Recent content by spyder

Only medium. Blue silver.

+1 on the drop checker. At the surface it's telling you a different story as to whats happening down below. You can't be far off though, that carpet looks great. Your flow seems to be going in various directions. The upper powerhead aiming across the top and the lower one aiming down low. The...

I have an angel I need to rehome, he's constantly uprooting my Eleocharis mini. I've come across this video a few times this week on facebook, it does look nice.

Looks very clean, fresh and vibrant. Ludwigia looks awesome wish mine looked that good.

Not giving much away in those photos. :p

The ADA substrates can leech ammonia for while. You should be doing more frequent water changes for the first month or two. A film on top of your water indicates your plants are not happy. Healthy plants will give you clear water. I would cut back to 2 tubes or even 1 tube until you get on top...

I'd say you have way more than enough light. As the plant mass was increasing did you up the Co2? The demand probably went up but did the supply? How are the other plants? I'm sure the more experienced would be able to advise but photo's and a full description of the setup would help trouble...

Staurogyne is super easy emmersed as long as you don't bake it or let it dry out. Here's an old thread of when I tried it in a simple ice cream tub setup. http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/emersed-staurogyne.21759/

For a 200l tank you maybe better off buying parts separately as opposed to a kit. A 2kg fire extinguisher along with a reg, solonoid and needle valve maybe the cheaper option. Throw in a bubble counter, drop checker and some co2 tubing and your ready. You'll just need to decide on your diffuser...

I like the rockwork as it is now. Adding more may make it look a bit cluttered. Just my opinion, ultimately it's your call.

Very nice. It's just how I'd like my rio 125 if I go back to putting wood in it.

I did indeed, in fact all Co2 gear is from the previous setup including the 4 year old inline Up atomiser although I had to purchase a new drop checker due to breakage. 50% water change was done on Sunday. I took a quick snap later that evening after Co2 was shut off. 27/3/2016 - Day 7 I...

Looking good. I throw odds and ends into bowls from time to time but never have much success. I actually started one off when I rescaped this week. Maybe I shall have some luck this time. Keep the photos coming.

When I aquired the tank a few years back the first thing I did was remove the internal filter box. It takes up valuable space, looks ugly and I heard reports of it making a mess in the tank when performing maintenance. The eleocharis is doing well. I've snapped a few pics of the foreground to...

Thanks. I find my rock and wood work very poor and I think that's why I've avoided any hardscape this time around. I like plenty of plant mass and find the hard scape dissappears because I'm not bold enough with it.