During a new setup, once your aquarium has been planted it can be very difficult to fill it with water without disturbing the look that you have achieved. A good way to leave the tank looking the way it was intended is to; A. Scrunch up several sheets of newspaper and place them over the finished planting until it is completely covered. B. Wet the newspaper down with a garden spray. C. Place a large…
Category: Aquatics
The Green Machine’s new website
We are very pleased to launch our new website. It has been designed to make it easier for you to find what you are after. With three departments under our roof- Aquatics, Hydroponics, and Reptiles, this website will organise and present the information for each department in a logical way. This website will provide us with the platform that we need to expand our online resource library which has been growing steadily over time. For…
The Green Machine’s ‘Fallen Tree’ Aquascape
From time to time one of the large acrylic display tanks in The Green Machine’s store is re-scaped. On this occasion James Findley, TGM’s Artistic Director took responsibility. Setup Specifications Aquarium – 305cm x 61cm x 61cm high (approximately) TGM all acrylic aquarium Stand – TGM marble tiled custom build Filtration & Heating – Eheim Professionel 3 filter with filter wool and 9 litres of Sera Siporax & Aqua Medic Titanium 500w aquarium heater CO2…
AquascapeGallery.com Opening Competition Results
Competition 1st place winner: ‘Serenity Peak’ by Myboyshay All aquascapes submitted by midnight on Sunday 15th November 2009 to AquascapeGallery.com were judged by our creative and technical department and some independent judges. The winner was ‘Serenity Peak’ by Myboyshay who was awarded a £50 TGM voucher to spend in store or online, plus the winning work will be featured and promoted in our national (UK) magazine campaign. “This is my first real go at aquascaping,…
The Green Machine become UK Distributor of Cal Aqua Labs Products
We are pleased to announce that we are now UK distributor for Cal Aqua Labs precision glassware aquascaping goods. Cal Aqua Labs have a small but perfectly formed range of glassware for uses such as CO2 diffusion, drop checkers, filter in-flow and out-flow devices. What this means for the general public; we will be advertising Cal Aqua Labs products to retailers across the UK, with an aim to get the brand sold in more locations.…