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Yep, living and working in Kinshasa. We must do that meeting! We'll make an aquarium club and help each other! :) I brought all the gear but the thank and the CO2 bottle (airlines don't allow it). I'm ordering an ADA 60P from South Africa. Regarding plants I think they'll come from Europe once...

Hi, Any news about your tanks? Planning to start a tank soon in Kinshasa also. Cheers, José

Hello everyone, Here is a quick update. Cheers, José Day 78 - 16.05.2014

You're welcome Roy. Great scape! :)

I'll try to do that tomorrow before water change. :)

Hi all, Thank you for your support. GSA has been controlled, I switched off one of the lights, reduced the time on the other one, and increased the ferts. The problem I have now is BBA. The tank is running since 2,5 months. Tomorrow I'll upload some pics. Cheers, José

Hi guys, Here is a quick update. Still fighting with algae, trying to adjust the fertilisers to solve that issue. Glass goes completely green every two days as you can see in the pictures from day 53. The other pictures were taken today after another complete maintenance and water change. 4...

Looking great Troi! Congratulations!

Amazing tank, as usual! Cheers, José

Thank you for your kind comments, I really appreciate it! :) Cheers, JoséHey everyone, Here’s a short update. Today was cleaning/maintenance day. I also did a little trimming. Hope you like it! :) I’ve been fighting with algae. Every other day I must clean the glass or else it gets completely...

Thank you guys! Hopefully in a few weeks all substrate will be covered by the carpet! :)

Hi Roy, Lovely scape mate! Nice pictures as well. Really like both your scapes! Congrats. Cheers, José

Hey guys, Just a quick update. The plants seem to be doing better! Cheers, José Day 42 - 11.04.2014

Hi everyone, After a few problems things are finally starting to look better. I made some adjustments with the fertilisers and added another light fixture. Let’s see if the carpet finally evolves. I also introduced a school of Paracheirodon simulans. Cheers, José Day 37 - 06.04.2013

Thanks Robbie. I used about 12l of Amazonia Powder and 2l of Power Sand. I also have 0.5l of Nile Sand so you might need a bit more substrate. I'd say 15l to 18l. Thank you Faizal. The photoperiod is still 6h, there are no signs of algae so everything looks fine. But I think there might not be...

Hello everyone, Here are a few pictures of my tank on week 3. This week I trimmed all of the plants and added 4 pots of sp. mini. There are no signs of algae but the Eleocharis sp. withered completely. The photoperiod is still 6 hours. I'm using 2ml of Step 1 and 2ml of Brighty K (ADA...

Thanks for your feedback aliclarke86. Today I trimmed all plants and added 4 pots of Eleocharis sp. mini. Meanwhile algae disappeared and Eleocharis sp. completely melted down. I'll add some photos tomorrow. Cheers, José

Hi everyone, Here’s a little update on my 2 week aquarium. By the beginning of the week algae started to appear everywhere and it’s not evolving as well as it looked before. A few plants, especially the Eleocharis were affected. The sp. mini have now a lower volume and look like they’re...

Thank you Paulo. Can’t wait to see it filled up! :)

Thank you for your encouragement! Cheers, José

Good evening, Nothing much to add. The tank looks to be evolving well and the plants seem healthy. From now on I am going to lower the water change frequencies and by the beginning of next week I will be getting some Amano shrimps. I am also planning on trimming but I’ll let the HM grow a...

Thank you for your support! I’m going to worry less about water testing and just see how the tank evolves. Thank you Robert! Cheers, José

Hi there, Today I did some water testing and these were the results: pH: 6,6 kH: 6º dkH gH: 8º dgH NO3: 25ppm NH4: 1,5ppm PO4: 0,1 ppm Fe: < 0,02 ppm I think the various parameters are normal for a 4 day aquarium but despite having read about this I still have some doubts concerning the...

Hello again, Here’s a little update on what I’ve being doing. Again, comments and suggestions are very welcome. The photoperiod is 8 hours long, from 3 PM to 11 PM. I start the CO2 3 hours before the photoperiod - because the room where the aquarium is has some natural light - and I stop it 1...

Thank you Vito!

Hello everyone, I want to thank you for all your comments and support. After a little hesitation with the plants I finally decided on: Echinodorus tenellus Eleocharis sp. Eleocharis parvula Eleocharis sp. 'mini' Hemianthus micranthemoides The plants arrived this afternoon and I began...

Thank you Dean. The light cost 190€, but I think it was a promotional launching price. I'll keep updating the journal. If everything goes right, planting will be done this week.

Thank you. Obrigado. The lights are aurora lights like Alastair mentioned. I'll try to get some more info. Any suggestions between Rotala rotundifolia and Ludwigia sp. or other? Cheers, José

Hello, After many failed attempts and some time away from the hobby, I decided to do some research and invest in better equipment and supplies. For the time being, I’m only studying the layout, as you can see in the pictures. I’ve already chosen the plants but I’m still undecided between the...