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  1. aliclarke86

    #4 - River shore

    just caught up with this and as always im loving it. been away a year or so from the hobby and this especially has me wanting wet elbows again :D jungle looks just as amazing as the minimal look to me, Jordi.
  2. aliclarke86

    Journal How not to build a wildlife pond...

    omg why did i come back on this forum :( so jealous!! Looks like a great start Iian.
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    Journal Starting point Wabi-Kusa

    still going strong i see :)
  4. aliclarke86

    Stu's Black Lava Mini M Nano Scape

    Pretty sure its empty now. Saw an empty mini m on flickr in one of his pics
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    Andy D's Splendid Tank

    Wow this has come on since I was last checking in, the peace lilies look great!
  6. aliclarke86

    Mori no shinden

    Roy. Gonna be a completely new set up. Think its gonna have to house my shrimp that are still at my ex house. Would like to bring that tank as well but not sure I can sleep with 2 tanks in the room!!
  7. aliclarke86

    Mori no shinden

    I think the new Tapatalk server is located in OZ [emoji12]
  8. aliclarke86

    Starting point Paludarium

    Been away a while. This looks fantastic!!
  9. aliclarke86

    George's One-Pot Iwagumi Challenge

    Gush o pipe lily if memory serves me [emoji4]
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    Mori no shinden

    Unfortunately lindy I'm now a lodger so only have room for 1 maybe 2 setups and then I have to sleep in the same room.... [emoji20]
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    Mori no shinden

    Haha. Yeah that would be Tapatalk.. There is really nothing to see!
  12. aliclarke86

    Mori no shinden

    need to do something with this one again......
  13. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    I neglected to cut any... Have cut a hole on each side and added desk grommets.. It looks OK I think :-) The finish was terrible to start with I brushed on one coat and it was just brush marks!! Sooo in the end I aplied it with a roller and it worked like a charm!! Sent from my GT-I9100 using...
  14. aliclarke86

    Tom's Poco Pozo

    I get ph7.8 and pay £800 a year for the pleasure.... Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    I'm never buying a cabinet again!! Took 3 days and £40!! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    Here she is all finished. Dulux urban obsession and a satin finish! Pretty happy with this!!! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  17. aliclarke86

    40 liter

    Shrimp have taken over for me! Scapeing has really taken a back seat but I'm itching to get back to it! My tmc is looking rather bad! If it wasn't for the shrimp and Otto's I'm sure it would be covered in algae! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  18. aliclarke86

    Antoni's 60 cm scape - Autumn déjà vu

    This is still going super strong! Looks fantastic, Ant! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  19. aliclarke86

    40 liter

    Cracking little scape bud! T You wouldn't know you had neglected it! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    Tada! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    Really bad photo [emoji28] Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  22. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    Getting there! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  23. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    I've been off work. Finished painting the bedroom as her lady requested so started my own project :-) Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  24. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    That's true bit I'm pretty keen to get it done I think I will go with a satin paint and see how I get on.. Can always build another :-D Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  25. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    Well that's negotiable dependant on durabilaty of paint... Would a satin work? Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  26. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    what sort of paint should i use??
  27. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    I don't know! I just spent like an hour looking at paint in home base but still no idea! Got bored so put a door on Fits better than my pre drilled flat packet tmc one does! [emoji1] Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  28. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    First fill and sand done. Primer ready to go Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  29. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    I hope the MDF is good quality, I'd like to get this done as quick as possible! I bet it's gonna be pretty pourus though.. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  30. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    Was b&q but I guess I'm partially to blame. I should have been paying attention. All is well now though apparently they are open until 9!! [emoji54][emoji46] Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  31. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    I just realised the bottom piece was cut wrong... Back to b&q in the morning... Lucky I kept all the left over bits!! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  32. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    And so it begins! Not until I got home did I remember I no longer have a garage or ... Well anywhere to build it so dust sheets a plenty will be used!! The guy at b&q was fantastic! I've heard so many stories about moody staff not cutting properly! This guy though was great and the cuts are...
  33. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    Dean, my tank is not doing much at all recently. I have got a bit carried away with my shrimp keeping. I've been doing some sketches though and planning a new scape :-) Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  34. aliclarke86

    Gourami Gloaming #4

    Turning into a real chocolate box now! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  35. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    Legend [emoji1] Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  36. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    Cheers very much mate I was just looking for the flush fitting ones! :-) Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
  37. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    JAMES! what happened to all your drawings! i finaly have time to make a 60 stand and they are all gone :(
  38. aliclarke86

    Tulgey Wood - Trimmed

    Wow quite a turn around, you must be over the moon! Looking great... I'm itching to get a scape going again... Shrimp have taken over a bit [emoji28] Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  39. aliclarke86

    DIY Project DIY ADA Style Aquarium Stand

    Even the yellow inside looks good!! Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  40. aliclarke86

    Dennerle Duo

    Are you going to journal your new shrimp room at all? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  41. aliclarke86

    Lakeland Wraith - NA 120

    Fantastic. I've been pretty absent of the forum of late but I quick read through your thread has reminded me why I spend so much time here! The trials and tribulation of aquascaping is quite riviting [emoji12] almost feeling like I want to go back high tech again [emoji57] Looks great to me...
  42. aliclarke86

    Wild Betta Spec - Betta Channoides

    Congrats mate. Hope there are a few lurking away for you :D Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  43. aliclarke86

    Green Pekoe Pond - 40 litres

    Wow its really shot off [emoji46] Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  44. aliclarke86

    Tom's Poco Pozo

    Really interested in these cays but don't currently run a tank suitable for them. They look fantastic :-) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  45. aliclarke86

    1300 litre chocolate lake

    I can't bring my self to tear down an 80lt tank let alone a 1400.... That's a lot of patients!! Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  46. aliclarke86

    Starting point The Cube-- New Cube Rescape

    It does take a lot of fuss to keep it how you want.. I have just let it float in any tank I have it in now.. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  47. aliclarke86

    Deans 60p

    I agree with you James. I got £££ worth of co2 stuff sat in cabinets... Can't bring myself to get rid. As soon as I do I will regret it!! Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  48. aliclarke86

    Show Your Pets

    Get that camera out of my face! [emoji28] Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  49. aliclarke86

    Deans 60p

    I know I'm just adding to it all here but I've had great success with 24 hour co2 at a low level, like 1 bps. Just adjusted the surface movement during lights out. I didn't have the means to turn co2 on and off at the time but I got the best carpet I have ever managed like that Sent from my...
  50. aliclarke86

    Tulgey Wood - Trimmed

    Looks great, I love the unkempt look :) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  51. aliclarke86

    Going Dutch Tropica 1-2 Grow Style

    Well if you are starting with no fish whatsoever you can pump it in as fast as you can. You would be best off getting a drop checker and maybe a pH pen. This will only give you a rough guide as to how much your pumping in though by measuring the change in pH the co2 will cause. A guid used...
  52. aliclarke86

    Going Dutch Tropica 1-2 Grow Style

    Edgar, do you have any other tanks? I usually just steal some media from an established filter. Also media choice is personal preference and I usually go with a minimal aprouch of just a small amount of biomedia and a course sponge. I'm not bothered too much by water quality as long as I am...
  53. aliclarke86

    Going Dutch Tropica 1-2 Grow Style

    A single bracket is about 25 quid but I bought the whole lot as a display model Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  54. aliclarke86

    Going Dutch Tropica 1-2 Grow Style

    There are 2 channels in the line (look like laptop power connectors) that can be disconnected seperatly leaving the outer or inner LEDs on. The bracket is 2 tmc mountaray brackets with MMS rail connecting them. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  55. aliclarke86

    Going Dutch Tropica 1-2 Grow Style

    Yeah I have one with no controller. You can turn off half the LEDs you just don't have as much control (lol) I'm running it on 50% over a lowtech affair at the moment :-) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  56. aliclarke86

    Going Dutch Tropica 1-2 Grow Style

    Ian is not around much at the most mate. He didn't use one though.. Just 100%....baffeling. I farmed algae that way! Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  57. aliclarke86

    Tom's Poco Pozo

    How does a new setup feel after all this time? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  58. aliclarke86

    Dennerle Duo

    Haha kind of read my mind. My lodger is moving out end of next month ;-) I'm tempted to go for the 60s though Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  59. aliclarke86

    Dennerle Duo

    Ha yeah the blue foam is a bit ummm well it doesn't look the best. I'm not the biggest fan of the nano cubes but they do look good side by side like this :-) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  60. aliclarke86

    DSLR Suggestions

    I echo sascha Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  61. aliclarke86

    The Forsaken World (Final photo.. scape now ended)

    I just wanna see how its looking now :-( Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  62. aliclarke86

    Dennerle Duo

    I think its the right choice. Hmf is really great if your running a lot of tanks in a dedicated room and need to keep the cost down but your sanity comes first ;D Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  63. aliclarke86

    Lakeland Wraith - NA 120

    Agree his scapes a genuine he just IMO ruins it with Yoda and monks... :D Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  64. aliclarke86

    A record of my low tech experiment

    Awe man I can't imagine renting or trying to buy in London I'm sat on 20k thinking I've nearly got enough to buy, can't imagine that would touch London house prices. Its insane to think about but my better half's gran owns a 4 story house in notting hill that they paid 15k for...... Sent from...
  65. aliclarke86

    A record of my low tech experiment

    I hope you have picked out a nice room for your tanks ;) are you buying a new place? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  66. aliclarke86

    couple of trial shots on manual...

    Thankyou :) As do I but not holding out to much hope. It never has been on past visits :p Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  67. aliclarke86

    couple of trial shots on manual...

    Oh I play an awfull lot (lol) and read a lot but theory and practice.... Ha I am off to south end of the lake district tomorrow so time for some landscape trials :-D Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  68. aliclarke86

    couple of trial shots on manual...

    Ah well I'm not in best position lens wise, I don't think I will get much better than these macros. I have an 1100d with kit 18 - 55mm lens and my friend (I got it from second hand) had a little screw on macro I can only go as low as f/5.6. I am pretty happy with my shots though :-) Sent from...
  69. aliclarke86

    couple of trial shots on manual...

    Both canon. I am manual focusing as the auto really is a pain, I went and got a proper tripod yesterday as I have been using an ironing board :rolleyes: I will try again this evening when the sun goes down :&) thanks for the tips though Ed Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  70. aliclarke86

    Seachem acid buffer

    Don't use acid buffers with shrimp. It will more that likely kill them. Look into peat filtering Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  71. aliclarke86

    couple of trial shots on manual...

    Still can't get focus right for macro shots... I do like this PIC though :) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  72. aliclarke86

    Mantis Shrimp

    You are getting some cracking footage here mate. Its really nice to see all this. Keep it up :-) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  73. aliclarke86

    Newbie

    Welcome! :D Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  74. aliclarke86

    From Tranquility Island to A Dutch Touch [200L]

    Looking great :-) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
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    Dennerle Duo

    They are beauties!! Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
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    Dennerle Duo

    I wanna see pandas!! :D Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  77. aliclarke86

    Dennerle Duo

    Hehe I have one doing it right outside my bedroom. Took a couple nights but I'm used yonit now. Good airation ;) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
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    Dennerle Duo

    You will get used to it :-)..... Is it a lot noisier than a spray bar above the water? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
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    Dennerle Duo

    http://www.seriouslyfish.com/a-basic-guide-to-the-hamburger-mattenfilter/ Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  80. aliclarke86

    My tank

    Spay bar! I love spray bars. I hate lily pipes.... Never can get the flow right with then Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  81. aliclarke86

    My tank

    Where are the plants failing? Is it throughout the tank or in certain areas? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  82. aliclarke86

    Crystal River Shore

    Looking better and better. :-) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  83. aliclarke86

    90 cm fresh start. Thread finished.

    Ah bit bummed out, I really liked how this one ended up and look forward to a new big scape from you. Will make a change from all the dinky ones :-) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  84. aliclarke86

    Green Pekoe Pond - 40 litres

    Really fantastic. You have done yourself and this forum proud :-) Big things are expected of you now. If this is your first things can only get better :D Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  85. aliclarke86

    My tank

    Ah that's a bummer do you not have a tropica retailer? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  86. aliclarke86

    My tank

    hemianthus monte carlo Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  87. aliclarke86

    My tank

    Hc likes lots of light and co2 try mc Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  88. aliclarke86

    Awsome cleaning tool

    Glass scraper :-) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  89. aliclarke86

    Anybody got one of these

    Haha what a difference a wipe makes Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  90. aliclarke86

    Anybody got one of these

    Time for a new camera Andy :-) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  91. aliclarke86

    Show us your shrimp tank 2013

    thought I would dig this thread up again even though its clearly not 2013 any longer Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  92. aliclarke86

    "roots"

    That looks fantastic mate. Well done Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  93. aliclarke86

    My new iwagumi

    Fantastic layout. Looks great. Any more info on your setup or planting choice? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  94. aliclarke86

    GH+ left the lid unscrewed

    When I smashed it, it went all over the kitchen floor :confused: Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  95. aliclarke86

    GH+ left the lid unscrewed

    So I stuck a new silica gel pack in to suck out as much moisture as I could and the top had gone rock solid. Smashed it and removed it. About 1cm down and the salt is fine so lost quite a lot but don't need a whole new pot :-) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  96. aliclarke86

    lower pH with vinegar

    Ah I see. That will teach me not to read before posting :rolleyes: Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  97. aliclarke86

    Beginner foreground plants

    Are you using co2? What ferts are you using? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  98. aliclarke86

    How do you stop plants becoming Leggy ?

    Oooh get ready for some biology Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  99. aliclarke86

    lower pH with vinegar

    I'm not sure Nath. I can't keep pH down with syriu in the water. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
  100. aliclarke86

    Bug hunt

    Didn't wipe all mine out even with an extended dose!! But I like to have some :-) Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
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