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Thanks that could be a good idea. I dose 10ml of TNC complete which is the recommended dose for my size tank.

Hi guys Well I'm about a year in and have really enjoyed having the tank up and running. Around 6m ago though I had a.little mishap, went away for 2 weeks and had left the light off timer and on! I managed to remember about 5 days in, but algae took hold and I've struggled to get rid ever...

The carpet is really taking - very impressive

Full tank shot - apols for bubbles. Post- Water change

Added a few fish over the last few days. 5 Julii Corys, 10 neons and 2 Otos. One Julii jumped out on the first night, but otherwise they seem ok. Otos are making short work of the algae on the wood. I’d like to add some cherry shrimp and potentially some Rummies, though want to keep an under...

Good luck!

Yeah that's the next best thing!

Did you soak the wood first? It might float when you finally flood it if not (speaking from experience!)

Hi guys - thanks for asking. Plants seem to be taking - I’ve trimmed the Ludwigia and Bacopa a few times now. Also bought some root tabs for the Balanasae which seems to have coincided with them looking pretty a bit perkier. I have been experimenting with getting the flow right with my...

I guess the difference in effort between the pump and your first option is time taken to plug pump in and getting temperature right on tap, vs taking the attachment off your kitchen/bathroom tap each time you want to pump (unless you are using an outdoor tap..but surely no hot water then?)...

I left a set for 6 days, room temperature, in dull light, and they seemed to survive fine.

I'm red-green colourblind which probably makes me a useless judge (!), but for me the Kessil is far more interesting. Understand it would be a bit much in a darkened room - but my tanks have always been in areas with other ambient light.

Hi all I bought a cheap and cheerful pump for waterchanges off of amazon, for £15. My pipe run is around 10m, using an old hose, and the top of the tank stands at around 1.5m tall (Aquascaper 600). The pump does the job well - seems to have guts to shift that water, though it could struggle...

Thanks both - I know that some gauges are liquid filled by design - particularly in the auto/machining world, though this one did look air filled before I filled it up. It looks like the whole regulator itself is assembled through screwing the gauges in, so perhaps there’s a way of unscrewing...

Yes I noticed you can hear bubbles that through the tank from the diffuser itself.

Hi all Is this normal? Liquid has appeared in the high pressure side of my new regulator. I don’t think this could be tank water as the regulator features a check valve. So maybe it’s CO2?

So you're running both internal and external?

Hi guys Apologies to drag up an old thread, but just to confirm that I levelled a new tank at the weekend, using ply cut to size and the screwfix packers at the following link (still available, £13 for a massive bag)...

Lovely looking scape, and really like the dimensions of the tank. What photoperiod/intensity are you using to start it up if you don’t mind me asking?

Mist has cleared. White slime appearing on wood which I take to be a usual thing. Still at 30% light for 6hrs while I await CO2.

Great pic!

Have you read the forum on "old school" CO2 dissolution? Perhaps worth a try and easily removed if you don't want to pursue/go to full pressurised...

Scape complete. Started at 1930 last night and didn’t finish until 3am (toddler so no time in the day). I must admit I didn’t find the affair particularly relaxing as a result! Added more transitional stones. Had the usual issues with floating wood so have had to improvise by rearranging a few...

Hi James - just checked your thread. Uncanny likeness, and your tank also seems to be surviving toddlers which is something I need to get some tips on if recent experience is anything to go by - even before flooding! To answer your question - no planned planting in front of rocks- it’s all...

Great lid. I'll be in the market for something too, as I have an enthusiastic 2 year old with lots of plastic dinosaurs!

Thanks - all great advice. I agree I need to add some more transitional stones - particularly around the main rock, and possibly around the RHS headland. I've bought some more wood to build that out towards the RHS a little more, and will look at elevating it a tad. I'll experiment with the...

Hi all Firstly, many thanks for running and contributing to a great forum. I've been silently stalking for the past couple of years, but have recently taken the plunge with the following setup and wouldn't have been able to do so without this great resource. I'm new to aquascaping but not to...