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Some things to consider... I am currently using a reflector to shield one of my two T5 bulbs, however I can't recommend it as a long term solution as the light bulb that remains gives imbalanced light to half the tank (brighter at the back), and it rankles me that I'm wasting energy/money...

That was a really entertaining read thanks for the link. It will be interesting to see how the Hemianthus Callitrichoides 'Cuba' goes in the long run as theirs went crazy during the dry start!

Thanks for linking those fox fish. I found the 'Chocolate Puddle' particularly inspiring (read through the whole journal) which has spurred me to add a soil based under-layer to my proposed tank setup. I shouldn't have to worry about the soil causing an ammonia spike since this will all be dealt...

I looked into the Walstad method but decided against it in the end in favour of dosing fertilisers and having a decent filter. I don't know if this is entirely correct, but the Walstad method just seemed to be a bit too hard to 'balance' where my chosen method seemed to give a little more leeway...

Thanks Palm Tree, the Colombian Tetra's certainly look lovely. Apart from the angelfish and otos I am really open to any other community fish. It seems quite far in the future when I will be stocking though, got to get the plants up and going first!

I've read around further now and thanks to darren and roadmaster's pointers I am settling on a larger water change, less often. I love Laura's tank, hopefully I can find some nice driftwood somewhere around the rivers of Cornwall as it's such a dominant part of the overall look of the tank...

Thanks for the tips roadmaster, I certainly love shrimp and not being able to keep Red Cherry Shrimp in the tank is certainly a draw back to the Angels, I just love watching those inverts! I'm still not sure of how to proceed with the water change routine, topping up, 10% a week, 20% fortnight...

Hi Darrel, thanks for the advice. The water change issue you flag up is the biggest thing for me... I chose the no water change because of this guide :- http://www.sudeepmandal.com/hobbies/pla ... ank-guide/ I was under the impression that skipping a fert dose every few weeks would 'reset'...

Hi there, Firstly thanks for this informative forum, I have been reading through and gaining excellent information from all of your contributions. I am about to set up my first planted community tank using the low tech non co2 approach and would appreciate if you could run your experienced...