Ant_S
Seedling
Hi,
I'm in the early stages of my aquascaping adventure but I'm enjoying the challenge.
I started out in my younger years as I'm sure a lot of us did in the pre-internet days keeping a "community" tank. Which basically meant getting as many different pretty fish as possible and chucking some pondweed in (or oxygenating plants as they were called by the local friendly purveyor of all things aquatic).
As the years passed by and my knowledge grew I took on the challenge of saltwater. I kept a 250 UK gallon reef tank with a 100gallon remote sump (40 yards away).
However, once I was divorced and the house I'd bought was given to my ex-wife I moved into a one bedroomed flat so no longer had the room for anything approaching the reef system I had previously.
So, after a break of around 3 years I spotted a video on Youtube that featured a stunning aquascape. Intrigued, I investigated further and was amazed and delighted to find it was a valid hobby in which success could be enjoyed providing the effort, both physical and mental, was put in.
So, after months of watching videos (George Farmer and Jurijs Jutjajevs being my current favourites) and careful planning, I now have my first effort at aquascaping. I'm very happy with it. It's only a couple of weeks old but so far everything is as it should be.
So, I look forward to participating in some discussions and becoming a member of this fine community,
cheers,
Ant
I'm in the early stages of my aquascaping adventure but I'm enjoying the challenge.
I started out in my younger years as I'm sure a lot of us did in the pre-internet days keeping a "community" tank. Which basically meant getting as many different pretty fish as possible and chucking some pondweed in (or oxygenating plants as they were called by the local friendly purveyor of all things aquatic).
As the years passed by and my knowledge grew I took on the challenge of saltwater. I kept a 250 UK gallon reef tank with a 100gallon remote sump (40 yards away).
However, once I was divorced and the house I'd bought was given to my ex-wife I moved into a one bedroomed flat so no longer had the room for anything approaching the reef system I had previously.
So, after a break of around 3 years I spotted a video on Youtube that featured a stunning aquascape. Intrigued, I investigated further and was amazed and delighted to find it was a valid hobby in which success could be enjoyed providing the effort, both physical and mental, was put in.
So, after months of watching videos (George Farmer and Jurijs Jutjajevs being my current favourites) and careful planning, I now have my first effort at aquascaping. I'm very happy with it. It's only a couple of weeks old but so far everything is as it should be.
So, I look forward to participating in some discussions and becoming a member of this fine community,
cheers,
Ant
