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Masters in mathematics; stand out in the crowd - Is it the tank top and trousers that don't quite cover your socks? :lol: :lol: :lol: I disagree wholeheartedly. The point is that while you may be cabin crew you have the option to be doing something else. Whereas if you start out being cabin...

I think what most people believe when they begin to study at undergrad level is that the course they are pursuing will form their career. As LD and others have stated they are no longer following that path but they are still employed at degree level salaries. The title of degree implies a level...

Hi all, I know this may be dead and buried by now but there is this http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=38343&C=Newsletter&U=08P11-2&T=12779530 on the Maplin site at the moment and it is dirt cheap. Hope it's of some use. Cheers, Tim

Hi, I have an 18" tank and i sourced an 18" (adjustable) luminere style light from ebay which uses 8w 12" T5 tubes of which there are three - 24W. Also they are switchable 2 and 1 tubes so you could operate at 8W or 16W if you so wished. Tubes are readily available. Unfortunately, however, I...

Action men - that's pigging brilliant. they could represent authoritarianism. The shopping trolley could represent urban decay and consumerism. Now what can I use to convey gaian philosophy. :? The Turner prize is in the bag - and half will go to ukaps. (well maybe a 10th) :D

thanks for the links guys - most entertaining - but more in the style of Beryl Cook than Damian Hurst. Has anyone created a tank full of formaldehyde with some dead plants floating in? Or a tank with an un-made river-bed in it!! :lol: Where's the art? :? :? :? :?

Are there any examples of avante garde aquascapes (or even a movement :? ). Using modern materials or unusual approaches to form and composition and utilising different materials and methods. :) Any "aqua banksey's" out there? I was thinking about making a scape using a piece of shopping...

Trouble with that answer is that if you apply it to a heater it tells you that a 100w heater uses 2.4kw/hrs per day - which is blatantly untrue (unless you keep your tank in a fridge :? ) So unless you're looking at worst case it would be difficult to form an accurate answer. :D Incidentally...

Hi Aaron, Your electricity supplier will quote a price per unit of electricity which take the form of price per kilowatt hour. This means the cost of running a 1 kilowatt appliance for one hour e.g. a 2kilowatt fire would consume two units of electricity in one hour (2 x 1kw/hr) - if your...

If you dream about public liability insurance I recommend a long, long holiday - somewhere warm and possibly padded. :lol: I should imagine with water, electricity and heavy weights you are looking at quite a hefty bill with public liability. But, I believe it will be worth every penny for...

Caravanning in Pembroke this weekend. :D (not a tourer - relax!) Must get revenge on my "significant other" by dragging her around a few fish shops using latin names for fish & plants (inaccurately) - just to annoy, you understand. :lol: Can anyone direct me to some good shops? It would be...

On the subject of timers I am about to use a central heating timer to control lights & CO2 solenoid. The reasoning - two independent time intervals adjustable over a 7 day period with multiple time periods available throught the day. Add to this a real time clock with battery backup, so if the...

I think this is exactly what the artist is trying to do - create debate. I don't think anyone on the forum is trying to say that the "idea" of this is informed and acceptable. I can't comment on others but my comments were made with tongue firmly in cheek. The idea is well formed though...

Got some snails from snailshop today and didn't realise how entertaining MTS can be. The "Linford Christies" of the snail world. :D Within seconds of putting them in they started charging about the tank like teenagers trying to grab the back seat on the coach, barging and charging in, checking...

Aquaessentials have this one http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=196_197&products_id=677 and I was just about to post for some info to see if anyone had any experience as they are cheap. :? I'm after a reactor for an 11gallon tank to replace the diffuser...

Okay George what about: I feel that a lot of people are being put off by the high-tech approach in terms of cost so perhaps you could set out a sequence of "aspiration" where small steps would get results.

Oh rats!! I've just bought two on eBay. :(

Nice shots Tom. Particularly like the flower shot. Looks like you've been given a nice camera too. :)

:lol: :lol: :lol: Chances are you'll be older or faster than security anyway! :lol:

Would it be possible to utilise the co2 diffuser by swapping from pressurised co2 to air (from a small pump) via a simple tee and check valve and operate "crossover" fashion so when one is off the other is on and vice versa.

Back to my college days and I'm thinking contrasty black & white slightly overexposed. Bleached out whites and stark black. Close in for texture shots. Lots of converging parallels shooting upward to emphasize height. :? I think I may be a closet Goth :o , or maybe I was just a miserable sod...

I know this is a bit of an aside and going off thread but, when you say clean filters using tank water is this so that no chlorine and other tap water nasties kill the good bacteria. Does this still apply if you are using untreated well water or is there a possibility there are wrong bacteria in...

Can't help with the gravel/sand question but I can guarantee someone on here will. I would be interested to know the answer myself. :? As far as the phots there is a walkthrough in the photography section. I think it's called "welcome to the white room" and is an excellent guide. One thing I...

Have you got any photos - that would make a smashing slide show. :lol: :lol: :lol: Have just had lots of fun rinsing through some Akadama ( :? :? :? ) and the best way I found was two using tubtrugs (flexible gorilla tub thing as mentioned by "the green machine") and a large over sink...

I like the fact that we are arguing the exact date when summer finishes. I know the answer to this - Aug 2006. :lol: :lol: :lol: Stay where you are SuperColey1 - it's grim in the UK :(

Is it definitely a buddleia then - I was a bit confused because of the leaf shape which seemed too large for a buddleia, however the yellow centers to the flowers make me agree (having done a little more research). :oops: Thanks for the feedback one and all. :D

One thing about the miserable summer we are having is that when the sun does come out everything goes beserk. Below is a peacock butterfly perched on a bloom of white lilac in my garden. Picture taken using 2meg fuji finepix - used fill-in flash - low tech photography in this day & age but I...

Nice one SteveUK some nice shots. :D I like the shots of Vyrnwy - flat calm, like a millpond - that doesn't happen all the time. Hope the weather hasn't put you off Wales. I think it would have been the same result all over the UK. :wink:

Somewhere in the distance the sound of a banjo being tuned. :lol:

You're just up the road from me. Quick warning - don't go into Welshpool for a drink - full of banjo players. :lol: Not really - it's not too bad. Nice garden centre there though - Coed-Y-Dinas. Father-in law works there and they have a small fish section, but it's worth "grockling" around and...

Oh rats! youtube blocked in work @*$£ :(

Firstly I don't have my CO2 set up yet so don't take this as gospel. :? This does seem strange as I would expect it to be cooler rather than hotter. Do you have a solenoid directly connected to the valve set-up?

Here's one from Maplin .....http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=19246&doy=28m8 I agree with Ed that the shaver adaptors can be a pain, this would remedy that. There is a Maplin in Swansea but I dont know how convenient that is for you. Otherwise £2.99 P&P. :?

I take it you mean China "Town" aaronnorth. You won't find any londoners "up west" - far too mean. :lol: Too busy at home polishing their sense of self-importance. :lol:

Saw this....http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7584321.stm It just so happens that I now live in the happiest place in Britain. :? But yesterday there was a survey saying that there is a worryingly high incidence of obesity. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7584191.stm By my reckoning that...

Well, it seems that everyone else is either very careful or lying. :lol: I could probably fill a book with my (bad) experiences. Here's another. :oops: To anyone who has ever done any domestic electrics on more than one house it quickly becomes apparent that each electrician has different...

I can see where you are coming from and would proffer the explanantion that the whole freecycle thing is fairly new in my area, based over a larger geographical area (low population density) and is a real solution to the 50 mile round trip to the municipal dump. Quite frankly I don't care where...

I'm with bugs on this - the freecycle route is the way to go, and it is gathering momentum. Remember you can always choose who the item is going to and if they seem disingenuous when they turn up you can always make up some excuse about not wanting to let the item go. You can usually tell the...

No worries - the bog-standard o rings are invariably nitrile so you should be home and clear for a while - whats next for you, changing light tubes under water. :lol: I dropped a lighting unit in the water once and then picked it out. Don't remember much else for the next two hours but woke up...

I've got a few at 3/4" (19mm) but none approaching that thickness. 2 - 3mm is about the range. I can send a range of sizes to you but you could probably get them quicker than the postman can deliver. If you want them, PM your address and I'll post them in the morning. Good luck and wear goggles...

Johnski, if you measure the diameter of the complete ring and the thickness of the ring "tube" I'll see what I can find in work. I'm in work now so if you post sizes I'll get back asap. Cheers - Tim.

I reckon your tank is a piece of furniture and should fit in as such. I like a clean almost minimalist style so boxes, rectangles and clean lines are how I like things, but each to their own. Also, like most houses with families in, the decor and arrangement of everything is in constant flux...

The British olympic equestrian team are in Hong Kong and they've got stuff all to do at the mo'. Tell them you'll buy them a Pimms and they'll be round there like a shot. (sorry - bolshie left wing politics showing again!!) :wink:

Been "raddled" once or twice on eBay. Only way I ever got anything back was by getting onto my credit card company. Don't know about paypal but generally ebay are S**TE at getting you either the item or your money back. They have made a lot of changes recently so this may no longer be the case -...

I reckon that it's a UKAPS member and he's just trying to nick the gnarly piece of wood for his latest aquascape! :lol:

I wouldn't worry about weight of tripod as long as you fix a hook or fastener to the bottom part of the central pillar and hang your cam bag off this. This steady's the pod nicely and also lowers the center of gravity lessening the chance of spills. If you are after a more mobile camera rest go...

I'd never thought of the cable tie approach guys. Thanks for the info - I'll give it a whirl this weekend. :) It would be nice to get a definitive answer about the stainless steel though! :? Cheers - Tim

Many of the planted aquascapes on show feature what I can only describe as "root systems" - tangled masses of wood arranged to represent roots system breaking through the surface of the water and plunging into the substrate. Personally this is one of my favourite features as it allows the viewer...

Once again words of wisdom from a master of blagging - great stuff! :D Anyway, refreshed after a bat free night I have been moving stuff out of the dining room in preparation for work to begin. My quest now is wisdom in relation to fitted tank or standalone tank and stand. I am in favour of...

Brilliant blagging there. The dining room it is. The problem now is I have a 2ft tank but there will be a 5 1/2 ft platform. Do I get another 2ft or 3ft tank , or do I get a 5 footer? I've just spent this afternoon repairing a bit of ceiling inside a built-in wardrobe because bats keep...

Well people, I am now nearing the end of my last nighshift before a two week break. I am staying at home, Wife and Sproglet are off to Disney Paris leaving myself and spotty teenage son at home. We have freezer full of pizza and chips. Slabs of beer will be purchased (drink in moderation - it...

Somewhat boringly I'm an Electronics Test Engineer? Permanent nightshift with internet access though (which is nice) and explains why some of my posting times are bizarely early in the morning :twisted: Also do loads of building work having been in the construction industry previously and...

I was hoping someone with come up with some ingenious method that they had tried and got working but perhaps the only solution is the one offered on the previous post. :wink:

I must admit I don't understand how a pulse operated solenoid can be integrated into a system which maintains the load and holds the device at an "energised" state without pulling current. The only way I can think that it works is that it energises the coil, pulls in the solenoid, senses that...

£70 - I feel faint. :o Thanks for the info milla. Now I need to find out who supplies Aqua Medic and see if it can be bought elsewhere cheaper (or sell one of the children for medical experiments) :twisted: Do you, or anyone else, think that a similar result could be achieved using a...

Thanks for the reply TDI-line. It's difficult to tell from the picture but I think the dennerle part is the same as I am currently using but with a different actuation voltage. The problem with these type of "switches" is that they have to be constantly energised - if you think of someone...

Hello All, I'm still getting to grips with some hardware to start off pressurised co2 dosing (!) of a tank. I have been playing with a 24VDC solenoid which works fine but gets chuffing hot! It also consumes more current than I think is reasonable (I am both short in stature and mean beyond...

As many others - saw the link on TGM website

Hello Everyone, My name is Tim and I have come back to "fishkeeping" after about 20 odd yrs away from the hobby. Originally from London, moved to Wales in teens and due to water chemistry differences (spring water and ignorance)I had to knock the hobby into touch (lots of ill fish). Having been...