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Yep, it was a good tank for depth. Was a little bit frightening when I first removed the rim and filter but well worth it. The tanks been broken down now and I'm currently putting together an ADA tank for Altum Angels, I'll post pics when it's in progress.

I've seen some Bolbitis heudelotii in takashi amano videos which look great but I hear they're insanely hard to keep?, if I'm regularly misting it how good are my chances?

That's weird, I've just been looking at that, it looks great!

Has anyone had success with Heteranthera zosterifolia and had it flowering?

Cheers, I forgot to say I'm after some really nice green ones, possibly from South America.

Can anyone suggest some good plants to grow above the surface of the water. Preferably something with nice leaves. It's for an ada60f, all suggestions would be welcome. Also any links to some good photos would be sweet. Cheers in advance folks

That's great, thanks for researching that for me :)

Hi, I'm after a group of Altum Angels, anybody know of any lfs in the north west worth a call?. :D

Sounds from those threads that it's more than a bit of hard work over a long time which possibly might result in very dry or dead leaves very quickly. Looks great as well, has anyone got any suggestions on any other above surface plants which look great??.

Hi, does anybody know what the plants are takashi amano has growing above the surface of the water in his private tank?. I'm putting a shallow Ada 60f together and want to go with a similar concept.

Hi guys, Just wondered if anyone's purchased the new ADA metal jet pipes and what you think of them. I think I may buy some as opposed to the glass lily pipes.

Re: GA in-store display 120P Iwagumi What are the floating plants you have used Victor?

great system Gavin, how are you finding the Geophagus colour wise?, im currently setting up a Geophagus sp. system and am weighing up the options. cheers Nicholas

nice system, very peacefull looking biotope

great looking system!, nice geophagus too, the lighting contrasts really well!.

Angelfish inhabit slow moving reaches and tributaries of the Amazon, although they will tolerate surges in flow which in theory are simulating the changes in their natural environment. I guess maybe angling the power heads into corners as well as you can to give them a more balanced system or...

Re: [IWAGUMI] Project Scree Inspired by a recent mountaineering expedition to Snowdonia. Didn't know you were a climber George, me too!.

Hi George, Yes your'e right, I did mean a freshwater aquascape. I've currently bred two pairs of Lamprologus Brichardi and have well over a hundred babies, in four different stages of growth and basically wanted to put together a system for them similar to a Tanganyikan scape but something more...

Good day people!, Im thinking of doing a marine style planted freshwater tank and am looking for inspiration. Either from people who have done it, or anyone with any good pics of ones done previously. Also if anyone has any good pics of actual marine planted tanks. Cheers guys!

no basically i just saw one being used on a planted system recently and wondered why they're not generally used. I've kept planted tanks for years and never bothered. Just saw it as a fancy extra on the hardware side!.

how come?, aside from having another wire in your system, are they not reliable?.

Nice tank, I have a beautiful leopard snakeskin that needs a bigger home if you or anyones interested?. He's on the 'for sale', page.

Hi Ukaps folks, Just wondered if anybody knew how good these digital ph meters are, and if so where can you get a good one?. cheers Mr G

Keep my discus tank in one corner to chill out by.

HI there, Don't get too hung up on water conditioners, it's good on a large change, but I tend not to use it and I've bred fish and had awesome plant results in my systems. I'm not saying it doesnt have it's benefits but dont let the manufacturers convince you it's essential for every water change.

Hi Alzak, Nice hardware setup, I think the layout would work better with less stone, possibly removing the small top right piece and the small front right piece to balance the tank out more. Nice idea with the wood, will you be growing some sort of java moss up it?. Fish wise, why not try...

I agree Anita, tank size, depth upkeep and volume of water is of course important but you are fine with discus in your 190 set up, I have a full grown adult leopard snakeskin in 120 litres who was part of a pair which i've had for nearly two years and he's a happy boy!. Its important to remember...

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. Awesome size tank!, hope your cabinets built like a rhino and structurally sound to take such a weight!. Layout wise, well actually everything wise, check out Takashi Amano's Angel Tank for inspiration!.

Don't forget how good tannins can be for different species of fish and plants depending on your system. Not the best coloured water in the world for a bit, but I've had several species of South American Cichlids spawning in fairly tannined water. :D

You shouldnt have a problem. If you check out my tank (120ltr jungle edge) on completed tanks, you'll see tons of java moss growing very nicely in a 2ft deep tank, which i keep at around 80 degrees for my discus. I've just offloaded half of it due to its growth rate being so fast. Thats without...

I might give it a go! :D George Farmer Nick16 Tonser Samc Stuworrall SteveUK aaronnorth Krish's Bettas Jase luke James Marshall Tunafish

Hiya mate, yep, angels love those cardinals!. That's actually their natural foodsource in the wild when they approach maturity!.

Thats excellent, thanks a lot for that :D

Hi folks, Can anyone fill me in on what size C02 canister would be best for a 120 litre tank. Also i'm looking at getting the canisters from the gas place in st helens that supplies pubs, what would i need to connect it up, regulator and bits wise and how long would a decent size canister...

Cheers steve, well im in a quandry with the tank at the moment, I want to take it in a new direction, not sure what, maybe Iwagumi. Also tempted to maybe get a group of baby discus, but that would mean saying bye to my adult and Im reluctant to part, epsecially as i want him to be properly...

Cheers!, the dimensions are 61 x 41 x 58 cm (WxDxH). I'd love to get him a partner but he'd need to be with a group of adults to settle, however that would mean a tank at least twice the size!.

Hi there Ukaps, Thought I would share this tank i've had running for the past year before i change it! The systems running on an Eheim Proffesional which is hooked up to a hydor 300 watt external heater. The lighting consists of an arcadia luminaire running on 2 marine white lamps (yes thats...

Best root layout i've seen, nice use of space mate!, what fish are you going for?

Maybe the next biotope from the UK perspective can have a toothy old 30lb plus pike!, then I'll come and catch him!:)

Stunning, absoloutely stunning!, I went diving with the tiger sharks at the Blue Planet, but to dive in there would be something else!

Good stuff, sounds like they're on the mend!, as has been suggested salt is good to use, especially in ponds, however from working in the aquatics trade for several years and have dealt with numerous cases of imported fish contracting whitespot from stress/low immunity, I've always found that...

Best thing to use is protozin, although invert wise, you may want to move them to another tank until the problems gone. Increasing the temp's good, but not enough, especially with white spot, an organism which is always present in one or more locations in the aquarium and is potentially...

Yup I agree, I paid £150 for two discus, the ones you can see in the pic!, they're gorgeous though, worth every penny!

Hi there, with regards to your filtration, obviously 'the more the better', that said to make the most of your sumps filtering capacity you could add siporax or a similar form of biological filtration which has a massive surface area for nitrifying bacteria to colonise, something I imagine as...

Without re-iterating whats already been said, the symptoms and stages the neons showed are classic signs of ph shock, I used to work in the aquatic trade and unfortunately saw with some species including neons how this could affect them quite reguarly despite a delicate acclimatisation process...

I use a Hydor 300 inline with a Eheim Pro 2 on my planted discus tank, it's fantastic, also keeps another piece of kit out of view and technically making your set-up safer. Heat wise, it should be fine, however I'd make sure you keep a backup heater to hand for unforseen problems.

Hey folks, Does anyone have any thoughts on the arcadia luminaires for a juwel lido 120?. I've just removed the internal filter, "which looks sooo much better" and I'm looking at continuing the improvements with the Arcadia Overtank Luminaire T5 Quad FW or the Arcadia Freshwater OTL Luminaire 4...

No, it's just a surround I think. There's no bar, do you think this wouldn't make any difference to the strength of the tank if I removed it?.

Cheers fella's. Yeah, they are tall tanks!, guess my options would be fitting an aracadia unit onto the top brace itself or purchasing myself a new braceless tank, although I'm guessing I'm looking at about £150-180 for one of roughly the same size. I dont mind losing some tank height although...

Hi, can anyone tell me if it's safe to remove the brace from a Juwel Lido 120 in order to install an overtank luminaire?. It looks like it's not a conventional juwel brace and may just be there for the light unit?.

I keep Amano Shrimp with mine and their great, no problems!.

Beautiful tank!, where abouts in Italy are you from, I love Milan!:)