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No woods or rocks pictures was taken earlier, just plants fish frogs and small tank. Tank has some chips but its free just to collect livestock. £40 for all. Thank you

Hi, all I am ripping off my tank. If anyone lives in Kent or near Sevenoaks and is interested please call me on 07864107162. Lots of micro bucephalandras, anubias nana petite, micro rasboras, 1 amano shrimp and 2 african dwarf frogs need a new home. I cant say all names of buces but they are...

Thank you unfortunately eating shrimp and fish also. Probably need to rehome them if I want to add boraras and cherries.

Hi, All Its been a while since I posted last time. Here is a new tank nothing special, but fun and keeps me in the hobby. I am very impressed from the quality of that budget tank Superfish 60l. Comes with light which I would say can compete with a lot pricier ones in terms of power and CRI etc...

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Thanks for the info, I love the Maple Leaf and Aquatic design centre have some ....probably will check.

Cant afford ADA fancy stuff, mate. I would rather use my hand picked from the wild nature rock, which has better textures than Kei ;) and red moss is actually ALGAE:eek::D but it is very unusual and mostly RED. There was not other option for carpeting plant IMO. Any suggestions?:geek::) May be...

And also this one...

The inspiration.... CoD fans know what I am talking about I wish I could have some weird post apocalyptic ,zombie creatures in that skape as well...... :p

It brings some feelings, defenately. Thanks for the comments. Next job ....to clean the "rust" off the pipes:D

Hi, a tiny update. Almost all greens are gone. I am very pleased the way this tank turn up.

The tank still needs to mature and get rid of any "nasty greens". I saw red plants tank "Dragons` Sunset" and was same green algae on the wood....probably due hi PO4. The stems are just about to start growing properly. I had some issues with my UP atomiser which was cracked so......not decent...

Caloglossa Beccarii- red moss

Hi, I have always wanted to try red plants only aquaskape. Now it is reality and my current progress. The only green plant is guess what:mad:???

Just read your entire thread and I think there is a lot of urban legends behind the importance of CO2 distribution, Light strength PAR, dosing nutrients and so on. It is all matter of what do you want to achieve with your tanks. The truth is almost any plant can grow at any conditions but at...

Hi, If you want to re-skape, go for it but will not solve the issues. I saved some of my tanks from different types of algae/plant melt like this: 1) Switch off the filter, lights and CO2. Physically remove algae or dead plant mass to reduce ammonia spike later. 2) , 3% H2O2 treatment on...

Awesome build. Love recycling wood but never had balls to build a cabinet myself.

I love the lamp rig though, very smart idea and unusual. this is what I meant in my previous post

Hi, very unique piece of driftwood. It can turn into awesome aquaskape if used properly. I really like the idea of dis balance between tank/hardskape, it is like the nature wants to eskape from the artificial glass cube we put in. The reason of kind of dissbalance mentioned is too much aquasoil...

Where about in south east do You live. Do you mean London??? Get a RO from e bay couple of bucks ready pre build just need to hook it up to your water supply. You need to re-mineralise though cause RO is "dead" water but will avoid any contraminants. Be careful with the light seems to me quite...

Hi, and welcome to UKAPS I will go for less soil but it is just personal preference. Nice tank by the way. ADC has one 30-C on their display window, they are actually 2 cube tanks, but one is their build not ADA. Good luck with ur new tank and have fun.

Hi, thanks for the interest and the replies guys. Very useful info on Borneo aquatic and sem-iaquatic flora out there. Unfortunately crypts do not match the scale of that tank.I wish I had bigger and make paludarium:(. Still I may find Aridarium sp. mini which will fit, and defeenetely remove...

Will defenetely remove purigen, and may be swap for carbon. I read somewhere they dont work good togeyher?

Thanks for the advice guys, I plan to add some litter when everythig stabilizes. I just wonder if java fern is out of the skape? Will add micro Bolbitis as well, some shrimp to clean also. There is a some nano floating plant there also. I use RO water with remin salts. KH4 GH9 pH7 ???? The rock...

Hi, I was wondering if I can recreate a lo tech borneo biotope. After have done some research all I got is that in Borneo there are peat enriched small creeks, lo light due forest canopy and dark waters rich in tanins and fallen trees and leaves. The idea was to be kind of Boraras biotope...

Mnogo dobre. Bravo , ot kade sa kamanite? BG?

Thanks guys. I have decided to remove the wood, looks too big for the skape and hides the beauty of the Ohko stone. This is what happened:) So now it mostly Iwagumi skape. Needs to grow and some tweaks on the plants, but that is the layout I have wanted. What do you think?:thumbdown...

Hi, it is been a while since my last activity. Mostly was reading on other forum members posts, but hey here is a tiny update on my recent tanks. Some changes on the mini-L has a new skape very inspired from Stu Worrall`s dragon stone skapes. The Idea is "Waste Land" look like skape. May be a...

Hi, Lauris Awesome skape mate, good decision on removing the black background. I really admire how clean is that tank and simple. Nothing to distract your eyes:D. One question. Where did you get your BLAU tank. There are no prices on their website....those tanks looks really well built. Did...

Hi, and welcome to the forum. Great DIY skills and nice tank. I have been always suspicious to MH as sometimes can burn plants and also has dangerous UVs. All my lights are power LEDs and I have great results. Can u post some filter pics, please?

Dude, really awesome skape. Great sense of proportions and depth. Very pleasant for the eye and no distraction elements. Keep the good work :thumbup: How would you deal with the shrimp not mixing sand and soil ?:) I have problem with my cleaning crew rolling down pieces of the AS and dragging...

Hi, decided to share couple of shots of my tanks. The jungle is pushing through ;) There will be BIG trim or re skape mini- L soon.:) I proved myself that plants do not require thick layer of soil, but enough to hold them down. You need heavy dosing as well. My next project is this. I want...

Thanks for the reply...yes The problem is so many ideas but not enough tanks...LOL so the only way is to develop each skape quickly and move forward to the next one WK are still running but I left them outside the house in the garden over the summer.........no matter was covered the direct sun...

Hi, this what my tank turn into:) after some H2O2 treatment ...... Very wild and messy ...but i like it ...I left the plants to grow and trim just the longest stems. The light is on full blast 10h a day, ferts are close to EI dosing, algae is minimal just some GDA on the glass. And my...

Just a quick update. First trim...and couple of new plants Needle leaf java fern and bucephalandra brown ghost:) hopefully will succeed with it.

I wish I had the same gear for my first tank :) Welcome to the forum and enjoy. Nice hard skape arrangement:clap:The light seems to me quite strong for newly planted tank...hopefully will not give you algae hard time.

Thanks martin. I am looking for mini java fern or some bolbitis just to get those amano style look of that tank. Any other suggestions for plants I can attach to wood Thanks Sent from my ST18i using Tapatalk 2

Hi, its been a while I did not post. I have been on holiday in Krete and when come back decide ti reskape. No name for the new skape...might be Fairytale 3, but.... I gom for wood only skape....so far so good for five days no sign of ammonia and algae lets see up to second week. I dose micros...

Please excuse my lack of knowledge. I will do better next time...still Twinstar is a bit expensive for poor ghetto DIYer like me even if it is produced in another planet , not in Taiwan.............

Good for you mate...I am not anti-advertising Twinstar....and may be...some people buying stuff just to show off, why not ....at least as the man from the video said ...having original product will make you cheat less on you girlfriend/wife...LOL

That might work on the brainwashed americans or whoever the video is created for...what I am saying is that buying expensive Taiwanese product which claims will be the panacea for the absence of the understanding of aquarium hobby and patience of caring of your fish tank is unacceptable. That...

Here are couple of vids ..

Hi, to all DIYers as my friend saying first we have to broke down the thing, find out how it works ..and then make our own version...LOL...Yes Twinstar kind of rediscover the wheel and I am really surprised that European guys did not come out with their version.....even in the UK there are smart...

hi from london too;)

Woow thats is close to offence to you as a buyer no matter e-bay or other site....I will send them pictures stright away or.....NEGATIVE FEEDBACK !!! I bought pretty cool lilie on reasonable price from e bay here is the link...

My other cabinet vinegar and tea then painted and distressed the paint with rough sand paper also the corners and handles:D

There are many techniques online once you type distressed or weathered furniture DIY, what I have used is steel wool and vinegar technique. Put steelwool in glass jar and fill with vinegar( distilled if possible) you can use apple or whitewine vinegar. Leave it for about a week to dissolve the...

Hi, I moved House resently and the Cube somehow survived..........the skape slide down a bit, but plants settle down now ..........I lost my Amanos srimp :arghh:...unknown reason couse all of the fish are ok, I suggest stess die the move and ammonia spike due to aquasoil mess up...here are the...

Hi, it is been awhile i did not post . I moved to a new house and the tank did not survive, tried to move it with the actual skape but empty of water ...still decide to reskape. The new skape makes me happier cause will use some awesome stones I found myself in the Nature and the same wood but...

There are different factors not just the light;)

Thanks for the answer, which i tataly agree with. Of course there are limits of light radiation we can expose the plants and lenght of photoperiod also, where we have optimal photosynthesis without damaging the plants structures. Awesome tank btw..as long as I can see:D good luck on the contest;)

Hi, that is an interesting theory....but I dont really think that carothenoids are acting as a sun screen the same as melanin in human body after exposure under sunlight. Dont forget that the UV are harmful not the red wavelenghts in the light spectrum. I dont think bringong the carothenoids up...

This is what I have got from red/blue LEDs and additional P in my old tank ;) Yet the red plants leaves show some king of deficiency -slightly curling....but that`s PPS Pro-Bro :p

Hi, Clive and thanks for the answer, you knowledge and opinion has ben always valuable for me. As we read and research any data on anything in internet and books we try to bend it always trough the prism of our hobby, so i totaly agree that the tank is not 6meter deep, but also the LED fixture...

http://www.scuba-tutor.com/dive-physics/water-density/color-absorption.phpAnd your answer is based on what? Please explain what do you mean exactly, thanks.In a discussion ...we may find the truth. It is all about to uderstand the facts ...not to re-discover the wheel!

With all my respect, try to grow plants under green bullb/leds and will see the result. I have the same plant growing in two different tanks as I dose the same ferts and use the same substrate with the only difference of light colour and intensity, where above one of the tanks there are red and...

Oh, and forgot to mention red light is strongly absorbed by the water, the aquatic plants already know that and use more the blue light to photosynthesise, especialy in the ocean. So red light is never enough Sent from my ST18i using Tapatalk 2

Only your eyes can tell you about the light 6500_6700 its not big difference, extra blue light is always beneficual as long as your white light is not too bluish. White light priduced by LEDs is mixture of blue and yellow anyway, there are not white LEDs. So your 6500k will look yellow, 6700k...

Hi, sorry for the delayed answer, been bisy for awhile. That is my sugestion for the LEDs. I know 16x blue and 16x red, but looks alot neater and I bet colour mixing will be smooth and uniformal the whole lenghth of the fixture. Dont know abou how will wire tehem???? You said you runned the...

Wow awesome beginning of project mate. Couple of things i have to mention here... - are you sure the heatsink will handle so dense population of LEDs? any calculations? Usually the heatsinks are rated by heat dissapation and LEDs by heat irradiation - having colour LEDs is a great idea and you...

These are glass pipes but I think thyey have aryli as well. Glass are very hard and not easy to break made of quality glass and thik wall as well. Bought them from Aquati design centre london.

Thanks for the replies guys. Marsilea Hirsuta it is a type of fern I think :) I am not sure yet if will remove wood cause gives impression of drifted by the river...you know and will be shrimp playground....the pebbles look ot of that skape unless I dont wrap them in some moss.:rolleyes:

Hi, I was in doubt if I will create a journat about this tank, but there we go. My old skape was kind of exsausted and I was bored out of it, so decide to put together a new one. The specs: Tank: Mini L Light: Full spectrum DIY LED Hardskape: Baltic Rock, Pebbles, Volcanic rock, Mekong sand...

Thats the tank itself...

Hi, what i have got is a pressure tank connected to my RO ( it came wth the RO system) and hose connected to the tank. two valves one close to the tank and one on the other side of the hose. Every time I do WC turn on the close one first and then go with the hose in my hand to the aquarium and...

Hi, brown algae or diatoms are part of tank matureing so will go away naturaly. U can try h2o2 hydroxyvperoxide. For 30 liter tank I added 10 ml, and swich off your filter or will bleach the beneficial bacteria for24 hours. Then do waterchange the method is harmless if you dont overfose. Take...

Me too man I will be happy to help someone build similar light wich even might be better than my build;) Thanks mate....will come the rest no worries I had T5 in the past their problem is lifespan and lightspread you need a good reflectors to cover the light loss of the tube. The new silicone...

DIY LED Light for Planted Tank 1/ Planning yor project and doing research is essential and can make your life esier later on. Take all masurment necessary and think what will grow under those light, cost of the whole project and there is always a risk to spend some extra money on it without...

Hi, Piotr I have never done a guide , but I can try to do that. I might even put it here as a part of my journal , insted to create a tread under DIY section.

Hi, Flygja The light is the same but upgraded with deep red and royal blue led chips. Thats why the colours are more vivid and the red plants grow like crazy. The light is DIY led bars powered from Cree XB-D white X16 and Osram Oslon Red and Blue x4 each. My plan is to upgrade to true violet and...

Hi, the tank after 3 days blackout period. And some new gear...nano dropcheck Call Aqua

:what: I use pure RO water pH 6-6.4 so I can not have sakuras. TDS around 80. :arghh: I have no experience with shrimp apart of Amano`s which are very happy in my other tank. In sakuras description saying they can live in pH 6-10

Thanks Lindy. The tank is still unmatured enough. Do you think I should get just one colour of sakura shrimp? Do I have to add alder cones and catappa leaves, what about shirakura mineral stone? I read that enhance the shrimp health and colour. Thanks

Thanks dude at lest someone reply to my postigs:)

Hi, some update on The Cube ;) I know, have to get rid of that heater. Thinking for Hydor inline wich I am very happy with on my other tank. Some things has changed: - Added manzi wood, which fills the empty space of the tank - Lost hemiantus Micranthemoides due to melt, but still has some...

Hi, i was practicing with the came and here some photos:) Not so good though.:confused: thanks for watching. hope you enjoyed it. Still need to learn about the camera and have no tripod yet and flashlights......:(

Nice light dude. What LEDs are those. Some specs pls. I need sunrise/sunset controller. Any suggestions. Thanks. Sent from my ST18i using Tapatalk 2

Woow looks like a proper river bed:clap: nice one..where are the shrimies:p love the sence of scale as well:thumbup:

I have cleaned the Atomiser when cleaned the filter and the piping ...once a month....but I have pleached it once just to see if the plastic will resist the oxidation of the clore( bleech) I never put it back thinking that will blow up one day:mad: The atomiser reqire higher pressure than...

I remember you had problems with your CO2 supply? The fluctuations of CO2 can be result of lower buffer capacity...add some baking soda or RO conditioner. Also some of the rocks has ability to buffer your tank water and make it harder, Hi GH/KH. It may be a problem with the CO2 regulator....Some...

Good choice on 60-P dude, the best tank/price from the Green Machine;). Well at the very beggining I had UP CO2 atomiser which works really well, but it pain in the .....to clean it when stop to produce fine bubbles. That is why bought cheepish internal diffusers for both tanks they are esy to...

Thanks mate. Hows your tank going? Are you buying bigger than the 60-F? The bigger tank will be easier to be stable, but also more spend on it.;)

Hi ,the things has chaneged as the tank matures.:) I also get a better camera for X-Mas :p so hopefully better photos from now on. I currently upgraded my DIY light to a colour led light. I added 4x Royal blue and 4x Red Osram oslons. And I can say it is an obvious difference in to CRI in...

Extremely NICE Perdo! :clap: Reminds me "The Wall" from Game of Thrones without the snow:) What are the rocks? Amazing rockwork BTW. Will they rise the GH/KH?

Well people was right. The best cars are European BMW, Mercedes , Ferarri, Lamborgini are not Japanese. Why the biggest discoveries for the humankind are invented in europe not japan? Anyway ADA claim that their silicon is German quality and tanks are handcrafted by who??? Cheaper chinese...

That is what I have got for Chrismas a little early this year. The tank is currently dry until my glassware arrives from China. Tank: ADA 30-C new logo:( Light: DIY 8w ,8x1.2W Osram Oslon leds 4000K day light 95CRI Filtration: External canister800LpH glass Lilly Pipes Heater: no for now but...

Hi here some progress on my tank. After masive trimm on the stems and new light. Sent from my ST18i using Tapatalk 2

Hey, yes the prices are going up from Jan 1014 and thats because the crysis is just about to hit UK:mad: What happened in the rest of the EU last year is just about to come. If you really want a optiwhite or clearglass tank I suggest Aquatic Design Centre just call them and they will give u a...

Hi, I am glad to see some pictures from your tank mate. I was wondering what s going on with the actual tank :) Every beginning is hard, so be rady for a lot of frustration and dissapointment hand in hand with joy and happiness from the achieved results,until learn the art of growing aquatic...

Hi, thats a nice looking litlle skape. Go for micro rasboras and dwarf corys or ottos. They will fit into those forest skape, I think. And also to the tank size as well.:thumbup:

Thanks for the comments. The plants are growing so fast so I think I have to break down the skape in couple of months. Now I found out, that fast growing plants can resolve ferts and algae problems. Also the reason for the Cyano is still mistery for me. I dose higher P now for the red plants...

I like the ide where vintage meets modern in a pleasant for the eye way. I think custom rimless optiwhite will be good match.:)

HI,dude.

Nice cabinet btw. Just the brown top of it did not match. If you take it off and put another matchind the tank dimentions and distress it and paint white will look better IMO. I have alaways wanted old wethered almost grey canbinet and ADA tank above. What do you think?;)

Hi, here is a small vid which I made for my 3 and half months since set up tank. probably not the best video.....:)

Hi, and thanks for the replies. I am glad that most of you do care of the fish habitats/ morphology and do their research about specific spieces befor added to their setup. As I said, we the humans take something from the nature, put it in a cage , and then expect to be happy. The animals are...

Hi, Thanks for the replies both of you guys. I will leave this as an open tread...

I clearly understand that as everything alive, the fish are adptable to the stress( hi-light, cold water, excessive nutritients, hi-waterflow of the filter...e.t.c.) we can not even suggest where the fish has been imported of bred so we can rely only on the old books and the mother nature. As we...