Category Archives: Fish tanks
Amazing Interview with Dave Chow, on Acuariorosa.com
http://acuariorosa.com/2011/04/11/interview-with-dave-chow/ Mr. Chow, first of all, I would like to thank you for lending us part of your time. How and when did you get into the hobby of setting up and keeping aquaria? It’s ten years ago, I used … Continue reading
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Vivarium 2011 – Aquascaped Qube tank
Day 1, March 24 And so it begins. Up at 0430, plants were packed the night before, and close to 15kg of hardscape such as wood and rocks. Now onto the Gatwick Express train, the 0600. ======================================================= Had to get … Continue reading
Filed under Aquatic Plants, Fish tanks, Paludarium, UK
How sponsors can control a forum. Do forums really need them?
I am member of a number of forums, mostly related to planted tanks, and when they have sponsors who takes precedence? The members interests or the sponsors?
For example, UKAPS (www.ukaps.org/forum) has a number of sponsors, most are great, but some others seem odd, especially when they have expensive prices. Continue reading
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British mosses and liverworts – A field guide
If you are interested in mosses, liverworts, and such plants, you for sure need to look at this website: http://www.bbsfieldguide.org.uk/ Better still, go ahead and buy the book, for £25 including shipping. http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/bbs/Activities/Field_Guide_order.htm The blurb says: Our islands’ mosses and … Continue reading
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Use of Aquarium Hanging Planters in the UK!
If you live in the UK, why buy aquarium hanging planters from the US? Get them here, from http://www.blisshome.co.uk/product.asp?product=966. Continue reading
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Very cheap T5 Luminaire
I have purchased last week a T5 Aquarium Fish Tank Overhead Light 4 x 39w 100cm from Ebay, from allpondsolutions1. http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/All-Pond-Solutions__W0QQ_armrsZ1 The support given to me prior to the purchase was just amazing, I asked all sort of questions and … Continue reading
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Aquatic plant forums
Haven’t posted updates on the blog for a while, not due to lack of interest, but because I have been busy with some forums that I have joined. As times passes I am more and more into aquatic plants, and … Continue reading
Filed under Aquatic Plants, Fish tanks, Paludarium, South Africa, Tropical Fish, UK
Cherry Red Shrimps
A year ago I purchased 4 shrimps, cherry red, at the ADC (Aquatic Design Centre). They breed more than guppies…
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Central London Aquarists Society – January 2010 meeting
Went yesterday to the Central London Aquarists Society (http://clas.plastic-creep.net) monthly meeting, and was pleasantly surprised. I am not one for meetings, and actually struggle to meet new people, but I thought that it would be a good idea to meet … Continue reading
Filed under Fish tanks, London Fish Keeping Club
Container Water Gardens
Some of the most amazing gardens seen are lotus gardens, which use large containers to house the lotus tubers..
Not everybody has space on the garden to have a pond, but get a large terracotta pot; some border plants, a cheap water pump and you can have a small corner of calm and tranquility on your small garden, terrace, or even inside the house. Continue reading
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