Eleocharis parvula (common name hair grass / hairgrass) is an extremely versatile and useful plant. It may be used to great affect by itself to form a grassy carpet: a very dense lawn like effect may be achieved in 6 – 8 weeks from planting. It is also very useful when planted sparsely around the edges of rocks and other hardscape and produces a ‘softening’ effect when used in this way, particularly in an Iwagumi…
Category: Aquatics
A 60cm Aquascape Layout Plan
The latest in our ‘Planting without the need for CO2’ series, aquascapes designed for ease of setup and maintenance and without the need for pressurised CO2. The layout of the tank is shown as a frontal and top view diagram, with each plant group labelled. Tropica Plant Nutrition and Plant Nutrition+ liquid fertilisers are recommended for use in this aquarium. For this tank 10ml per day is probably a good starting point, but you should…
Easter 2010 Shop Opening Times
Our Easter 2010 Opening times are as follows: Closed Easter Sunday, Open as usual all other days
TGM Nature Aquarium ‘Re-birth of the Jurassic Forest’
Aquascape by The Green Machine The new design is to evoke a sense of a new dawn, new growth and new life. We also wanted to bring some colour and contrast into the aquascape. This comes from the Ludwigia Glandulosa, Rotala Rontundifolia and Ludwigia Arcuata contrasting with the dark greens of the Microsorum and Bolbitis. The design is based around several triangles and with a mound or central (triangle) island design. The use of ADA…
The Green Machine on YouTube
We now have our own YouTube channel where you can watch, comment on, bookmark and share videos which we post. We have uploaded the Oliver Knott demonstration which has been split into 4 parts due to YouTube video size limits. The video is the same as the one on our website located here, but it is a little lower quality. It may be preferrable for some of you, especially those with slower internet connections. http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreenMachineLtd