Another Tank ? : O

see if you can borrow some media from
some ones external filter and also use
some evolution aquarium pure at the
same time

I've been researching for when I get my new 240L too. I've seen that some people put greenhouse shade netting over the soil to keep it in place and then put sand or gravel on top. I intend to make some hilly bits by using net bags full of gravel.

I like the idea of squeezings. I've got a moss ball in my 40L; when I do a water change I occasionally remove the moss ball and squeeze out the crud. It might not be a bad idea to transfer it to my new tank when the time comes.

I'll be using pond compost/John Innes No 1, shade netting, black sand and lots of plants.

All our likes/dislikes are subjective. So, if you like red substrate...go for it! 

African water fern Bolbitis heudelotii is said to need medium light, rather than the low light that Java fern can use, but I don't know it myself. Like Java fern, you can't plant it, you have to attach it to bogwood or something.

You should look at the Tropica site for info on plants http://tropica.com/en/. I'd look first at the ones listed under the "Easy" sign.

Don't forget that plants grow. It's all very well people showing a tank which has been "set up", but by next year it will look nothing like that. It's the same with gardens, people plant up their garden as if they were decorating a house, then say "Well, that's the garden done". Surprise, surprise, it doesn't stay that way for long. Plants aren't paint or furniture 

It's unusual for Practical Fishkeeping to show a relatively simple set up, most of their examples cost a fortune.

I have some Bolbitis. It is attached to bogwood in my 50 litre tank and is growing nicely. That tank just has a T5 tube. It is a nice ferny looking plant.

I've been researching for when I get my new 240L too. I've seen that some people put greenhouse shade netting over the soil to keep it in place and then put sand or gravel on top. I intend to make some hilly bits by using net bags full of gravel.

This sounds a good idea NM  and forgive the stupid question, just wondered about moving or removing plants won't the roots interweve in the netting, meaning you'd have to lift the whole thing, or maybe just brute force would lift em

Aqua One are a well-known company, as far as I know their stuff has a good reputation. I don't see the problem ..................

http://aquaone.co.uk/homepage_uk.php

I think it might be a Aqua One Evo 120, not a lot of info at the mo, but it looks like it might be 20 litres bigger than i thought    at 260 litres. Oh well, as long as it's up to the job eh and i think i'm going to have to go down the Play Sand route judging by the size of it lol