sarahtermite
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Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Mass destruction
How about some pics of your new fish, too? Pretty please?
BigTom said:
How about some pics of your new fish, too? Pretty please?
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Tom's Bucket O' Mud - The End
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grandb3rry
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Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
BigTom, quick question - where did you get this aquarium from? I love the fact that it is square and shallow!
I think there is a lot of inspiration to be taken from this setup. I for once see what a low maintenance tank should be. Now I have to attempt something similar or my life wont be complete lol
BigTom, quick question - where did you get this aquarium from? I love the fact that it is square and shallow!
I think there is a lot of inspiration to be taken from this setup. I for once see what a low maintenance tank should be. Now I have to attempt something similar or my life wont be complete lol
grandb3rry
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Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
Anymore pics coming? 
Anymore pics coming?
Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
Well just back from another 5 week field trip, tank and inhabitants are doing well - shrimp and Hyallela have been breeding happily, and I've just spotted a couple of Danio erythromicron fry, so I guess that huge lump of spruce can't be doing too much harm.
Having said that, I might be tearing the whole thing down again - I still need to catch the last Parosphromenus so I can get them breeding in another tank, and it's gone into total hiding mode after previous failed attempts at capture.
Also, am getting a bit of an itch to use this recently collected heather...
Well just back from another 5 week field trip, tank and inhabitants are doing well - shrimp and Hyallela have been breeding happily, and I've just spotted a couple of Danio erythromicron fry, so I guess that huge lump of spruce can't be doing too much harm.
Having said that, I might be tearing the whole thing down again - I still need to catch the last Parosphromenus so I can get them breeding in another tank, and it's gone into total hiding mode after previous failed attempts at capture.
Also, am getting a bit of an itch to use this recently collected heather...
johnski
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Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
Forgive me but I haven't read the 25 pages of your journal lol, so I might have missed a discussion about the heather. Never seen it used in aquarium before, is this stuff that's been burnt off and you've just pulled it out the ground and chucked in a tank?
I could probably supply the entire forum with boxes of it!
BigTom said:Also, am getting a bit of an itch to use this recently collected heather...
Forgive me but I haven't read the 25 pages of your journal lol, so I might have missed a discussion about the heather. Never seen it used in aquarium before, is this stuff that's been burnt off and you've just pulled it out the ground and chucked in a tank?
I could probably supply the entire forum with boxes of it!
Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
Yeah I've used heather collected after burnoff just fine. Works really well, looks great and lasts 1-2 years under water.
This particular boxful is collected from an area that doesn't get fired at all, so it's all just old pieces that have died naturally. Super gnarly as a result
Yeah I've used heather collected after burnoff just fine. Works really well, looks great and lasts 1-2 years under water.
This particular boxful is collected from an area that doesn't get fired at all, so it's all just old pieces that have died naturally. Super gnarly as a result
johnski
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Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
Nice one. I think a visit up the moors is in order asap!
BigTom said:Yeah I've used heather collected after burnoff just fine. Works really well, looks great and lasts 1-2 years under water.
This particular boxful is collected from an area that doesn't get fired at all, so it's all just old pieces that have died naturally. Super gnarly as a result
Nice one. I think a visit up the moors is in order asap!
Alastair
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Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
Check all that heather out, think I need to move location ha ha.
Will look awesome in that tank
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Check all that heather out, think I need to move location ha ha.
Will look awesome in that tank
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sarahtermite
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Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
Fabulous-looking heather, and so much of it!
Tom - when you collected the burnt heather was it black? I've got some like that, and I'm not sure if it's quite safe to use in a tank. But I guess it's only charcoal on the outside?
Fabulous-looking heather, and so much of it!
Tom - when you collected the burnt heather was it black? I've got some like that, and I'm not sure if it's quite safe to use in a tank. But I guess it's only charcoal on the outside?
Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
The pieces I found only had the odd little bit that was obviously burnt, I guess the fire must have passed across pretty quickly. I can't immediately think of any reason why it should do harm.
sarahtermite said:
The pieces I found only had the odd little bit that was obviously burnt, I guess the fire must have passed across pretty quickly. I can't immediately think of any reason why it should do harm.
Piece-of-fish
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Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
I love heather in the nanos. Very beautiful native hardscape material.
I love heather in the nanos. Very beautiful native hardscape material.
tim
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Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
just sat and re read your journal again tom cant believe it took a compliment to alistair to get you to post an update
are you really going to tear it down will you be re scaping and continuing the journal if you do really is the most stunning low tech i ever saw in my opinion, dont fancy posting me some heather do you
just sat and re read your journal again tom cant believe it took a compliment to alistair to get you to post an update
are you really going to tear it down will you be re scaping and continuing the journal if you do really is the most stunning low tech i ever saw in my opinion, dont fancy posting me some heather do you Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
Yeah it'll be a rescape with new plants and hardscape, but all the old inhabitants. I've got something slightly over-ambitious in mind, but seeing as the current setup isn't as good as I'd envisaged I could end up with anything
Yeah it'll be a rescape with new plants and hardscape, but all the old inhabitants. I've got something slightly over-ambitious in mind, but seeing as the current setup isn't as good as I'd envisaged I could end up with anything
Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
hey tom, this sound interesting! What are the inhabitants now?
hey tom, this sound interesting! What are the inhabitants now?
Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
Currently 8 Danio erythromicron, 5 Yunnanilus sp 'Rosy', 2 Dario hysginon and 4 otos (plus shrimp, Hyallela, etc).
Been on the lookout for a group of Sawbwa resplendens as well but can't find any anywhere.
Currently 8 Danio erythromicron, 5 Yunnanilus sp 'Rosy', 2 Dario hysginon and 4 otos (plus shrimp, Hyallela, etc).
Been on the lookout for a group of Sawbwa resplendens as well but can't find any anywhere.
Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
those daio are nice mate.. another new one on me. Sawbwa are really lovely, MA usually stock them or can get them.
those daio are nice mate.. another new one on me. Sawbwa are really lovely, MA usually stock them or can get them.
JohnC
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Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
You tried Trimar in cornwall?
I did my first mail order with them the other month and all fish arrived next day, intact and excellently priced.
£13 postage means you just need to order a fair amount of things at once.
Show's you how bad its got around Edinburgh for stocking.
You tried Trimar in cornwall?
I did my first mail order with them the other month and all fish arrived next day, intact and excellently priced.
£13 postage means you just need to order a fair amount of things at once.
Show's you how bad its got around Edinburgh for stocking.
Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Stumpy
Tell me about it John. All my recent purchases have either been from Colin Dunlop in Carluke or mail order through Wildwoods (bit pricier than Trimar but very impressive service). Ironically Trimar used to be my LFS when I lived in Cornwall.
You should have bought InsideOutside and let me manage it
Tell me about it John. All my recent purchases have either been from Colin Dunlop in Carluke or mail order through Wildwoods (bit pricier than Trimar but very impressive service). Ironically Trimar used to be my LFS when I lived in Cornwall.
You should have bought InsideOutside and let me manage it
