Recent content by brodnig

Awesome tank pal. congratulations on the fry!

I'm running a sponge filter on my shrimp tank along with the installed trickle filter with a pre-filter sponge on it. Advantages are, as others have stated, the large grazing surface (shrimp do seem to love it!) and the oxygenation. It is loud on my open topped tank though, with the noise of...

Thanks for the replies Thomas, Darrel. I'm going to add them to my nano with a view to creating a biotope along the lines Thomas described when funds permit. Hoping dim lighting with lots of floating riccia to diffuse light will encourage them to be out and about a bit!! Will be low tech...

Hi all, Has anyone had any experiences with these in planted tanks? I know they like to burrow in substrate and wondered if this would have any affect on plants uprooting etc.? Cheers

Sorry mate, typing in a bit of a rush last night. Alpine plants are commonly kept in greenhouses for optimal growing conditions. Often the plants will be planted in terracotta pots that are then sunk into a bed of coarse sand, hence it's common to see alpine plants juxtaposed with sand. If you...

Cheers. :thumbup: I have a new light on order, going to use floaters to temper impact of windows (although it's going to be dark pretty much constantly here soon :lol:)

I think the sand works well pal. Alpine 'houses' quite often feature sand so no worries on the authenticity front! Also, the eye is very much drawn to the relationship between rocks and plants, much like an alpine garden...

Superb! I love alpine terrestrial plants, amazing to see what can be achieved underwater!

I really like this tank, very inspirational. How have you found coping with the abundant natural light? I only ask as my low-ish tech nano gets a lot of natural light and algae was a nightmare. The light recently broke and i couldn't afford to replace it. The result is no algae and the crypts...

Very nice set up! What brand/model of tank is that if you don't mind me asking?

Well, it also sounds very similar to the tank I'm currently planning too! Will definitely watch with interest.....

Fantastic video! My next tank is definitely going to be a biotope for dwarf cichlids...

Hi all, Long time no post! This tank is still up and running, although has changed a fair bit. A house move about 4 months ago prompted me to review the tank, which had lost its way a bit. Scraggy stems and algae, all looking a bit tired. I'd also lost almost all my shrimp and most of the...

Have always found the 'triptych' concept an interesting one, this though I feel is a particularly impressive example. I love the way the scape flows between the three tanks. Any one of these tanks would be a nice looking nano taken on their own, seeing the three together elevates the whole...

Thanks for the advice guys. I will do my best to get there before Saturday but work is so busy the now that it's a big ask. Thanks again