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Hi Looks good. Make sure you plug sponges,filter wool or smaller graded gravels in the gaps between the stones near your sand area or aquasoil will spill and you will be trying to separate it forever from the sand and mostly fail at the end 😉 Regards Konstantin

Hi If you are that set of rearranging it. You can syphon the aquasoil out with a hose,drain the water out of it(with minimal stirring) and then scoop it and place it wherever you need it while water level is low.Then fill up and you are done.You may have to follow with few large water changes...

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Hi Nice start. You want to pull that java fern out of substrate and attach it to the wood.It likes good flow through the roots and will rot when planted in substrate. Regards Konstantin

Hi Tbh it looks like your left and right sides are two completely different tanks.Nothing wrong with having different texture stones if you like the look but I will recommend to add some more wood to the left side to try to blend both sides together. Regards Konstantin

Hi The Bolbitis once it gets going is very vigorous. It may suffocate the Pinatifida esp if the Trident is trowing shadow over it.Why not put the Pinatifida higher it loves to grow emersed too Regards Konstantin

Hi I went for Option 3.It was planted a week and a half ago and dealing with massive plant melt atm. I may have overshot with the plant choice(Monte carlo and Eleocharis mini both tissue culture)for low tech tank or its just new Tropica soil causing the melt or combination of both.Will try to...

Hi Pogostemon stellatus 'Octopus'(Pogostemon quadrifolius) is a beautiful narrow leaf rampant grower. +1 for Limnophila sessiliflora but also Limnophila hererophilla is similar looking but more rampant growing plant. Regards Konstantin

Hi there About to restart my little nano tank. Desided to go for Dragon stone only hardscape with plants being Monte carlo,Eleocharis mini,Cryptocoryne albida brown, Hygrophila araguaia as background plant and few bits of Riccardia and Buce needle leaf. While Im playing with the hardscape...

Hi You did well for your first attempt. There are few things that need tweaking imo. Most important is to adjust your lighting photoperiod as mentioned above. On water change day push the cryptocoryne a bit deeper in the substrate so the roots are not exposed ,even if you push them too deep...

Hi U dont really need temp that high.CO2 and O2 dissolve better in lower temp and more difficult in higher.I keep my tanks at 22-24°C And had no issues with fish being cold. It ia really up to U how often and what volume your waterchanges will be. The more and the bigger the better. The idea...

Hi and welcome @ukaps. Its a good start U have there. It will be enough to start with 6h of light Fertilisers can be started straight away.Just make sure U get complete fertiliser (Macro plus micro elements)TCN complete or The Aquascaper complete will do the job. Waterchanges as much as U...

Hi What fish U plan on keeping (breeding) in the tank so U are affraid of PH swinging a little.Many on here have CO2 injection systems and have PH swings of 1 point or more on daily basis.And their fish doesn't really care and are triving. Dragon stone is a inert one as is basically clay...

Hi It looks good.I really like the height of the hardscape. Having said that.Have a thought how U are gonna get your hands in for maintenance.Try to keep away form wood touching the glass too Regards Konsa

Hi I got 20g cyanoacrylate gel glue (high viscosity ) from Ebay for £2.99 Regards Konsa

Hi A look at Hugo Kamishi fine gravel range(Ignoring all painted ones).There are good colour varieties. I have the polario one is not as green in real life as it comes on photos and is good grain for planting too. Regards Konsa

Hi Dont give up on the Riccardia yet. It grows very well in my low tech shrimp tank with moderate to low light(depending on floaters) and lately without any fert addition. It may surprise U.May be try to get some established from forum member and add it after the initial imbalance settles...

Hi yes I thought about the same stuff.Its just too porous and holds lots of air in it.It has consistency a bit like lava rock so not going to take much water in it I suspect.Darrel I think is( was) using it as filter media Maybe he can chip in if it is going to saturate in water and not float...

Hi Carpman Hope is not fired clay (Hydroleca)as is very porous and light it may start floating. Alternative is Danish pink (moler clay) and others from bozai soil strains https://www.kaizenbonsai.com/shop/bonsai-soil/bonsai-growing-media-straights Just few examples.They can be sourced cheaply...

Hi Have a look at Hygrophila Araguaia Cryptocorine beckettii petchii both are easy to grow Regards Konsa

Hi I like the right side with the exception of the stone front left of the big one I will rotate it to follow the curv the other 2 little ones are having and will give a slight curv in the path too.(Hope U get My idea as find it difficult to explain myself properly without editing the pic.lol)...

Hi Love the choice of Maple leaf stone.One of my favourite and often wander why is not used more often. As far as I get your idea you are using the stones to separate the sand and the soil.My advice will be to break some of them up as they are very similar size and do look a bit like a...

Hi Having in mind how nicely the tank is build in the wall.I will defo go for low maintenance plants as imagine maintenance will be painful.Think about marsilea and hairgrass instead of HC as will require much less trimming. Regards Konsa

Hi Danielm I have seen some shrimp scapes with Mapleleaf stone.They look great.I am about to start a tank with them soon.Its just like fancy lava rock.Lots of pores to attach moss or anything very easy.Lightweight so will not come as expensive as other heavy rocks.And has tons of character.Its...

Hi foxfish 2 hours after light out is not enough to degas the CO2 build up and get a baseline PH. I know what U are trying to explain but he may get your example literally and get confused or overdose the tank.Better to take PH before the start of CO2 injection in morning or take some water out...

Hi Matt Looks like the sump pump is hitting straight in the powerhead.Is it not blocking that flow pattern? Regards Konsa

Hi Matt Your ammonia test will be influenced by the declorinator U use.Make sure U test before wc or after 24 hours to give it time to wear off first. Regards Konsa

Hi Matt You have a pretty much new setup.Its yet to finish its cycling .I had experienced plant melt like that(i assume they melt from roots upwards first) in past with high tech tank dosed on regular basis. Improving flow will help but I will suggest to increase your oxygen levels when your...

Hi It looks interesting project subscribed. I think it will be a shame to put the diffuser in the tank when have so much space in back sump for hardware. U should defo try it under the pump in sump first and take it from there if it is not cutting it (which I very much doubt ) Regards Konsa

Hi Have a look at the sponsor section.Most of them(Aquarium gardens,Aquaessentials...) have hardscape materials and is considerably cheeper than TGM.If U get in touch they may advice how many kilos U are looking for your size of tank and layout U are after. Regards Konsa

Hi I have just one advice before all.U definitely need to cap the compost.U will get floating bits all over.Every little disturbing will create a huge mess. Have a look at https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/the-soil-substrate-or-dirted-planted-tank-a-how-to-guide.18943/ Regards Konsa

Hi The puffer looks like SAP puffer.I keep them with amanos and ramshorn snails in the tank for about 7 months now and they are very well behaved.They do eat the larvae when the amanos are releasing them and the small snails but adults have good chance of survival.Never have seen mine go after...

Hi Looking good. Watching the tread with interest. May U share the plants list. Regards Konsa

Hi Was the wood dead (dry enough). Nothing to worry about with the wite stuff. Its bacteria and will dissappear on its own when it runs its coarse.U can scrub it with a toothbrush before wc if it is bothering you it comes out easy. Snails ,shrimp and ottos love to eat it. Regards Konsa

Hi How long is your photoperiod and what light unit you have there in the hood. The black algae probably is some form of BBA which is not easy to battle its good to trim the affected plants as soon as possible.If it spreads to the hardscape spot dosing with liquid carbon with filter off works...