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Day 94 Carpet now 99.9% The heater inside the filter / heater combo couldn't quite keep the tank up to temp since this cold weather (and I can't be bothered to adjust it) so I stuck another one in just in case. Alternanthera Reineckii is really bushing out and colouring up which is nice.

Day 74, Swapped to solid photo period as suggested. The "browning" has subsided a lot. I upped the water changes to 50% weekly, and increased both daily and weekly ferts. I'll stick to those ferts for now, and get some better when they run out. I've also added the further 6 Ember Tetra...

Hi Konsa, Thanks for your reply - I will try a solid photo period, plus maybe up the weekly fert a little. I am currently using Columbo weekly fert at the stock dosage. The daily fert is Ferropol 24. Could you tell me what Staghorn and BBA are? I use an Eden 511 (with integrated heater)...

Please see some video of the Big Cherry shrimp. The other day it went mad, zooming around the tank for hours and I can see a yellow "saddle". Getting ready to breed? I hope so....

Day 62, after adding some Ember Tetra, bringing the total fish up to: 4 Otto's (Found 2 crispy out of the tank having left the cover off overnight). 2 Cherry Shrimp (1 big really red one, 1 smaller clearer one) 6 Ember Tetra Over the next few weeks I want to build up to: 4 cherry shrimp 12...

Few posts coming in succession now: Day 52 After adding some lovely hungry Otto's:

Day 30 of the tank "Melt Over" All levels testing at pretty much 0 now. Monte Carlo spreading well, though I've not been able to get anything pearling yet. I wonder, will it have much to do with the roots having to travel down to get to the plant substrate? Filter and heater going well.

Day 19 in our lords Jezzy Crimbles tank time line... Ammonia is testing at 0, but Nitrites and Nitrates still high. I can see lots of melting leaves (amongst the huge amount of new growth) so I'm not surprised... I'm pretty much going to leave them to decay and really get a solid bacteria...

Hi Sam, I have a fairly large filter driving the spray bar at the moment, and it does a good job of "sucking" the bubbles to circulate them around the tank. With the low bubble rate, the bubbles emerging from the diffuser are also nearly completely gone by the time they reach the surface.

Day 14 in the Big Brother House.... Melt is in full swing, with nice bright new growth cear and I can see roots shooting outward from the Monte Carlo. The Alternanthera hasn't really changed much, however I do know they are slower to grow. I'm keeping a steady 1/2 bubble / sec (i.e. 1 every 2...

I saw one up close the other day and can agree - they look extremely nice...

Hi Deansie, I got through to a salesman at aquatix-2u.co.uk where I bought the original filter - one email later the guy said they're sending out a whole new unit which will be with me tomorrow! I guess mine is just faulty. At least I have no fish in there and I'm still near the beginning of my...

Hi Deansie, I'm using the exact same filter; some questions: Does yours make a "sucking" noise every 15 mins or so? I'm trying to ascertain if it's the filter or the c02 kit I have.... Also, does your heater have trouble getting to temp? I can hear mine clicking on / off but the tank always...

Ok, feeling a bit better about the melt now - even since last friday, I can see tiny new growth in all bits of MonteCarlo. Also done some building on the lights. 10 points for who can tell me what the plastic shade on the light is.... Also moved the c02 system to on the back of the tank so I...

Some shots a few days in: The MonteCarlo is melting a bit - I'm guessing this is normal whilst the plants transition from un-submersed to submersed? I believe this is causing a bit of an ammonia spike. I've left C02 on 24/7, at 2 bubbles / sec and am doing 33% WC's daily. What's the...

Ah cool - so is it a commercially available "shield"?

Very cool - I can't tell though, is that a pie or an arduino?

So after the filter and plants arrived, I have put everything together, planted and filled once more. I'm setting my lights for 3 hours on, 2 hours off, 3 hours on again from 10am. C02 currently at 2 bubbles / second. Planning to do 25% water changes every day for 3 weeks, as I'm already...

Hi everyone, Found this forum by googling plant related topics.... I've started a journal for my 60litre tank bought for my birthday. I've previously worked in a Maidenhead Aquatics for a number of years around 2006-2009. Already had a good welcome in the journal thread!

Ahah! The very video I saw on youtube that informed me of some of the plants for my journal build. Thanks George!

Looking good - what would you say is the main thing preventing your algea growth now things are settling?

Plants are coming tomorrow along with the external filter, so for now here's the final layer of gravel. I've left about 50% of it with the filter in a bucket still running.

Ok guys, I've decided to do a full rebuild; I really wasn't happy with the first one. I think I rushed it in my excitement to get an aquarium again... To start with I drained the tank water and siphoned the gravel (not the plant substrate) into a large bucket to keep the bacteria alive until I...

PLEASE SEE POST FURTHER DOWN PAGE 1 FOR BUILD START....

Just found this forum - looks great! I have a Home 60 - today I decided to take all the plastic bits off, and go for a more minimalist look whilst I wait for some glass ware. I have an aqua ray LED strip anyway, so I don't mind getting rid of the stock lights. It looked like this when I bought...