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first tank above 100l (70x40x40)

7 bags are for 2 setups. 300l optiwhite which i am waiting for 16 weeks already :wideyed: (office tank) and my home 180l
In the office tank i will be trying DIY powersand as a first layer ( lava gravel, worm castings,sphagnum moss peat, jbl ferropol and some other staff) took a recipe from a russian website which explains how to get alternatives to ADA products. Will see.
Cant justify using expensive products at the moment and dont think its really necessary.
Should start couple journals quite soon. ;)
How much light do you have on that one?
 
I've got 3 x 24W T5 above.
could you give me a link to the russian website, please? Cheers
 
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a rather nice tank you have here :thumbup: that soon to be carpet is really going to make this one of the better scapes ive seen
im defantley going to try glosso soon, last time i tried hc, it got blown around the tank :crazy:
 
Hi all. Just couple of new photos. 3 German Blue Ram added, hope will kill some of the small snails, we'll see.
the cabinet and overview
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playing with levels in GIMP...
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view from the side:
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new guys:
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Hi all, quick update 20100622
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As you see there's mess on the front with leggy glosso, which needs to be sorted out... (to be honest I like that "wild look" or... maybe I'm lazy :D ). Anyway, because of nice weather which is very rare in the UK, and also my hay fever, (not very helpful, specially medicaments makes me really sleepy) I'm doing standard water changes and not messing inside tank apart from standard cutting every week.
Quick hardware update. The other day I've made "moonlight" from cheap 12V LED stripe. My mistake. The f***** made-in-china led strip literally burnt one evening with smoke and fire! Fortunately I was in the living room, so switched it off just on time. Now I've made moonlight from 30cm cold cathode but is quite bright and needs to be dimmed somehow in the future.
Cheers
 
Hi! Long time no see. Below latest pictures after glosso replant, also small changes in light. I've replaced OSRAM 840 to Sylvania Grolux and now is: 2xGrolux+Philips 880 all T5 24W.

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I like it, I think that changing the glosso was a good move! I also think that the substrate need's covering up, as the colour is a little odd! :D Amazing tank!
 
in the meantime... new guy, small bolivian tetra (I haven't noticed that tetras lying eggs. only one survived because of rams):
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uncle cory :D :
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Very nice so far you must be pleased? glosso will look really good when grown out.
 
thanks guys
actually there are some problems. for some reason hairgrass is not growing at all... any hints? rest of the plants growing like a mad, glosso spreading new leaves appearing... any ideas?
 
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