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Hi all, Well...It looks like time has an undefined meaning by me... Just a quick update from my little tank. It's starting to take its jungle-look and I actually love it. I hope you guys will enjoy it too! Cheers Daniel

Hi rebel, Well I can try that out... I can post a foto too. In the following days :D Cheers, Daniel

Hi guys, A quick update with the hardscape again after water change. Still working on it. Cheers, Daniel

Thank for the feedback Roy! No, actually I bought it and it was the only one left there :D Cheers, Daniel

Hi all, I want to keep you guys with the current situation. Yesterday I've bought some more wood and today I've designed it a bit (cutted a few branches, added some other etc.), to make it fittable to my layout and my idea. I do like layouts with strong presence of hardscape (Devil's throat is...

Hi alto, The tank is still running, yes. I've decided not to take it apart and start something completely new. I will work on that one with some changes on the hardscape. A quick preview: Experiments on Nemesis And now to your question. The Marsilea crenata is somewhere in the tank, but...

Hey, Perhaps Solonostoma tetragonum ?

I presume high CO2 levels will "foolish" them to flower unterwater...

Hi guys, I've decided to try my luck at the EAPLC and the AGA Competition this year with this layout. It's the first competition, that I'm entering, so I'm really curious about the opinions of the jury. It was a nice journey for me and I do love that one. Thanks for the help at the beginning...

Hey, The glass pipes from Aqua Rebell are actually pretty good! For me the best alternative for ADA Pipes. Cheers, Daniel

Wish you good luck, Chris!

Hi all, It's time for a little update. The MMC had some problems the past week, but now it should be good. Yesterday I've added 3 new Bromelias to the tank - two of them are on the wood (Crypthanthus bivittatus and probably Guzmania monostachia (?)) and one is in the back as Kokedama (Vrisea...

Hi, Well IMO the most mosses are really easy to grow... And the differences are the growth speed and the form, which you are pursuing. So almost any Fissidens, Vesicularia, Riccardia, Ricia... the list goes on... it just needs to be aquatic... will go. Do you have something in mind? Cheers, Daniel

Hi folks, I should probably do a small update here too. Everything is growing nicely. The Bucephalandras too.. although I wish they can be a bit faster... If those grow up nicely before the end of the EAPLC I would deffinetely try my luck there. The MMC and the HCC are finally beginning to...

Thanks for the reply! Yes, the filter takes a bit of a place in the tank (and its not beautifull at all :D), but I hope it will do its work and keep the eco system running. Maybe one day I will upgrade it with an external one.. We'll see... The lights that I'm using are two actually. The one...

Hi all, Just a quick update from this tank. The flood came this saturday. And then I realised, how small the thing is. I have just 6L water inside. The rest is wood and soil (a bit more than 6L). I am using a BioCO2 (JBL Bio 80) and an CO2 Atomizer from UP Aqua. Enjoy the fotos, and I'm...

Thanks Iain, I've seen all of your past projects and they are all great, so I feel honoured when you say, you like my tank! I am trying out with different vegetables now, which I left for a few minutes in boiling water : pepper, zucchini, carrot and cucumber. Yesterday and the day before the...

Hi all, There is absolutely no (visible) algae. As I wrote, the trimming was done a week ago. The moss would need a cut soon too. 4 Otos were introduced to the shrimps and they are already 9 days there. Still no deads, which makes me really happy. Some of them though are looking a bit tired...

Hi all, I want to make a short update on the current status of the scape, just a week before the water comes in. The lights are now on for 12 hours every day. The moss is starting slowly to show up on the wood and doesn't look like a paste anymore. I tnink it's already prepared for the water...

Hi Jake, It could be possible, but you should leave it in a high humudity conditions at the beginning and then slowly take it to low humidity. Something like Wabi-Kusa. That's about 1 month after planting it. Eleocharis acicularis mini emersed by Daniel GR

That's really great! I've heard that just the wild catched rams would do the parenting thing, but as I see the rumours were wrong! I have a very similar sized tank, but I think the open layout I've chosen would not be so suitable for those beauties. That's a funny plant. I have a similar mix in...

Thank you for the reply and for the positive feedback, Viktor! I've planned some trimming for the next water change... perhaps on sunday. In my previous setup I've used the Do!aqua Violet. It has a thinner profile, than this Lily and the flow was too strong for this setup. The one I'm using now...

Hi all, Today I've ended the blackout. When I took off all the covering layers, I was very positively surpised that there was almost no algae to see. Thanks for the advice, Viktor! The shrimps and the snails have eaten it up and all that was left, I've vacuumed up. I've 'planted' some stones...

Question just right away in Flickr answered :D

Patience you must have my young padawan. It's just the fourth day, Chris. If I see right, the Riccia is tied to stones? With other mosses takes relative long time to see any growth at all. How long are you planing to do the dry start? I think for you is important that the HCC grows steady...

Hi Mr. Teapot, I've read the entire thread and I must say I find your tank really fascinating! I love tanks with a big variety of plants, thoughtfully mixed of course. Right at the beginning you've had a problem with mold. Sometimes I do have the same problem when I start dry, especially with...

Hi all, After my visit at the Botanical garden here in Munich, I was fascinated by the plants there and I've collected many new ideas and inspirations for a new natural projects. The one I'm presenting here is one of them. I've wanted to work mainly with epiphyte plants and a big piece of wood...

Thank you Viktor! I've covered the tank complete and will do a blackout for the next 3 days. I don't need to shut off the Twinstar, right?

Does the upgraded IKEA light have more power than the Flexi Mini LED or am I wrong? :lol:

That's new for you I think... I mean starting dry. I like it, Chris! It looks peaceful.. A small beauty!:thumbup: Cheers, Daniel

Hi Chris, I still have problems with the algae, and I'm clueless why. They are not so much, as in the beginning, but still there... The shrimps happened to the sand in the middle.:D They are bringing constantly soil from anywhere they can get some. A 'hard workers'... what can I say... Cheers...

I've observed the whole development in Flickr in the past few months. I was and I am still a big fan of this work of yours, Viktor! Now I understand what happened with the moos from the beginning. I didn't knew that Otos have also this negative quality. I must also say, that I found the original...

Hi all, Probably I should make a little update on the current scape. I am still fighting with the green algae, but it does look better now. Thanks for the help, Chris! I really appreciate it! I've changed the Inflow pipe, because of the CO2 distribution. Lily Pipe Spin is a great Inflow pipe...

Looks really promising, ADA! Great!

Hi all, After a few weeks of silence, I've decided to make a quick update. In the time, when I was absent, I've fought (actually I'm still fighting) with the green fuzz algae, which I've already showed. The original cause was too much potassium fertilizing. The layout about a week ago was like...

Thanks ADA, I've made some tests today and the NH4 and NO3 are both 0. Tthe nitrit peak should be already gone. So tomorrow I will pump up the doses and we'll see what happens...

Hi ADA, yes it is so. Brighty K has no N&P.. but I thought there should be as first nitrifying bacteria available, before I dose anything other than K. Or am I wrong? And I must say, I didn't experience any nitrit peak yet (which I do find a bit strange actually).

Hi all, I've decided to make a quick update and to ask a couple of questions. A week after the water came in. I do water changes every two days with about 30-40% RO water. The water values are: NO3: <10 mg/l NO2: ~0 mg/l GH: 7°dH KH: 1-2°dH pH: 6,2 Cl2: 0 mg/l CO2: 20-30 mg/l Lights are on...

I'm glad I can help you. It would be advisable to mention, that by "not sensitive to nitrit peak" I mean that they are more tolerant to one. Offcourse by extreme nitrit values neither shrimp nor fish would be happy. The reason for the tolerance ist that the schrimps don't have haemoglobin, but...

The nitrtite peak is toxic for the fishes, that's why I wait for about 40 to 50 days before I put them in. The shrimps are not sensitive to the nitrit peak, but they are very sensitive to ammonium and the heavy metals. Once they're gone you can move in the shrimps. Here I am speaking about the...

The nitrite is not the problem by schrimps, it's the ammonium. When your peak of ammonium has passed, you can add the schrimps. If you keep measuring it from the begin, you will get your answer. Normally it takes from 2 to 4 weeks.

I have tried with glue already. I didn't had any problems but it also doesn't look as naturaly as the yoghurt method, but for accents it is great! I am thinking about using it again by this layout... Or I will dry start separately a few stones with Fissidens Phoenix, which will be added after...

Thanks ADA! I am pretty satisfied with the results too! Above all I didn't had any losses by the moss. One should thank George for his amazing journal with the yoghurt dry start!

Hi all, Today came the tide! The water is still a bit cloudy, but thats just normal (CO2), so please ignore that. I am using the ADA Lily Pipe Spin for first time and I can say it's perfect for this size (and smaller) of a tank. I wanted a light flow so the HC stays where it schould, but still...

Hi all, Thanks for the replies! I will for sure visit the garten in spring one more time. I hope the butterflies will be allready gone till then and I will take a better look at all the plants there... Particulary the mosses and the ferns. Those I find amazing! Cheers, Daniel

Hi all! So the pics are here! But I would say I must go there probably a few more times to get some good shots from the species. It was full with people, because there's an exchibition of butterflies right now and that ofcourse in the Glasshouse 4 - "Aquatic Plants". So this path, that Darrel...

Hi Chris, I think I've seen something like that already, not in my tanks thou. So it comes from the gel... How does it disapper under water? Cheers, Daniel

Hi all, It's been 43 days since planting and I'm satisfied with the results so far. HC between the rocks by Daniel GR., on Flickr I did however had a couple of problems with the HC at the top right. It became something like a thin, white and short web-sort of hairs. I presume some sort of...

So I've taken a few photos and edited them on PS. I know that the colours of the lights are a bit diffenent. Since the HC and the MC were added, I've put the lights lower. Comparison by Daniel GR., on Flickr

Hi Paulo, Thank you for the nice words! I presume you speak about the Fissidens sp. Mallorca? I have two more species here - Fontanus and Mini. But yes, you are right. The Mallorca is growing really slow, especially submersed. Emersed is something a bit different, and I can say it is a bit...

Hahaha Chris, the idea is quite similar.

Hi all, I want to present you my latest projekt, called "Nemesis". And here a few facts: Hardware: GlasGartenMini L 45 x 24 x 30 cm float glas Gross~30L, net - still don't know Daytime eco 40.3 Eheim 2213 ADA Lily Pipe Spin P Outflow Do!aqua Violet Glass Inflow UP Aqua Inline Atomizer + 500gr...

Hi all and hi Darrel, Yes I visited the Botanic Garden and it was amazing. Sadly it was a long time ago and I didn't had my camera yet. I was thinking of visiting it again anytime soon this time with a better equipment. cheers Daniel

Hello everyone! I've been reading in this forum for about a couple of months now, and finally decided to introduce myself and later my latest scape too. I must say that I'm really impressed from the knowledge of all the members here! I find the hobby fascinating and I'm into it for about a...