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Nice to see you again, Garuf. Didnt you used to have a profile pic/signature of a cartoon amano saying "I'm unplanting"? :P

Wow. I love it :D

Love the last pic. You should be really proud of yourself, it's a cracking tank!

Re: New 4ft journal The Island 2 New Pics 15/07/2011 Loving the Cardinals and the variety of textures in the scape :thumbup:

I had loads of this algae when my CO2 was too low and my flow was too low. I pulled out handfulls every week.

Re: Saintly's 120cm' Fraggle rock' let battle commence My apologies if you have already mentioned this Mark, however.... Because of the lower plant biomass, are you having to do larger/more frequent water changes in order to reduce the undetectable ammonia and organic waste that would...

Re: Nicks Vission 180. New Set-up I'm impressed with your efforts and dedication. :thumbup: Building up height in Substrate - http://www.thegreenmachineonline.com/ar ... -substrate

I hate to use this word........but the tank looks LUSH!

Re: Nicks Vission 180. New Set-up We don't connect CO2 to the powerheads. Just use them to increase water movement around the tank. In doing so CO2 is better distributed which benefits the plants. Surface agitation does drive of CO2 so we dont want to "break" the surface as it were. Ripples are...

Re: Nicks Vission 180. New Set-up Nitrates and phosphates do exist that way but in a high light tank they are used up very quickly. Therefore you need to dose them yourself. In a low light tank you could depend on the N+P being produced biologically. The powerhead aids CO2 diffusion but also in...

Re: Nicks Vission 180. New Set-up DIY wont cut it on this size tank I'm afraid. Especially if you up the stock lighting (2x36W can grow any plant with good CO2+nutrients. Hence you dont need another light unit). CO2 will be unstable and probably too low, therefore algae :( The king british...

Re: Celestial's Planted Tank - New Pics Added Juwel Korall?? First I've seen this tank. How is the filter? Can you take it out or is it stuck in there. Looks like the same design as they are putting in their upcoming nano. Nice tank btw.

Hhmm, well, no tank should ever have an unpleasant smell. I've only ever kept a open top 25litre tank. That was in the same room as a 70litre with a hood and a 55litre with a hood. I didn't notice a smell.

Undoubtedly. But simply top the tank back up with dechlorinated water.

No. You just have to ask and trust the shop where the Rams came from. Most Maidenhead aquatics will be more than happy to oblige.

Make sure you get ones that come from Holland, Germany or Czech. The ones from the middle east are poor quality and don't last.

If anything you have too much light in terms of your nutrient and carbon dosing (therefore step up the carbon and nutrients). The Easycarbo might be enough but soon it will be easy to tell. Tropica Plant Nutrition+ contains all the micro and macro nutrients the plants need. Start with that and...

Plants look hungry! Could be lack of nitrogen or CO2. Either, sort the unhealthy plants out and algae will go away ;) Nice layout.

Prepare for life to be so much more simpler :D

Re: Mountain Stream Nano The WPG "rule" doesn't apply to smaller tanks.

Glad to hear the Discus is getting some buddies soon. Brilliant scape lads.

Fluval quotes it is 1300lph. That's probably without media.

Re: chilled84's 1st Planted tank How come?

Re: saintly's manzanita scape. (to be named) I like 4 too. It's got that saintly class about it. This particular hard scape looks as though it's been plucked from the desert.

Holy potatoes Batman! That is seriously looking good! The jungle look is coming!

Re: Liza's 20L Nano Tank Fantastic hardscape. A rocky mountain landscape in a tank. 8)

Truly a work of art. Very impressive. The mixture of textures from the different rocks compliment each other well. Natural too. :clap:

Yes, Aaron. I have found this with my Malaya too. Hence why I will not use it again. I don't like working with it at all. Tank is looking good btw.

Superb cube!

Re: saintly's MA 120x 50 x 70cm scape.(1 MONTH ON) Just helps against BGA from creeping up from the substrate. Super looking tank, Mark. Edit: Ninja'd by George.

Re: George's Nano Journal - Little Jungle Oh, oh, Parosphromenus sumatranus?

Re: George's Nano Journal - Little Jungle Lovely picture of a Trichopsis vittata.....?

Looking very lush and healthy there, Mark. Regarding the rocks, as George has mentioned already, toothbrush works well. Alternatively you could try ADA/Amano method. This includes draining the tank to expose the rocks and with paintbrush, coat the rock in Python Git. :lol: Up for the challenge? 8)

Re: My 1st Journal Great set-up! I love it.

Re: life or death The roots on the left are awesome!

Love it!

Re: saintly's 120cm iwagumi The most recent shot is awesome. 8) Might be the picture but they look quite small?

Re: Once upon a time at the riverbank 125Ltr He may not mind if it's 61% cleaned. (see the blog if you don't understand :D ) Nice tank, Andy.

Makes a lot of money. 9 times out of 10, the customers choose the "most pretty" plant, which are usually the non-aquatic plants. The customer simply "stock back up" when the plants eventually die. Just like what Sam said.

Re: John starkey 450lts 112g journal new pics added today 30/3/ Hey John. Nice tank, mate. I'd be well chuffed :D Loving the Sterbai.

That's towards the N and P haters out there. Lovely scape, Mark. Should be chuffed :)

Aye. Noticed that too...*bites tongue to keep self quiet* :roll:

Thought I would try the E500. Sooooo much better. 8)

Hey Dave, thanks. Good idea about the parva, could create a nice transition from front to back. Ive got some Bolbitis downstairs.....might bring it up to this tank and see how it looks. Ancient look sounds good, especially if its achieved through low maintenance :D From now on I'll try borrow...

Cheers guys. Thanks for the link too. Aaron, I hope the Crypts and Java fern (although mine is the regular sp.) look as good as yours did.

Thanks. Good idea, will do. Thanks Thomas. I agree, once grown and matured a bit, it should look better. Sadly no. September I will be starting Uni therefore not allowed to get any more fish because 3 tanks (this being one of them) are to be shut down just before I leave. Parents don't like...

My first tank, 6 years ago. It has gone through many different styles but at the moment I intend keeping it like this. Tank: Juwel Rekord 70, 60x30x38cm. 70litres, 15UK gallons, 18US gallons. Lighting: 15W t8 daylight (need to get reflector). Filtration: Juwel internal (upgraded from...

Update. I don't add anything to this tank. 20% water change a week is all. Filtration is fluval2plus and there is that air powered sponge filter still. Lighting is 1x24W powercompact t5 and 1x15W daylight t8. However the riccia soaks most of that up. The t8 is off during the end hours of the...

Gutted mate. However, look on the bright side, this change may be quite beneficial :D The ideal of starting from scratch on a larger tank is very appealing.

Quick delivery. There's a lot there. Probably more than I needed. One of the hardest plants to plant, keeps coming back up like a bad sea-food meal.

Just placed an order for 2. Will let you know of the quality. I expect it will be good because it's Tropica and the boys at TGM. :D

Re: saintly's "The Miracle Mire" Crickey...I wouldn't know how to start properly trimming all that haha. Looks damn good.

This tank is amazing. I love it. Always been a fan of Echinodorus species. Pictures are decent too.

I love it! :D

Sounds great Tom. A good learning experience as well. Will be interesting to see the results. Nice meeting you at TGM despite it seeming ages ago now! Can't help with the glosso :(

Really looking forward to this tank, Tom. An African tank you say? Speaking of which, did you ever actually venture to the Okavango this year?

Re: saintly's ??????? scape Are you looking at this tank being long term, Mark? I'm sure you will put all the skills you have learnt so far into this tank. We eagerly await the masterpiece. :)

Looking good, Neil. Your tenellus is a lot taller than mine :?

Great job. Keep it up.

More piccies. Cherry shrimp with Bumble-bee Nerite. Contrast of Red Cherry on black substrate. Not the Spikey sp of MTS.

Aye, full dosing. Excess nutrients don't hurt remember :wink:

Sadly I just found a Cherry shrimp body. It was in two parts, the head and then the rest of the body. I had a suspicion it was a body and not a shedded exoskeleton because the eyes were apparent as well as there being "meat" inside the exoskeleton. Not hollow. :( Hopefully that will be the only one.

Well, I went ahead and bought 9 Cherry shrimp a few weeks ago (one jumped out the bag when the staff were introducing the shrimp, doh!). They've been great, growing very fast and are the best reds ever. Personally I can only see females. I went into work today and I was suprised to see more...

The chart only works if the KH value in the tank is only influenced by the water and no other buffers. Otherwise it's flawed.

Re: Ray's 90cm Asian Theme Journal - Blackout Time! Good luck, Ray. What is the clip that is holding the hose in place? I could do with one of those... thanks

WOW, that's gorgeous. Nice and healthy. To top it off I would add a black background :)

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup I've heard people using the algarde worm feeder's with good results. Means the Discus get the food when they want without flooding the whole tank with bloodworm which is high in protein and in large quantities can decrease water quality. For £35 they are gorgeous...

I've just been observing the tank close up and I've spotted some tiny, clear fry. Must be Galaxy fry, because before the re-scape I had some Galaxies in there. Well, I suppose it's good news that Galaxies can breed in hard, alkaline water.

Cheers mate. I'm getting the Harlequins from my LFS which I work at on Sundays. They were on the order list, so I asked to get a few in and I can pick the best ones. Probably going to be around £6-8. The 10 Cherry shrimps were ordered for me too....don't know how pleased the shop will be if I...

Thought it was about time I got serious with this tank. Therefore I've changed it to a shrimp tank. Tank - Clearseal 45x30x38 Filtration - Fluval 2Plus and Air powered Sponge filter (well matured filters) Heater - 50W Lighting - Single 15W T8 Daylight Decor - Mini Landscaping rocks (thank you...

Looks brilliant mate.

Wow! That's one of the best tanks I've ever seen. Good job, sir.

Muuuuucccchhh better!

It's interesting that UG doesn’t favour nutrient rich water/conditions. The way I look at it, is that it's almost exactly the same as carnivorous plants that you would have in a vivarium. You use fruit flies to feed the plants and any use of fertilisers actually kills them.

I believe you've done a fantastic job!

Nice picture, Chris!

Re: "Fallen Wilderness" An Aqua Journal by Steve Lancashire Wow. How did I miss this one. Tank looks superb! Nice to see something a bit different, and I think it's worked very well indeed.

Thanks Sam.

Cheers! Haha, well I've been doing my fair share of research :wink: Hopefully things can only get better now.

Oh ok, I understand you. I'll have a play around today. Thanks :)

Hey Clive. Thanks :) It's ADA Aqua soil Malaya. I'm planning on Anubias Bateri on the rocks. Possibly Glosso at the front and then maybe Echinodorus tenellus behind that. Rotala sp. green and Ludwigia arcuata mid/back. Thanks George, it means alot. After all, your work was the inspiration. I...

Thanks beeky. Indeed it is. There is also Bacopa carolina and Ludwigia repens. It's mostly H.polysperma though.

In March, I changed the tank to suit a more Nature'Scape like that of Amano. Here's a pic before and after the change. The tank recently came under attack from BGA. My fault as I didn't stock up with enough plants. I proceeded with a 5day black out and have added fast growers. Nutrients...

I think it looks great! Should look really nice when it's all filled in. Did you say what substrate that was?

Appreciate the link and the reply Ed. Thanks.

Just looking back through the thread, it might be the Hygrophila lacustris. Ed, how did you find the sevice of Aquaspot World to be because it's got to come from the USA hasn't it. Did you have to pay tax ontop of your order to make up for the exchange rate?

Hey Ed. Havn't noticed this before. I think you've done a really good job. What's the name of the long, elegant grassy like plant at the back? (on the left, behind the crinium). Thanks.

Hi. Yeah, I saw the rose wood on AE, not in stock and like you said, it's a tad expensive for me. I will ask my LFS (my work too :D ) if we can get something in. P.S sorry for the hi-jack George.

Tank looks excellent George. Just wondering where you got the wood? Sorry if you have said before. Anyone know where to get some really good branchy wood online? Not too expensive mind.

Fantastic. Looks so green and healthy. Worth the wait. I hope to be able to create something similar in the future when I'm not so busy with 6th form education.