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The Falls - DOOA Wall 60

Got a new phone, quite a difference:

iPhone 6

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iPhone XS

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Really handles the greens and bright/dark a lot better. Need to play more! T


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Thanks James, the emergent plants are pretty rampant. Will soon need to trim the H.verticla (or rig up a suspended light!).

Quick vid messing with iMovie, had to put on the cheesy music to disguise my breathing and creaky knees!



EDIT: seems the music doesn’t cross over! Enjoy my own sound effects...

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Thanks Fil, I’m happy with the look of two dominant species. I do miss the big expanses of Moss but it’s still there underneath. T


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So as this scape has started growing up and out I’ve started to feel the Twinstar is cutting off the top of the scape.

After researching a few options I decided to get the Atledis Cookies light. It fits neatly on the back glass between the DOOA wall (thanks to Dave at Aquarium Gardens for measuring it!).

When I unboxed it, I found it also comes with wires to suspend it. Might think about that in future.

Very nice product all feels solid. Only niggle was lack of UK plug but easily sorted.

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Twinstar

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Cookies

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The light is different, more yellow/red tones than Twinstar also more single point effect. I’m really pleased it opened up the top of the tank a lot.




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I always loved the look of that cookie led, unfortunately it's too low lumens for my 60p.

I've to say that it looks great in your setup.

Are you planning to trim that hydrocotyle? It's looking nice but takes a lot of Space for another plants to show
 
Hi Thanks, for the comments.

I’ve trimmed both hydrocotyle species several times but only in a focused areas (like maintaining the central gap). I’m trying to promote the h.pinitifada but it simply doesn’t grow as fast.

I think one day I will rescape without the hydrocotyle, try a different stem plants. Or just anubias??

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I always loved the look of that cookie led, unfortunately it's too low lumens for my 60p.

Yes, without looking at the tech specs. I would say the Twinstar was brighter but the quality is quite different. Somehow the point source of the Cookies makes the shadows around the leaves sharper, like sunlight shafting into a jungle pool. The light from the Twinstar felt quite flat by comparison.

I do also have the light as high as it will go on it’s stand.



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Still looking good :thumbup:

Thanks Steve. Soon going to need a radical trim, will look a bit rough for a bit. Will be interesting to see what happened to the moss and anubias


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Tank suffered an epic chop!

Pruned all the hydrocotyle back hard. Trying to get the H.pinitifada to be more dominant.

Halfway:

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Nice anubias uncovered

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Post chop (tannin stained water due to my rain water butt running low!)

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Hopefully it will recover!




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Not updating in a while. Needless to say the hydrocotyle grew right back in no time!

It’s a bit like stems in a conventional tank. I’m just a bit lazy to keep it under control.

Did a little proof of concept project this evening. I’m thinking of rescaping for a moss and anubias dominated scape. Just will be so much less work!

I’m growing Moss on a chunk of oasis but after reading up on oasis. I think it’s not ideal to have in your tank! Still the fish seem healthy so, I’ve left it for now.

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I have some Hygrolon material which is very good at wicking water. Certainly used with Orchids, so I was wondering if it would work for Moss and anubias? Set up some wood, draped with hygrolon. Added moss. See if it works

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If this is successful, I will probably tear out all the hydrocotyle and do a emergant, branchy scape. A la :







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Here’s the current overgrown tank

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May I Ask where did you but this sexy atledtis cookie?

I found the 2 modules on aquasabi but I would need thé 3 modules version, Can I buy these modules separately?

Thanks
Tank is looking wild :)
 
Thanks Cookies, I got the light from Aquarium Gardens in the UK. I don’t think they sell the separate modules but worth asking. They are always helpful. T


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