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Been a while since I’ve been here so thought I would show my latest project. Tank.... 22litre dennerle tank. 5 watt cheap led light. Redmoor and dragon stone. Will be filtered with 2x clear hang on filters. Co2 will be disposable bottle jbl reg with 500g bottle through an in tank diffuser...

Looks like everything is going to plan Jagz, looking really good and super healthy :)

LOL... cheers Jagz, i have a couple coming with more planned... just not to sure on final ones just yet though ;)

Hi mate.... yep this can be a problem with sand but ive found lots and lots and lots of MTS lol work wonders at turning over the sand to avoid these sort of problems..... i also turn the sand weekly while doing water changes anyways... again to try an avoid it as best i can. Hopefully it wont be...

Because it's not stable mate and unstable co2 leads to problems as many will know and have experienced :thumbup: .... the other side is i would 'need' to add ferts which the whole point really was to use none... adding co2 basically makes everything else harder to balance and more work involved...

Completely lowtech mate, the substrate is just plain old toys r us play sand... there are slightly nicer coloured ones around but i had this so thought i may aswell use it. There wont be any plants planted into it so it really doesn't matter what was used in this instance, ferts will only be...

Cheers mate.... will try and update whenever possible, ive got a couple of mosses coming in the next few days so a little progress will happen soon lol :)

Tank:..... Fluval Roma 125 Volume:..... 125l Substrate:..... Sand Lighting:..... Twin 18w T8's CO2:..... None Heat:..... Currently none, will likely be a hydor 200w Filtration:..... APS 1400lph with UV Fertilisers:..... None but may dose monthly if needed Handscape:..... Bogwood Plants...

Probably not what you wanted to hear but i preferred how it looked to what it looks like now :oops:

Looking good Jagz, the sp.japan and glosso seem to be perking up already... looking forward to seeing how this progresses :thumbup:

Looking good jagz, not sure about the rock on the wood though lol ;)

I actually really like it... it has a really nice natural feel.... the only thing i would suggest you try maybe, bank/slope the substrate high to low from back to front at an angle where the wood is situated to give some height.... did that make sense? lol

Plecoplanet will give exactly the same advise i assure you ;).... life expectancy is considered to be around 15-25 years and thats considered the age range for a broad volume of plec species.... however, ive had very healthy plecs die at the ripe old age of 5-6 years with no visible...

Did you get the zeb/s mate... any pics? :). You've inspired me to do a little planted tank for some of mine lol.... will be very lowtech unlike yours...so plant choice will be restricted, no ferts or the addition of co2 and there will be more in the way of caves etc but hopefully i can get it...

Haha.... welcome to my world.... the thoughts you are getting are exactly the same as the ones that prevent me from having them in anything other than a dedicated tank. I apologise mate for making your decision hard :oops:.

LOL... no not at all mate.... I'm just making you aware of the potential risks tbh..... ive contemplated adding zebs to a hightech tank many many times but the voices at the back of my head have always put me off.... i think it's more the potential risks...but them potential risks could be fatal...

Surface agitation unfortunately is only really relevant in non co2 tanks, the very high temps required to keep zebs means before you even start the oxygen levels are low (higher temps = low oxygen levels).... yes agitating the water can add the required levels of oxygen, however inputting large...

Your going to need a hell of alot more hiding places in that tank to make the zebs feel comfortable aswell as raising the temp to at least 82-84..... that sort of temp from what i can make out isn't exactly optimal for plants.... i think you will also struggle to obtain the amount of oxygen...

Re: 3ft of Uncertainty... (Stage 1 - Ideas) Makes sense but some pics would be nice to get a sense of what your saying ;).... no rush though mate... just when you get time.... and only if you dont mind :thumbup:

Re: 3ft of Uncertainty... (Stage 1 - Ideas) Hey mate, out of curiosity..... how did you attach the second set of lights?... any pics. Ive done it in the pat but always found the wire position a nightmare while removing the flaps for maintenance.

Re: Nano CRS Tank 17l Loving the stand, nice unique idea :thumbup:

Re: Rob's 300L (to be named) Iain, the difference is the adolfi 'should' have a much thinner black stripe down it's back... where as dups have a nice think band..... most of the pics that come up on an adolfoi google search are wrong surprisingly enough :crazy:. Adolfoi Dups...

Re: Ryuoh lagoon - (PLANTED UP + FAUNA SELECTION) I honestly like it more with the aponogetons in and i didn't think i would tbh, the pic with them not in there just hits you bang in the face of how much space is above the rocks..... i would agree with Iain, i would leave them in for now until...

Re: Ryuoh lagoon - (Semi-Planted) Thanks for the info mate, it does look interesting. Will certainly be watching with interest, you can be my guinea pig untill i set my next tank up :wink:

Re: Ryuoh lagoon - (Semi-Planted) Looking superb Nath, very impressive planting and the hardscape actually fits very well.... you should be very proud mate :thumbup: P.S.... how tall does this mini hairgrass actually grow?

Re: Ryuoh lagoon - Whitey89 There is just a couple of things which stand out for me, rock placement is actually very nice and agree with the others that a second larger rock would certainly balance the whole thing out.... The 2 things though would be the lack of height, seems a little to much...

Re: 30cm OptiWhite Cube I quite like the placement of the 2 back stones but im getting distracted with the front larger one... maybe a couple smaller ones would change that?

Re: 80x35x45 Opti White - Planted up.. No images showing here mate

Your welcome :thumbup: .... tanks looking good mate :)

Nice mate, glad you found some pieces you liked :thumbup:

Nice looking tank mate, will watch with interest in the progress :thumbup:

Re: Slow going, tank on a budget. I know some people have tried cut up ice cream tubs?.... not tried it myself but in theory it should work well.

Re: Adding 60 cherry shrimp LOL.... hope they all arrive safely mate :thumbup:

Re: Adding 60 cherry shrimp You will be fine mate, i used to keep alot of shrimp tanks and often swapped 50+ shrimp at a time between tanks with no ill effects.... shrimp in general are considered to be very low waste producers and aslong as parameters are monitored for a few days (which you...

Re: Slow going, tank on a budget. Excellent mate, will take a look once you get it in there :thumbup:. I have a couple of weeks tbh before ive really go to think about getting any as i dont pick the tank up till then but if it looks nice and is pretty much like what ive previously brought...

Re: Slow going, tank on a budget. Helps alot mate cheers, just the wet test now to see if it's the same colour as ive used previously lol... will keep on eye out so i can see what it looks like wet before i do an order :). Thanks again mate :thumbup:

Re: Slow going, tank on a budget. How fine a grade is the the clay mate?

Re: Giants Causeway "Lavagumi" 30L 3x 8w = 24w 30l = 8g 24/8= 3wpg ;).... more than enough to grow all plants i can think of. Unless im missing something lol. Nice start Kris although a bit sparse hardscape wise?.... was this the plan and then fill with plants?

Very nice indeed :)... any chance of some info..plants, equipment etc?

I wasn't sure when i saw the first pic with just the rocks/boulders in but once the wood was added... it compliments it all completely... really looking forward to watching this grow in... really nice job mate :thumbup: May have missed it but whats the planned plant list?

Taken from james algae guide..... Cause A range of causes including low CO2, low nutrient levels and ammonia spikes. Nothing to do with excess iron as commonly thought. Removal Can be very difficult to eradicate at times. A high plant mass with good CO2 and a good supply of nutrients...

Very nice start mate, infact i love both of the layouts.... looking forward to seeing it planted :thumbup:

Re: My 125l Juwel Rio Usually instead of using the http code use the [IMG] one if there is one there.... i use photobucket so not sure where it would be on flickr. Really nice tank by the way :thumbup:

Re: My First Iwagumi - Juwel Rio 125 Looking really nice paulo, keep up the good work :)

Cheers mate, have seen them on fleabay and was tempted :)... 1 and a half sounds pretty good at that rate. What bubble rate are you using on that tank? and is it nice and stable showing on the DC? Thanks again and keep up the good work :thumbup:

Out of curiosity, whats the brand of disposable co2 and bottle size your using and how long roughly does it last on your 30l? Tanks coming along great, love the rock work :)

Looking really nice rad :)

Re: 15l Opti Nano Nice little setup paulo, looking forward to the more planted pics :)

Re: Tom's Mini M - Shots of new growth 31/01 Looking superb mate, looking forward to seeing it a bit more matured. Excellent job :thumbup:

Love the rocks and tanks coming along nicely :)

WOW, envious much lol, what i dont get tho is they spend all that money doing a tank like that, to me the pleasurable side is building the scape myself not pay someone to do it for me :P. Anyways i can just imagine now how stunning it's going to look ;), hope we get more pics. jen

Sorry!!, i moved folders around in photobucket then relised all the links would have changed lol, will correct tomoz and get them all back up :)

I dont mind the maintenance side of things :), work from home so i spend most of the day looking at my tanks anyways lol ;) so im sure taking half hour out of my day per/twice weekly can be managed. I quite like the jungle look so might be the way to go and see, if not then i can always move it...

Cheers m8, been trying to figure out which plants were ment when reffered to lol ;) Thankyou, actually quite like that plant :) Any other suggestions on please :) jen

Yeh was thinking the same ive just done a little rearranging and buried them a little more, but im still not 100% sure i like it still so a change might be in order lol. While im here, anyone have a nice alternative for the back of the tank to replace the cobamba... somethink thats nice and...

Just a quick update on the tank since the week its been running, the cobamba is needing a trim so thought i would show pics first :). Tank shots Riccia shot Also.... i recieved my easy carbo and TPN couple days ago, i accidently ordered TPN instead of TPN+ so while i wait for the + to...

Hi george, thanks for the comment :) from you that really does mean alot. yes the tank has the double built in fan, but its not that noisey suprisingly! Was thinking of dosing with easycarbo aswell as leaving the CO2 in place, any benifits to that?. Also been advised to try TPN+ so will be...

Thanks all for the nice comments, will keep updated every so often to show progress :). I actually tried the stuff that came with it with no avail, read that they tend to not work if out of date and guess what ?, they were out of date by 6 mnths lol. I used similar recipe of 5 ml(1 teaspoon)...

Well firstly i cant find a introductions section so will do it here. My names mark im from birmingham uk, i currently have 5 tanks running (only 1 planted at the moment) containing L46 plecs, L134 plecs and sterbai cory's thought i would join this acclaimed planted forum to learn as much as...