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    Lighting time and intensity in lowish tech

    Weirdly I was pondering the same thing just last night. Did some googling and this is basically what I found... Intensity and duration are not interchangeable. Some plants won’t start photosynthesis until the light reaches a certain intensity - high light plants. Low light plants will...
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    5ft Bookshelf Aquarium - River Scape

    I have no idea how to get rid of the BBA but just wanted to say, this is a cool tank. I love it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Low tech with carnivorous plants

    Nah it’s cool, it was late / I was tired, that sounded much grumpier than I meant it [emoji23] Sorry about that! [emoji51] My wife’s got a big fish bowl knocking about, this has totally inspired me to do something with it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Low tech with carnivorous plants

    I agree, truly inspirational stuff. I’ve started following him too. His feed is like a little spot of calm on my phone! Thanks for sharing [emoji106][emoji2533] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Low tech with carnivorous plants

    Check the comments, he’s answering loads of questions?! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    400 gallon.

    How have you secured your moss? Last week I sandwiched some moss between two bits of stainless steel wire mesh, hoping to form a moss carpet, but the steel is definitely unsightly at the moment... Was wondering if you used a more attractive technique? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Low tech BG plant

    A variety of Aponogeton would be my choice. They would be more costly than Valls, but less maintenance. I’m unsure how they would do with no ferts though. Maybe someone with more knowledge will chip in... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    5ft Bookshelf Aquarium - River Scape

    This looks great! I desperately want a river tank, but need to wait until we’ve had the extension! I’ve got a 4ft tank on the Kallax Ikea unit and wish I’d added support to the back. It’s perfectly strong enough top to bottom, but it does shift a bit left to right [emoji15] Not sure what two...
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    The Celestial Swamp - A voyage through a flooded forest fringe (Shallow Riparium)

    What a beaut! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    0.25 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites, 5 Nitrates

    25.5 - 26ºC PH seems to be about 6.6 I've included a screen shot of the hardness from the water board.
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    0.25 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites, 5 Nitrates

    That's fine, once everything gets settled, the Egeria will probably come out, unless it grows on me in the meantime. Will dose Prime daily and keep up with small daily wc. I guess when the Nitrates start creeping up on a regular basis it should be cycled so I can stop with the Prime (other...
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    0.25 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites, 5 Nitrates

    Yeah, foolish mistake. The bottle said to add fish immediately, and I figured with plants, external filter and small fish they'd be ok. Clearly not. Lesson learned. Thanks for the advice. I can do everything but remove the fish as I have nowhere to put them. So, I've ordered more plants...
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    0.25 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites, 5 Nitrates

    Hi All, So I'm really confused. I use to have multiple tanks 10 years ago, so think I may have been a bit too confident when setting up this tank. The tank's been up running since early June and unfortunately, I've suffered a few fish loses - I think down to the tank not being cycled...
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    Just starting out in Wiltshire.

    I'm from Warminster! But live in North Wales now [emoji53] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Dou's Various Tanks (ADA 60P, Do!Aqua MiniM+Cube, 90x30x36, etc.)

    That [emoji1375]is one nice display! Great work! I love everything about it, really smart. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Leica lenses and cameras

    Personally, I can't see buying Leica camera and lenses being worth it. Unless you are making money from photography you'll be able to get images almost as good from just about any other decent manufacturer. Lens and operation will have more impact than manufacturer. I'd recommend a full...
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    My tanks

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    My Road to IAPLC 2017

    Looks amazing!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    120 Ohko Fire

    This is amazing. And definitely got me inspired for my new tank. Awesome work, following with interest! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Pathway to Rio Negro 864L (biotope)

    Two islands gets my vote. If this is a vote [emoji6]Although I'd like to see them moved closer together. Also I'm totally jealous already! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    1000+

    Following! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Reclaimed timber dual aquarium build

    This is awesome. Love the copper light pendants! Looking forward to seeing how this progresses... Great work [emoji1360] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The Celestial Swamp - A voyage through a flooded forest fringe (Shallow Riparium)

    This is going to be amazing! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    slow growing 200l 1 year on

    Nice! Thanks for that [emoji1360] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    slow growing 200l 1 year on

    This looks awesome, can you post more photos of the sump please? Would be very interested to see how that all works... We're moving house in the next couple of weeks so I'm going to be setting up a low maintenance sumped tank in the next couple of months...
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    Round Two

    Or maybe somewhere else if we vote to leave. Seriously though, you must be super excited! Looking forward to seeing your first tank Stateside! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Journal How not to build a wildlife pond...

    No I haven't! Thanks for the link, that could be a possible solution, not sure how attractive it would look but definitely worth exploring... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Journal How not to build a wildlife pond...

    This looks really good. I'm not allowed a pond (the wife is too scared it'll kill our toddler) but I've been granted permission for a shallow / marginal region, so looking forward to giving that a go [emoji1360] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Materials

    I've seen a few tutorials where they apply the expanding foam, then quickly pour sand on top of it before it sets. The more sand the less it expands, so you can get quite a natural looking surface. Obviously the sand sticks to the foam so chops the colour and grain size wisely... Might be...
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    Disobedience II (temporary name)

    Beautiful fish & photos [emoji1360] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Round Two

    Great news! I thought I'd lost a load years ago, wasn't until I was doing some serious moving around that I saw more than one at a time. I could have been seeing the same one for weeks, or a different one each day [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Journal How not to build a wildlife pond...

    Awesome job though, following with interest! [emoji51] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Journal How not to build a wildlife pond...

    After seeing this thread pop up last week I've been trying to convince my wife that we should have a pond when we move house... She's scared the toddler will fall into it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Child Friendly Aquascapes?

    Love it! The Octonauts are underwater scientists / explorers so it's kind of an educational program too. I'm thinking I'll try to mimic a scene or opening sequence from the show. It will be a planted tank, and hopefully not too tacky. I think it's going to be in her room and I'll be...
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    Child Friendly Aquascapes?

    Love the idea of moving things around (and dinosaurs) will definitely get her involved and get her learning! Thanks for the links Alto [emoji1360] I would normally be one of the ones criticising, but things change when you've got a kid and although I'll do my best to keep it classy, it's just a...
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    Child Friendly Aquascapes?

    Hi everyone, We're in the process of buying a house which means I'm finally able to have a fishtank again. But before I get to work on my ultimate sumped tank, I'm going to do a tank for our (almost) 2 year old. She LOVES the Octonauts so I'm going to get some 2nd hand figures and try to...
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    Finish 90x45x45

    Really rather nice! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    First Journal - Mini-M

    Yeah I like it too! Worth soaking to be on the safe side. Also, will you have trouble with keeping the humidity up if the wood protrudes from the top of the tank? Or will you get that going before placing the wood? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The Lazy Asian Biotope

    Really nice! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Layout opinions/suggestions

    I can't see the pics? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The Celestial Swamp - A voyage through a flooded forest fringe (Shallow Riparium)

    This sounds like it's going to be really exciting! Looking forward to seeing how this progresses [emoji1360] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Fluval F90 - 90 x 35 x 45

    Awesome, love the filter hoses through the bottom of the tank. That's the first time I've seen that - is it a kit you've bought or a DIY job? Looks awesome planted too by the way [emoji1360] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    "Noobula" 90 x 45 x 60

    P.S. Only skim read your first post and not all the pictures loaded as I'm in A&E at the moment (nothing serious) but it's looking good! Following your progress with interest! [emoji1360][emoji51] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    "Noobula" 90 x 45 x 60

    1600px x 1200px should be fine I would have thought, perhaps try lower the quality / increasing the compression. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    1000+

    Oh now that's pretty! Good work! Sorry to hear about your losses, glad you seem to have found the problem & solution too!
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    Starting point-- The Rock

    Really nice! I like it a lot [emoji16] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Maxing CO2 in Low Techs

    From my understanding... Surface agitation will increase gas transfer. So, if your water is higher in CO2 than the air, you will loose CO2 from your water. However, if your water is lower in CO2 than the air, it will increase the CO2 levels within your water. It's the same principle for an...
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    Starting point-- The Rock

    I'm excited [emoji51] This is making me want a nano tank! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Drill or not to drill

    I know this is an old thread, but how did it go? I saw pics of your tank on another thread and it looks really good! I'm hoping to install a in-wall tank when we buy so would be interested in learning about your plans and how you made it work for you... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    My tanks

    Yes, I do too [emoji106] love the way it all flows... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    flygja's 120cm Kaizen

    Edit: weirdly just read another post and people regularly feed fish garlic. And even chilli. Who knew! (I didn't) Green veg etc yes, but I'd not heard of garlic etc. So I have no idea if that was the problem. Perhaps try each ingredient individually next time to see what they go for...
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    flygja's 120cm Kaizen

    I can't offer a definitive answer I'm afraid, but when I was reading your list of ingredients the garlic did stand out as odd. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Journal My best low-tech 'scape so far

    Ah ok, cool thanks for letting me know [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Journal My best low-tech 'scape so far

    I've been waiting for this to be published! Is the article online? I'd love to have a read if it is... Does anyone have a link? I couldn't find it on PFK. Cheers [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Jakes's New Aquascape in the making

    Looking really nice indeed! Good work, I'm following with interest! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Starting point-- The Rock

    Wow. I've never seen anything like this before. What's the idea / benefit of using Cat littler in stockings? It looks really weird (in a good way) [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Path to Oblivion

    Good work! Looking forward to checking back in a week! [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    What do you think? Too much wood...

    [emoji121]️that's what she said [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    ways to get more co2 in my tank

    Following with interest as your tank seems similar to the one I have planned... Can I ask how you know it's a CO2 deficiency and not something else? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    400 gallon.

    Oh it really is a beast! [emoji51] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    400 gallon.

    Ooh err! How deep is it? I'm considering a 6'x2'x2' but think it may be too deep - I only have little arms! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    400 gallon.

    Sorry to hear it's being such a pain! I really like the effect though, so hopefully the other one will be easier to maintain. Thanks for the update, this is very similar to what I'm hoping to achieve if we can ever find a house to buy! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    400 gallon.

    I've loved this journal - it's been a big inspiration to me for my next (and first big) tank. I really like the last pic, love the slim vertical growth... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I think my aquarium may be ugly:(

    It's definitely not ugly! I actually quite like a few of the scales you've done - number 5 is my favourite. If you want inspiration have a look at http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/index.html the submissions there quite often have pictures or plans explaining where plants are. Plus the...
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    Advice needed: 570L Automated, DIY, Low Tech, Planted Tank

    Excellent thanks guys! Sorry for the slow reply, work got crazy busy for a while there. It's good to know I'm along the right tracks and I have options. We're hoping to have found "the house" by the end of the year, so I'll start a journal thread to document everything and ask questions...
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    Advice needed: 570L Automated, DIY, Low Tech, Planted Tank

    Excellent thanks Foxfish - hope you've had a nice trip [emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Advice needed: 570L Automated, DIY, Low Tech, Planted Tank

    The aim is to have a balanced tank... Moderately planted, low to moderately stocked. Once cycled I'd add fish slowly while monitoring the nitrate levels until the fish are producing the majority of the nitrates needed by the plants. So minimal dosing is required... Sent from my iPhone using...
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    Advice needed: 570L Automated, DIY, Low Tech, Planted Tank

    If I've worked it out properly it'd be ~0.30p a day for me [emoji15] So that's ~£9 a month vs ~£1.20. Or ~£110 vs ~£16 a year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Advice needed: 570L Automated, DIY, Low Tech, Planted Tank

    100L a day! Hmm, we're mostly likely to be on a water meter - think I'd rather do 100L a week! So I've got two solid options here. If I can get the second tank out of sight at the same level then I like the sound of that option... Would I still be able to have the flow mimicking a river...
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    Advice needed: 570L Automated, DIY, Low Tech, Planted Tank

    Thanks for the explanation Foxfish, I've never heard of that before but really like the idea - so much simpler. The automatic water changes could easily be run from the reservoir tank straight into the drain (although I am considering trying to use the waste tank water for the garden). Chris...
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    Advice needed: 570L Automated, DIY, Low Tech, Planted Tank

    Thanks for your reply... Unfortunately I'm not sure I follow! I'm really hoping to be able to put the "guts" in the garage so what you've suggested is definitely an option... But I don't understand what you're suggesting! Rather than having a sump, have an additional tank at the same level...
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    Advice needed: 570L Automated, DIY, Low Tech, Planted Tank

    Hi All, This is my first post here… I’ve been out of the hobby for about 6 years now. Before I moved out of home and in with the wife I had 3 planted tanks doing ok. One with CO2, the others no injection. We’ve moved 3 times in the last 6 years, but are going to be purchasing our first...
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