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Hmm. If you look at the traditional perception of an "artist" most people will automatically think of Da Vinci, or Picasso, Monet, Degas etc. Where are the women there? I can't think of one great female artist. In fact, the only woman artist that springs to mind as I sit here is debatable...

For those people who use a pump or other semi-automated system, what do you do about cleaning the substrate? I tend to leave it alone, as most of the tank's substrate is covered and I presume that the build up of mulm will help the plants but having religiously gravel vac'd for about 2 years...

Congratulations to all who took part! May you go from strength to strength from here on in :)

Ok, let me know if you want any of the following mate: Ludwigia glandulosa hygrophilia angustifolia (may get a tad large in your tank though ;) ) hygrophilia corymbosa (doesn't get too big) Cryptocoryne wendtii, undulatus or willisii sagitaria subulata monosolenium tenerum small amount ambulia...

Didn't want to say, but it's not just the tank... :wink: (j/k!) My tank has it's own smell, but I wouldn't say it stinks or is really strong - is it just a matter of perspective perhaps?

Poor you! Sorry to hear you're having troubles mate, but you can't give up - I really enjoyed reading your journal and hope to read it again. Once you get set up again (and you will!) let us know - I'll be more than happy to send you a plant package from my tanks. In the meantime, I'll keep...

I'm not a fan of kids either :lol:

Sorry, I should have said that photobucket is great in that it also puts the [img ] [ /img] tags in there for you, so you don't then need to wrap the text again with the [img] tags. Other than that, you've got it! PS When posting an image, I always preview it before posting to ensure that the...

The text is slightly wrong - should be i297 not s297. However, if you go back to the Photobucket image, click on the box beside the word IMG code, the text will be automatically copied for you so you just have to paste it into your post.

Personally, I'd go for a new set up. This is what I plan to do when I move house myself (although I've no plans to move just yet). It would reduce the potential stress on both you and your fish and means that you can start from scratch having learnt the lessons from this tank. I'd probably...

Oh well it was worth a shot :lol: Having seen and felt the Journal I do agree it is good quality. I think one of the things that surprised me when I had a quick gander was seeing things like drop checkers mentioned in 1999 when they seemed (to me) to pretty much explode as a "new" piece of kit...

I wonder if anybody here has sourced a decent supply of Aqua Journals in English (my Japanese isn't upto much :? ). I know Aquaessentials do them for £6.99 each, but as I'm far from loaded I can't really afford to be paying these sorts of prices tbh. Having seen the magazines in the flesh at...

I have done the same, but I wonder if not having enough plants to start with puts any new 'scape on the wrong footing from the start. When I decide to rescape, this is definitely on my (long!) list of things not to do again.

I Just wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoyed watching this 'demonstration'. You make it look pretty easy and I'd hope that this would give many newbies the confidence to try something similar themselves. My eyes goggled at the price of plants though :shock:

I add dechlor either direct to the tank or to the bucket in which I sit the pump (since I can't use it out of the water just yet). As it is a mixer tap, I try and roughly adjust the water to feel (don't worry too much about temp as long as it isn't freezing cold), but I always go for a colder...

I looked at these along with the Lee's Ultimate Gravel vac and the Python but ended up ruling them out because I hate things which attach to mixer taps. I instead went for a hose and a pump along the following lines...Not only can I use this for emptying/refilling, I intend on using it to water...

Well said! Congrats UKAPS :D

I really like that sunset background! Having the same dilemma with my tanks as I'm not liking blue and am having trouble with the plastic things not sticking properly to the back and either getting condensation getting in, or huge reflections where it is coming away. I'm seeing more tanks...

I hear the Fluval FX5 is designed to allow it to be used for water changes. Alas my ickle pump at 400lph just isn't strong enough - took over an hour to refill the tank so I'm going to buy an eheim universal pump - hopefully I can then use the hose and pump to water the garden direct from the...

I can understand you doing it TDI given the volume of your tank, but it's good to see a picture. Right, I'm off to play with said pump and pipes ;)

Cheers for the tip Martin!

After seeing the Green Machine's emptying/refilling method in action, I ordered a cheapo pump off fleabay, some tubing and an eheim intake pipe (not a crook as the intake has a longer curve if you know what I mean) and it should be ready to use - I had to superglue the supplied nozzle onto the...

I had the same thought as Steve when I was reading this. It's apparently only 4 miles further away from me than TGM was, so definitely do-able. I'm sorry that I cannot actually give you advice seeing as I'm still very much the noob myself, but I think it's a brilliant idea and wish you all the...

Were you logged in at the time? Some forums are only visible to registered users apparently so the whiteroom must be one of those.

Sorry but TFC is a free forum and survives on the goodwill of the site owner plus a few donations now and again - it seems ungrateful to complain about some access issues when it's provided free! It's not like it's a service you've paid for and have a right to complain, nor is it their fault -...

I think the problem is that places like TFF really help the beginner whereas places like this are for the very advanced planted tank enthusiast. It's difficult when you're not quite the beginner, but far from the standards of some (read most) of the tanks on here and it is hard to find the...

Interesting to hear Aquaessential's take on it. Hadn't considered the awkward customers though I suppose that it is possible that the very best could be a bit more selective about their clients once a reputation had been established :? Tom - had already presumed you would! Sure you don't...

Interesting responses, thanks :) I wasn't particularly thinking about the aquascaping supplies business because it seems a very hard way to make money with the variety of internet based companies you can choose to buy from - it's not the niche market it appeared to be in the past. It was more...

Just curious...how many of you had considered making use of your aquascaping talents for business purposes like Tom Barr does? Do any of you actually do this on the side currently, ie setting up or just designing 'scapes to a given design requirement or even maintaining them as well?

I appreciate any and all replies to threads/questions of mine but ceg seems to go "over and above the call of duty".

Yes and no - I don't know of any lfs that does decent plants (in good condition) and the only one that does ok, stocks side by side draceania and anubias barteri v nana, 50% of which are flowering! So I could have a tankful of anubias if I wanted, but nothing else as everything else is cack :(...

Wow, what an interesting thread. I must say that Steve's attitude shocked me. I admire his frankness, but it still I couldn't imagine having the same mindset. I don't mean to make that a judgement on him - I'm not saying that it's wrong or right, it's just not a sentiment I could share. In...

Thanks George - interesting to read the opinions. When I get a bit further along the thread (work interrupts! :roll: ) I hope to see your opinion in there :wink: One thing does spring to mind just from reading the first two pages...Mr Chong is an inspirational character, isn't he? And I...

I love the idea of a planted tank, but I also love the idea of a community tank, however I find balancing the two together difficult sometimes and I wonder if it is truly possible to excel at either aquascaping or fishkeeping without having to sacrifice the other (I'm not talking fish on a stone...

I think the python can be bought from Aquatics Online. Cheaper version is a Lee's Ultimate gravel vac for about £30, or I gather there's also a JBL In-out (bit rare in the UK AFAIK). I looked at all of these and whilst i like the idea of one hose to do it all there are two things which niggle...

Check out ebay - these guys do a number of similar design, but diff sized tanks (20l to 72l I think). Comes with overhead luminaire, hang on back filter and heater. Saw a 54l version go for £25 last week with £10 postage! I'm not allowed them :cry: ETA: Oops, forgot the link! linky

Hey yourself! Nice to see you here Vase and looking forward to that 48-incher turning onto one of your beauties! Tigs

I vote somebody changes Jeremy's status to "modest expert" :wink:

Telegraphic Transfer is very expensive method to use, mainly because it's a same day service - ie the funds are available that day. Our bank charges us £25 for the pleasure. Other options include CHAPS payments, SWIFT and international money order - alas I don't work in the accounts...

I changed my tank's water at the weekend and renewed the solution in my drop checker. As I had also bought a new FE, my CO2 was being turned back on. All good so far... Almost half an hour after turning the CO2 on, my drop checker was green - "odd" thinks I, especially when I wasn't even...

A UKAPs callender would be cool, especially if it featured the 12 best tanks/pictures donated by members of this site.

Another forum I belong to offers people the chance to donate a fiver a year to help towards running costs, which I have been happy to pay. It can't be easy keeping a site running to a high standard and if I can't yet donate experience etc, I'd be happy to give a little to help where I can.

Absolutely agree with everything you said - I will use hairnets again in my tank but with more care and attention. What I didn't detail was the fact that my hairnet had become detached a bit and I hadn't noticed it until the plec caught my eye. TBH thanks to your pruning tips, I shant be...

I find it quite odd you posting this now - I had a similar experience with hairnet and a plec getting caught under it. After some quick and careful DIY surgery my plec was ok, if a little stressed, but it worried me no end to see it wrapped up so tightly that the hairnet was criss-crossing his...

Do it! If you have an idea in your head of what you think you'd like it to look like, you'll never be able to walk past the tank without imagining it. I have spent the last two hours stripping my tank - currently there's a couple of bits of slate and some moss, but every other plant is sitting...

Good thinking - I wouldn't have even considered doing that on my tank! I do visit it, but not to buy - I know one of the staff members so I have a chat to him. He's giving me some brushing sets for T6 tubes tomorrow to test out on my T8's. TBH I wouldn't make a special trip to visit :wink: I...

Hi Jayne. Your tank looks lovely imo and I agree that the wood on the left is very nice. How have you secured it? I'm in Erdington btw (near spaghetti junction).

Hi Jayne, welcome to the site *waves* Whereabout in the Midlands are you? I'm in Birmingham. Chrisi

Not sure what other people think about it, but how's about having themes - nature aquarium, iwagumi, Dutch etc? I realise that there are so many ways to go with a tank, be it nano or huge a la Behemoth style :wink: but as a n00b, sometimes when somebody uses a word to describe a style or theme...

I tend to use the 'view new posts since last visit' button on the top right hand of the forum for checking for new posts.