remote flash guns

Yeah, my tank size is 125l, Filter is 1500lph, I also have an up-inline diffuser. I just foudn that the shorter spray bar, the smaller diameter bar and exit holes made more of an effect than having a longer bar that had both a larger diameter and slightly large exit holes (if that makes sense)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58711170@N04/5705684292/ - this one is epic

I went to my LFS and they had a tank with some shrimp in labeled as "Orange Shrimp". I purchased 7 of them as there were 30 dead ones so I felt I would rescue them from this shrimp hell hole. Anyway, they were indeed orange, a pastel shade of carrot orange. Since I have had them in the tank for...

I have been experimenting in my tank recently with spray bar placement / length along with using a single outlet. I ran the spray bar for a while front to back, which worked ok. It didn't reach along the entire length so I extended it. This made the flow significantly less even though it is a...