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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

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10 Nov 2013 16:05 #1 by proca (Peter)
Hi all.

I'd like to present ma main tank. It,s 200L. planted tank, I still have few things to do in it (right back corner needs to be shaped in to wedge, just trimed it yesterday half way).

First picture was taken 12 months ago, 2nd 6 months ago and pictures 3-5 yesterday.

Tank spec.:
size: 100cm x 40cm x 50cm H.
volume: 200L.
light: 2 x T8 30W. 6500K
substrate: 30L. JBL Manado with 300g Tetra Plant Initial Sticks underneath plus clay/torf balls added every 3 months
ferilization: N/A
CO2: N/A
water change: 50-60% of tap water every 2-3 weeks


12 months ago:





6 months ago:





Today:









Regards

Peter

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10 Nov 2013 16:34 #2 by newbejkjimk (damien kelly)
Very nice peter

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10 Nov 2013 16:38 #3 by anglecichlid (ciaran hogan)

Very nice peter

+1

Anyone with a aquarium can keep fish,
But it takes real skill to be a fish keeper,


And it's spongeBob,
SpongeBob lives in a pineapple under the sea
BLANCHARDSTOWN

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10 Nov 2013 16:48 - 10 Nov 2013 16:49 #4 by newbejkjimk (damien kelly)
peter what ferts are you using and are you running co2 and what kinda lighting?
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10 Nov 2013 16:48 #5 by davey_c (dave clarke)
Stunning tank and a credit to ye :cool:

Below tank is for sale

my plywood tank build.

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

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10 Nov 2013 17:43 - 10 Nov 2013 17:45 #6 by proca (Peter)
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peter what ferts are you using and are you running co2 and what kinda lighting?


i was using diy co2 system (baking soda + citric acid) plus Ferropol 24 for a while but this co2 system was pain in a a.. to run so i quit along with ferropol. for last 6 months i was not using any co2 or ferts in this tank and all plants are in fairly good condition. few weeks ago i took out Vallisneria gigantea, it was 6 foot long, so i trim it to 3 foot, and i had to trim it again yesterday again. same story with other plants, they are not spotless but growing well all the time.
Lighting: 2 x t8 30W 6500K (60 watts total - they are 1 year old so probably will replace it soon)
On the other hand i have 5 other tanks upstairs with high preasure co2 system which i bought few weeks ago.
the plan is to setup fish room downstairs with in 2 months, so probably i will connect main tank to co2 and upgrade lighting to 100-120 watts then plus DIY fertilization (i mix my own ferts right now).
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10 Nov 2013 18:20 #7 by paulv (paul vickers)
Love the root with the moss.

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10 Nov 2013 19:11 #8 by newbejkjimk (damien kelly)
well whatever you are doing it working well for you.
jim

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10 Nov 2013 19:40 #9 by Stem12 (Stephen M)
Lovely tank id love to know your diy system setup>? :)

SM

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10 Nov 2013 19:47 #10 by proca (Peter)
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well whatever you are doing it working well for you.
jim


well, sometimes it works sometimes not :S i'm still learning and testing different stuff, long way ahead to become Amano or Knott :P

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10 Nov 2013 19:49 #11 by proca (Peter)
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Lovely tank id love to know your diy system setup>? :)

SM


CO2 or ferts ??

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12 Nov 2013 20:24 #12 by Gonefishy (Brian oneill)
You've obviously got a great talent fir aquascaping....amazing looking tanks...once doesn't make a pattern, twice isn't even a pattern but three clear successes is surely a pattern....I wish I was able to make my tank even look 1/10 as good as these...

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13 Nov 2013 20:01 #13 by Stem12 (Stephen M)

Lovely tank id love to know your diy system setup>? :)

SM


CO2 or ferts ??


CO2 buddy

SM

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14 Nov 2013 07:52 #14 by proca (Peter)
Replied by proca (Peter) on topic PLanted tank by Proca

Lovely tank id love to know your diy system setup>? :)

SM


CO2 or ferts ??


CO2 buddy

SM


it's in bits right now but i'll put together and post some pics.

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14 Nov 2013 12:57 #15 by Stem12 (Stephen M)
Grand look forward to it :)

SM

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