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I'm definitely going to have a look into it then, I've got a couple of Ehein compact 5000 lying around from my marine days. Hopefully turned down the lowest setting at 2500lph and through a co2 reactor it would be low enough to work and give me some adjustability. Great info! Such an incredible...

Absolutely love the scape and the setup is great! Good work. Out of curiosity, is that a hang on overflow? If so which one is it and how are you getting on with it? I really wanted to go sumped on my new build but didn't want the hassle of drilling and then having a weir box, a hang on could be...

I think it's too the dark side, either way I've got a lot of love for a good planted tank and a lot of love for a good reef! Thank you :) really hope it looks good once it's all grown in! My original plan was to build an ADA style stand but when I saw the Besta was a good fit I ended up...

Hey, I used to frequent here alot a few years ago before getting pulled into marine for a few years. Due to huge building work at home I closed down my marine tank and have been thankless for the last 6 or so months, then I got the itch to go planted again... So here we are! A few of my...

Tank and all equipment now up for sale in for sale thread.

I absolutely love how the fish look like birds flying away in the distance of a landscape. Breath taking!

Wow, that's incredible. As has already been said your attention to detail is unbelievable. Beautiful little scape!

Looks like a great start! Can't wait to see how the carpet looks grown in!

Wow, what a transformation in those few weeks, growth now looks really healthy! Best way to take the internal filter out I found is with a wallpaper scraper, gently ease it down the back and sides, it will cut the silicon to a certain extent, then use a sharp Stanley blade to remove the rest...

I forgot to say, lighting wise I've gone with two T5s because I had the unit knocking about and the Arcadia off my juwel is far too big. To get the LED/mh shimmer I've added a tmc 400 tile that I had from a nano I did a while back, the mix of the t5s and the led make for quite a pleasing colour...

Thanks for all the comments so far. The hands on approach has been more out of necessity than anything, we had the rio in the corner of the lounge but it didn't fit at all due to the chimney breast, I've actually got about 100cm there give or take, but nowhere near enough for a 4ft - if I had...

Quick preview of the hardscape!

This setup is super slick! Look forward to seeing things progress.

Love the cabinet, I considered spraying mine, didn't have the patience. Looks like it paid off for you! The scape looks like it's coming along well too!

Thanks for the comments so far. I'm really pleased with how the cabinet turned out. I've done one before like this but i spent more time trying to get this one perfect and I'm really pleased with the result. I wanted it to look like the expensive (RedSea - I think) tanks for marine. I've done...

Firstly please excuse the iphone photos, I'll use a decent camera once its past the build stage. This is my tank currently, a Juwel Rio 300, it doesn't fit into the alcove between the wall / chimney breast so we decided we needed something about 3ft long, but I wanted something tall and wide...

I have now closed down this tank and rescaped.

Well in theory the concentration of the solution (drops to 4dkh) would make a difference I imagine. There seems to be a vast difference between different brands. The lush stuff I have from APF is different to the stuff that came with my first drop checker from a side by side comparison. What I...

What im using is definitely indicator solution, just doesn't seem to have the same PH indicator range as it claims to have. Turns yellow for vinegar.

My problem was definitely a problem with the BB. Apparently the 0.04% solution I had didn't work, it just stayed constantly blue. I've read a few people have had this issue before. Using two drop checkers both with 4dkh, one with 3 drops of gush bb and one with my bb from the scientific company...

To mix bromo blue as an indicator solution from what I understand you mix the salts with ethanol so I imagine its the % of pure bromo blue in the solution? Maybe someone with more chemistry skills can confirm?

Hi Avit, I agree with you, it does take an age after a water change to get to decent co2 levels. But... I water changed on Saturday, added new premixed solution to the drop checker (it was lime green/nearly yellow by 2 1/2hrs later) then decided on Saturday night to give the bb and 4dkh another...

I've Tried with one drop of bb and with 3-4 as per the instructions on apf's 4dkh. Neither work. The bb that I've got is in the right ph range and should work. It reacts to vinegar very easily. I've messaged John at APF and he's assured me that the water is 4dkh so it must be the bb, I've linked...

I'm using pressurised co2, fe style. There is plenty of flow around the drop checker and it's in the same place as previously with the other checker fluid which turned lime green. Co is working, bubble counter is the same as always and I can see it entering my Rex grigg style reactor and...

Right I'd been using premixed drop fluid that came with my drop checker, constantly lime green / yellow. I decided to buy some bromo blue 0.04% and sme 4dkh water from aquarium plant food. I mixed the 4dkh in the checker with 2-3 drops of bromo blue, it stayed blue for 24hrs, confused I went...

That was my thought, so now I've established that my reactor was leaking ive fixed that to hopefully up the CO2, and also added my koralia over the problem areas. There is some thread algae on leaves directly by the outlet from the filter though which made me consider that it was more co2...

Ok so the new tanks been going for 12 days. I've had some leaking issues from my Rex Grigg style co2 reactor which has caused some algae issues, green thread mostly because I can't get the co2 level right so last night I ripped it out and changed it for another one I've made, it's made from...

Welcome! That looks really promising so far, keen to see the rest of the progress during the two months. Some info on how you made the tank would be good too, that's something I've been considering for a while, but never really had the guts to give it a go.

Re: GoodWood - 3rd rescape lucky - first planted tank advent 5 days of growth. In the meantime I have built a DIY co2 reactor in Rex Griggs style, basically my external filter out put goes into a 22mm waste pipe, which joins a t with the co2 input on, then I have 4ft of downward 22mm pipe...

Re: GoodWood - first planted tank adventure Right my rescape is nearly complete. Caught all the fish and gave them a new home for a few hours. Really like this tank, I cannot wait to get things moving on it! Empty at last Bog wood out... So heavy filled with water. Nice deep layer of...

Re: GoodWood - first planted tank adventure I was thinking of using Eco-Complete again. I had a bag of gravel, the stones and the wood, they were in the way so I stuffed them into the tank to get them out of the way of the Mrs and make it look ok before its sorted out, planted and filled. I'm...

Re: GoodWood - first planted tank adventure Thank you, I cant believe how bad my tank used to be! Update: Things are moving on nicely, tank photos taken 5/7/12. Need a big trim next weekend! Glosso is slowly carpeting (front left) HC is taking off finally (front right) Also...

GoodWood - first planted tank adventure Some updated photos taken. Comments welcomed.

Re: Rearrange, new bits and bring on the the HC challenge Rescape time. Before: During: new bogwood. See where this is going? After, just waiting for it to go dark and the water to clear then I'll get another.

I love the amount of thought that has gone into water changes. I imagine that makes things so much easier. I'm fed up of carting drums of water through the house and spilling it all over the lounge! Tank looks brilliant too. Sorry to hear about Malcolm, it sounds as though it was for the best...

Re: Rearrange, new bits and bring on the the HC challenge Thanks! I hope so although the angels wont stop nibbling it. I'm hoping after the growth over the last 10 days it'll probably take a month to grow in fully. Maybe more. I'm fairly new to all this so my thought was to grow things a...

Re: Polyester's 180 L Rio Journal Brilliant start. Look forward to seeing it grow in!

Re: Rearrange, new bits and bring on the the HC challenge Quick update: The HC is growing well and seems to be spreading slowly. It's pearling towards the end of the photo period so I must be doing it right! In January my tank looked like this! Shocking!

Re: Rearrange, new bits and bring on the HC challenge So a few more upgrades, interal filter is gone, external in its place with a Hydor 300w inline heater. Got the flow perfect using the koralia, I'm really happy with it at last. I had a move around and went shopping for some HC, trying to...

Re: Juwel Rio 300 - First planted tank - Upgrade to T5's Ok so I've made a few adjustments since my last last post. I now have a koralia and a FE co2 setup. Thought I'd drop a few photos on as an update. Loads of growth going on. Only issue really has been the white spot breakout...

Re: Juwel Rio 300 - First planted tank - Upgrade to T5's I've put in a powerhead that I'd forgotten all about and now have decent flow across all plants, I've managed to conceal it quite well too. I've cut down the light time to 6 hours, and reduced the output to two bulbs. Hoping when I get...

Re: Juwel Rio 300 - First planted tank - Upgrade to T5's Right I'll get some of that ordered today. £16 every two months is ok! Right two extra internal filters it is until I can find a suitable external replacement. In terms of placement is it just a case of ensuring there are no dead spots...

Re: Juwel Rio 300 - First planted tank - Upgrade to T5's OK, well I have another internal filter knocking about from my old 100l tank so ill get that in this evening. In terms of placement, would it be best on the opposite corner to the current one or placed on it pointing in the same...

Beautiful tank. Looks so healthy and impressive.

Re: Juwel Rio 300 - First planted tank - Upgrade to T5's Im using the internal filter at the moment, I'm considering going external if needed, I'm not sure exactly how much flow I'd need but currently it seems to be working nicely. It is currently breaking the surface slightly as you can see...

Current State of Tank 29/7/12: Ive been keeping fish for the last 3-4 years, but never had any luck with plants so i decided I'd create a setup just to grow plants successfully and create a beautiful view for my lounge :D So I started out with this: Juwel Rio 300 aquarium, at this point I...