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  1. mantozhke

    Some advice needed on new planted setup - Trying to make use of existing equipment.

    I’d keep and reuse all the stuff you mentioned! Why spend money on items that you already have in place? Also imo there can’t be too much filtration ;) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    You should do it one day! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    And there’s no more plants except that native moss that grows on the stone in now my cichlids tank. The top picture is current layout. I’m growing a gang of lamprologus speciosus now. Lovely little torpedoes! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    Oops what a late reply. To be honest, I don’t really know. One of these: c. lutea or c. Walkeri legroi or c. Wendtii compact or c. Pontederiifolia Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

  6. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    So a few days ago I got a bit tired of the old scape, plus some plants were added and some removed. I am not ready for a full re-scape just yet :D Pictures below are after the re-scape. Before maintenance: After maintenance (a few days with some direct sunlight and I get a green spot algae on...
  7. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    So I'm looking into moving my tank closer to the water source in/out place. And I thought why not to make my life easier by coming up with something like an automatic water change. Now I don't want to drill any holes in the glass. I've seen some Chinese stuff like overflow boxes, that you hand...
  8. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    Thank you :) I try to keep them well fed (ferts, CO2, timely water changes), but some of them could be in better quality :D Always some place for perfection.
  9. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    Hey. That would be Crypt Nurii Pink :) I've got maybe 3 or 4 small plants and now I've got big bush of it. Keeps blooming constantly.
  10. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    It's been a while. And now I've got a jungle in my tank. Got tired of glassware inlet/outlet filter stuff, hence those got sold and I've put back OEM Oase inlet/outlet thingies; also got a few more tech stuff in the aquarium: Chihiros lights controllers and Chihiros Doctor. Does the doctor work...
  11. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    Eleocharis is being changed with other flora. Something gets removed, something just relocates. Oct 21, 2018 by Mantas Virkutis, on Flickr Oct 21, 2018 by Mantas Virkutis, on Flickr
  12. mantozhke

    How can I fence off floating plants.

    Thanks :) although it has changed since that picture. No time to update aquarium diary. But maybe after I do weekly maintenance, I’ll put some new pictures. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. mantozhke

    How can I fence off floating plants.

    I’ve done it like this ;) cocktail straws joined together. Floaters inside of the “ring” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    From green to red... Juncus Repens
  15. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    I guess time to update, also show current progress, if it can be called progress. I've realised, that all the fast growing stem plants are not for me - I simply do not have enough time to trim them properly, so I got rid of those. Another thing - eleocharis. Seems to be quite hard plant to make...
  16. mantozhke

    Potassium deficiency?

    Hi. Could this be the "potassium deficiency" on my pinnatifidas?
  17. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    My wife got a new phone, hence I can now make better quality pictures. Also, made a water change, cleaned all the hoses, trimmed some plants (except for Eleocharis, need full day for that) and did some really needed under-hood updates in the cabinet :D Sharing some pics I've made...
  18. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    And this is my first test-lab. I think this is the last pic I have before it was destroyed:
  19. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    This is the first pic I took, when I poured some water on the Eleocharis: These are some not-that-old pictures of my under water jungle: My amber tetra crew, mixed with black mollies: First eleocharis hair-cut: My favs - panda loaches while trimming eleocharis (sorry, was hard...
  20. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    Flora: Eleocharis acicularis Eleocharis pusilla Cryptocoryne lutea Hobbit Cryptocoryne Lutea Cryptocoryne walkeri "Legroi" Cryptocoryne wendtii kompakt Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia Cryptocoryne that I do not know exactly :) Juncus Repens Staurogyne Repens Proserpinaca palustris ‘Cuba’ Lagenandra...
  21. mantozhke

    60x60x40h first hi-tech?

    Hey there. I was pretty much grown in a home, full of aquariums until my mom told my dad to get rid of them, hence my memories from that time were based only on pictures and stories. So at being around 30 y.o. I've decided, that I should have a micro-pond inside my house. At first, started with...
  22. mantozhke

    Help please - DSM vs vacation

    I did not face algea during DSM that I did for a week with Cal Labs black earth soil. But when I was growing Eleocharis separately on ADA Amazonia, there was some green/blue slime at the bottom. So I guess this depends on the soil you will use. If you leave it moist enough and tightly sealed, it...
  23. mantozhke

    Help please - DSM vs vacation

    Postpone the start. Or start right now. By the time you’ll need to go on vacation it’s gonna be filled up ;) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. mantozhke

    Filter cycling?

    Bucket. Water. Raw fish peace. Filter ON ;) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  25. mantozhke

    Inline heater vs in-tank & thermostat

    I have an Oase biomaster 350 thermo external filter. It has a heater in the filter already. Really convenient Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  26. mantozhke

    Surface skimmer type

    Hey. I’ve had a fluval one. Sucked in +10 of my borarras team. Got rid of it. Bought an ISTA one which serves as a CO2 reactor also. A bit better choice, but it can suck in small shrimps. I’ll put a combined skimmer with filter intake on my next tank. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  27. mantozhke

    Show your Bucephalandra's

    I have a few of them on the wood and ground. But do know all their names [emoji4] but there's at least 8 or 9 different varieties. My most favorite is mini Catherinae but I do not have that one yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  28. mantozhke

    My Top 10 Tips!

    Thanks. Awesome tips. Makes me wonder now if the Oase Thermo 350 won't be too little for the 60*60*40h tank and if I should ask for the 600 one :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  29. mantozhke

    JBL flora bio 160(no co2)

    Hi. Sell/throw straight into rubbish. Buy pressurized CO2 system instead. That is my advice. I have JBL 0,5 kg CO2 canister or what's it called in proper English. I'm running this on my 63ltr tank ;) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  30. mantozhke

    Hello (Labas) from Lithuania

    my tank looks pretty much like this as I’ve noticed that second pic is not showing on Tapatalk. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  31. mantozhke

    Anubias Damage or Defficiency

    Someone took a bite on an unhealthy leaf :) could have been any of the above mentioned. Tank citizens mostly do not attack healthy plans. My best guess was the shrimps ;) but could have been SAE as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  32. mantozhke

    Frozen Food - What to get

    Hey. I had frozen cyclops and blood worms. Smashed them all with blender and froze into small cubes. Works like a charm for my neon/cardinal tetras and even smaller chilli rasboras could eat ;) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  33. mantozhke

    Ramshorn snails

    Id say the only possible fish is ‘left or right hand removing manually’ :)))))) another option is to put those that you want to keep in safe area/basin what ever and add some pea puffers. Once they are done, remove puffer, add snails back. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  34. mantozhke

    Newbie

    Hi. I guess your option is to go with mosses attached to the wood as it consumes almost whole tank space. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  35. mantozhke

    Hello (Labas) from Lithuania

    Hello aquarium hobbyists, I'm sort of new in hobby myself, although my dad used to have lots of fish-tanks back in the day when I was about 4-5 y.o. [emoji4] Felt nostalgic, so decided to get myself a first tank around one year ago. Here's with what I've started and where I'm now [emoji4]...
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