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  1. Tim Harrison

    Odd and unusual fish you find in your local fish store

    Oxydoras niger? About a metre long.
  2. Tim Harrison

    Surface Scum Again…….

    Surface scum is just bio film. It should become less of a problem as your tank matures and things settle down. Most of us either live with it or use a surface skimmer of some description. I have one permanently attached. Good surface agitation definitely helps. But when it’s really bad the...
  3. Tim Harrison

    New Tank Opinion - Superfish or APS

    Welcome to UKAPS 🙂 If those are your two choices, it’s a no-brainer. Superfish Scaper all day long. APS tanks can be a bit hit and miss in terms of quality. Or go for another make of optiwhite, rimless and braceless aquarium and the Twinstar RGB. For starters take a look at what our sponsors...
  4. Tim Harrison

    Building extension - what to do for fish tank?

    Take a look at this https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/the-shed-tank.35077/#post-376157 @Ady34 might be worth contacting for advice if you’re thinking of having dedicated plumbing. Post in thread 'Re-education.....' Re-education.....
  5. Tim Harrison

    Cardinal tetras - More is more? More natural behaviours in larger groups. A sort of experiment unintended.

    Paracheirodon axelrodi, is my favourite, and often go to aquarium fish. It’s very underrated probably because it appears to be so common. Anyway, nice observations; I think you’re right @Dr. White. The bigger the school the more you’ll observe natural behaviour...
  6. Tim Harrison

    No tech nano

    Love those little fish. They’re highly intelligent and very entertaining to watch. Some folk, including me, have had trouble keeping them with adult cherry shrimp. Others haven’t. Post in thread '60l tank is ready...sparkling gourami or something else?' 60l tank is ready...sparkling gourami or...
  7. Tim Harrison

    No tech nano

    A small internal filter for biological filtration and water movement is always beneficial, especially in a small volume tank. It will help with stability and overall tank and critter health. It will also help keep things simple and low maintenance. If you want a thriving invert or live food...
  8. Tim Harrison

    Back to nano after a break

    Welcome 🙂
  9. Tim Harrison

    The Art of Nature Aquarium

    1800mm NatureAquarium layout
  10. Tim Harrison

    All the things I did not think I would use or buy

    I don’t own anything fancy or laboratory grade. I’m old school, mostly just wing it when it comes to fertz, and don’t test. Don’t think I ever imagined I’d own a pair of wave or sprung scissors though.
  11. Tim Harrison

    Pro shrimp awful plants

    I’ve seen Pro-Shrimp’s plant set up and it’s perhaps not the best. The dry goods and equipment are usually very good and at reasonable prices though. AG, uses ebb and flow hydroponics so plants continue to grow and stay very healthy. When it comes to planting, plants are in peak health with...
  12. Tim Harrison

    What other hobby's do you have?

    How about the forest moon of Endor? Post in thread 'Return of the Shallow' Return of the Shallow My other hobby, when I get time… Thread 'Adult Fans of Lego, AFOL' Adult Fans of Lego, AFOL
  13. Tim Harrison

    Southern UKAPS meet this spring

    I’ll definitely be there, complete with sticky labels for name badges so we can all put faces to names. Hope to see as many members there as last year, both new and familiar 🙂
  14. Tim Harrison

    Any ideas on the cause?

    Not sure what could have caused that. Really looks like something has been munching on them. Doesn’t look like any melt I’ve ever seen. If there isn’t any other possible culprit I’d have to guess the Cherry barbs have developed a taste for your plants. From what I can gather it’s not...
  15. Tim Harrison

    new face & new to the hobby

    Welcome 🙂
  16. Tim Harrison

    Oriole

    Looking great @Courtneybst. And all the best in your new country. Hope you settle in okay.
  17. Tim Harrison

    Scarlet badis female?

    There is this too Thread 'Has anyone ever seen a female Scarlet Badis?' Has anyone ever seen a female Scarlet Badis?
  18. Tim Harrison

    Gantry Water Ripple Generator

    Love these innovative projects, they add a completely different dimension to the hobby and UKAPS.
  19. Tim Harrison

    New aquascaper

    Welcome 🙂
  20. Tim Harrison

    fire extinguisher safety

    That’s exactly what I do too. I once made the rookie mistake of using electrical tape, it was all I had to hand. Of course it stretched over time and slowly but surely throttled the CO2.
  21. Tim Harrison

    hello there :)

    Welcome 🙂
  22. Tim Harrison

    Hello everyone

    Welcome @DCAquatics 😉
  23. Tim Harrison

    Hello

    Welcome 🙂
  24. Tim Harrison

    Hi everyone

    Welcome 🙂
  25. Tim Harrison

    Hello 👋

    Welcome 🙂
  26. Tim Harrison

    Mysterious red ring stain

    It thrives in low light.
  27. Tim Harrison

    Maq's Substrate Experiment

    As Paulo has said we are evaluating the situation. Unfortunately, this member’s behaviour has often been in violation of the forum rules. We also received several complaints from other members. Further our continued efforts to moderate this behaviour were ignored. These decisions are never...
  28. Tim Harrison

    Nano thank recommendations

    Nicely laid out scape. Personally I wouldn’t add fish to a tank less than 30 litres in volume. Not just because of swimming space, but also small tanks are notoriously unstable in terms of maintaining water quality and other parameters like temp etc.
  29. Tim Harrison

    Mysterious red ring stain

    Crikey @tiger15 you should be so lucky. It’s very rare. I can understand how it might be a pita if it grows on the glass though. But at least you know your water quality is good 😊
  30. Tim Harrison

    Hi from new member

    Welcome 🙂
  31. Tim Harrison

    Royal Mail

    Is that irony?
  32. Tim Harrison

    Creeping in quietly!

    Welcome 🙂
  33. Tim Harrison

    TNC Complete dosing

    I’ve had tanks as heavily planted as yours and needed a weeks stated TNC Complete dose every day. I wouldn’t put too much stock in online or retailer info. The later is a rough guide. Just observe your plants closely. They will tell you what they need.
  34. Tim Harrison

    Royal Mail

    I guess it’s always been the same. But it seems particularly bad atm. All these public services should never have been privatised. They should be run as nonprofit organisations, with surplus reinvested in the service and used to keep prices low. Instead the profits are used to pay exorbitant...
  35. Tim Harrison

    Theatre - Why so Expensive

    It’s not just the theatre. We all know everything is much more expensive. It’s the cost of covid crisis. Everyone from major corporations down are just transferring the cost to consumers.But I doubt the price hikes reflect the real cost of living. I’d hazard it’s mostly just greed. Everyone is...
  36. Tim Harrison

    All that Remains

    Looking good Gill
  37. Tim Harrison

    Can this substrate be re-used?

    Rinse and reuse. Stick in some root tabs or scatter a small handful of slow release Osmocote before adding the substrate. But neither is really necessary if you’re going to water column dose fertz. Although both root and foliar feeding makes sense.
  38. Tim Harrison

    Hi from leicester

    Welcome 🙂
  39. Tim Harrison

    What books are you reading?

    Nothing like a nice bit of light reading before bedtime.
  40. Tim Harrison

    preventing lower substrate from mixing with top sand

    https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/soil-substrate-or-dirted-tank-a-how-to-guide.18943/
  41. Tim Harrison

    The temperature for Fish

    I think at the lower end a degree can make huge difference. Personally wouldn’t go below 23 degrees. At the middle to upper acceptable end I think there’s perhaps a little more wriggle room. But obviously extremes at either end are not a good idea, especially for prolonged periods.
  42. Tim Harrison

    Get excited and make something.

    Amazing place. It’s come up in a previous discussion regarding clear water habitat 🙂 Post in thread 'A Brief and Incomplete History of Aquascaping' A Brief and Incomplete History of Aquascaping
  43. Tim Harrison

    A pine root planted randomness

    It has that look usually only achieved in a long term scape when the plants have been allowed to mature and grow in to one another. Excellent work, well done. I’d definitely enjoy it for a while longer yet 🙂
  44. Tim Harrison

    Need help to find this fish

    Crikey, that is a stroke of good luck, not to mention a freaky coincidence. Maybe the universe is benevolent after all and there is something to this manifestation business.
  45. Tim Harrison

    Male or Female German Blue Ram

    I don’t think it’s easy to tell any more back in the day it was pretty obvious. https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/ram-male-or-female.73716/#post-742945
  46. Tim Harrison

    Small tank on big stand?

    Can’t really tell from the info in the link. If you’re concerned you could always add some sort of vertical bracing in the middle. I’d use a couple of timber pieces.
  47. Tim Harrison

    Journal Pondering it all…

    Fantastic, beautiful amphibians.
  48. Tim Harrison

    Those Pesky Plecs.

    I can understand the attraction. I kept an Ancistrus dolichopterus way back in the day. But I wouldn’t put a plec in a planted tank now. I cringe watching this
  49. Tim Harrison

    Not an expert

    Very nice 🙂
  50. Tim Harrison

    Hello everyone

    Welcome 🙂
  51. Tim Harrison

    Houseplants next to aquarium.

    It’s a calm and leafy oasis in the capital city 🙂
  52. Tim Harrison

    Intro with pics. Hi from NI

    Welcome 🙂
  53. Tim Harrison

    New member

    Welcome 🙂
  54. Tim Harrison

    Josh Sim workshop at Horizon Aquatics

    Crikey that’s a great attendance. My invitation must have got lost in the post 😁 If only I’d know I might have made the schlep to your end of the country for a change Ady.
  55. Tim Harrison

    Get excited and make something.

    Anyone got excited and made anything recently, or just come across something worth sharing in the spirit of this thread? Be great to get it going again 🙂
  56. Tim Harrison

    Start Up Co2 Set

    By far the most convenient and cost effective way is the fire extinguisher method Fire extinguisher CO2 For the hardware check out our sponsors. They offer some decent solutions, and will be happy to talk you through it if you give them a call.
  57. Tim Harrison

    Thinking of a big change and moving from my current set up to my first planted tank

    You don’t have to be an artist, you just need a little creativity and imagination. You’re an engineer, I bet you come up with creative and imaginative solutions to problems all the time. Take a look at the Planted Tank Gallery, especially the 2 sticky threads, find a scape you like the look of...
  58. Tim Harrison

    Hello everyone

    Welcome 🙂
  59. Tim Harrison

    Is Tom Barr's Approach Still The Go To Approach For Low Tech?

    To reduce EI or tailor it to your own requirements, Tom recommends you back off the Fertz incrementally until a deficiency occurs then return to the previous level. It’s not rocket science nor is it particularly controversial, just horticultural common sense.
  60. Tim Harrison

    Is Tom Barr's Approach Still The Go To Approach For Low Tech?

    It’s a shame Tom @plantbrain isn’t around to comment, and perhaps set the record straight. I think his ideas were often misunderstood from the get go. And over time seem to have become more so.
  61. Tim Harrison

    Josh Sim workshop at Horizon Aquatics

    Looks like a full house. Is that our @Ady34 sitting at the front?
  62. Tim Harrison

    Hi from Glasgow

    Welcome 🙂
  63. Tim Harrison

    Hi From Gloucestershire!

    Welcome 🙂
  64. Tim Harrison

    Finally joined, hi all

    Welcome 🙂
  65. Tim Harrison

    Hello from Glasgow!

    Welcome 🙂
  66. Tim Harrison

    The temperature for Fish

    I think 22-23 degrees is fine for most species. That also suits many aquascapers too. Open top tanks loose a lot of moisture to evaporation, even more to transpiration if plants are emergent, and this helps keep it to a minimum
  67. Tim Harrison

    Aquatic Habitats Book sneak preview photos

    Amazon. I think Tai mentioned something about, or might be persuaded to do, a signing at AG. We could possibly organise a UKAPS meet up at the same time.
  68. Tim Harrison

    Aquatic Habitats Book sneak preview photos

    I saw that too @John q, not surprised though. Last time I talked to Tai he seemed doubtful it’d be out earlier. Didn’t stop me from buying and reserving my copy though. I’m sure it’ll be well worth the wait 🙂
  69. Tim Harrison

    Hygrophila polysperma "rosanervig" losing white veins

    It’s probably reverting to type. That is, its original parent type. It’s pretty common with variegated varieties. Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do about it. Just makes sense for a plant to grow leaves with more chlorophyll, greater energy production. These leaves are much more vigorous...
  70. Tim Harrison

    Is Walstad the same as Dirted tank?

    Pure Walstad method is as the title of the video. But dirted doesn’t necessarily mean low-energy or low-tech. https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/soil-substrate-or-dirted-tank-a-how-to-guide.18943/
  71. Tim Harrison

    Is Tom Barr's Approach Still The Go To Approach For Low Tech?

    @_Maq_ I think it’s clear our ultimate goal is to grow healthy plants. Is your road the only one that leads to that destination ?
  72. Tim Harrison

    Is Tom Barr's Approach Still The Go To Approach For Low Tech?

    That he did. He posted a few in my soil substrate tutorial thread. There was some great discussion too, and that is definitely worth a read as well 🙂
  73. Tim Harrison

    Is Tom Barr's Approach Still The Go To Approach For Low Tech?

    @_Maq_ I think the point is it’s not necessary to denigrate one method in order to validate another. There is more than one route to success. And I’m sure yours works for you, just as Tom’s works for many hobbyists. Please try not to wade in with your opinion at every opportunity, especially...
  74. Tim Harrison

    Is Tom Barr's Approach Still The Go To Approach For Low Tech?

    There is this one, and I’m still around if you have any questions 🙂 Soil Substrate or Dirted Tank - A How to Guide Tom’s article is still very much relevant and it can be adapted to suit different goals. I still link it if I think it might be helpful. @_Maq_ That’s perhaps a little unfair...
  75. Tim Harrison

    Journal JUNGLE PUDDLE: Dooa Mizukusa wall

    Crikey that’s a very bold, and very interesting composition Ady. I like it a lot. Can’t wait to see where you’re going to go with this 🙂
  76. Tim Harrison

    Current build status of my heavy driftwood tank

    Go with whatever works for you. I’m sure it’ll be great either way.
  77. Tim Harrison

    Current build status of my heavy driftwood tank

    Very nice. The gap between the rocks and the wood looks great. I like that you’ve not been tempted to infill with more rocks, and it’ll look even better interwoven with epiphyte roots Fish will love all those hiding places.
  78. Tim Harrison

    Show your house plants

    @FrozenShivers believe it or not your small peace lily could grow quite large, depending on cultivar. The one below was tiny, I think it came in a 4inch pot. A good few years later it stands over 3 feet tall and just as wide. But there are so many to choose from. It’d be great if this thread...
  79. Tim Harrison

    Hi From Rotherham

    Welcome 🙂
  80. Tim Harrison

    Show your house plants

    That’s for sure, only £9.00. I leave the plants to my wife, she somehow has the knack. All our plants seem to thrive on healthy neglect.
  81. Tim Harrison

    Show your house plants

    Haha, looks it, but it’s a real live plant 😉
  82. Tim Harrison

    Show your house plants

    Thought I’d start a thread for members to showcase their house plants. I’ll start with the latest addition to the collection, an alocasia. Spotted it in IKEA and couldn’t resist; it’s an amazing looking plant.
  83. Tim Harrison

    Aquascaper 900 - Comeback Lockdown Tank :)

    Not too shabby for someone who doesn’t consider themselves an aquascaper. Beautiful tank Paulo 🙂
  84. Tim Harrison

    Tissue cultured plants.

    Can you give us more info please. Read this post first. But tissue culture can be a bit hit and miss. https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/please-read-the-guidelines-for-plant-help.60671/
  85. Tim Harrison

    Soil Substrate or Dirted Tank - A How to Guide

    Anyway, just noticed this article has over 200,000 views, coinciding with the UKAPS landmark of reaching 20,000 members. Who ever would have thought. . . 🙂
  86. Tim Harrison

    Hello from Glasgow

    Welcome 🙂
  87. Tim Harrison

    Soil Substrate or Dirted Tank - A How to Guide

    That doesn’t appear to make immediate sense. But roots will eventually reach though the gravel filled bags and find the soil. However, wouldn’t it be better to layer the soil over the media bags and then cap? The plants then have almost immediate access to substrate nutrients. I’ve done it this...
  88. Tim Harrison

    Restarting tank

    By all means bake both soil or filter media it won’t do any harm. But I think algal spores exist everywhere just waiting for suitable conditions to germinate. It’s perhaps a better idea to try and work out why this persistent bba problem occurred in the first place, so it can be avoided in...
  89. Tim Harrison

    Aquarium and Natural History Books

    Took delivery of a copy of Encyclopaedia of Water Plants yesterday. This copy wasn’t in too bad condition despite its age; published in 1967. Perhaps a little on the grubby side but it wiped down okay. Still smells fusty though 🙂 Fantastic book, describing over 200 species, each beautifully...
  90. Tim Harrison

    Mysterious Garden Algae/Bacteria!

    Discovered something similar on my roof tiles. Still not certain it ain’t bird poop. Either way it’s a cornucopia of moss.
  91. Tim Harrison

    Hi from Biggleswade

    Welcome :)
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