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Re: Matts 60L That looks great,think it'll look fantastic when grown in,I like a bit of space,gives a nice clean look which makes the denser planting areas look lush.

def no4 here too.

Piccy time,I know I waffle but mostly it's for my benefit (tank diary really).Not the best pics,rubbish camera,rubbish photographer,but you get the idea. Small tank: Not a huge difference here,the anubias,one of them anyway (last plant sticking out behind the bogwoood at the back)has had at...

New plant addition today,echinodorus latifolius,plated round the base of my mamba rock to soften the edges a bit,witheld a couple of plantlets for the sand tank so off to plant them up now. Anyone any pics of this growing in situ?I saw it about a week ago and thought it looked nice (and small)...

Wow,very,very nice,(not just what's inside it),tank and stand are pretty nice,have to check this natural aquario out. The angels are stunning.

Re: saintly's MA 120x 50 x 70cm scape. :lol: I think they look like those red salmon with the big jaws.

This tank is absolutely beautiful,for me,one of the nicest I have seen.Don't know if it's the discus or what,but just the overall effect is stunning,I bet you could sit and watch it for hours,visitors must be well impressed!!

Re: saintly's MA "long term" scape. Beautiful tank as usual,damn those rainbows are ugly mothers though.Great to see a Saintly long term tank,gives people like me inspiration as I don't have the funds to be constantly spending on plants. God,that makes me soud really tight,but I've seen how...

Blyxa looks great against the wood,especially that first pic.

Well,no survivors from my gourami's first batch,not a great surprise for me as it was totally unplanned and they really could have done with being in a tank of there own,not sharing with plecs and cories.I am going to set up a big storage tub as a breeding tank and give it another shot,figure...

Still here,just NO time for anything at the mo,tanks are going great,plants are all doing well.My mystery plant has sent off a runner and another plantlet,and ferns and mosses are multiplying. I won't be around much until I get a routine going,just shut my shop and my head is up my arris most of...

Yeh but if she did she would think you were MENTAL :lol:

Re: Liza's 20L Nano Tank They used to make you drink liquids to prove they were ok,baby formula etc :shock:

Re: saintly's "The Miracle Mire" My lfs had some gold balloon rams the other day,along with the blue ones.

Well,sad git that I am,I have a little picture and plant list that I have drawn out but I've left it at me work.Off the top of my head,Marti's Sword,anubias nana,nana petite,java fern,windelov,fissidens,various mosses,I've got hc cuba and marsilea hirsuta here for it already (aswell as some...

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup Not much's changed?The Blyxa is a monster who looks like it's just finishing off a tree!!It's massive!New camera really shows off the tank,looking great and mega healthy.

(Just icase you take offence,I'm only joking,there's not much you can say really about a bit of wood sitting in an empty tank is there?)

Lol!!Can you not read??!!!! :lol: It's just dumped there for now till the weekend probably.

Hey Willis,I'm not big into this cycling malarky,I just use mature filters and trust me,water changes are not a problem :lol: Two 50%+ changes bi#weekly plus lots of smaller sand vacs (I'm completely anal,pardon the pun,about visible poo!!). I'll keep an eye on them,still seem healthy,they were...

Hi Hijac,I got the ancistrus and gouramis from The Aquarium at Bankside in Falkirk,the cories from Dobbies in Stirling.TBH,I can't wildly enthuse about either,but lfs are limited around here. My bro has got a lot of fish from Riverside in Stirling,but I'm biding my time for a visit to Inside...

Hi Wilis,to be honest,you know more than I do!!I went and saw these in the lfs 4/5 times before I bought them and heard the owner refer to them by about 3 different names,so maybe a visit to that site with a good pic would be a good idea for a definite id. I was checking them over this morning...

At last!!Work begins on tank 2!! I won this tank on eBay way back months ago for £56,that was tank,hood,stand,filter,heater,various other bits and bobs.That was around about the time I found you guys and after researching substrate,plants,etc,had to put this on hold,mainly due to the cost of...

One of my veiltail ancistrus,this is the bigger of the two I'm pretty sure.Looks like it's got white edging on it's fins but they're actually shredded,hopefully this will grow back as they're still pretty small (largest one is about 2.5" body size).

Yep,Iv'e looked at the TPN+,would that replace the flourish?Ie,I'd still dose excel with TPN+? And enthusiasm?Buckets for something I have an interest in. My bf was watching me doing yet another water change the other night and said 'I don't kow how you can be bothered,what a pain in the arris'...

That sounds about right,it gradually goes green to pink top to bottom.The plantlet,it's getting bigger so I'll get a new pic.Obviously,it has long spatula shaped leaves,same width all the way up with rounded tops.I've noticed that the leaves are sort of upright during the day,and get lower and...

Is it(hygro)?Ah well Saintly,seems I dismissed your suggestion too early,I really didn't think reading the description on AE that it would grow in this tank.It is growing but I'm not sure if it will thrive,time will tell.Beeky,does your's have very distinctive pale veins,almost white,runing...

Yay,the rest of my substrate order arrived from AE yesterday,so I made a start on the main tank last night.I think it's going to be too complicated to run both these tanks in the same thread so I guess another thread is in order once I've taken a few photos.For some reason this tank makes me...

Re: saintly's "The Miracle Mire" Pretty damn nice.

Ok,sorry,my bad.

Isn't that what's supposed to happen?I thought it was the male that did brood care?

Did you manage to get a pic of the lotus flower?I've always thought that would be something pretty amazing in an open topped tank,I'm even planning on setting up 3 planters on my decking with waterlillies for summer.

Can anyone help id these?This is the pink stem I got from PAH: This is my icklebickle mystery baby plant (it's roughly .75" tall): And just for the hell of it (I don't need an id!!),one of the little orange guys!!: (Updated tank pic in post 1).

Nice!You could add the cabomba,but tbh,I think it looks great with the plants you have,cabomba would fill it quickly,that's ok if that's what you want,but you have a really nice shape there.I personally really like these 'islands' with lots of sand showing,it looks really clean and crisp. One...

Sweet!You can appreciate it more when you get a better feel to the overall size etc.Look forward to seeing how your growth goes. Just for an aesthetic point of view (my opinion only you understand,to be ignored at your leisure!),I'd fill the water right up,and maybe find a solid trim that the...

Thanks Ray,tbh,unless this tank develops issues,I think I'm going to keep the spraybar for the bigger tank(thanks for the advice though,I'll put it where you suggested on the big tank).Re the Excel,I have no idea,I haven't got it yet! I'll take it a step at a time and if any deficiencies arise,I...

Is this the sweet jar?Do you think you could post a full shot up with somethig for scale?Looks pretty interesting.

Another little update.At the weekend I bought 5 veiltail ancistrus,absolutely beautiful but I have lost 3 of them so far.Could be various reasons,I was cringing when the guy was catching them as he was practically scraping them off the glass with the net,so stress and actual damage I am...

Re: Goody's return to tanks,1st joural,two tanks. Cheers Superman,I'll bear that in mind as I'm not sure I want to put more equipment in this little tank (ie powerhead),as I'm discovering that the current may be a bit much for the gouramies.(I will be removing the 2+ tonight).Talking about the...

Yep,Iwagumi deffo if you're minimalist,or have a look at Luiz monz's tank.I think that would look great with the styling of the Osaka too. OOOooh,you have given yourself a challenge!!

Re: Goody's return to tanks,1st joural,two tanks. Cheers,I'll look it up.Can I also pick the collective brain again,what is generally the best position for a spray bar?The picture on the box has it along the top,but would it maybe be better if I placed it along the bottom,with a seperate...

Re: Goody's return to tanks,1st joural,two tanks. I absolutely love it!And my little gouramis,they're sooo sweet! Just this minute took delivery of my light reflector (Arcadia from Last Trading Post on eBay if anyone's looking for one) and spraybar,so more tweaking tonight. I really must get a...

Re: Goody's return to tanks,1st joural,two tanks. Got my first fish at the weekend,6 Honey Dwarf Gouramis.I kow I probably should have waited longer but both filters were pre-used and I'm right on top of water changes,at least 50% twice a week,it's been more than that though. Tank is looking...

Re: saintly's "The Miracle Mire" It's been him all along,hasn't it?Have we actually ever physically ever SEEN Saintly doing a tank?All the clues are there,the hidden pixies,think about it.....

Re: saintly's "The Miracle Mire" Lol,I like the sword corner.Tell me,did you start planted tanks before you found UKAPS,and do you think UKAPS has changed your outlook?

Re: Scott's boring aquascape Not at all. Any point of view that originates from half-way between Glasgow and Edinburgh deserves serious consideration. lol :lol:

Re: saintly's "The Miracle Mire" Do you know,I could hardly believ reading a thread from less than a year ago where Saintly felt less than qualified to offer advice.I had to double check the dates. Your tanks rock!!

Re: Scott's boring aquascape Yep,wisteria may be common,but it's beautiful(much like Java Fern)!!That tank is awesome!!

Re: Scott's boring aquascape Teehee,I was instantly attracted by the title as I think mine is a bit boring too,by these guys standards anyways (but I love it).Looks good,will look even better when it grows in a bit as you're going to have some good contrasting shapes and greens with the...

Re: Goody's return to tanks,1st joural,two tanks. Cool,thanks Beeky,I'll give it a couple of months and see how it goes with the Flourish.As a matter of interest,when can I expect algae issues to start on a new setup?

Re: Goody's return to tanks,1st joural,two tanks. Yep,I had planned on stirring the sand once a week,but admit I hadn't for one minute thought about under the hardscape. Glad you pointed that out now before I had smelly problems later!I can now make a point of lifting and stirring once a...

Re: Goody's return to tanks,1st joural,two tanks. Well,my Flourish has finally arrived so I will start dosing that tonight.I'm a bit confused here,do I aslo need to dose Flourish Excel (Carbon supplement as I understand),or is it not necessary?(Remembering I have no added co2 and inert...

Re: saintly's "The Miracle Mire" I came across this place last night whilst mooching about,don't kow how close to you they are,but from what I understand,they post,and seem to have a pretty humungous range of fish: http://www.sweetknowleaquatics.co.uk/23701.html

Re: Goody's return to tanks,1st joural,two tanks. Nothing under the sand,as I said,I replaced the lamp today and the difference is phenomenal.The dark area you can see is just a shadow,the light patch is the same depth over the whole length of the tank. I used the playsand purely for budgeting...

Well guys,I've spent enough time on here,looking at all your tanks,sucking in information.I bought my first tank after a break of 15 years or so a couple of months ago. I've kept fish before,specifically angels,which I had for years,but left my tank with my brother when I left home. A couple of...

Re: saintly's "The Miracle Mire" Did you see Hijacs cherry barbs?They were pretty stunning and a large shoal of them would be quite something.

Oh god Sam,what a classic,you'll look back on this later when your tank is mature and laugh/cringe.Never nice to have a fish die,but that was the aquatic equivelant of walking out of the bogs with your skirt tucked in your knickers :lol:

Didn't someone recently solve a bad algae problem by cutting the lights and adding some Amazon Frogbit to soak up excess nutrients?

Oh my goodness!Tut tut Sam,how sloppy,what would Mr Amano say? (lol,hilarious :lol: )

Re: My Shrimp Sanzon Iwagumi - 20L Arctank Cheers,that's given me food for thought.I've inherited a little tank that I have in mind to do open top,nothing fancy,but I don't want to spend a fortune on lighting for it.Desk lamps would probably be the way to go.

Re: My Shrimp Sanzon Iwagumi - 20L Arctank Looks good,would you mind explaining your lighting system?

Re: My Corner Tank - Venezia 190 13th Aug 2008,was flicking through and that picture just struck me,the way the colours and moss on the wood jumped out.

Re: saintly's ??????? scape I'm really torn between rams and cockatoo dwarfs for my tank,both really nice fish.

Re: saintly's ??????? scape :drool:

A bit of moss on your wood and a bit of growth and you're well on your way.I can envisage it grown in,stick at it :)

Nice wood,someone likes Steiff too,I'll need to suck up.

no2

It's funny,but reading the jornal beforehand,seeing the pictures of where your inspiration came from,I guess you could almost get an emotional attachment to the tank.I suppose the judges are looking on without seeing any of this. I wonder,is it allowed,the same way some folks included photos of...

Re: saintly's ??????? scape Bums.You got some fancy gravel stuff going on there.

Re: saintly's ??????? scape Yay!!You need a new thread for the new tank though.Surprise us!!

Re: saintly's ??????? scape The Elephant Graveyard.

Yeah beat it,get your own ideas :lol: God I am going to get sooo ribbed when I start my tank.

Large bamboo poles.I'm sure you can get them up to about a couple of inches diameter.You could make a motel,then disguise the front with rock,roots etc.You could try that foam stuff that folks use in paludariums to build up false walls,weirs and waterfalls.I believe you can also stick your...

Re: saintly's ??????? scape I'm glad you got the other wood.It looks quite scary,almost as if you'd expect a pike or an eel to be lurking.

Have you been on Tropical Fish Forum?There's a dedicated board to New World Cichlids and loads of discus folks on there who'll give you pointers.

Lol,shhh,they'll all be laughing at us!!

What are the big plants?Are they Amazon Swords?Thinking I may get one for my tank.

Aaargh,lovely fish.Makes me want a bigger tank.Can I make a suggestion,feel free to completely ignore me or give me a virtual slap.But the two big plants,swords?The one one the right,would look nice right to the back,with some twisty wood snaking through left to right from the back. :oops: I...

I love this,love all the dark nooks and crannies under the twisty roots.

No,damn,maybe it wasn't yours.It wasn't a marine set up,but looked like a marine scene,not a tropical marine,it just really reminded me of a single piece of seaweed wafting in the current.Can't blummin find it now.Don't take back any of the other stuff if it isn't yours though :lol:

Saintly,hope you don't mind me jumping in,but do you have pictures of all your tanks anywhere?I've been looking for one that I'm sure was yours that looked like a marine scene (like seaweed blowing in the current),and I can't find it now.I was almost positive it was yours. And btw,Luis' latest...

Hmm,I don't know much so am reserving judgement a tad.But I can try and imagine it grown out a bit.I think it will look fine,apart from as it stands at the mo,it looks a bit 'big' at the front.

Re: saintly's ??????? scape Either the 1st one or the last one,definitely not the middle one.The 1st and last one have stronger shapes with the wood which imo,won't be lost during planting (softened but still important to be strong). The middle one is too empty in the middle. Look forward to...

Lol,sorry,but before I even clicked that link I had an inkling,stunning isn't it?Your tanks are beautiful too,I don't think I could ever strive to create something in that league.

"ill cut a big hole in the bag tonight and doa stealth change " Send in the ninjas!

Do it at night?(with a light on obviously,or a torch if you want an adventurous feel!)

Re: Liza's 20L Nano Tank Well,I'm going to be contrary,I am apparently a non conformist btw,and say I also like no2 out of the two choices.Not that I know the last thing about this it just sits better imo.