Recent content by pariahrob

Hi all, It’s been a while since I last posted. I had planned a new setup a while back but life got in the way. But now I’m amassing everything I need. I have an aquascaper 900 on the way, along with a Twinstar, co2art kit and a bunch of ADA glassware. Amazonia, power sand and some additives...

Fantastic scape and great read too.

Looks so healthy!

Ooh, interesting. I love this idea. I have zero knowledge so will be watching closely.

Thanks for the info. That’s a big help indeed. next is to find a solution to suspend them. I’m thinking steel box section but can’t find an attractive corner piece. many suggestions? Oh and this is now for the 1200cm tank in the living room. The 60cm upstairs will be a much simpler affair. I...

Wonderful layout. Love that explosion of wood and, as a few people have mentioned, that rock/gravel combo looks ace. After 38 days you must be bursting to get back in and get planting. Looking forward to seeing it green!

Great hardscape layout. Looks fab and I like your plant choice and placement too. Agree about the shadowed areas adding interest.

Those other tanks look great, so imagine the new bigger one will look amazing! As for the filter floss you could super glue it into place, to try and stop them knocking it about?

This is looking great. The water change system sounds fantastic, as does all the plumbing. scape looks good. Not sure I’d be able to anything that looked good from both sides but you e done a great job. right, where’s the sledgehammer. Time to knock a wall down.

Looking good. Nice vibrant reds and lush greens.

I'm thinking about lighting today and wondering if I could do something a bit more DIY. Any thoughts on these things? https://amzn.to/3eLLMAm I've seen similar used on youtube but not expert enough on this to know if they would be suitable?

This is a great journal! Beautiful results but also a great read. Thanks for sharing the insights.

While I decide on what tank to get, build a cabinet and so on I’m going to get a filter started. Ordered an oase 850 a load of matrix and some purigen. That’ll get hooked up to an ancient old 60cm tank which is going to be a holding tank for plants and so on. Pretty excited to get started and...

Nice layout. Are you planning many emmersed plants or all full aquatic? I think your scape would really suit some height from tall plants growing into the air.

Thanks so much for all your suggestions. Looks like the lower-priced options have improved a lot over the last few years. I may actually need to revise this journal (and its name) as I'm now considering rearranging the living room to do a 120cm instead. Seeing the prices and finish on the aps...