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As above, rounded stuff isn't an issue, it's the sharp edges that cause them problems.

A week since the last update. Also got some angels, 2 breeding pairs from a friends tank shut down. They seem to have settled in well, it's been an itch I've wanted to scratch for a while now haha. We shall see! Only algea I have is on the rught hand side front of the tank, excess light...

New bulbs in. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Thanks! Yeah I was going for the more Natural look with different grades of pebbles, not quite sure what I want to do with the wood just yet as I haven't had the best of experiences with Moss. Maybe more buce.. I've been out of the game a few years so it's more a test on what works and what...

Evening me olds! Received a mammoth portion of plants from hoggie, it's what I was looking for, RED! Moved the heater (courtesy of John from Apfuk, told me off!) And got rid of the vallis, can't wait for the new bulbs now.. Will take a photo tomorrow evening when it's all cleared up. Cheers...

So day 15 I believe, got some new bulbs coming (these are 2 years old... Please don't hate me!photo of bulb combo) Also got. A nice batch of plants coming from hoggie, exciting times! The apistogrammas spawned after 7 days which was surprising.. I want to add another pair of centre of...

Looking great! So do the twinstars actually work then or just a gimmick? Matt. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Thanks! I'm chuffed with it and it's only just planted! Going to get rid of the vallis, doesn't look right at all. All new plants have perked up after 24 hours. Can't wait for what the coming days will bring! All fish seem happy, pistos are yellow so there happy! Also very curious whenever...

Morning all! So my floaters arrived from hoggie and he also included a few stems which was very kind. One been hygrophila-pinnatifida which is super nice! Plants from aqua essentials also arrived, all well and good portions! I got a payrise yesterday so celebrated with some fish purchasing...

No posts for a few years now mate, thanks for bringing it to the top though, a great read! Shame because I live in Cornwall and it would be nice to see it in person! Matt. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Tanks running lovely, great flow and co2 seems to be dialed in sweet! Ordered a few more plants in and got some floaters from hoggie on here. Cheers Matt. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Where in Yorkshire are you? If you sketch up what you want your hanger to look like with measurements ect I'll see what I can do. I've moved to Cornwall now but me and my brother are welder/fabricator, he still lives in Sheffield and I'm sure if you wanted we could sort something out for you if...

Great read and a great build! Really like the scape, bet it looks great as a room divider. Matt. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Evening from cornwall all, So this tank has been setup instead of the ada 45f, mainly because the tank sale fell through so I sold all marine equipment instead and kept the tank. I love this tank, moreso now I took the sump, weir and pipework out then sealed up the bulkhead holes. Nice and...

Well you've certainly got me interested! What a great approach to see how/what plants reacted to being planted. Last photo looks brilliant and lush! Looking forward to the next update. Matt. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Right! Thanks. I'll have a think about which one to get, rgb is appealing! I remember reading your journal because I remember thinking this scape drawing is epic! (with the red and green plants) Thanks for the reply! Matt. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

So just to clarify your light unit is running at 70% or 30% light? My marine leds were running at 50% so I've no problem with running it at a reduced power. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Cheers, We viewed 6 houses in a day and that was the last, the new beginnings sealed the deal haha. Cheers, any recommendations on other units which would suit it better? Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Just to add, where the tank name comes from, House we bought was number 32 new beginnings, old house was number 32. Just seemed fitting. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Evening all! So I'm coming back from the salty side, bought the forever home in Cornwall and it was a rather large move so I sold up instead.. So I went and saw a great friend whilst we were visit family, John at aquarium plant food UK. Aswell as having a good chin wag, slag session and epic...

Yeah Id say you already know the answer is to just start again but you want people to tell you that just to confirm it. Will make your life easier in the long run and like kezza says you'll get it how you want it. Matt. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Photos working now and I like it! Also love how you've hidden the heater haha. In my new scape. I want to use dwarf hair grass. Be nice to see how it all grows in. Matt. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Great read and certainly made my mind up about getting a chihiros a series plus for a 45-f. I also made the same mistake of not dosing ei for three week, terrible advice! This time round I'll be dosing straight away! Cheers, Matt. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Sounds good mate! Always likes those stands with cupboard and drawers. Might be just me but the links aren't working on your photos? Matt. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Afternoon! How's the tank doing? I'll make a journal today maybe haha! Your sump looks a lot nicer than mine that's for sure! Matt. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Tank and fish looking great mate!Ive just started gather stuff for my tank and have take inspiration from yours. Will make a journal up soon and see how it goes! I'm in two minds about lighting my sump, I do have a light for when I had a refugium on the marine tank... Certainly taking note of...

Great read, I'm coming back to planted from marine, big house move from one end of the country to the other and another baby on the way. I sumped my own tank and made the sump, just need some inspiration on what to put in there and where! Matt. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Afternoon all! I'm looking for a selection of crypts to establish a new crypt corner in the new tank. Don't mind buying from Different sellers. Thanks!

Evening all! Happy Halloween! Even if your trying to hide but your fish tank light draws people in!! No updates for a while, a lot has happend! The Diffuser is amazing, works great! I'll just post up some photos for tonight and explain tomorrow as I'm I'll (cue violins) and tired! Long story...

So both my parcels are here, just one is in the post office until Sunday when I can collect it! Would be the Diffuser! Haha. Put the grolux bulb at the front and left the high light at the back. Looks amazing, reds are awesome! Shall give you an update when the inline is in! Have a good weekend...

Thanks for taking the time to write such a big explanation. I understand a lot more about it now, and the demand for co2 is amusing! I've turned it up a little, inline will be here tomorrow and I've also ordered two grolux bulbs as I have a marine daylight bulb in the back of the tank for some...

Thanks for the quick reply mate! I was that focused on fluctuating co2 I never thought of there not been enough... I shall increase the co2 slowly until the new inline gets here ( ordering right now) for a tank my size what would you recommend dosing in ml for ei ferts per day without effecting...

Evening all! Hope your all doing great now that winter is here! So been having a few problems with the tank lately in terms of hair algea, was seems to be bba but can't tell if it's green or brown... I'm pretty sure I did it all by myself! When I put the crs in a changed the hardness of the...

Heyooo! Hope your all well, it's Friday! And I decided not to work this weekend ahhhh! Instead I went and picked up some gorgeous crystal f1's that all have the Taiwan bee gene. There all sss / so grade. Blue, red, black, white. Super happy! :D Day 26 Day 27 Day 28 Now for the shrimp...

Hey up mate, yeah I really am! Must be super. Lucky to not have had any major problems yet touch wood! Must be the awesome advice up got haha. You must be happy with all your little projects going on, I think there amazing! I really want to have one on my window sill in the kitchen, it faces...

Day 21 I took all the monte carlo out and split it into 2/3 then got rid of the dead bits in the centre of the bunches. Day 22 Moss on the tree is coming on lovely! Growing lovely and thick :) Monte carlo has started to come on already :) happy aquarium weekend! If anybody from the north...

So I cut all the Moss Back and damn there was a lot there!! Really attached itself to the tree though. So I put it all on my new piece and tried to make it look as naturally fallen as possible. Shall be moving the bonsai tomorrow so it's not losing out on too much light! Day 18 Let me...

Hey up guys and girls! How we all doing? So all is well in the tank, growing great, trimmed some dead stuff last night with the w/c and have also starting dosing my ei ferts now. Posted some feedback on APFUK sponsor forum of the goodies. Day 17 Goodies. Think I'm going to trim the...

Looking absolutely awesome mate, very well executed! Can't wait to see that hillock when it fills out! Going to be something else!!

Today's photo with a new edition just floating and soaking there :) going to be a bit of a Moss bridge going on! Picking up the ei ferts and some wavy scissors tomorrow from Mr Whelan at Aquarium plant foods :) Hope your all having a super scape fun packed weekend. Matt. Day 16. Also...

I'd have rather you not even replied after saying your busy all day to not post pictures! Bahhhh!

Good to know! Same story on mine, shrimp haven't destroyed it so all is well! Can't really justify the five for some macrandra and monte carlo but I'm sure you'd shift it easily! Any more hardscape going in in the future or you done for now? Matt.

Cheers Steve! I'm so glad you said that, I wasn't sure how to attack it really! Shall plant up some of the Moss again :) It's called Wharf Aquatics just off jnct 28 on the m1 at a place called Pinxton. They stock a lot of oddballs and if they don't have it they order it in for you. Also make...

That's refreshing news! Apart from the re-filling!! If you say your happy then it Must be pretty good! We're always very self critical! Look forward to the photo's! Sleeps overrated anyhow! Haha Matt.

Evening! Here we are! The tds 30 miles from my house where I got the amano's from was nearly 500! So it took a while to drip feed water to get it down to 100! Day 14! And a nice amano being king or Queen of the castle on the right! Also got another nice piece of red wood... And a tds...

I'm tense.... Hope all is going well mate! Shrimpys are ace, there tds was nearly 500! Had to drip feed water to get it down to 100 haha! Let us know!

Place called Wharf Aquatics junction 28 on the m1, place called Pinxton. Amazing place! Roll on 11 am! What do you do for work?

Update! Evening all! Hope your all well! So I did a water test today before my water change, past one was on Tuesday morning as I'm on 1 per 2 days now. Basically everything was 0 and the PH was 6.0-6.4 but closer to 6. (co2 on) will check it before I go to work in the morning to see what it...

:D exciting times! I also spoke to gaz and he did the same! Knows a lot that guy, and he's not even an aquatic lover! I pick up my shrimp tomorrow :D keep us updated and good luck!

Looks like it's going to be awesome :) Thought if just post it to save the hassle. Next time instead of saving the photo as a jpeg save it as a..png file. It's a lot higher quality and will resize in the right resolution.

I'll message you.

Afternoon all, no post since Thursday as I went to Spain for a few, her indoors kept up tank maintenance and w/c like a hero :) So day 11. Just done a big w/c and cleaned up all over. Plant growth is insane over a few days! Filling out and looking so healthy, Moss has doubled in size! Shall...

Screen shot the screen, paste in paint and crop accordingly. Post as a photo like you normally would.

Alrighty! You should have uploaded this picture earlier! Definitely gives you perspective now! Do love your tank though... Makes me sad not to have a rectangular tank anymore :( Roll on Friday anyway!! You already know how your planting it or you going to lay it all out when you get them? Matt.

I find it most exciting when I get home from work and see how much things have grown in 24hours, unreal! I went away to Spain on Friday morning and got at 1am last night. Her indoors has done a wonderful job looking after the tank! Insane growth. Needless to say I couldn't stop thinking about...

Looks great. I'm sure it will do mate, hardscape is always different, but plants you've worked with all the time, and you have a planting/care regime already in your mind from previous scapes. Can't wait to see it. Matt.

Day 5. Huge growth! Tons of little sprouts on the monte carlo :D happy happy. Day 6

Sorry. http://www.ukaps.org/forum/index.php?threads/33993/

That's where I got the idea from, I was linked to your journal in mine because of the corner tank. Looked spot on!! Have a look at the tank! Let me know what you think! And let me know if you do anything on the plant front! Matt.

My ribs are starting to hurt.

Yeah it's a chance you have to take I suppose, just wondering what import fees on plants would be? I'd have a read up, might be in fact illegal to post plants from abroad?

Ahahahahah! Made my day that has! Why thank you! We shall see :D pro at 50percrnt water changes in less than 30 minutes now!

Thanks! I need to alter it so it tilts a bit more to the left. Just in front of the tree to the right a touch I have some annubis bonsai. Yeah I've left all the rear free from plants at the minute to see what the flow would be like but will add some more plants in when I start dosing ei ferts...

Rock wall sounds awesome! I wanted to try the mesh with lava rock tied to it then plant., maybe in the future! EBay gift is basically what they would write on the packaging. It's mainly for customs if you've ever bought anything from China or far away. I suppose you would have to look at how...

Hey up roddy. Thanks! Yeah have a journal on the go already, it's called The quest for the perfect corner creation. The amano's are going in next Friday, filter has been running for around a year now so should be all good, plenty of biofilm for the shrimps! Haha. Day 4 after a w/c

Yeah been going for almost a year now. Thanks for your concern though! Common Ian! Tell me what you think, good or bad I want to know! :D

Day 4. Plants are growing, Moss is growing. Rather happy chappy right now! 20 amano ordered to collect next Friday at £2.50 each :D

EBay gift!! Haha. You just need somebody who's good with English and you'll sort it.

Amazing, thanks for sharing that with us! I find it astonishing at how cheap things are there compared to here! Quantity, quality, selection. It's like dreamland!

Basically gh is <30 and kh is 0 and PH was 6 but that was with co2. Everything all setup though. Huge learning curve but happy with the result :)

Just an update today after its all settled! Update, Just done today's water change and there was biofilm all over the wood so shrimps are going in next week!

So first I painted the back of the tank, looks a million times better, black board chalk paint works a treat! Then I put some gravel up the back so anything I planted wouldn't have to grow as high to get past the wood. Then put a breathable sheet over it to keep it separate. Now the jbl...

Ooo joy. Moss time....

I may switch it round so it's on the side of the tank then, and get my brother to help set up with a metronome to count bubbles. I did read you post but I though overall length. It's 2. 5 foot from cylinder to water.

I can adjust the co2 with the bubble counter next to it. Then it goes straight into the tank on the other side of the hole. I shall do that now, even if it's for a few hours! It's also in the corner of the kitchen, the door to the cellar, so real eat to get to.

It ended up 2 foot away through a wall in the cellar top! Haha I can see myself working into the night! Stocked up on two lovely 14 inch pizzas nom nom nom! Plants are here and very well packed, not opened them yet though as I'll do then when I'm at that stage! Will be starting the inside in...

Looks awesome! Crisp and clean! Look forward to more updates.

Thanks! Can't wait for the planting! There on route via dpd and will be here tomorrow! Expect a lot of photo updates :D

Right, plants ordered and also found out I don't need to run ro water due to the fact my PH is 6.5 after 24 hrs and tds ranges from 75-95. Plants so far are, Redmoor Root Wood Rotala macrandra Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo' Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini' Taxiphyllum sp. 'Spiky' moss Rotala...

Thanks for all your help guys! I shall look into it over the next few weeks! Plants ordered and ready to rumble!

I might see if there's an interest in people buying it.. My water bill is £28 a month flat, regardless of the amount I use or don't. Where abouts you from? Do it do it! Haha.

All ordered for delivery on Friday, I'll let you know! Cheers for the input.

Haha, I actually enjoy drinking water here, tastes nice?... Well a rookie error on my part then! Shall still keep the ro unit as the membrane is still in a sealed pack. Hopefully amano and otto's like the taste as much as I do! Roll on Friday at 11am.. Strip the tank and get building!

Haha, guess I could just sell ro water then.. Give the filter some use! I think the tds is 75 to 95 depending which area your in. I'm basically going to have otto's and shrimp, that's it. With be dosing ei ferts and co2 injection. Thanks for the replys! Matt.

Good old Sheffield, perfect for a brew! I honestly couldn't tell you Sacha, I don't have a pen yet, didn't think it would matter for a week or two but I guess it does when it comes to choosing what to re mineralise with?

What do people recommend to re mineralise my ro water. PH from tap after 24 hours is 6.5. Don't own a tds pen yet. I'm planting my tank on Friday but it won't have amano shrimp in for at least 3-4 weeks, then a week later I'll add in some otto's. After the tank is mature I'd like to try...

Hey up guys and girls, I know there's a thread in the buy and sell part but it's not really that up to date. I'm after a selection of plants in 3 weeks time specifically on a Friday afternoon. I'm located in Sheffield and I don't mind driving if it's within an hour away or paying for postage...

Startup date has been moved to next weekend, finish work at 11am on Fridays now so I'll have Friday Saturday and Sunday to do the scape. Going to get the plants ordered to collect on Friday and the only other thing I need to order is some nutrients. If anybody has any ideas on some nice plants...

Really reminds me of Derbyshire where we go walking.. Quality! I think I'm going to go with HC when I start my scape , 3 weeks to go! Haha. Still one of my favourite scapes on here :)

Thanks for the input Ian, yeah I was going to put it in the cellar directly below the tank but the cellar top drilled through the wall under the stairs will be less than 1 metre of Co2 pipe from reg>tank. The pump has arrived today as well but is in the post office as I was out doing a weld...

6.35kg all for the delightful price of £14per refill! It's either going on a shelf behind the tank or in the cellar top with a chain around it and then just drilling through the wall. Both places have pros and cons. Matt.

I'm on nights this week 6pm - 6am and I got up at 8:30 so I didn't miss any parcels! Ha. Went to get the cylinder before work tonight, ended up with a 6.35kg one for £14 and they will come replace it when it's empty the same day. Absolute bargain! As you can tell I'm worked up tonight! Time...

I have no words! Well I can try and see what happens. Be kicking myself if I just dropped it for the baby because I'd never know if it would have worked! And there's no rainbow without the rain!

Hahaha :) It's due on new years Eve, so I've got some time yet! If all else fails I could shut it down but we shall see!

Thanks for the replys guys! Substrate has turned up as well :) Had a read Ian, sorry I forgot to mention I've also ordered a 300lp/h pump for inside the tank to make sure I don't have flow issues. Should be here this week! Also going to look into a perspex spray bar so it looks nicer than...

Substrate has arrived all safe and well packaged! Even got a bag of sweets!! Just need to go any pick up the cannister for co2 and then sort out some plants... Matt.

The first installment is here! Very surprised! It's come with a lot of piping that I didn't expect and a connector for the hose pipe! Happy happy! The stuff from Co2 art, extremely well packaged! Just waiting on my substrate now, still need to source Co2 and I was going with a FE, but...

Such a great build! Love the tank stand, your dad has done a great job! The pathway really makes this tank in my opinion, sometimes making it slope towards the front (back higher than front) adds depth? Subscribing because I've got a feeling this isn't the last of this build :) Cheers for the...

Very cool experiment that anybody could try at home! Also a great way to see how new plants grow!! Impressive :)

Just read the whole post. Can't wait to see this planted and with livestock. The tank is gorgeous and so clean!! Awesome setup :) Thanks for the awesome read! Matt.