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    3ft Hillstream Tank

    Awesome tank pal. congratulations on the fry!
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    Nano or Sponge Filter

    I'm running a sponge filter on my shrimp tank along with the installed trickle filter with a pre-filter sponge on it. Advantages are, as others have stated, the large grazing surface (shrimp do seem to love it!) and the oxygenation. It is loud on my open topped tank though, with the noise of...
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    Akysis vespa

    Thanks for the replies Thomas, Darrel. I'm going to add them to my nano with a view to creating a biotope along the lines Thomas described when funds permit. Hoping dim lighting with lots of floating riccia to diffuse light will encourage them to be out and about a bit!! Will be low tech...
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    Akysis vespa

    Hi all, Has anyone had any experiences with these in planted tanks? I know they like to burrow in substrate and wondered if this would have any affect on plants uprooting etc.? Cheers
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    Alpine Gardens

    Sorry mate, typing in a bit of a rush last night. Alpine plants are commonly kept in greenhouses for optimal growing conditions. Often the plants will be planted in terracotta pots that are then sunk into a bed of coarse sand, hence it's common to see alpine plants juxtaposed with sand. If you...
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    Crypt's Palace

    Cheers. :thumbup: I have a new light on order, going to use floaters to temper impact of windows (although it's going to be dark pretty much constantly here soon :lol:)
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    Alpine Gardens

    I think the sand works well pal. Alpine 'houses' quite often feature sand so no worries on the authenticity front! Also, the eye is very much drawn to the relationship between rocks and plants, much like an alpine garden...
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    Alpine Gardens

    Superb! I love alpine terrestrial plants, amazing to see what can be achieved underwater!
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    Crypt's Palace

    I really like this tank, very inspirational. How have you found coping with the abundant natural light? I only ask as my low-ish tech nano gets a lot of natural light and algae was a nightmare. The light recently broke and i couldn't afford to replace it. The result is no algae and the crypts...
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    72l planted High Tech tank

    Very nice set up! What brand/model of tank is that if you don't mind me asking?
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    2' high flow blackwater

    Well, it also sounds very similar to the tank I'm currently planning too! Will definitely watch with interest.....
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    Nice video of various South American habits, plants and fish

    Fantastic video! My next tank is definitely going to be a biotope for dwarf cichlids...
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    'Peerie Jungle' low-tech nano

    Hi all, Long time no post! This tank is still up and running, although has changed a fair bit. A house move about 4 months ago prompted me to review the tank, which had lost its way a bit. Scraggy stems and algae, all looking a bit tired. I'd also lost almost all my shrimp and most of the...
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    3 Nano 'heterogeneous' Triptych - The end.

    Have always found the 'triptych' concept an interesting one, this though I feel is a particularly impressive example. I love the way the scape flows between the three tanks. Any one of these tanks would be a nice looking nano taken on their own, seeing the three together elevates the whole...
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    Mail order plants

    Thanks for the advice guys. I will do my best to get there before Saturday but work is so busy the now that it's a big ask. Thanks again
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    Mail order plants

    Just a quick one... I ordered some crypts from Aqua Essentials the other day and, thanks to their prompt delivery, I've been a bit caught out and the parcel has gone to the Post Office. I won't be able to pick it up til Saturday, do folk reckon the plants will be OK left til then before...
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    'Peerie Jungle' low-tech nano

    Re: 'Peerie Jungle' planted nano - photo update 27/07/12 Photo update :) The algae I'm dealing with Elusive lampeyes There's a tiger in there somewhere.... Pleased with the growth of this crypt, think the soil is working well (apologies for reflection/mucky glass :oops: )...
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    'Peerie Jungle' low-tech nano

    Liquid Carbon has been delivered so going to start dosing that this evening. Hopefully it helps with my algae issues (although improved flow does seem to have made a difference :deluded: ) Heh :)
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    'Peerie Jungle' low-tech nano

    Hello, Thanks again for all the feedback!! Update: We lost the baby lampeye :( Also, the tank became a bit of an algae farm :( I think the algae issue is down to low flow as well as the indirect sunlight coming through the nearby window. The sponge I'd placed on the filter intake was...
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    'Peerie Jungle' low-tech nano

    Some observations on this tank: Very pleased with the growth of the plants, the stems are rocketing up and the crypts and moss are filling out nicely. I do, however, have quite a lot of hair algae. It's confined to the upper reaches of the stems and I think it may be down to indirect sunlight...
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    Problem with El Natural

    Interesting discussion, this. I've got some hair algae occurring in the upper levels of the stems in my low tech nano. Undecided as to whether to pull as much of it out as a I can this weekend when I do maintenance or do a fairly aggressive trim to stimulate new growth. I don't mind a wee...
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    Show Us Your Rare And Odd Fish!

    Stunning! I actually prefer D. maculatus, although I understand they appear on lists less frequently. I understand that these species need really rather acidic conditions for eggs/fry to survive, though as you say D. maculatus may be the more forgiving in harder water. Good luck anyway and...
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    Show Us Your Rare And Odd Fish!

    @ Darrel (won't quote whole post) Fantastic fish, i would love to set up a Biotope for Dicrossus sp. in the future. Good luck with the fry!
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    miracle grow organic potatoe/veg

    Journal up now...
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    'Peerie Jungle' low-tech nano

    Thanks guys :thumbup: I'm pretty pleased with the growth. The fact that the colours have been sustained is also a bonus. Plant selection was something of a 'lucky dip' with the AE plant box but I got a good variety in there. This is hopefully a bigger version of the last FTS that shows off...
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    'Peerie Jungle' low-tech nano

    OK, here is a few photos from immediately after set up. FTS Right hand side Left hand side I was pretty pleased to see so little clouding from the substrate although I was careful when filling. Since those pictures were taken I have taken out the dead M. umbrosum (think the lighting...
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    'Peerie Jungle' low-tech nano

    Hi all, I have had this tank up and running about 6 weeks. I mentioned in a discussion in the low-tech forum that I would start a journal so here it is! Tank specs: Aquaone AR380 (38(w) x 25(d) x 46(h) cm) - 34 litres Built-in trickle filter powered by 400lph powerhead (I have also fitted a...
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    miracle grow organic potatoe/veg

    :lol: Fair enough. I'll see about getting one up tomorrow or at the weekend maybe...
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    miracle grow organic potatoe/veg

    I was thinking about maybe starting a journal of this tank at some point and I think I have a few pics from not long after start up so may post them. No promises though - I'll probably not post anything if the tank turns out to be a total disaster! :lol:
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    miracle grow organic potatoe/veg

    Hi there, I've just started a low-tech nano with the above soil capped with gravel. I haven't noticed it having any effect on pH so far, but the tank is only 3.5 weeks old! I don't have the means to test hardness etc. but maybe I should keep an eye on that... It's nice heavy stuff, pretty...
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    Sponge filter in planted nano

    That's a good idea. I suppose tights stretched over the intake wouldn't reduce flow too much either.
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    Sponge filter in planted nano

    Many thanks for the responses. :thumbup: I had planned to keep the system fairly 'lean' as you say BigTom, mainly to keep costs down. I'm not bothered about slow growth as long as things remain relatively healthy and algae free. The Dennerle Nano filters look good and I see they are...
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    Sponge filter in planted nano

    Hi all, New member here - possible stupid questions alert! I have a Fluval Flora aquarium and, when funds permit, will be setting it up as a planted shrimp tank. I want to use the tank as close to 'stock' as possible i.e. using the kit that comes with it rather than buying new lights, CO2...
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