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Good progress a lovely lil tank thanks for sharing

Nice thread as usual buddy Hope your well and the family are all good will keep popping on to see how it's going I'm pretty sure you will turn it around maybe the biscuit treatment would have done some good lol

Wow bro just read through the journal as I knew I would have missed a lot but didn't expect it to be that much haha As normal always a pleasure to follow and admire your work Hope the family is all well and you have a great Christmas

So I have had a rough time with this tank there was a tremendous amount of aggression in the tank and not a pleasure to watch at all tried every thing changed the tank up gave more hiding places to the discus but didn't seem to work i kept trying to do research and hoped it was just them sorting...

There all good matey thanks for asking Just taken a while out been busy with work since everything reopened

Good work mate looks very healthy from the pics Hope you and the family are all well Cheers

Looking good matey

The plants where a pleasure mate glad to see they arrived safe and sound Tank looks really nice I personally would put some moss on the woods but that might just be me

Looking good it's not easy to.scape one of those lil edges I remember my first tank was one and I ended up taking the top with a Stanley blade and lots of patience its pretty satisfying when it finally comes away though 😉

So did the normal water change today and found the temp had dropped looked at the heaters and found this inside the oase thermo second time this has happened when it happened last ime I brought two heaters in case so glad I did

Ita a pleasure the tank is 284ltrs not sure if that is in the thread and I have 2 filter running and two heater good job I did have 2 heaters the discus are not at all interested in the shrimp and the colony is so large a few losses won't make any difference

They have been.like this with me.today as there.getting.used to.me there coming to.the.glass every time I get close they expect food I've been.feeding 4 times a day at the moment and they demolish every bit they can definatly recognise me now

Tank is finished and torn down on to the next thanks for everyone's comments and input really appreciated loved this scape in my first bigger tank Thanks hope you enjoyed

I have 8 baby discus and about 300 yellow cherry shrimp.with some nano fish the discus have only been in the.tank 5 days so.still.early.

Wish my discus eat out of my hand they just run off as soon as I get near the tank lol

Yeah my thoughts where if one fails at least there is back up with the water temp as I had read how important a constant temperature is for them They are the most settled tonight I have seen them it has only been 5 days though

@Driftless I'm running a jbl1502e and a oase 350 thermo on the tank close to 2000ltr an hour should be plenty do you think also a inline heater on the jbl1502e

Wow that blood red is stunning nice tank

That is a lovely lil tank mate your green fingers have worked a lil mirical with the UG well done aquatic Titmarsh

Thanks @George Farmer they really love the sand and play in it blowing it around the tank much to my dismay lol Temp is 28 constantly Water changes I've been doing 50% every day as the woods realising tannins and I'm probably over feeding a little and am a lil paranoid about the cleanliness of...

Needed to cut back on the plant maintenance mate been too busy with work The discus have been on the cards for a long time just had to take time to research take the plunge when there older il plant up properly its just a grow out tank so it not to stressful for them

Thanks @noodlesuk I'm very happy.with them was nervous when buying them as uts a long term investment and wanted to get it right

Hi all and welcome First off thank you for taking the time to have a look at my new adventure So after doing a lot of reading and researching last week I took down my planted evolution aqua 1200 that had been planted and ticking along nicely for the last 8 months (had been dreading rescape day...

Tanks looking good mate.do.you feel.the light has made an improvement in the colours at all yet

what an excellent read very enjoyable and also a beautiful accomplished scape for a first timer sorry for the loses but the zero loss day feels good don't it Keep up the good work and please keep us updated

Tank looks really nice @Ady34 that frodo is beautiful was it hard to work with or did it make the layout process easier the back lights make both tanks pop can't wait to see it developing into a fully grown in iwagumi A little gutted to see re education gone as it was such an inspirational tank...

Hi William welcome to ukaps

All is good mate a busy house at the moment but it takes your mind off thing and little light lurking never harmed anyone lol Does the uneven growth not do your head in when you just reinsert the top third of the steam I know it was me do you stick to the 7 trims rule and replany or just do it...

@Geoffrey Rea imalways on mate just lurking in the shadows how are you and the family? So how many trims have the stems had so far won't take long for them.to colour up and Bush right out mate

Tank looks amazing mate not been getting the updates and just looked through the last 4 weeks what a change really nice mate

No pics at the moment @Ady34 I've cut it right back last week and the new growth isn't coming through just yet but as soon as she looks good again il post some pics 😊

Yeah agreed and to be honest normally your tanks take a lot longer to reach there full potential its a beautiful scape just seems that yours are normally have a lot more going on in them

It is a simply beautiful scape but I can understand why your getting the itch

Hi I'm not sure if you have fixed your issue with the reds but I have left nitrates out of my ei mix all together and my lights are on 90% (2 x vivid 2s) and the reds have come out in my plants

Hi @confusedman I have java moss you are very welcome to for the price of a stamp and small donation to the ukaps forum there will be more than enough to cover a coconut shell

Love the story so far will be waiting in anticipation for chapter 2 The scap looks natural and you have done excellent work with the some times quiet unruly dragon stone and as they will be the main focal point the way it is slightly of centre gives a good feeling of it being very natural

It might well be the lights sam but I did trim right back on the Hra and the new growth is the nice red much deeper than it was before I mean I cut like 6 inches off so was quiet hard with it I think it has took a few weeks to start to come back too

I think its a beautiful scape but do have the feeling you have itche fingers to rescape I've seen you mention it a couple of times in your journal i believe

Good luck mate it cant hurt either way and your tank is beautiful so can't wait to see how it works out

Go for it mate I keep a bottle of just kno3 mix just in case but have not used it yet was worried about the other plants buy I know my tap water has 20ppm in it so should be fine and seems to have been its been about a month now with no additional kno3 and all seems good 😀

Quiet hard tap water here dont actually know the hardness but I've limited kno3 by cutting it out of my all in one ferts and just letting the tap water take care of it and had the vivids on 100%

Reds really starting to come out on the hra and pinta now

Great looking scape @CooKieS really like that Blah cube how was it to work on

So is this a new tank sam when do.we get to see it and hows the 900.coming along

Could have let us see them.planted you tease

Looking good mate

Scape looks really nice mate if you want some pinta next time I trim il gladly send you some mate

I use 2 a jbl150 and an oase 350 on my 1200 and it works so well Crystal clear water and great flow around the tank why would you put a pump in when you can have glass a pump if the filter you decide dont give you the flow you want is going to cost you in any case

Flow is king for carpet plants good flow + good co2 distribution as @Siege says keep the co2 in the yellow help them adjust as quickly as possible going from 400ppm co2 to 30 in a couple of hours is going to cause the plants to stress and melt so help them.out as much as possible I do almost...

Hi and welcome to the ukaps community

@Kalum thanks for the likes mate good to have you back looking forward to your new 75p scape

Ive got 2 filters running a jbl1502e and a oase bio master 350

Thanks @CooKieS really pleased with how its going

I have 2 vivid 2s on my 1200 and I love them there an amazing light and very controllable also very powerful mine are suspended from the ceiling so I can adjust the height

Wow how things change in 5 months So no maintenance for 2 weeks so yesterday cut all the stems right back to try and get a nice even canopy as they where all out the top of the tank cleaned glass pipes and filters changed sand and trimmed all moss back its becoming a bit of a beast to manage...

That is just a tease @Tim Harrison Come on show us

@Siege I think you will find the loooovvvveeee button is the super like button 👇

I think this really does depend on the person starting the tank you get out what you put in low tech you probably don't have to be so committed to the maintenance and water changes after the initial let's say a month less things to get a balance right with and slower growth rates Hi tech I...

Looking good for a month old mate just shows you get out what you put in quiet literally fresh water every day lol 😆

Im not near you but I would try to source out of date fe that are very cheap I buy mine at £8 each

Lol ok mate

Lovely looking fish i really.like them there not at all skittish and very active some full tank shots would be nice 😉

Thanks for the likes guys really appreciated

So trimmed and didn't replant tops yesterday so I can see what happens next really cut back the hemianthus micranthemoides on the right mostly because it was growing so fast and shading the ranunculus it has a little yellowing but I guess it was lack of light bue to being so dense also used one...

Hi mate glad to have you back and with a lovely tank too hope your well and your tank goes well

Ohh not yet mate your tank is beautiful

You will be first in line mate 😉

@SRP3006 I let mine grow out in the carpet then took chunks out and placed it on the rocks when it was established mate

@Sammy Islam thanks mate think this could be long term for a while as I've proper enjoyed it but we will see you know what its like when you get the rescape itch 😀

Thanks Sam Which monte carlo the one on the rocks i put little specs of super glue beneath to hold it down if I see to much movement in the tank flow but it generally seems to take its self with time

Thanks guys its definitely starting to take shape think its 4 months old now so hitting the sweet spot

So a good maintenance session today and started to shape the plants cleaned and swapped the sand out here is a few pics

She is a little beauty very nice thanks for sharing

Id go with it cause the white ones always cracked for me sent 2 back and tried different sizes they still cracked when I cleaned them as they recommended in a 1-10 bleach solution so hopefully this one will be better

Wow really nice mate agreed about teasing the colours out looks clean and Healthy you will get use to the sand or try my trick it does work and takes 5 mins a day

Hi I run two filters on my 1200 I have them inlet and out let on the front left and inlet and out let on right back both facing along the tank As you can see in the image Works perfectly

I've had red racing snails for about 2 years from sweet knowles aquatics and never seen a single egg so hope your as lucky @Deano3

Its going to be trial and error mate give them both a try for a month and see how they go its not going to hurt till you find the righ place my stems get a light flow over them I run 2 filters 1 front left 1 back right and thats only the thermo 350 I probs dont need both but it help distribute...

Let's put this into perspective we both use the same mix your 900 is what 200ltr and your adding 140ml of ferts a week 20ml×7=140 My 1200 is 284ltrs and I'm adding 75ml a week 25ml×3= 75 Unless you have made a drastic error when making the recipe up I don't see how it is possible for it to be...

Dont really see how it can be nutrient mate as your mix is the same.as mine and my plants are going crazy have you tried to adjust the.flow moving the lily's around is your co2 100% dialed in what your ph profile like just don't see how the mixes.could be producing two things so.diffrent I've...

I It dont even make it out the shop not alone to the house we end up paying for an empty box 🤣🤣🤣

On a serious note chocolate cake ummmm

Ohhhh chocolate cake would be messy im not sure though I probs think Geoffers son is cleaver he has been taking the cake off you @Siege and eating it letting you believe he has a stash lol

Oh I'm pretty sure he is much more creative than another biscuit gate

Thanks mate that means a lot coming you you have such a great eye for a scape wanted to try and make it two different sides I agree the right side dont work as well

A couple of close ups one week after maintenance going to go again tomorrow but should be an easy session as I think its balanced outland not looking to dirty

Yeap as I said just how it would be here mate the B.B.B would be gone and so would i most likely swimming with the fishes so to speak

The water changes are the PITA but the hard work pays off in the long run I like the B.B.B (big blue barrel) motivational tactics can imagine the wife wants it gone much quicker than you if she is anything like mine 😀

Thans for the tips mate

Wow amazing and what a great planting mate cant wait for this to develop

Aquarium Gardens if you ring them they will get it for you

Has a bit of a feel to the phillipe scape at AG if you know what I mean with the 2 larger stumps

Omg ollie my son would love that You going full ada with the bacter and tramaline Looks really good mate a full carpet this time too I guess

The flamingo crypts lpok beautiful though 😍

Hi classic and welcome

I have to make mine on a day when the W.I.F.E.i is out other wise I wouldn't get the allotted time or quiet to do it she is worse than the kids 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks mate well worth the time and effort couldn't believe the difference my self glad I did a before and after shot

Yeah mate I do really enjoy it sometimes I wish they where shorter but I had nothing to do today apart from the scape bit of pink Floyd a burden and all the time in the world its the way forward almost as good as a Saturday night guess it depends on the company the reds are starting to come out now

Not to bad took 5hrs lol how on earth @Geoffrey Rea does his maintenance in his allotted time il.never know lol either way I'm jealous maybe that could be what you show usin depth next

Looking good mate the frames make it look like the lights are more toward s the rear of the tank