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Yeah, totally. Any thoughts how I can bring some life back to the dwarf hair grass?

It's been a while, and just wanted to say thanks again for pointing this out @Guest Guest. I think this was quite likely a significant contributor to the problem (other being increasing my co2 a bit). As soon as I switched to Tropica Specialized (with less of an Fe ration) I saw...

I realized it's been a while! Just wanted to post an update with the three different views I designed the scape for: Overall, I feel it's maturing nicely :) I've removed a few plants and added a few others. Livestock currently are 15 green neon tetras (will add more when available at my...

I've finished the high-dose treatment yesterday. It didn't look like it killed off the algae as the algae had no change in appearance and was not easier to remove. As per Philipe Oliverera's VLOG, I was hoping the algae would be easy to dislodged brushed off. But this wasn't the case. In...

My aquarium's been up and running for a few months now. Can check out a journal entry I added a short while ago - https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/my-first-high-tech-aqauscape.60043/. Stand's holding up great!

Also noticed this from NILOCG's website for Thrive All in One: 1 pump(2ml) per 10g will add ~7ppm NO3, 1.3ppm PO4, 5ppm K, and 0.25ppm Fe. As you've eluded @alto, perhaps the lower lighting was slowing down plant growth thereby reducing the Nitrate uptake causing the levels to rise...?

Also, could the canister filter and it's media come into play in regards to water nutrients? The filter is an Eheim 2217, with the following media, and flow turned down a touch: Flow out Canister Top Medium sponge Eheim Substrat Pro (a good amount of this) Fine sponge Medium sponge Coarse...

@alto, thanks for your thoughts on this! Actually, the light I just got (a week ago) is the newer version that just became available in Canada; the New RGB A Plus LED Lighting System :) Power consumption: 45W 40 3 in 1 LED's 2,400LM Prior to this light, I was using the Chihiros A601 (39W...

Thanks for the input @jaypeecee. I'll test my tap water this evening to check the levels of ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. The test kit I'm using is from API, so the best I'm going to get are rough results (definite room for error in colour matching). I see a number of possible sources of the...

Thanks Keith! I’d agree about that small piece of driftwood, didn’t notice it before. If I have an opportunity, I might remove it. Or perhaps the trident fern will eventually cover it.

Thanks for your thoughts! I was wondering about the flow. The flow is actually the most in the areas where the algae is. The lily outflow is the opposite side of the aquarium, so the flow goes left to right, hits the right glass wall, and flows down to the carpet. I can easily see the flow by...

Thanks Dean! Current dosing is 2ml per day NILOCG Thrive all in one liquid fertilizer, .5ml per day Flourish Potassium, 2.5 bps c02, fish fed once a day. So far I’m not seeing many white eggs from the nerites, so either I’m lucky and have mostly males, or they’re laying them where I’m not looking.

Hi all, I've recently set up my first high tech aquascape. I've been getting an algae that just doesn't go away. To try to address it, I've reduced the intensity of the lights (to 35%) and am doing two 50% water changes a week instead of one. This has helped a bit. It also seems the algae is...

It's been a while coming, so thought I'd post a journal entry for my first high tech aquascape. The first step was to build a suitable stand. For more info on that experience, check out this thread. Overall, I'm quite pleased with how it's turning out :) I designed the aquascape to be viewed...

Yes, this is a good point. As we discussed earlier in the thread, this must be considered. The aquarium isn't overly big (like a 90P or 120P) and the cabinet is on hardwood flooring that's on top a diagonal hardwood subfloor (older house built in the early 60's, so it's not plywood underneath...

Hi all, just following up with the end result! Thanks for everyone's input! I've learned a lot in the past few months as I've ventured deeper into the aquascaping hobby. The aquarium is up and running! The cabinet build probably took me 30h. I at first didn't entertain the idea of building my...

Ooops, I typo’d. It does make sense .

Plywood cut drawing: Various views of the cabinet: The space between the bottom of the front panel and the top of the doors is 10mm (for fingers to open the doors). And the space between the two doors when closed is 4mm. Is 4mm about right? With the two bottom horizontal supports (#’s 11 and...

Thanks, it doesn’t make sense! So I’ve made some plans for the aquarium build! It will be quite similar to the one I bought and returned. The plywood I’m using is a 5’ x 5’ (1524mm x 1524mm) sheet of Baltic birch plywood 3/4” (19mm) thick, which has a higher number of layers than most other...

It does! Though it’s possible the location of the aquarium will change in a year or two where the floor would be slightly different. Would it be a matter of re-shaping it to the new location? Or is there another approach that would achieve even load distribution and levelness without shaping to...

I've made a decision! After thinking it through a bit more, I realized if I'm going the steel piping approach, it's not much more effort to do a full DIY cabinet. I just needed to build up the courage and realize I can do the DIY build :happy: Thanks @Jayefc1 and @alto for highlighting some DIY...

I think for my first DIY cabinet, the approach of using steel pipe frame and a solid wood block top is simplest and very effective at the same time (thanks for the idea @zozo!).I also like the piping approach because it gets me a stand quickly. And I can take the time to build something that...

Thanks for the idea @zozo! I'll consider a gas pipe solution. Seems incredibly sturdy, and may be within my DIY skills. Another economical idea I'm thinking of is using the Ikea HAVSTA cabinet as a starting point, and reinforcing it really good. Here are my thoughts so far... Cabinet -...

The plans I've communicated are quite high level, which may be the problem. High level specs I've sent when seeking quotes... 25 gallon rimless aquarium (no framing holds the glass panels together, only silocone does). The dimensions I'm looking for are 60cm wide, 40cm deep, and 75cm tall. The...

I've heard back from the store owner, and he's agreed to take back the aquarium for store credit, which I've done. Given I picked up the aquarium just under two months ago, I feel this is fair. I've been looking for someone local to make a stand for me, but quotes I'm getting back so far are...

Thanks @ian_m and @zozo for your diy suggestions. I'm weighing the pros and cons of trying to make the stand work vs. sourcing out a different one. However, my wife may be the deciding factor since she has very little faith in the stand at this point. Good guess! Just confirmed those are the...

Thanks Hanuman :) That’s a good question about the brand of the stand. It quite likely isn’t a FireAQUA. I’ll try to find out. When I look at pictures online of FireAQUA stands, they appear different (door goes all the way to the top). I’ll also be looking into consumer rights options. *sigh*...

Sadly, I paid full price for the stand. Thanks Andrew for pointing out the water damage. I didn't catch that. I'm actually able to slightly "squish" the plywood on the bottom left side where the water damage is. I've also discovered the left side of the stand also isn't completely flat (I...

Hi Andrew, Thanks for the clarification. I've picked up a long enough spirit level to do those eight tests. I also found a table at home I confirmed was flat with a spirit level and placed the stand on that. To my surprise, the stand itself rocked on the flat surface front to back! So it...

I've measured all diagonals of the aquarium (corner to corner) and it looks good. The front and back are 723mm, the left and right 566mm, and the top and bottom are 721mm. I also measured the stand top to bottom on the two side and rear panels, three top to bottom measurements per panel, and...

Thanks for everyone's advice! It sounds like what I need to start off with is to use a level to check the aquarium and stand on all sides (I have a small one, will need to pick up a longer one for better accuracy), as well as the floor. I know the floor is not fully level because when I first...

Hi, I've recently got into the hobby, listened to many podcasts, and been doing a lot of learning about aquascaping. This is something I've discovered I'm quite passionate about! I currently have a low tech 4 gallon aquarium that I've been learning on, and over the past several months have been...