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Thanks, I aclimatised them very slowly over the course of a day so they should be ok with that I also droped my temp from 26 degrees to 24 over a couple of days before i put them in ( my enlders should be fine with this). The fert says it contains 0.349% copper which is really what worried me as...

Hi I have just got some Anamo shrimp for my planted tank to help with aglea and because I love watching them wander around my tank, but I have also just started using Liquid Cardo and some weekly fertiliser listed in the title are these ok to use with shrimp?

Hi, Thanks for the replies. I thought it might be diatomes as there are some on the glass (you can just see them in the first picture) and some on the heater (that brown tint to it) and had hoped they would go away but its been like that for 6 weeks or so. I was thinking of getting some cherry...

Ok been a long time since i posted on here so a small update, my tank is going ok, but its not looking great at the moment, I have been neglecting it a little and needs a bit of a trim and a good clean out but this is what its like at the moment. The plants are a bit brown/yellow and I have...

Hi all, I seem to be having a bit of trouble with my plants they all seem to of gone a yellowy brown mostly round the edges of the leaves. This is a 27lt cube and i'm trying to keep it low tech and natural so I'm only doing a 20% water change once every 2 weeks. I'm presuming this is problem...

Hi just wondered if anyone has ever used Co2 tablets, a friend of mine has just got a tank and they came with it, I was sceptical about them as I dont was to kill everything in his tank without having some user feedback.

Hi Danny love the scape but you have very few plants in the substrate, I used cat litter for my first scape and planting in it was a nightmare. I love the colour but wouldn't use it again as its so light.

Definetly better with the slope and the largest stone will look fine when you have plants in there. Looking forward to seeing this develop, keep us updated.

I agree with the others and would go with some wood on the left with some plant/moss covering it. I would go with something the is fairly thick up towards the surface with a branch thats high up going diagnally down toward the plants on the right, you could then change the angle of the heater to...

Hi, I Like the setup but agree that the ones on the left look a little wrong, maybe try having the bigger middle one (second from the front) sticking forward and the back one vertical behind it for more height? I can't tell the scale but it lookings like you would need only carpetting plants or...

Whats the height of the tank? what light are you using? etc,etc? H or I - maybe Rotala Rotundifolia if you have have high light it goes red which might be quite nice with all the grean in forground and round the wood? G - Maybe Cyperus Helferi a nice long leaf plant? E - maybe Hemianthus...

One of the best emmersed tanks i've every seen is on this forum so check it out. http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=21327

Erm i'm not sure of this but from what i understand is emmersed plants get there co2 from the air once they reach the surface.

If its not waterproof will tank evaporation effect it?

Hi i was wondering if its possible to to improve the lighting in my aquastart 320, here is the picture of the light unit sorry its hard to get a picture without the lights reflexing in it. The bulb is a PL11W mix Triphosphor 7.1k & Biolux 8k Fluorescent Tube that comes as standard. My...

Hi Rob, Love the wood on the right the bit that curles back on itself, however the hardscape seems a little low unless you plan to just have a carpet style tank. Would the large peice of wood on the left of centre stand up to create an arch? otherwise it looks like you need a taller piece of...

Hi, I'm wondering what quantity of fish to put in my new planted 29l tank its low tech so i'm wanting lots of co2 and ferts from the fish, its going to be male guppies and endlers that i have from my main tank. Anyone have any ideas of max/min numbers to create the bioload for healthy plants...

I believe sand is best for them although i have read very fine gravel is ok, if your wanting good growth and hard to keep plants in it then you would need soil or something under it imho, so it would be best to plant all at once, but there are far more experience guys on here than me that may...

I'm wanting to attach my weeping moss to the top of my slate but it hasn't got many gooves etc and its fairly smooth, i've tied it down but dont want to have it tied permenantly as the string is very visible. Has anyone had experience with moss on slate that can reassure me it will eventually...

As Ceg says its best to do it all in one but depends on what substrate your using, if your using one of the expensive substrates and there is just one type your ok to plants and remove plants but if you doing something like soil capped with sand it will get messy.

Haha, yeah my main tank basically is all my girlfriends cast offs so its got green and blue gravel, a plastic cabomba a half coconut shell, classic no fishing sign, and a bit of bog wood, filtered by 2 fluval 2+ nothing special but the fish seem to love it (so much that i'm having to get a...

I have no idea, my main aquarium is snail free apart from this guy and it was a while back that i took the fish so either he's a bit of a loner or i actually have loads under the gravel and this guy is just the first i have seen, going to move him over anyway and see what happens.

Sounds useful must say i only have one, I think he must of come across when I rehoused a load of my girlfriends guppies and endlers (she wanted prettier fish so I had to take them :P)

Hi, just noticed this snail in my main tank (non planted) he's the only one and he seems lonely and the fish keep bothering him but he's huge :P , was wondering what he is and is it worth putting in my planted tank to help with algea or anything?

Ok so plants are in here are the pictures Going to see if these stay alive and see how they spread before i look to do more. Note on the cat litter, it was a little hard to plant in because its a bit light, the plants you just stick in deep were fine but trying to get the Echinodorus to...

I've never had this but I don't use tapa I just use the my mobiles browser.

My plants have arrived today :D They look pretty good to me, so i'll get planting and be on later to up load the pictures

Some people use "Egg Crate" to protect the bottom of the tank from large rocks and has the added benefit if your using soil substrate it can be used to keep the soil away from the edge of your tank if you want the cap to be showing from the side. Its a plastic criss cross material that is used...

Hi Andy, welcome to the forum. I live in a shared house at the moment too but luckerly its not on a meter and the bills are in with the rent :D However I do have trouble persauding the housemate that the living room NEEDS a tank in it. Hoping my new planted tank will be pretty enough to change...

Thanks for the link but some how failed to find there vid's so just went on Youtube and found them and they are great to see what i will be doing shortly. The moss I already knew about from guides on the plant section of the forum which is very good, mine will be tied to rock (should I go with...

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in I agree, I like the new scape much better definetly added some height to the design, look forward to seeing the plants grow in.

100 uk gallons = 450 litres and 100 us gallons = 390 liters, so 100 litres of substrate is way to much. if you want 3 inches (probably somewhere about right if you presume you will have some slopes on it with higher parts etc) of dirt you would need 48inch (4foot) x 24inch (2foot) x 3 inchs =...

Ordered my plants as listed below today, but I just realise one slight problem, how to actually plant aquarium plants? Do the roots need a trim? How deep are they buried? Today's task is to search forums and videos for advice on planting. Will update with pictures one the plants are in.

Eyes wide mouth open, Lili has the same look as I do when I see such a great tank. Beautiful baby and beautiful tank, congratulations

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Thanks for the advice, glad i'm somewhere on the right track just hope it looks as good as it does in my head once the plans are in and start growing a little. Alastair - I'll be relying on fish waste and food for the fertilisation basically because with the standard lid i can't increase the...

Ok so wanting to order my plants for my very first planted tank and haven't had much feedback on my journal so looking for help. Here is my tank 12"x12"x12" 29G tank low tech with no Co2 or ferts. Think that I have decided on some plants, can you let me know if I will have problems with...

Re: Andyh's Journal "Green Beach" Update 15/08 :text-coolphotos: Wow that looks great and your right the Ammania sp bonsai is beautiful have thought about getting it myself. I'd be happy with half that growth in mine once I get it planted next week, but then again mine is low tech some thinking...

Think that I have decided on some plants can you let me know if I will have problems with these in my low tech tank and with the size of its, i'm especially worried about the size of the Echinodorus quadricostatus. My Basket 1 x Staurogyne rubescens - For the slopes round the outcrop and the...

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Maybe bank it so the back edge is in the substrate but the front edge of the root are more visible

That's amazing, I must say the main reason I'm looking at low tech is because I can't afford much at the moment but if a system could be done for £40 I might look into it more as it seems better for the plants and cheaper in the long run.

Hi the tank looks amazing for a skip find and I can imagine the 6cm makes all the difference as I have a 30cm and it does feel a little short. My only worry about the hardscape is the the "roots" of the wood are so far in the substrate they will disappear underneath everything, is it possible...

Ok so I'm happy with the setup of the hardscape, I've raised the back end of the outcrop up a little so it's a bit more level than upright but still the same height at the end. So now I need some advice on plants. I'll start by saying this is planned as low tech, so no frets or Co2 if I can...

Thanks Meejo I like it too, I think it looks kinda of Martion landscape with the red ground and purple rocks was tempted for a second not to plant it to keep it like that. I originally planned black gravel, bog wood, and bright green plants but the second I decide to try the cat litter just...

Thanks I was pretty certain it was ok but thought I would ask in case it buffed my PH or something. Yeah the light does seem a little poor but hoping its not too bad for a low tech small tank like mine, will just match the low level of nutrients and CO2 so hopefully it will balance out to just...

Also Just out of interest I have "acquired" some rather nice looking purple slate, I have tried the vinegar test on it and theres no reaction so i'm guessing its fine but are there any problems with using slate?

Ok so I have decided to take the plunge and do my first planted tank. My main tank is a 80ltr tank that I setup just using my girlfriends spare items and bought a cheap ebay tank to put everything in. I have guppies mollies and neon tetras in there but dont really like the setup as its all fake...