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Picture from the other week that makes me smile... Quick crap phone pic. Tenellus is doing really well and the vallis has picked up following its trim. Been dosing liquid carbon which appears to be helping.

Hi Iain, Yeah that was my only worry with shrimp. Might have to stick with a few additional Amano's then and think of another fish. Not planning to add Tetra, there were an alternative to the Barbs rather than both together. Cheers

Wow, can hardly contain myself with all of the comments on here :p Shortly after the last pics, I gave the plants a decent trim - especially the hairgrass. A couple of weeks on and its growing back in nicely; The grass is sending shoots out all over the place and the Tenellus is really...

Couple of pics form the other night with the water clearing further... Test results coming back sweet so added the stock from my holding tank (Otto's, Amano Shrimp and a Fighter) - all seem happy - I know its a bit early for an algae crew but they have survived in a holding tank for the...

Chucked a few bunches of Vallis in today. And a spraybar. Ultracularia trying to escape! :(

Bingo! Plants all stayed where they should be... wood trying to make a break for freedom but thankfully the piece of slate it is attached too has kept it down! :) So I needed most of this... Added it slowly... Didn't want to disturb the hairgrass! And full it looks like this...

Well theres 115l of RO in the back of my car... Hope its gonna be enough! Anybody want to place a bet on how many bits float?

Day 31... Time seems to be flying?! Eleocharis is pretty well rooted now :) Ulticularia seems to be settling too! Looking good for flooding this weekend :)

I like the big stone... breaks up what would otherwise look like a very 'organised' scape imo... The planting will go some way towards this also I feel. Love the sketch, will look great when done I reckon!

Thanks G! Nothing to add... The moss I chucked in hasn't died yet...looks quite healthy I'm fact so the humidity must be vastly improved! Hairgrass is looking reasonable too...appears to be putting on some growth! Possibly flooding next weekend :-o

Really like this tank, the rock and wood in the initial scape looked great! My only criticism is that the Anubias look totally out of place imo - the leaves don't look in proportion with anything else in the tank so it makes the tank look and feel quite small. Just my thought :)

Hi Lauris, (finally) took your advice and got some water out of the substrate, hopefully this will improve matters a little! Cheers

Love the hardscape, wood is really nice! I'd be tempted to keep some of the rock in there with the substrate personally, perhaps fro ma bit of fiss or a nice moss over it and go lighter on the plants attached to the wood maybe? Be nice to see it in a tank anyway!

Day erm...16? Hairdryer getting the temp up a bit haha! Tenellus doing ok, Blyxa melting a bit :(

Love the hardscape, wood works really well! Potential to be a stunner this :)

Quick Sunday evening update... Decided now that the humidity has increased I would add the would back in as its been soaking for a week. Had to move some of the blyxa and may adjust some of the soil but glad to have it back in there! Added a chunk of the Weeping Moss I received from Claire too...

Bit of an update... Had a load of goodies in the post today; From TGM 2 x 1-2 Grow Echinodorus tenellus and 1 x Utricularia (bit of an impulse buy, doubt i'll make it thrive!) And from Claire on here a load of Blyxa Japonica and a chunk of Weeping Moss (which i've chucked in my other tank for...

by my office last week...

James Willday's car :) Friend of mine! Although not seen him for sometime... If you are present on any of the rotary forum's you may have heard of monkey/rob blackshaw/garageREG etc - known them all for years :) T04Z is a very capable blower, perfectly suited to the 13B :) Even on stock ports...

Loving the Rex Matt! What tyrbo you running? And who is your rotary specialist of choice...out of interest? I want an FC bad :-(

Loving the Mk2, looks a tidy one! I had one exactly the same, even down to the RM's. Hated it though... drove like a pig haha. Mad Mike's RX is an animal! Had a lot of involvement with some fast road and drag spec FD's over here ... Crap tunnel run video of a half-bridge ported FD...

Jesus, that goes! Sounds more like a bike than a BDH! Very jealous of that box :(

A well built engine, a massive turbo and a lot of revs! And a really really good tuner :) (RS Tuning in Leeds) Was the fastest FWD car in the UK at one point and still is the fastest FWD car on treaded tyres iirc :)

I've been doing motor based stuff for nearly 20 years... From relatively fast Vauxhall's; To ludicrously fast Vauxhall's (had 730bhp before it got taken to bits. Has a parachute to slow it down too!... my pals car that we raced for a number of years) Video for comedy value...

One of the better Signatures I've seen! Looks really good and will look impressive when the plants fill out :) What are your fish plans?

Unfortunately due to the shape/design of the tank there is no way of getting clingfilm between the light and the top... so yeah the dry heat is very prominent unfortunately. The lights side within the lid basically :(

Yeah it was a proper lid then I clingfilmed over the top. Temperature too low i think. Its definitely wet in there! Ah well, get some more when I fill it!

Day 9 update... Removed the wood tonight as the moss has dried out - some mould appearing on the wood too so stuck it to soak in a big bin with a load of hot water :) Tenellus due to arrive on Thursday! Will give it another week or two of DSM then fill her up!

Is it not finished, wet and full of fish yet? :-P Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk

Day 4 Left some of the moss at the bottom bit of the wood where there is more moisture so hopefully that will keep going! If not, i'll get some more moss when I am due to fill it up nd attach it with cotton.

Should be a cool setup! Got any pics of the LED unit? What brand is it? Cheers

WTH?! You sure that's the right pic?

Day 2 of the DSM... Struggling with humidity currently as my moss is drying out on the higher branches (heat of the light I guess). Not really sure what else I can do to keep it moist as i'm not there to spray it every hour haha.... Think I may have gotten the soil a little too damp aswell...

Anyone else using Chrome on their iPad? Every time I launch advanced search on here it crashes... Weird!

I am... @ littlealstagram :-)

Loving that! About as good a tree stump as you're ever likely to see I guess... More pics!!

Afternoon All! Had a ridiculously early start today to drop the wife at work so decided to carry on down to Aqua Jardin in Gloucester (via Strensham Services for a nutritious McDonalds breakfast :p)... My intention was to buy some stone to go around the base of my existing piece of wood to weigh...

Some absolute stunners there! The first light tube is incredible! How did you do it? Do you have any progress pics of it? Regarding light; do they get much direct sun or is just being by a window sufficient? Ie. my bedroom window is east facing - would that provide sufficient sunlight for a WK?

Look forward to an updated pic! Looks great so far :)

Should look nice all planted up! What are your plans for plants? Yes, running the sump will enable you to start maturing the media if you pipe the return to the first chamber. Just be wary of a fluctuation in params when you bring the main tank online - it'll be like having a MASSIVE water...

You have a journal showing it pal?

Erm, so the tank currently looks like this :p Decided whilst it was empty to chuck a coat of paint on the walls! (Matt Soft Pebble by Homebase if anyone is interested :p) Good news is whilst the tank has been covered up by a plastic dust sheet, the inside has gotten really really...

Like the new layout, looks much better than the old imo. Only thing I would suggest is breaking down the larger rocks to makes lots of smaller then build it up with those. The reason I suggest this is that there isn't much of a sense of perspective in the scape for me.... the large rocks do look...

Moved my holding tank to the living room whilst painting upstairs. It looks crap inside... Just some old moss, a load of BBA and some wood/stone. Stock is a few Assassin Snails, some Amano's, a load of Otto's and a Fighter...

Cheers, was pretty dense then! Tried the wood in the tank yesterday - had to trim a little off the bottom to get it sitting how I wanted. Soil will need a tidy too before filling! Think I've decided on my plant list (grown slightly from the first post); Vesicularia ferriei for the wood...

That is ridiculous... ...ly brilliant. Jealous Al, very jealous!

Hi Guys, Thought I better get a new thread up before I forget! I originally purchased this tank in May 2011 with the intention of going for a Jungle type theme (see Mk1 below) - loads of big growth and plenty of fish for movement and colour. Then due to a lot of time spent away from home for...

So why hasn't there been a picture of the wood arrangement on top of the frame yet?! Slacker.

Want to get it looking as full and green as this again; Although with a darker substrate (TMC Nutrasoil I think) and a shorter plant list (a simple hardy moss, LOTS of vallis and maybe one other small plant in the foreground) - will limit the fish to just one species also (probably...

Just because we all love pictures, here's one I took the other week. No wood, no Apisto, just a few rocks, some crypts and a whoooooooole lot of snails and bba knocking about :p Please excuse the sediment, it was taken shortly after feeding time!

Wow, is it really 6 1/2 months since I last posted an update?? That's shocking. Started a new job in April so had very little free time at all :-( Tank is still running! Just have some crypts and a bit of stauro left now - stripped everything else out over the last few months. Not ran CO2 for...

These chocolate puns certainly don't get any better! Finally had a catch up on your thread Al, tank looks phenomenal, a definite inspiration to go and do something with mine! Just wish I had space for my own "puddle" !!

FINALLY have shrimp alive and well in my tank! Well I say finally... it's been set up less than a month but feels like a lifetime! The nitrites just didn't want to come down then suddenly went to 0 on Thursday! Gave the acrylic a quick wipe over, cleaned the filter and did a partial water change...

Quick update pic... Trimmed the moss last week and it has grown FAST!

Not 100% sure yet... Either white, yellow or orange ones? lol! Yes it is... very small and inadequate! The corner filter takes up space but is really good and keeping the tank clear!

Hi Dean, Yes mate... I've seen some lovely fighters recently but don't like sticking them in tanks this small personally so going to stick with shrimp :)

Got a couple of new bits today... TMC Microtherm heater as its much more subtle than the big glass thing I bought with the tank. Also some additional plants :) Picked up a small piece of Sumatran would, an Anubias nana petite and some Tropica 1-2 Grow moss that I can't remember the name of...

24 Hour Update... yeah there's been no change :p

Hi Guys, Been thinking of setting up an additional tank for a little while. Was torn between doing a fighter tank or shrimp only - i'm still not decided 110% on the final stocking as I still love Fighters having kept them before but am leaning towards shrimp currently! The tank itself is an...

So i've finally gotten around to getting my Canon out to take some better pics of my tank (ie. not taken on my S3!) Rathbun's Bloodfin Tetra: The tank's main Bruiser - one of my favourite tropical fish: I also have a Triple Red in the tank but he hides most of the time! Right side close up -...

Got my Up CO2 Atomiser last week; Tank before installation: Tank after installation: Even tidier now then! Have since had a slight move around and a trim so will add some better pics later this week :)

FX5 is now listed on eBay; Fluval FX5 Aquarium External Filter NEARLY NEW | eBay

Installed my new Eheim filter this afternoon! Was a quick and painless changeover - no doubt helped by having all the pipe work etc ready. The new Eheim takes less than half the bio media of my FX5 so i've squeezed in all that I can and will boil the rest to clean it up and it can go with the...

Started to get the filter ready for install - I believe the canister was delivered to my work address today but I wasn't there to pick it up. Hoping to swap everything over tomorrow afternoon :) Assembled the pipework and trimmed to length - added some jubilees to the connectors to be on the...

Started up a little side project in my garden too... One of the old pieces of wood from this tank has been sat in my garden in a tub since before Christmas - it had a load of Java Moss on it but has been under a table with just a bit of rain water to top it up. Now considering we have about 9"...

Looks really nice! Will look great with the rear corners filled out :) Look forward to seeing it grow out!

Quick snaps tonight... Cant see a bit of algae left on some of the Anubias but the fern is looking great again, the wood has cleared up and my Momm has started to grow back despite me thinking I had removed it all! And of course an FTS... Not here's a funny story... I've been thinking...

Time for a long overdue update! The good news is that i'm finally back from Kent for good! Bad news is i've been in Leeds with the missus every weekend so not really touched the tank bar water changes! The algae issues have mostly disappeared! There are some small bits of BBA left but they...

Thanks guys... I picked up some liquid carbon and dosed that, removed the vallis entirely and trimmed most of the other leaves. Did also do a complete filter clean (first one since installing the FX5) - was seriously mucky in there so suspect I may have had a slight spike in my phos levels...

Hi Guys, I've been away from home for another week and come back to a pretty nasty algae outbreak :( I've had a bit of BBA for a while but this is all new - Appears to have mainly affected plants that were trimmed last week (vallis and java fern) and the BBA has worsened noticeably...

Is it done yet? :p

Nice progress Al! We need the obligatory child on the stand shot for scale though...!

Couple of pics from tonight... How it stood when I got home (been away for 2 weeks nearly); Gave it a quick trim - will do w/c tomorrow or Sat :)

A nice idea, should look great when it has grown out! Any plans for livestock?

Definitely my favourite of those that you have posted! The fauna choice will also be interesting... Perhaps some micro Rasbora to further enhance the sense of scale?

In for this one, sure to be a stunner!

Figured it was time for a few new pics! From the end looking along... Close up on the left - excuse the few bits of hair/BB algae in there... Need to get some Easy Carbo I think! Crypts are growing well again! FTS shortly after feeding time. Really need to find some alternate pipework...

Loving the sound of this tank - glad to hear such an uncommon species is getting such a willing owner! Good luck with it :)

Ooh top tip! Thanks buddy :)

Been having a few issues with my filter, decided to buy a bigger one... Anyone know what this means? :) Yes thats right... I bought one of the most badass filters available... Its so big that it doesn't even come close to fitting in the cabinet! On full whack it creates some ridiculous...

LOVE the rescape! Massive improvement over how it looked originally imo... Everything looks really healthy :) I'd go with a plain background personally and consider adding some additional Cardinals to boost your shoal... Top work!

Love the effect of the three tanks together! They do work well when you stand back and look! I definitely agree with the suggestion of Celestial Pearl Danios - they stay small and would suit your setup really well! Maybe do different shrimp in each tank then? ie. RCS in one, Yellow in another...

Popped down to Sweet Knowle Aquatics today with the aim of buying a few additional plants - picked up some Stauro which i'm hoping will spread out on the right hand side of the tank around the rocks :) Didn't intend to buy any fish but spotted this gorgeous Apisto so had to bring him home...

Loved reading and catching up on this thread - your detailed posts are a treat to read tbh fella! I've been planning to set up a smallish tank for a single male fighter recently but I think you have inspired me to research a suitable pair of Killis now!

Picked up an Arcadia Eco Aqua LED tube for reasonable money... Disappointed with the quality and its not very bright at all. It does work nicely as a supplementary morning/evening light though so I think I will stick it on a timer either side of my T5's. Brings out the blues of my Cardinals...

Really loving this, looks so clean! Nice plant choices and a great fish choice too :) Inspired by it!

Another day on and the water has cleared more or less completely... I've drank cloudier Vodka tbh :) Glad I carried out filter maintenance yesterday - fresh floss, coarse pads thoroughly cleaned and I added a small bag of purigen alongside my carbon... View from the end of the tank: From...

Thanks for the comments guys :) Funnily enough, I bought one today! 300w beast so I can do away with the two that have been in the tank :) A little cloudy still tonight as had my hands in there earlier - swapped spraybar for nozzles, re-installed JBL Surfaceskim and installed Hydor external...

Cleared up a lot now :)

So I set up my Maidenhead Aquatics / Aqua Manta 'Eco 80' back in June as a 'Jungle' style tank: AL's 130ltr Jungle | UK Aquatic Plant Society I wanted a pretty low maintenance tank as I spend 5.5 days a week away from home currently. Suffice to say it has worked pretty well - i've changed...

Ended up back home this evening after expecting to be away until next week. Pretty pleased with the growth in less than a week! Little bit of sediment on the moss and plenty of gas bubbles flying around! Lost my female Ram again though :( Think the male is a little too boisterous so may...

Update shot :) Little cloudy as just shook some sediment off the moss - extra heater in there too as the tank is on an outside wall! Getting loads of growth since moving to Tropica liquid ferts - my Crypts especially have responded really well! Loads more colour in them and seriously...

Extra pic from last night - added some more Vallis yesterday plus some additional female Apistogramma to keep my male happy :)

Thanks Mister B - in the flesh it looked alright but on camera it looked ****. So I've changed it! Powerglo front, Osram Cool Daylight rear: Excuse the sediment :)

Well as expected the floss and generally the entire filter was pretty manky! Well worth giving it a clean after this first week of it running. Found half a Cardinal in there too... Oops! Gave it all a good clean out and refreshed the floss - looks great again this evening :) To celebrate...

Quick pic I took earlier with my S3... Pulled out the Hygrophilia and some moss earlier - still a bit of sediment flying around. Intrigued to see how manky the floss is already - probably swap it out on Saturday :) Will get the Canon out too and take some more proper pics!

So I popped in to my usual MH aquatics and had a chat with my old boss. Told him I was looking to upgrade my filter (despite the 1000U I was using being well over rated for my tank anyway) - struck a deal on an Aqua Manta EFX 1500 (1500l/ph, rated to 450 litres, holds around 20 litres of water...

Few new pics...Corys: Male Ram still nice and colourful and growing by the week,, FTS following some changes - got rid of the Pogo as it just wouldn't grow. Was getting the odd offshoot but it as mainly just a collection area for detritus. Also moved my smaller piece of wood to the front...

New pics! Bought a pair of Apistogramma - my favourite tropical fish! FTS (excuse the food)

Quite shot of my male Ram - growing a lot and showing great colours! FTS from last weekend - little cloudy as it was feeding time!