Recent content by matt

Aqua essentials

That is the first tank I built a few years back, a friend was given 4 gold fish in a bowl without a filter by someone who was immigrating to Australia, she didn't really want them and her little bengal kitten was showing too much interest in them, this one was built specifically for them

All the dwarf hair grass went brown and mushy so it's gone, also most of the pennywort has withered away but some is still hanging on same with the Salvinia, crypts and anubias however are storming ahead. Photos taken today

About time for an update First planted on 25/11/15 Cryptocoryne balance Cryptocoryne wendtii brown Hydrocotyle leucocephala (floating) Nymphoides aquatica banana Salvinia natans Eleocharis acicularis Various anubias No added co2 Eco-complete substrate Dosing with Neutro T Top up 10 L a...

I did on my first acrylic tank here http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/diy-acrylic-tank-build-new-update.31622/ but not for this one. It is very satisfying yes, but a little un-nerving on the first fill.

Plants and substrate arrive tomorrow:happy:

http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/the-soil-substrate-or-dirted-planted-tank-a-how-to-guide.18943/ Good info on soil tanks.

Hi The general consensus for running a long term low tech is to have an enriched substrate, a capped soil such as pond soil or even a compost such as John innes no 2 can be used and are very cheep. Or you could use specialized aquarium substrates such as the JBL you mentioned, there are many...

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Thanks, this is my second acrylic build. I did a "How to" guide here http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/diy-acrylic-tank-build-new-update.31622/ on my first build. No scratches yet and it's been going nearly 2 years, but I am very carefull when doing mantainance and it's eaiser to get scratches...

And finished. 120x60x25

Should be done in the next 20 mins or so.

I'm building a 25cm hight acrylic tank right at this moment, I'll get some photos up in a mo to give a sense of prospective.

Thanks foxfish, It's not so much that I'm chasing formal qualifications, it's just I would like to understend more about......well.....everything lol. I'm after the training and understanding. Forinstance, in my mothers garden I have 4 acer palmatum's, all in pots and all in there 3rd or 4th...