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Oh lovely, whereabouts in Cornwall? I used to have family in Cornwall, now all sadly passed away but I still have friends down there.
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I grew up in Falmouth and I'm desperate to live in Falmouth again. I love it, I'm already looking for a little sailing dinghy and a van to carry around my surfboards, paddleboards and kayaks. I won't spend as much time on the water as when I was younger though.
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My haunts are all north coast, but I’ve been to Falmouth a few times. I hope you have fun with the planning stages and find something perfect when you are ready to move.
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Thanks, selling our place will be easy I expect, but finding somewhere in Falmouth will be difficult looking at the market today. Hopefully it will all work out.
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Hope that works out for you. :)
I know Falmouth, many a holiday spent down there.
My friend moved down there when he retired, but he's since moved to Truro.
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A few picture updates of the tank itself, I'm not sure I've done one recently, but I think it's looking good. I always find Java Ferns to be an untidy plant, but I think it works in this tank!

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C.Similis

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C.Cruziensis
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Red Lizard Whiptails, love these guys!

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I'm going to place an order with Cory's 4 U at the end of the week. Probably will buy a few species 😁
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BigBen wrote: Sat Jun 19, 2021 17:04 pm A few picture updates of the tank itself, I'm not sure I've done one recently, but I think it's looking good. I always find Java Ferns to be an untidy plant, but I think it works in this tank!

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I find Java Fern does one of two things for me - it either dies a slimy death or it goes crazy. Either I find annoying so I haven’t got any this time! Ha! But you are right, it does look good in that tank, I like the island you have built. I’m finding it difficult to get scale - how big is the tank?

Looking forward to seeing your new additions when they arrive!
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It's a Roma 125, so just shy of 3ft. I kind of wish I'd put a deeper layer of sand in because of how well the saggataria is carpeting in my discus tank, but I don't know if it would grow as well with the old style t8 I have in this one.
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BigBen wrote: Sat Jun 19, 2021 17:04 pm I'm going to place an order with Cory's 4 U at the end of the week. Probably will buy a few species 😁
Who are Cory's 4 U ? Do you have a link ?

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Stephen wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 8:49 am @BigBen
BigBen wrote: Sat Jun 19, 2021 17:04 pm I'm going to place an order with Cory's 4 U at the end of the week. Probably will buy a few species 😁
Who are Cory's 4 U ? Do you have a link ?

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He is developing a website at the moment, he is currently just in Facebook and uploads a spreadsheet of his stock and prices. He's a hobbyist so most of the fish are bred by himself. There is a video tour of his fish room from January on his page somewhere. It's awesome!
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