“Autumn in Isle of Man” by Oliver Knott. To celebrate TGM’s UK distribution of the Tropica Aquacare range, we hosted a free aquascaping demonstration on Sunday 13th September 2009 by the renowned German artist Oliver Knott. As always the event was a great success, the atmosphere was unique with the perfect mix of excitement, enthusiasm and good humour throughout the day. The full online journal is located on The Green Machine website here.
Filling an aquarium without disturbance
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…
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…
Planting on a Budget: A 30cm Aquarium
This is the third in our new feature series ‘Planting on a Budget’, aquascapes designed for ease of setup and maintenance and without the need for pressurised CO2. Click here to view a larger version of the above image. The layout of the tank is shown as a frontal and top view diagram, with each plant group labelled. Easy Life EasyCarbo is highly recommended in aquariums without pressurised CO2, for more details, visit the product…
TGM Aquascape by Andrew Mack
From time to time one of the large acrylic display tanks in the Green Machine’s store is re-scaped. On this occasion the job was given to Andrew Mack. The above image shows the finished aquascape shortly after the livestock were added. (photo by Stu Worrall) “It is 3 weeks since Mark first said ‘how do you fancy doing one of the big tanks?’ It turned out to be my favourite of the three – ‘wide…