Recent content by spacewolf

Hi all.   I find myself in a strange predicament!   After waiting for a month to be able to buy some plants for my tank, it completely slipped my mind that the wood I had in the tank would dry out. I have planted my plants and as I started to finish filling the tank, in between bucket fulls I...

Thanks 508. Any suggestions on foreground plants?

Hi all. Always seems like ages in between posts but life is hectic and money is in short supply.    I am having a few issues posting pictures at the moment, don't know why, but as soon as I find the problem I will get some more posted.   The tank is ready for some plants and a mixed lot should...

Has anyone else experienced problems using Photobucket image codes?   I have already posted a few pictures from my Photobucket account using their images codes without any problems, but the last couple of days I seem unable to.   Any suggestions?   Thanks in advance

Hi daizeUK, any updates?   Like others, I am sorry for the losses. That particular scenario I have been through myself, it is really upsetting.   Blessings

Thanks Wills for the comments.   Yes, I am planning on doing a fishless cycle. As time is one thing I have, I was planning on leaving the tank dry until I can get it planted in one day. Then I was going to cycle using ammonia and probably let the plants settle for a month, then add fish. Most of...

It seems like an age since I posted anything, but with shift work, Mother's day, two birthdays and a concert in London I have had virtually no time for my tank and even less available cash. Most things have arrived now and with a little devious use of time allocation I have now started to set...

As title.   I often see the abbreviation of EI or is it EL used in posts, what does it stand for?   I have checked the board topic but couldn't see it (maybe it could be added to the Acronyms pinned list if it is that common)   Thanks in advance   Blessings

Great looking tank daizeUK, the centre piece works really well and now that it's had some time to establish itself it looks very natural.   Am I wrong or is the sand is looking much better? Is that down to the shrimps?   And finally, how are the fish? You mentioned they are showing signs of...

Hi to all.   Not much happening to the tank right now, been busy researching and reading up on all things tank related - ooh so much information.   daizeUK - thank you for your input. I have bought the reflectors but will hold of using them as you suggest.   I had forgotton how much I needed to...

Hi again.   Nothing really happening until I get some more stuff together but I had a reply regarding my water test above that showed the results maybe flawed. So I did the test agin this morning and got my wife to read off the results as I'm doubting my ability to interpretate them - dam being...

Thankyou for taking the time to write such an informative reply.   I did the test again this morning in daylight and got my wife to read of the results and they are certainly different (dam being colour-blind).   Here are the new readings;   GH = 180 ppm KH = 180 ppm PH = 7 NO2 - 0 ppm NO3 = 40...

Hi to all.   I have posted this info in my planted tank journal but thought I would also post it as a seperate topic.   I did a water hardness test on my tap water last night to help me start making choices on plants and fish and need some help in understanding what these figures mean in real...

Glad you asked this, I am in the same position as you - trying to weigh up all the different opinions.   To save opening a similar one, do you mind if I ride along?   Blessings

Hi to all.   Still researching and trying to decide on a style, what to use and where to get it.   I ordered some API test strips to check my water quality from the tap, the results are below. Can anyone tell me what these results mean in real terms?   GH = 180 ppm KH = 240 ppm PH = 7 - 7.5 NO2...