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Emma,

Once again fantastic photos.

I don't want to send this thread off topic but would you mind posting a picture/description of how you set up the camera & lights for taking these excellent pics of such small fish?

TC

Hi Steen,

You will find everyone on this site very welcoming, and full of good advice.

I love your 'Little and Large' Photo

TC

Rubix wrote:how big are the clowns, sharks, and glass cats i see in the background?

The clowns are 5, 4 and 3 inches, The glass cats are around 4" and almost 5years old. The sharks are all around 5", however the RTBS can be a bit of a bully to the Bala's.

TC

They saw me coming with a tub of food



(With apologies to dial up users.)

TC

Rubix, It is 3/4 inch PVC tubing. Once i had all the T pieces and 90 degree bends in place across the width, they all butted up together and just fit in the tank. if you look at Martin's 'exploded' manifold here http://www.loaches.com/articles/river-tank-manifold-design then you will see the the spa...

Update on my River Tank. Well my pump arrived from eBay, (thanks for the recommendation Mad Duff), and is installed on the manifold, which seems to be working well. I have water in the tank, but the pH is still going off the chart (8.5-9.0) I think this is due to the cement that I used in the backgr...

Congrats on getting this far Keith. I can't wait to see it when it is populated!

In that last photo, has the tank got a clear lid on or is it just the angle of the shot?

TC

Thanks folks for all your positive comments. I will endeavour to keep you posted on the tank's progress. FYI.. The big a$$ rock is piece of granite from a beach near Alnwick in the NE of UK. It weighs 7kg and is 15" long and 12" round (think it don't type it girls!) :lol: The background is homemade ...

David,

Tank is a 30x12x15

TC

TeeCeeJay wrote: When I've figured out photo posting, I'll show you how my setup goes.

As promised, I've started a new thread to show you how I'm getting on with my new River Tank.

TC

Well, the good news is that I have built the manifold for my river tank (see pics below) and I have a clear seal SP-1200 powerhead on order from ebay. The bad news is I went to my LFS the other day and checked their livestock. They have about 40-50 Hillstream Loaches labelled as 'coldwater plecs' (f...

....and it's Ms Turner!. Oooops!, sorry Emma MadDuff, Thanks for the link to your setup, it's almost exactly what I have in mind. I'm off to B&Q (Home Depot for those of you over the pond!) tonight for the pipe work, and will also drop in to the LFS to check on their 'plecs'. I will try and identif...

Hello, I’m new so I thought I’d introduce myself and ask a couple of questions at the same time. I had a tropical community tank for about 5-6 years when I was younger, which got taken down when I left home. Now I have got the bug again and for the last 5 years I have a 160L tropical community tank ...