Themuleous
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Great start Mark 
should be great for the trip 
Sam
should be great for the trip Sam
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Mark's 60cm Opti-White for the Vivarium Show
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Not sure how the mandao will hold until i get the water and kit in place, it's all a bit of an experiment at the moment.
I have a 120cm stuffed full of plants waiting to go in here so there shouldn't be much substrate showing to blow about i hope. if i have to i will rip it all out and start again i have got a whole 3 months so no pressure
I have a 120cm stuffed full of plants waiting to go in here so there shouldn't be much substrate showing to blow about i hope. if i have to i will rip it all out and start again i have got a whole 3 months so no pressure
nayr88 said:
Filter will be a spare tetratec ex700 i have, lighting wil be a 4x24w luminaire that i am waiting for a new ballast for although i will only have 2 tubes on at a time, ferts? well i only know one way and thats EI+a bit more just in case and enough co2 to extinguish the towering inferno
always worked for me so why change I have a lot of plants to choose from so i am not sure yet
nayr88 said:Grand
Nuke it !!! How long will the tank run after viv? Any plans for inhabitants?
Damn I wanna do a bigger or not nano planted tank.....
No livestock until after viv, then we will see mate, richard at wetpets showed me some photos of some bright red pencils that i had never seen before
would love a few of them This will be my main competition tank after viv as my others are too big to keep rescaping so i will be probably changing it every 6 months or so or when ever i get a new idea to try out. Haven't entered any comps since 2008 so i have some catching up to do.
I have finally got the light fixed, so at least i can get some decent photos now, the hardcape is basically finished bar a bit of tweaking. However the photos don't really show how steep it is and makes it look a bit flat, I will fill it and make a start on the planting tomorrow
Comments always welcome
Comments always welcome
Radik said:Hi Mark!
I want to thank you for finding rak-aqua I made also order with them for 24x15x15 for 44 pounds +25 delivery. It is not pilkinton but who cares? Makes me wonder why are we being ripped off in the UK?
Nice price mate
i am very happy with mine 
Tom
Member
I love the hardscape
Great-looking hardscape, Mark.
Plant choice will be key to ensure it maintains its visual impact.
Be very careful when you're moving it. Manado is very 'loose' and doesn't hold very well. We 'scaped an Iwagumi at the Festival of Fiskeeping in 2009 using it.
We moved it to Dan's place (a 3 hour drive) complete and the substrate had almost totally flattened.
Plant choice will be key to ensure it maintains its visual impact.
Be very careful when you're moving it. Manado is very 'loose' and doesn't hold very well. We 'scaped an Iwagumi at the Festival of Fiskeeping in 2009 using it.
We moved it to Dan's place (a 3 hour drive) complete and the substrate had almost totally flattened.
George Farmer said:
I am a bit worried about moving it have to say! i have crushed and graded some of the rock for a finishing touch but was saving this until i got there for fear of it moving. I am using riccia on peices of slate for the forground area between the rocks, both for speed and in hope this will hold it all down a bit. I am also hoping the other plants will grow in enough to knit it all together. I wil be taking my scaping tools just in case an emergency rescape is required when we get there
Fingers Crossed!
Piece-of-fish
Member
Yey Mark, get it planted
I am worrying about moving tanks as well as it will be my first time. George could you give any advice maybe as you guys have experience alrady. I spoke with Garuf yesterday and he said one of the things to look at is to drain as much water as you can from the substrate.
I am thinking as well of filling the whole tank with bubblewrap to hold the wood in place.
I am worrying about moving tanks as well as it will be my first time. George could you give any advice maybe as you guys have experience alrady. I spoke with Garuf yesterday and he said one of the things to look at is to drain as much water as you can from the substrate.
I am thinking as well of filling the whole tank with bubblewrap to hold the wood in place.
Yes, the most important thing is to drain as much water as possible. This helps to keep the substrate more stable, as there's less water to keep it in suspension.
If possible try to support the tank at an angle, so the substrate slope is horizontal/parallel to the ground. This helps prevent gravity acting on the slope trying to level it out.
Cover the plants in cling film, then fill up the tank with a load of newpaper, bubble wrap etc. to help support the substrate further.
Take care when lifting the tank to and from the car. This is a risky time when big movements can undo all your hard work!
Drive carefully!
If possible try to support the tank at an angle, so the substrate slope is horizontal/parallel to the ground. This helps prevent gravity acting on the slope trying to level it out.
Cover the plants in cling film, then fill up the tank with a load of newpaper, bubble wrap etc. to help support the substrate further.
Take care when lifting the tank to and from the car. This is a risky time when big movements can undo all your hard work!
Drive carefully!
nry
Member
And get someone to video you moving it around so if you drop it, there's £250 to be had from You've Been Framed
