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Thanks for your answer. I didn't take a picture of the tank before the cleaning/rescaping. Afterwards it looks like this: Cheers

Hello everyone, I have a 90l superfish tank, no CO2, no fertilisation apart from the fish food, low lighting (superfish led 35w dimmed at 15%). The growth is slow but I don't mind, the problem is that most of the older leaves are covered in a black/greenish algae (see photo) It's easily...

The main tank has been neglected for some time, everything in there looked sad and covered in a layer of green/black slimy algae as in the picture. Which algae is it? It's easy to remove but not really practical, especially on the stems . I have removed all the stems and left basically just the...

The little tank has completely stolen my heart and distracted me from the bigger one! I have added some Lilaeopsis at the front to mask the increasingly legged stems (price to pay for emersed growth I guess). I have done an ammonia test as a chemistry game with my daughter and to my surprise it...

Some emersed growth

I have recently also set a little nano tank (around 10 l) with compost topped with sand and, guess it, a jungle that I hope will start growing out of the surface. Cheers, Alessandro

What a delightful journal! How is the tank doing these day?

Thanks! Next update in 6 months to notice any growth I guess 😂

Hello everyone, I have recently redone my long neglected tank, a Superfish Scaper 90. My goal is to have a low energy, low maintenance tank that I can enjoy for a long time. After my previous tank failed spectacularly, choked in algae (DIY CO2, I know, I know...), I lowered the light (from 50%...

Cheers everyone, I am very pleased with the tank at the moment too, and more so considering that it's topsoil substrate and yeast CO2...I hope it can find its balance in the long run.

Heteranthea zosterifolia I belive

Hi Garuf, do you mean this one: It's a Hygrophila ssp that grows quite slowly in height and develops big leaves.

Thanks @Hufsa and @Laoshan !

The summer meadow is slowly maturing: Still a bit of thread algae but nothing dramatic. Below a (backlit) FTS: Cheers, Mario

Hello everyone. The tank was getting overgrown so I did a big trim. Pictures of before and after: I also have some green filamentous algae. I have been a bit neglectful with maintenance recently so I hope that with regular water changes etc it might improve (or at least not get worse). Any...

Hello I am experiencing problems with what I think is green filamentous algae in this tank ; https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/lowish-or-highish.67640/post-683253 I did a big trim to improve circulation, tried to remove as much as possible of the algae manually and I was planning to reduced...

Current state of things: So far so good. Cheers, Mario

HI everyone, I have got rid of three of the stones and replaced with crypts and lilaeopsis. The rotalas are growing slowly but steadily. Going for a jungly look, it was never much of an aquascape! Cheers, Mario

Thank you @Hufsa!

little video of the tank :)

Messy tank, serious lack of planning... I am happy with it though. I love the messy carpet. I introduced three Amano shrimps and the next day I couldn't see any so I assumed they had died...Today I was pleasantly surprised when I saw two of them apparently in good health. I guess there are so...

New inhabitants And new baby plants, Rotala Macrandra and H'ra, hopefully will add some colour to the tank Plants are pearling by the end of the photoperiod Cheers, Mario

This morning I woke up to crystal clear water, it literally happened overnight :)

Thank you @Hufsa

The leaves are quite delicate and pale underneath. Thank you.

Hello everyone, It's one week since the water went in. I have been battling with cloudy water but it's getting slowly better. I got rid of the wood, I didn't like it. When growing emersed, the moss had a very light colour, almost yellow, while submerged it appears seaweed green, not very...

Hi @Konsa I think it's slowly improving, thank you. I am doing large water changes every other day and in between it's still getting cloudy but a bit less than at the beginning. Fingers crossed Cheers, Mario

Thank you very much for the answer Arcturus. Yes the traditional response to this was to avoid water changes (to let the bacteria run out of nutrients if I understand correctly). In my case I think I prefer to continue with the water changes: frequently for the first couple of weeks and then...

Thank you all for the very helpful input. Hello Michael, the picture is on day 2 but the cloudiness started straight away after the flooding. At first I also thought it was unlikely to be algae/bacteria bloom but at the same time I don't think is sediment. The coarse sand on top of my substrate...

Thank you both very much!

Getting worse... The plants seem quite happy for the moment. Maybe I should increase the light to compensate for the opacity of the water...

Also, if it's a bacterial bloom, would a UV filter help? EDIT silly question, just be patient! Thank you

Thanks again. Just a last curiousity, I understand it's caused by the immature filter but what does it actually consist of?

Thank you Konstantin. Good to know that it will hopefully sort itself out with time.

Hello everyone, I have very cloudy water in my recently flooded tank (after a months DSM) Lowish or highish ? Now flooded!. The colour of the water is yellow-brownish, definitely not green. I have done large water changes, it gets better just after it and then worse again. I also removed the...

Hi Arcturus, Basically the principle is to avoid the instability of yeast CO2 by having a surplus production all the time, a pressure relief valve that keeps the pressure constant by releasing CO2 when the pressure goes above a certain fixed level and a needle valve to adjust the flow of CO2 to...

Hello everyone, After 3 and a half weeks of DSM today I finally flooded the tank. The hairgrass and Marsilea had established very well and the E. Tenellum was starting to go a bit yellow so I thought I might as well crack on and add the water. I added some unidentified stems at the backs, some...

Hello, anybody has experience of this filter? Would you recommend it? EDIT just realised there are plenty of threads about it, I will read through them Mario

Hello everyone, the messy carpet is coming along nicely, the day of flooding is getting nearer and I am leaning more and more towards high(ish) tech. I will use DIY yeast based CO2 with two bottles, aiming for overproduction, with a pressure relief valve that should keep the pressure constant...

I have been having even more dense growth on the wood, but then I do spray it a lot. The moss is very pale in colour, almost yellow, and the closer to the light, the paler it is. I am hoping that when submerged and with a reduced light intensity it will produce more chlorophyll and have a more...

Spot the difference (in 10 days of DSM): Obvious for the moss, but there are little signs of growth for the rest too, eleocharis in particular is sending a few runners. Helantium and marsilea a bit more slow but no die off so far. And no algae 😜! Cheers, Mario

Hello everyone, My name is Mario and this is the journal of my return to the hobby after many years. First things first a full tank shot: Apologies for the clingfilm. It's a SuperFish scaper 90 tank with the light that comes with it. Substrate is gravel with a thin layer of topsoil over it...

Good idea, thank you, but I don't think it's on sale at my local b&q. I think I am going for topsoil and just fertilise a bit more the water column.

Ok, thank you. Last question then, John Innes No1 or topsoil?

Thank you Darrell, It has been a long time indeed. When you say use sparingly does it mean less than the 3 cm it's recommended in the guide you referring to? Cheers

https://www.gardenhealth.com/new-horizon-all-plant-compost Would you use this under coarse sand? Or better a more classic John Innes? I am planning a 5 weeks DSM. Thank you

Hello everyone. Is playsand (capping soil) really too fine for rooting or not? Thank you

Super interesting stuff, thank you Darrell!

Thanks everyone for the contributions! I am definitely going to run a 'splashy' filter and a venturi when I'll finally get to set up my aquarium. I am tempted to try a little experiment to measure CO2 with and without water agitation. I have soft water so even a small change in CO2 should be...

Thank you all very much

Hello, could you share how you modified the filter please? I also have one and I want to get out of the cartridges nonsense. Thank you.

Hello everyone, I am planning my return to the hobby after a long break. I want to start from where I left, that is with a low(ish) tech tank (no CO2 injection) As a substrate I was thinking garden centre topsoil capped with play sand. Being the sand very fine can it be an obstacle to the roots...

:clap: Absolutely amazing, one can't really tell the size! :clap:

See you on Saturday!!

Welcome Martin! Lovely use of the wood, especially the one on the right, it looks very natural. It will be interesting to see when it fills up, keep us updated! Mario

Re: High-energy soil-substrate layout - planted (image heavy I love it, it looks like a very natural riverbed! Thank you for posting, keep us updated! Mario

Hi Murf, nice big tank you have there! Just one thing if I may: I'm not an expert but I think four T5 produce quite large amount of light and you could run into trouble especially if you are going to use only Easycarbo like in your previous tank (which was lovely by the way). Good luck, I will...

Thanks for your reply, I'll look forward to the next one then! Mario

Re: High-energy soil-substrate layout - planted (image heavy Hi Troi how is the tank doing these days? Cheers, Mario

Hi Ollie, how is the tank doing? I am very interested in the long term development of low tech tanks. Cheers, Mario

wow

Hello everyone! Little update, the tank is about 2 months old now. I am still adding EasyCarbo 3 ml and Tropica plus 2 ml every morning. The growth has been good (Lillaeopsis apart) and tank is completely algae free but the lower leaves of the Staurogyne are turning brown and showing some...

Re: Japanese Balcony Rice Paddy very interesting project!

Thanks all for the nice words! :D I admire your tanks and got ideas and inspiration from many of them! Hi Darren, my plan was always a long term low energy/low maintenance tank with slow growth but I had some Easycarbo hanging around and I thought to use it to encourage the rooting stage...

:D Thank you very much Antipofish!

Hello everyone, this is my tank, been running for about three weeks now. Measures 60x40(h)x30(d) Light T8 15w x3, on for 8 hours Substrate John Innes 3 capped with fine sand Easycarbo 4ml daily at the moment, planning to wean it off gradually Microsorum Pteropus Hygrophila Corimbosa...

I've seen your tank featured in the last PFK: absolutely magnificent, you must be proud!!! :thumbup: :shock: :thumbup:

I came across this blog and it blew me away! http://acalmtank.blogspot.co.uk/

Re: Rob's 300L (to be named) very enviable setup by the way :thumbup:

Re: Rob's 300L (to be named) Save the planet, go LEDs!!!

Re: Floresta na Palma da mao. - Forest in the palm of your h incredible, the picture when you are holding the forest in your hand is just amazing!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Re: GHOST TREES 1.0 "flooded" :clap: amazing. by far the most natural looking tank I've ever seen. thank you for sharing

:clap: what a wonderful hardscape setup!!!

looking forward to your hairgrass iwagumi, it's supposed to be an easy plant but I've never succeeded with it! :D

just beautiful, shame you are going to take it down!

Re: My unofficial ADA 120 DoAqua Glass Cascade Journal really interesting project!can't wait to see it developing :thumbup:

gorgeous tank, so seething with life!what are the technicalities?

Re: Fluval Studio 900... little video. wow, such a beautiful and natural looking tank, congratulations.