My Complete Roma 125 Journal.

[Joshwainwright]

naa the forum resizes them - it's all good

any special lens?

Nahh, just the 18-55mm kit lens
I have others, I just don't fancy taking photos of my tank from the other side of the room

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Cool, I really need to get a DSLR but there's just so many things to buy and not enough money!

 

[Joshwainwright]

Cool, I really need to get a DSLR but there's just so many things to buy and not enough money!

So true
I'm skint at the moment yet I've already spent money on what I'm getting next fish-wise in my head

 

[Nashoda]

WOW great photo shots !!

 

[Joshwainwright]

WOW great photo shots !!

Thanks

 

[mattyeatsmatts]

Corys would love the tank

 

[Joshwainwright]

Corys would love the tank

And I'd love to have Corys. I would either have to add more filtration and hope the Gold Gouramis don't cause trouble or get rid of the Golds though... Hmmm...

Just fed some bloodworm though and the loved it!

 

[Masami]

Good journal and great picture, I'm off to google how much one of your cameras will set me back - do you use a tripod?

 

[Joshwainwright]

Good journal and great picture, I'm off to google how much one of your cameras will set me back - do you use a tripod?

I got mine for £180 off eBay near Christmas time with an 18-55mm kit lens, bargain really
I don't use a tripod at the moment but I want one, can get some awfully good shots

 

[Joshwainwright]

JOURNAL POST

Just a quick update on what's going on...

My trumpet snails arrived dead so I'm having some more sent out, all the random bits and bats I ordered have come and I've planted the new water wisteria as you can see in the quick photo below. I took it with my phone seeing as I couldn't be bothered getting the beasty camera out so the quality isn't too good... You can see what I've changed though

I've also been feeding bloodworm every other day which they all seem to be loving

 

[Nashoda]

WOW looking great

 

[paulc]

Great journal Josh and love the tank

 

[Joshwainwright]

Wow, almost a year since my last update! 

 
Even the forum has changed a bit it's been so long!
 
Anyway, you'll be pleased to know that unlike last time when I didn't post for ages I've still been cleaning my tank (although it's a little dirty at the minute) and keeping my fish nice and healthy!
 
If anyone's interested, I'll take a photo of it tonight, you can also see in my signature what I currently have stocked

 

[Joshwainwright]

JOURNAL POST
 
So after a year of not updating my journal and basically being inactive on the forum (again), I'M BACK!
This time though, I actually kept up with my tank and took care of my fish

 
Anyway, I've decided it's re-scape time and possibly time for some extra stock so I need your help once again!
 
Here's how the tank currently looks:

 
Pretty dirty, yes but not out of hand (although the java moss is)

So yeah, you can see why I want to re-scape!
 
Here's another look at the mass of moss that I probably need to cut down on:

 
Magic, eh?
It's likely that I'll be selling some in the classifieds section in the coming days/weeks so keep your eyes peeled!
There's actually two pieces of bogwood under the moss... along with a tiny rock which it started on

 
Also, why not have a few photos of the only remaining gold gourami:

 

 
Where's the other one you ask...
If you look a little earlier in my journal you will see that the idiot woman at the garden center gave me two males and unfortunately, I was unable to find a new home (or tank) for one so Mr Grumpy Gorami seen above won, shall we say 

 
So yeah, that's where I am at the minute!

 
Now it's time to decide:
What plants to try next?
Should I try CO2?
What stock shall I think about, if any? (current can be seen in signature)
What am I going to do when I go to university in September? - NOT A CLUE! 

Oh, and how am I going to lay out the tank, bearing in mind my BN LOVES the wood as it is...

 

[Joshwainwright]

JOURNAL POST
 
So I've been doing a bit of research and I've just bought the following things from Aqua Essentials:
 
Cardanine lyrata (Cardamine)
Echinodorus argentinensis (argentine sword)
2 Cryptocoryne wendtii
Echinodorus bleheri (Amazon Sword)
2L Bottle of Neutro CO2
 
I'm guessing they should get to me on Wednesday because of the bank holiday and what not but I can't wait!
I just need to get some more ferts mixed

 
I'm also planning to get some more rummy nose tetras later this week