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Post by sweetleaf on Jan 29, 2007 20:06:25 GMT
Andy hows the tank doing, anything new?
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Post by andy on Jan 30, 2007 9:28:42 GMT
Tanks looking really good ta. Need a few more plants to fill in the gaps but that'll have to be when i can afford it !!! Just taken these photos   |
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Post by sweetleaf on Jan 30, 2007 9:39:26 GMT
Looks fabulous, ;D Wish I still had mine  what is the plant with the pinkish leaves on the left hand side? It reminds me of a houseplant I have. (CRAFT day, cant remember its name!) |
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Post by andy on Jan 30, 2007 9:58:14 GMT
It's a tropical water lilly....in this case an African tiger lotus lilly. By pinching out any leave that go to the surface, it encourages the plant to put out submerged leaves which look wicked !!!
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Post by sweetleaf on Jan 30, 2007 10:54:51 GMT
Looks pretty good to me... will you ever see a flower though?
I like the water lily I have in my pond when its only leaves, but its spectacular when it flowers! ;D
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Post by Dutchy on Jan 30, 2007 19:28:05 GMT
Like the underwater leaves of a Nuphar luteum.
They are better than the leaves above the water.
I suppose you are not going to let it flower?
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Post by andy on Jan 30, 2007 19:40:23 GMT
I suppose you are not going to let it flower? Fraid not....i've just put the whole tank up for sale !!! £600 if anyone's interested !!! (the tank and caninet is worth £800 alone.) |
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Post by madonplants on Jan 31, 2007 11:42:03 GMT
I suppose you are not going to let it flower? Fraid not....i've just put the whole tank up for sale !!! £600 if anyone's interested !!! (the tank and caninet is worth £800 alone.) Are you being serious, Andy? Why? Keith |
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Post by Plocket on Jan 31, 2007 12:53:53 GMT
Eh? What??? But you've spent so much time and energy on it!
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Post by andy on Jan 31, 2007 17:26:56 GMT
Couple of reasons really....firstly i need the cash to finnish the garden, secondly we're being given a superb blue leather sofa from my aunty *she only buys the best too !!!) and i wont have room for the tank in the lounge (i did plan to put it in the conservatory) and i also need to get my ever increasing electric bill down a bit from the £3-400 a quater we've been paying last year !!!
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Post by Plocket on Jan 31, 2007 17:32:55 GMT
All very valid reasons Andy, but such a shame after all the work you've done.
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Post by andy on Feb 6, 2007 15:03:59 GMT
Well...the tank is now sold and will be dismantled tomorrow (wednesday) and picked up by the new owner. BUT....from out of the ashes, the phoenix is released  ......my daughters loves the fish so i agreed to set a little tank up for her....30" long x 15" high x 12" wide which i have in the shed. I have all the equipment so all i've really got to get is the sand and plants. I asked her what does she want to keep in there....a little community tank ? a tank full of "glowfish" (cardinal tetras) ? or something else and she replied "guppies" which i'm more than happy with as i've always had a soft spot for them. Pics to follow !!! |
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Post by madonplants on Feb 7, 2007 17:52:29 GMT
How did it go, Andy? Is that small one up and running yet?
Keith
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Post by andy on Feb 7, 2007 19:40:05 GMT
Tank is now half empty, plants and decor are out and i'm just waiting for the blokes to turn up. They should be here at 8ish as they're coming from Portsmouth.
Little tank will hopefully be set up over the weekend !!!
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Post by madonplants on Feb 8, 2007 9:09:30 GMT
How did it go?
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Post by andy on Feb 8, 2007 9:15:14 GMT
Yep....went fine. All the fish were caught pretty quickly and the tank was on it's way to pompey by 10pm.
Off to the aquatic shop in the GC in a minute to get some bits for the little guppy tank.
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Post by andy on Feb 9, 2007 7:37:44 GMT
So i get the new stand for the fish tank....two new light tubes plus 25kg of playpit sand for the base and all is looking rosy.
I get the tank cleaned out and then i notice a 2" crack in the base !!!!!! probably caused by it being in the cold.
So, £25 later, we have a new tank. Got the day off today so hopefully it'll be set up for when Katie gets home from school.
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Feb 9, 2007 7:49:24 GMT
Don't forget the pics Andy  |
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Post by madonplants on Feb 9, 2007 9:20:02 GMT
When you got the tank, did you look at any fish!!!? Keith |
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Post by andy on Feb 9, 2007 9:29:02 GMT
When you got the tank, did you look at any fish!!!? Keith Oh yes....my daughter wants just guppies in there. She loves the colours and thinks it's great them having lots of babies. Pics to follow !!! |
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Post by madonplants on Feb 9, 2007 11:06:52 GMT
Just guppies, how about some cory cats as well? Maybe an ancistrus or two?
Keith
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Post by andy on Feb 9, 2007 11:44:18 GMT
Just guppies, how about some cory cats as well? Maybe an ancistrus or two? Keith Yep....probably about 5 pygmy cories and some otocinclus just to keep things clean ! |
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Post by madonplants on Feb 9, 2007 16:41:10 GMT
Andy, did you get it set up in time? Keith |
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......my daughters loves the fish so i agreed to set a little tank up for her....30" long x 15" high x 12" wide which i have in the shed. I have all the equipment so all i've really got to get is the sand and plants.
