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Nature's river **New journal**

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Okay so ive been thinking futher along the journal i may make some lilypipes. So today i had a go on some syphon hosing i had lying around, impressive results to say the least! This lily is very unique becasue of its internal filter design rather than external. Here are some pics:

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IMG_0060 by Harry.R, on Flickr

There was some dirt in the siphon, used this to clean it!

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IMG_0059 by Harry.R, on Flickr

The spring to bend the heated pipe.

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IMG_0054 by Harry.R, on Flickr

The result!

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IMG_0056 by Harry.R, on Flickr

Flow....

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IMG_0057 by Harry.R, on Flickr

Flow...

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IMG_0055 by Harry.R, on Flickr

Agitation:)

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IMG_0061 by Harry.R, on Flickr

FTS

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IMG_0058 by Harry.R, on Flickr

The tank ;)

I have a Question about point and shoot cameras, Whats the best iso for taking pics of aquariums and water?
 
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Very innovative Harry. I love it :D
When are you planning on adding a filter and some substrate may I ask ?
:)
 
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Well i have just ordered some moss and my lighting so thats £22.50. I too, am pretty broke but this leaves me with more planning time. I wont be getting a filter till i have decided on a hardscape and got it finalised, i reckon ill be starting the hardscpae in a weeks-2weeks time if my financials get right :) Looking forward to growing something at least probably wednesday!
 
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Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

As for ISO for taking aquarium shots it doesn't really matter. Higher ISO is more sensitive to light which means you can have a faster shutter speed. The main downside there is that the higher ISO can also lead to increased colour noise in your images. I'd opt for supporting the camera and using a slower shutter speed, either with a tripod or if you don't have one a little table or even a stack of solid books.
If you use a slow shutter then use the timer to take the picture, as even the pressure from pressing the release button can cause some blur.

Hope that helps,

Rob
 
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I'm going to fit a circular block of wood behind the fitting meaning it protrudes more from the wall. I'm doing this because i want to get the lights to be right over the tank, not towards the back :) Ill wire up the circuitry meaning i can just plug it into a power socket rather than digging into my wall! :lol:
 
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Okay got the tank set for moss! Removed the blue lighting becuase i think it looked kinda cheap :? I also have replaced the little power head with an old fluval u2 i have (will not use in aquascape, so if anyone wants to buy next week some time PM me) I have the small amount of slate cleaned and found some thread! I've added a little work platform in front of the tank made of glass to place things when working on the tank itself :) Piccy:

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IMG_0085 by Harry.R, on Flickr

Next Week: Lights, amazonia, manzy, HARRRDSCAPE!
 
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Came home today to find some packages waiting for me! What i had was the willow moss from basil (Thank you very much, brilliant quality moss) and my LED's however no fitting. So i got to work tying the moss to slate and putting it in:) Here are some pics of things :

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IMG_0087 by Harry.R, on Flickr

Some of the moss from basil:)

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IMG_0096 by Harry.R, on Flickr

Attached to slate in the tank:)

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IMG_0098 by Harry.R, on Flickr

close ups.

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IMG_0097 by Harry.R, on Flickr

close up.

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IMG_0095 by Harry.R, on Flickr

FTS, some reason that lamp looks white on pics, its not!

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IMG_0101 by Harry.R, on Flickr

Bulbs ;)

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IMG_0099 by Harry.R, on Flickr

Close up.

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IMG_0092 by Harry.R, on Flickr

GU10.

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IMG_0090 by Harry.R, on Flickr

Size, in proportion to my hand :)

Hopefully will get the fitting tomorrow, if not the lights will be up Monday :)
 
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HarryRobinson said:
Fitting did not arrive today but will do monday, same for the wood hopefully! I'm thinking of ferts. Would tropica plant nutrtion+ and easy carbo go well?
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Looking good so far :thumbup: , TPN+ and easy carbo would be good and work well price wise in the long run too. What are you going to use filter wise?
 
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Sorry I thought the flow on the 2217 was only 600l/hr not 790. I've just had a look and the 2215 is 510l/hr and the ecco 2034 is 600l/hr.
But the babies of the familes the 2213 and 2032 may be better as your tank is only 15l
 
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