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Ah..... it certainly does look like that and you described pretty much the exact location of where I found it. Shame it won't survive. Regards

Any ideas on what it is an how I should plant/grow/propogate it? Currently just sitting int that bowl in a sunny window

Not sure if this will work: This is the moss. It's actualy a lot tougher than I expected.... quite tree like in the stem.

Hi, Out walking today I stumbled (quite literally) upon a nice little piece of granite that I thought would fit perfectly in my nano tank that I was planning to setup with some shrimp. I also then discovered some local moss growing on a fallen tree stump half submerged in a stream. Thus I...

thanks. My concern is that between draining the water and getting to the new loction is likely to be round 8hrs+ as we have someone packing and the its a 4hr road trip along with an unpack. How long can tropical fish remain bagged without heat?

Hey, I posted a while back with various problems and with what i found to be the ideal soloution which was following the Walstad setups which has beena huge success! However I now find myself moving home next week and need advice on both how to actual move a tank but also balancing that...

mail me your address. Last time I had a clear out it was unexpected, but I had a massive salad bowl of it spare, along with tons still in the tank. Sadly, I have just had a clear out. The Mrs thought I had prepared a salad and asked me if I had already put the Balsamic in ;) THanks for the...

Hey, I stared a low tech tank some months back and it's been doing fairly well until a little recently. I have lots of light in my tank and historically combating algae growth has been difficult, however it was suggested that I get some form of barrier to prevent to much light getting into the...

Hey, I thought I'd post this as I have found it awesome to use. I 'think' it's only available for uses of Firefox (Mozilla) internet browsers, though there is a website by the same name - I hasten to add, I did not get it from the website I got this from the link below. This Firefox add-on...

Following a visit last week to Living Waters in Croydon, I too would like to recomend these chaps. Proper "Spit and sawdust", so don't expect wonderfully clean and shiney framed tanks with tiled flooring and nice lighting etc. It's tanks, tanks and more tanks. I'd say that around 75% are...

Thanks for the replies. Troi - I had read about this, but I'm not sure where. I had read that if I put enough water into the tank to make the soil very moist and a bit more workable this would speed up the mineralization process....... Though, being partway through Walstad's book, I know she...

Great idea. I'll be doing that :) Thanks

Do you normally just paint a peice of card? I'd assume you would use gloss? Regards

lol.... not yet. Seriously.... nothing makes me quite as indecisive as my bloody fish tank :) well actually.... (you see what I did there huh? :) ) I really like the idea of a black background as I think it shows off the vibrant green colours of the plants, especially Anubis and Moss, both of...

Wouldn't that involve having the container above the tank? I can treat the water as soon as it's in the tank. It wasn't the cost I was trying to avoid, it was the mess I'd create in the tank. If I fill the tank through the internal filter adding the water dechlorinator at the same time, would...

Hi, I am in the process of emptying out my tank in an attempt to create a Walstad style tank. I have a quick question. If I fill the tank with untreated water to start with (not adding fish yet) will that kill off the beneficial bacteria in the soil? I'm not overly worried about the metals in...

Thanks for the replies, but please dont forget the 'whys'. Why tracing paper? Why sandblasted clear plastic? Regards

Hi, I am restarting my tank soon... going to be a lowtechy job ala Ms Walstad. Currently I have a plastic background which shows a typical river scene (or something to that effect). Just wondering what you all have and why as I am undecided on a painted blue or black or just leave it with a...

thanks guys for all the replies.... going to look through them now. Regards Lee

Hi, I am wondering if there is much in the world of the above. I'm refering to Rocks more so than Plants as I know that plants tend not to last to long with Cichlids. Regards Lee

ps... I think the non-functioning CO2 does work, it just needs refilling. I beleive it lost all of its CO2 in one night a long time ago! pps. How deep does substrate need to be in order to grow Dwarf Hairgrass? Just wondering if that is better option than trying to grow Ricca as a carpet. I...

Hi all, I was hoping you fine people may be able to assist me. I own a fish tank! Now, I like my fish tank, and I like the plants and the fish I have in them. However, I do not like maintenance of practically any form or other..... which obviously brings me into conflict with owning a fish...

Ooooohhhhh...... can you post a pic? I was considering this myself after seeing some Christmas tree moss advertised. Didnt look much further into it than that at the time, so i dont know if it would work or if its suitable. I wanted my tank to consist of mostly larger leaved plants.... Swords...

Hey all, I am going to be 'redoing' my tank shortly (just waiting for all the new bits to turn up). I was wondering what sort of background shows the tank off best. Probably best to say from the off that I do not want 'NO' background and that I have a Juwel 180 tank. The substrate is highly...

Hey, thanks for the prompt reply!! Whats the more common - To use a substrate that effectively is an 'all in one' ie it acts as a nutrient base as well as decoration or to have two substrates - one below providing the nutrients and one above providing the decoration? I noticed that my LFS has...

Hey all, I love this website, I have not found another yet that shows the 'how to's' of a planted tank than this one! So...... I want to start over in my tank. I have had it a year or so now and have through trial and error worked out what I want in the tank. Currently I have a sand substrate...