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Would not go with elodea its a noxious weed in NSW. How come no-one has mentioned good old Val I cant seem to kill it no matter how hard I try.

Got to love that rock what is the yellow on it algae/moss??? and is that quartz??? (white bits) I like the look of the glass co2 gear left in for photos also. So the plan is to have the rotala peak behind the rock ??? Nice set up :)

Is it the same in an aquarium as it is in dry land I know that ph levels affect what nutrients are available and if they become deficient or toxic??? I also believe aeration is pretty important factor no aeration=anerobic conditions not much will grow in that .

Thanks everyone for your input it has all been helpful. I have decided (but will probally change my mind) on going for a mixed blend of Eco-complete , regular gravel and river sand for my substrate with a few dino dung pellets strategically placed. I am unsure with the lighting I have found some halide/t5 combos here They have a top function in that you can use just the halide or the t5 or both . I understand that my tanks might be to deep for HC or glosso but i did intend to have one side banked/raised high a the back slowly sloping down to the front of the tank with that side having the ground cover other plants I am keen on Java fern "windelov" , downii , Rotala red, Pogo stellata a moss of some sort (all so similar) and assorted swords and crypts would the combo lights suit???/ Got abit of a laugh on ebay searched "dino dung" and up come all these fossilized dino doo's for sale.

After the aquascape competition I have decided to try my hand at one but have a few queries. I intend to jump straight into the deep end here and go all out on a 4x2x2ft or a 3x2x2ft full co2, the works (all except coughing up some big $$$$ for an ADA tank) Can anyone point me in the right direction on substrates what would be the best for my needs and your experiences on using the product I was looking at using the ADA soils Amazonia , Seachem Flourite Black or black sand I am thinking of going down the road of having a carpet of HC or similar and am not wanting to rescape very often maybe once a year for a change every now and then. Or can I use just a basic gravel you buy at the LFS and fert more reguarly for a cheaper alternative as the co2 setup will blow a nice hole in the budget???? I am also looking at getting about 3wpg in the lighting department so I would need 200w for the 3ft or 280w for the 4ft I have 2 options a t5 compact or a metal halide which one out of the two would run cooler as keeping the tanks under 30 degrees can be hard to do here in the summer months and my house is sort of like an oven. So if anyone can give any input through their own experiences or tell me where i could get some of the stuff please feel free to point me the way Cheers Nick

I have paid with western union on all occasions I have purchased on aquabid. The first time I bid on some fish my paypal account was not set up and WU was the only other option. Then because I didnt get ripped off I continued using WU.(I do have a little bit of common sense but I can be a bit ignorant at times LOL) I guess I was just lucky enough to pick honest breeders. I suppose they therefore should have an honourable mention*** Banleangbettas*** and ***Wifebetta***. Still it is always best to be safer than to be sorry.

I think it might have to do with mobile cam 3 megapixel cam on mobile have different settings of image quality 3M-use for large sized prints 10x8 inch 2M-7x5 inch 1.3M-6x4 inch 0.5-ideal size for e-mail 0.3M-ideal for multimedia message not sure what setting used for pics i guess the last two would of been the best

:) Sorry everyone !!! Took photos with camera on my mobile phone uploaded into photobucket used the top line in photobucket to put onto this site. I posted tried to edit them but couldnt work out how to. So sorry once again I was just so happy with them I had to show them off. Will get a proper digi cam soon.Why they came out that big I would not have a clue still quite new to this new computer world, any ideas anyone?They looked good in photo bucket.