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Hey guys, yes, the tank is still running. Will make some shots in the next days and update the thread. Easy going one, with no big issues. The FlexiMini is doing great, but for this tank size, something bigger would have been better. Cheers, Chris

Hello UKAPS, sorry, don't have much time at the moment. This 60P is still running. This is the status right before I changed water today, before I cleaned the sand and cut the stems in the background. Most of the cuttings were re-planted. I think I will give the tank 1 or 2 more weeks and...

Hey Andy! Thank you very much! To be honest, means much to me, as you are one of the guys I'm looking up to! Your hardscape, your natural planting style and the composition is always top notch! Hopefully I can get the shot right, I'm always struggling with the correct lighting :D Cheers...

Hi Thorsten, Good to see you here! Welcome to UKAPS! Chris Gesendet von meinem iPhone mit Tapatalk

Hi Thorsten, I like what you did with your Mini S! How old is the setup? Looks quite young? Cheers, Christian Gesendet von meinem iPhone mit Tapatalk

Wow... this is different! Looking forward to the planted, grown in result. Cheers, Chris

Hi Konrad, well I can only tell that it helped in my case. I guess adding oxygen over night has the same effect as the Twinstar, it only helps to establish "good" bacteria faster and let the tank mature. I guess... And here is the plant list Anagorn: 1 - Rotala Colorata 2 - Blyxa Japonica 3 -...

Thank you guys, it was just only the "ugly" shot right after cutting :-) Cheers! Christian

Hi EvitaL, well, only one pic: Both in a nice light by Christian Witt, auf Flickr This was the last status I had. One day later I removed the Mini S and cleaned it ;-) Will start something else soon. Cheers, Christian

Not yet, Dantrasy. The HCC on top of the rock needs to grow in a little bit more and the moss has to recover a little bit. Then I'll add the details in the sand area again, add the background (perhaps frosted, perhaps black, not decided yet) and take the final shot. Cheers!

Wow, has been a while :D Sorry for the lack of updates, very busy at the moment. But, here is one shot quick and dirty directly after maintenance: Right after heavy maintenance by Christian Witt, auf Flickr Had to remove some of the moss (the brown areas) and I'm trying to grow some HCC on...

Merry Christmas!!!

Hey guys, thanks :thumbup: As always, couldn't wait anymore. Here's the picture 2 minutes after flooding: Day 1 - Flooded by Christian Witt, auf Flickr Overall I'm a little bit disappointed, as the flourite sand isn't as stable as ADA Power Sand for example, so I lost a little bit of height...

Ahoi UKAPS, my 12l one is going quite well. One more week to go! by Christian Witt, auf Flickr I can see roots shooting into the sand by looking from the side and riccardia is covering the background nicely. One more week and I'm ready to flood this thing. Cheers! Chris

Ahoi UKAPS, nothing really new here: Status after one week starting dry Growth is for sure slower than in Aqua soil, but at least it's growing a bit. Plants are all in, but I have to wait 2-3 additional weeks before I'm trying to fill it with water. Cheers, Chris

Oh Dantrasy, I bet on it ;-)

Ahoi UKAPS, finally starting my 120P *cough* *cough* dry now: Still have to add Elatine H. and Plagiomnium cf. affine to the mix to finish it. The plant list so far: HCC, Elatine H., Riccardia, Eleocharis Mini, Gratiola viscidula, Plagiomnium cf. affine Substrate is Seachem Flourite...

Good morning everyone, phew... sometimes it feels more like Tetris in such a small tank :D But getting there, getting there: This time I'm using Seachem Flourite Black Sand for a review I'm going to write, but one thing I can tell you: Massive substrate arrangements... forget it :lol: Will...

Hi guys, finally the tank arrived yesterday! Very happy! Now I can start with the layout ;) Cheers, Chris

Hi Nelson, yes, every week a Little bit of ECA plus from time to time a cap full of Seachem Iron. And thank you guys :-) I'm thinking about adjusting the moss on the right side, on the Stone a Little bit. At the Moment it is looking unnatural to me...

Thank you Troi, but still not there, still not there :lol: Cheers!

Thanks guys! Finally found someone for taking care of my fish, therefore I'll get some new. i'll go for some Danio erythromicron. Good choice? Apart from that, nothing new. Time for some trimming at the weekend, especially at the front. The Background is growing soooo slow :D But at least...

Wow, that'S a big one :lol: Look at the leave size! Nice!

Cheers guys! :thumbup: I'm still adjusting it and changing the rocks here and there, but I will try what you suggested Dantrasy. I wanted to make this little guy look huge and big and a little bit more depth would be great. Thanks!

Hi Troi, this will be a 13l tank. 40cmx18cmx18cm Gesendet von meinem iPhone mit Tapatalk

Ahoi UKAPS, welcome to my new nano-tank journal! I hope you will enjoy the wild ride :lol: It's still very early, but that's the current idea I'm tinkering around with, called "Path to Oblivion". The tank is in the making at the moment, therefore I had to use cat litter and a box for the...

Well... yeah :lol: Most likely it will cost more than the tank+cabinet :lol: Hm... I really like your light units and a led controller would make them perfect. Have not seen them in Germany so far, unfortunately :(

Yepp, really wonderful innovative light unit! And I expect something in the price range of the Giesemann Futura. All details will be available mid of November. Let's wait and see :D

I know... :( Here, you can only order a bunch of 20 kg and you don't know what you will get in the end. It's easy to get some nice looking small ones, but I'm still looking for good BIG Mainstone for a 120P. Everythig you can get here is way too small or looks ugly as hell :what:

Will give it a try... This is Manten-seki, Marcel.

Hi All, still trying to improve the photo quality... A slice of nature by Christian Witt, auf Flickr And I guess a black background will look better, too.

Thanks guys :thumbup: Will take a look at my local shop soon and decide ;)

Hm... Any ideas Alexander? I'm looking for some new fish, but the ones I like are too big for the 60P :lol:

Hi All, update time :lol: Black is beautiful by Christian Witt, auf Flickr I think I'll go for the black ;)

Hi Andy, this one is from IKEA and worked quite well: Cheers, chris

pH hm... no clue :lol:

Hi guys, sure, no problem. Light: Aquasky Moon 601 running 8 hours @100% full power, with round about 4250 - 4450 Lumen Substrate: Small lava stones in the background with ADA Amazonia on top CO2: Difficult to say, I placed a dropchecker in the area with the lowest flow and I'm trying to keep...

Next week, I can make some comparison shots, I have the black and a white background here... Then we can decide :D

Hi All, sorry for the lack of updates recently, but not much is happening... everything's still growing good, but slower with the ADA system (which is good). Today was cleaning day: Crystal Clear Water by Christian Witt, auf Flickr Cheers, Christian

I had some sort of inspiration this time. There is a region in Germany called "Erzgebirge" and some areas there look exactly like my new WK: Manten stone anyone? :-D by Christian Witt, auf Flickr The stones even look like Manten there... @Roy: The next time, we will rock :-D

Hi All, unfortunately my old Wabi did not rank very high in the EAPLC... hopefully I will have more luck with this one. Looks quite promising at the moment: Snapshot by Christian Witt, auf Flickr Cheers, Christian

Thank you guys, @EvitaL : I guess I will stick to the emersed state at the moment, let's wait and see, perhaps I'll change my mind :-) @Pedro Rosa: Oh yes, count me into the "WK addicted" group :-D My last one really grew insanely before I restarted: The HCC is growing insanely already and...

Hey Jordi, thanks :-) It needs a little bit more time to grow in completely, but i'm getting there... Cheers!

Ahoi UKAPS, nothing special, just wanted to share my latest fiddling around with the next Wabi-Kusa with you. Again, I used a mix of old soil and sphaghnum moss for the base: Then I started to arrange some stones: Here and there a little bit of used soil in the back: HCC on top...

Hi UKAPS, getting there slowly. I removed the Moss in the middle area, I guess it's much better on the eye and not so overloaded than before. Week 6 - Small adjustments by Christian Witt, auf Flickr What do you guys think? Should I stick to the black background? Cheers, Christian

Very nice images Lauris, looking forward to see the final result. Dry start is nothing for me, I'm way too impatient for that. Cheers, Chris

Yepp

20 drops of ECA right after the water change and I started straight away with Step-2 (dosing 5ml every day now). K is now only added once a week, too. Never had such insanely red plants :snaphappy:

Hi guys, just a minor update: Rotundefolia by Christian Witt, auf Flickr Blyxa by Christian Witt, auf Flickr Colorata by Christian Witt, auf Flickr Cheers, Christian

Ahoi guys, just a quick one! Had a good trimming on friday and now started to add a little bit of ADA Special Lights (3ml per day). The tank is still a slow grower, but that's good and well, look at the reds: Cheers, Chris

Hi Pedro, never noticed it before... what kind of LEDs are you using? Looks like a FrankenLED created out of 4 ADA Aquasky lights? Cheers, Chris

That's a promising start and again wonderful photos, Pedro! Cheers Chris!

My pleasure. I guess it's because of ADA's low or 0 dosing of phosphates, I don't know. Never had this issues when adjusting NO3, PO4 and K to my likings. GDA and GSA is exclusive to the ADA system, at least in my tanks :lol:

Hi Jordi, the oxygenator is from Aquasabi, it's quite nice, but imho a little bit too big ;) Well call it bad habit and I know that a lot of people disagree, but in all of my tanks, I get a lot of GSA and GDA when my K level is close to "30". I can always reproduce it, in all of my tanks...

Good evening UKAPS, I guess I owe you guys a little update. The tank is doing great so far and I'm really impressed about the plant colours so far. I reduced the "K" fertiliser and I'm only dosing it once per week 3ml. That seems to be enough according to my "K" water test. Step 2 is dosed...

Fantastic! The natural look of it is wonderful!! What's the plant in the middle/sand-area (apart from the eleocharis)? Cheers, Christian

On the right side, I have this little air stone + an attached air pump. That's enough to get rid of any surface scum and give the drop checker a nice blue in the morning.

That's what I call a clean cabinet! Superb looking tank!

Thank you for the kind words guys! Yesterday, I gave the SuperJet a good cleaning and changed the last filter media to BioRio! Plus, I replaced the Rotundefolia on the right side completely and on the left side partially (only the background) with Colorata. Adding Oxygen to the tank during...

Thanks guys! That's a great idea Jordi, now I need to find a suitable red plant ;)

Hi Ukaps, the brown diatomes are gone and left is only a few green covered stones, but almost clear again. Growth is fantastic, can't complain but I'm going to replace some of the rotundefolia with colorata at the weekend for a little bit more contrast. Backing is not black... it's a dark...

Congratulations!

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They really have a nice structure to it... I love them ;-)

The amount of micros seems to be the same, the difference is the amount of iron and K. But I'm using the "original" Step 2 here, as I had one bottle left. I used the Flowgrow Mikro Basic and "Iron" Basic in the past, based on calculations done with the nutrient calculator over @flowgrow.de

Your "fanart" shot (Istanbul shoe) is looking great! It has a nice ADA Amano touch to it! Looking forward to your new layout! But imho, the stones don't look like Manten :-)

That's a nice stone arrangement, James! Looking great! Ever thought about adding some HCC or Eleocharis Mini to cover the substrate completely? What kind of stones are these? They look great! Love your layout!

I would say, don't remove the moss! The contrast is good, as it adds quite a good amount of looking "natural" to it!

Hi guys, small update! The last couple of days have been quite troublesome, but I'm getting there! After switching to 100% RO Water (mixed 50/50 RO and tap in the past) and adjusting the total hardness to my values the brown diatoms are disappearing and plant growth kicks in. OK, the...

Interessting hardscape! Looking forward to seeing it placed in a tank and planted!

No worries... will give it a try. I have\had it in 3 tanks now. Something must be inside the water that's causing this.

Same for you, Daniel ;)

Hm... don't know, Martin. Have to check the water Parameters. Will try it the next couple of weeks with a water treatment and then let's see how it goes. Thanks for the advise, never thought of it.

Alright guys, that's it for the Mini S. Here is the final shot send to EAPLC:

Water is running directly from the RO into the tank. Never used dechlorinator in any of my tanks as there's no chlorine in our tap water. Worth a try, though...

Exactly. I know they are normal during the Initial cycling of the tank. But I have the assumption that something in the Tap water changed, as they are extremely aggresive the last 3-4 month (seen this in my Mini S).

Getting quite extreme Diatom outbreak. Had this in the Mini S, too. After yesterdays maintenance, I changed to an inline atomizer. Much better distribution now, imho. Rotala is changing to submersed now, as you can see while looking at the leaves. Cheers, Chris

You got me with "dutch"! Count me in... ! Subscribed!

I only learn from people like you Dantrasy, or Pedro, or Viktor, or Luis, or Stu, or George, etc... :-) Just to name a few...

Thanks again guys :):thumbup: @Jordi: I'm using a SuperJet Filter here now and it took me a while to find a good place for the diffuser. This is a cheapo from ebay, but doing a perfect Job with creating fine micro bubbles (but I had to soak it in bleach for a couple of days). In my opinion...

Too intense and to blue :lol: Have turned down the brightness already, looking much better now.

I have to play around with the color of course, but you get the idea: Foil and backlight test by Christian Witt, auf Flickr Now I only need a nice background for the rest of the tank.

Working on it Dantrasy ;) Printing my backlit foil as we speak :) @Alexander: In the Video you can't see the fine bubbles that are running down the hill. At the Moment every plant is covered in a fine mist. If something happens, I have another power head here ;)

Nice scoring! Congratulations Luis!

Thanks Roy, I thought after 5 days it would be nice to give you guys an update! Running smoothly. No signs of algae, yet! Only adding potassium in small amounts to keep it at round about "5" mg/L Blyxa was in a bad shape and it looks like it is completely melting... but let's wait and see.

Unfortunately, I can't see your photo Miguel :sorry:

A nice end, to my first, real aquascape... The End... IAPLC #451 by Christian Witt Cheers, Christian

There's a reason why this is called "Winning price"! Colourful tank, great arrangement and a beautiful picture of it! Well done!!!

This is a good one, Martin and the collected rock just looks fabulous! You do know that they look a lot like Manten Stone! 2 Island tanks are one of my favourites and your tank size is perfectly fitting for this kind of layout! Great work! Cheers, Chris

Oh they will do for sure :lol: But as you said, I'll wait until the HCC has grown a little bit over the barrier. I see me picking soil balls out of the sand already :lol:

Thanks everyone :thumbup: @alto: Everything that I have added...hm ok let's start from the beginning: Substrate and Hardscape: 25-30kg of Manten Stone 4-5kg of small Lava stones in the back 7kg Aqua Soil Amazonia 1kg Aqua Soil Amazonia Powder ADA LaPlata and Colorado Sand (mixed together) ADA...

Alright... here we go! Day 1: Most of the Riccardia is still there where I wanted it to be! Unfortunately I did not get enough of this moss, it's expensive as hell here and you get only a tiiiiiny piece of it. However... flooded and now I have to be patient and keep on the water changes...

The tanks, your home, the images the videos... the whole composition! Just fabulous! :clap: May I ask you which cam you are using + lens? Cheers, Chris

Haha Pedro, this would be waaaay too easy :lol: But it helps to create a better "complete" picture... Well you are right, the rotala worries me the most at the moment, but I'll give it a try. How is the saying? Fortune favours the brave, or the id*ots... :lol: The plant on the right is Blyxa...

WOW!! Thanks Pedro, just came home with some plants and a bag of Amazonia Powder, started the laptop, just to see your posting here! I have to say, now I'm a little proud! Thank you for the kind words! The details on the right side... hm well, I guess I will let not plant the Didiplis then. I...

Haha Simon, that's exactly what my girlfriend keeps telling me :lol:

As promised, here are the detail shots with the final substrate levels. Sorry for the reflections. Front right by Christian Witt, auf Flickr Details right by Christian Witt, auf Flickr cave by Christian Witt, auf Flickr Details middle by Christian Witt, auf Flickr Details left by Christian...

Very detailed work and impressive amount of depth! :clap: Need more updates, more images more frequently :lol:

I have to admit Pedro, I love your tanks. You posted this one in the Nordic Scapers group on Facebook a couple of days ago and I had to look up some of your previous work! I can only repeat what has already been said... you are a Pro!

Thank you guys, thanks Roy... Well I have been a little bit lazy recently, so I had to put some effort into this one to compensate ;) I have had a damaged 60P here and this was good for testing different rock arrangements, until idea with the bridge/cave came into my mind. I can make some...