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Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)

Hi,

John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.

I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.

With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.

I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.

If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.

I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.

I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.

Thank you
Darragh Sherwin

my new 910 L tank

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17 Jan 2012 21:12 - 17 Jan 2012 21:13 #1 by dave k (david)
here some pics off my new tank i have an Amazon theme in place, i will be getting few pieces off eqiupment in the next few weeks (co2,uv Steriliser)the fish will be discus....... :cool:

dave.

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17 Jan 2012 21:31 #2 by ghart (Greg Hart)
Dave,

The Tank just knocked me out of my seat :ohmy:

You have the dream Amazon setup there.

You obviously do not do things by half measure.

Is it just sand you have as the base or is there an soil substrate under it.

I am lost for words on this setup.
Keep the updates coming.

Greg

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17 Jan 2012 21:34 #3 by Gonefishy (Brian oneill)
Unbelievable Dave! What a set up!!!

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17 Jan 2012 21:36 #4 by andrewo (andrew)
Looks the business! Congrtas Dave!

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17 Jan 2012 21:40 #5 by davey_c (dave clarke)
Holy s**t dave that is a fine size tank.. wouldn't fancy doing manual water changes on that monster :lol:
quite a nice scape going on though :cool:

what type discus are ye thinking of or is it still under consideration??
cheers for sharing mate :cool:

Below tank is for sale

my plywood tank build.

www.irishfishkeepers.com/index.php/forum...k-build-diary#137768

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17 Jan 2012 21:48 #6 by Patrick888 (Patrick Drummey)
Simply stunning. Beautiful setup. Love the Amazon theme - it's my favourite. Very well done.

Patrick

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17 Jan 2012 21:50 #7 by johnportman (John Clarke)
Cracking looking tank Dave.
Fair Play to you man.

John

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17 Jan 2012 22:03 #8 by Gonefishy (Brian oneill)
Dave, where did you get the tree trunk ornament? Cool looking

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17 Jan 2012 22:05 #9 by paddyc1 (Paddy Corrigan)
That tank is a beaut Dave. Wish you success with it

Tallaght, Dublin 24

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17 Jan 2012 22:09 #10 by dave k (david)
hi greg just sand in the tank...

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17 Jan 2012 22:15 #11 by dave k (david)
davey-c i came across something that will do the buissiness for me on the water changes front it will cut times down.its on order and will have it next week (Aqueon Fish Tank Aquarium Gravel Cleaner Water Changer)have a look seems the job.....

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17 Jan 2012 22:28 #12 by davey_c (dave clarke)
that does look the job dave :cool: i'd be interested in how it goes for you because it would be handy to have.
if i'm draining large tanks (aprox 200l each) i use a lenght of garden hose to syphon out through the house and into the garden... can be quite a task to get it to start syphoning through a few feet of hose and needless to say it can only be done when i'm home alone :lol:

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my plywood tank build.

www.irishfishkeepers.com/index.php/forum...k-build-diary#137768

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17 Jan 2012 23:19 #13 by BlueRam (Sean Crowe)
nice lookin setup

sean

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17 Jan 2012 23:27 #14 by kenneth (kenneth mc donnell)
super setup fish will look the biz in there real natural. cheers ken

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18 Jan 2012 09:41 #15 by Melander (Andreas Melander)
Simply one of the best setup's I have seen here!

Melander

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18 Jan 2012 15:41 #16 by traynor (stephen traynor)
jesus ill jumped up outta me chair and me eyes nearly popped out!!

what a set - up!!!

smashing stuff there Dave

regards stephen

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18 Jan 2012 16:07 #17 by paulcavan (Paul Gileoold)
Just out of interest did u purchase this on donedeal seen one pretty similar a few months back lovely setup btw

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18 Jan 2012 21:04 #18 by stretnik (stretnik)
Replied by stretnik (stretnik) on topic Re: my new 910 L tank
Prettttty cool.

Kev.

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18 Jan 2012 21:08 #19 by jwm (sean sean)
I have a goldfish that would look super in der :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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18 Jan 2012 23:40 - 18 Jan 2012 23:41 #20 by dave k (david)
was doing some research into dirt substrate and was going to try it out, would it be worth doing it with this tank disturbing the plants etc.... :unsure:

dave

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19 Jan 2012 00:09 #21 by ger310 (Ger .)
Thats a great looking set up yeh have there Dave,cant wait to see it with the Discus in there!!

Ger

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19 Jan 2012 00:35 #22 by dave k (david)
what do you think of doing(dirt)substrate ? ger..

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19 Jan 2012 13:46 #23 by christyg (Chris Geraghty)
Fabulous setup, cant wait to see it with fish!

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21 Jan 2012 10:13 #24 by Dejwys (Deividas K.)
amazing aquascape, looks very nice !!!

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21 Jan 2012 10:29 - 21 Jan 2012 10:30 #25 by Frontosa (Tim kruger)
Hi,
very nice looking tank.You cant beat the Back to Nature modules ;) .
Regards,Tim

Midlands - in the heart of Ireland.

Keeping and breeding : Frontosa Blue Zaires , Synodontis Petricola , Tropheus Red Rainbow (Kasanga) , Tropheus Moliro . Regulary fry for sale.
Community tank with P.Kribensis and different livebearers.
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22 Jan 2012 20:12 #26 by Brazzill (john)
serious setup lad this is my trigon 350 with just back lights on
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22 Jan 2012 21:00 #27 by Gonefishy (Brian oneill)
Are these pirhana? What are they like to keep?

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22 Jan 2012 21:14 #28 by Brazzill (john)
Best and easiest fish to keep. Hardy out aswell. As they have grown I only fed them 1or 2 times a week. When they young would have to be fed twice daily.

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22 Jan 2012 22:50 #29 by Christor (Chris Morrow)
Love that back ground, where exactly did you get hold of it? internet im presming

as for dirt, trying it myself going on some good reports

what I have set up at the moment is john innes no3 on the bottom 4-5cm deep, then gravel tidy or some form of finer sized mesh to keep the cat litter on top from mixing, the cat litter isnt necessary and it can be anything from sand to gravel

however unlike sand or gravel if your doisng the cat litter, which is baked clay has CEC capabilities which basically means it extracts nutrients from the water column and stores them, which plants use their roots to then use themselves, rough summary and dont think im missing anything

oh, but it needs thoroughly washed and not to be put below anything else without a barrier, it will only rise :P

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07 Feb 2012 17:29 #30 by ghart (Greg Hart)
Dave,
Any updates on that stunning Amazon setup of yours.

Greg

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