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Its looking good for me still. The hc is continuing to spread out :) LP

Couple more snaps of the tank and shrimps. Here is a snap of the fissidens, not much new growth yet but the shrimp like it and its looking healthy. Note the smaller shrimp on the left hand side, this one looks a better grade than the others. Here is the A Mini since being trimmed. Tank...

Well today my Fissidens Moss arrived from Bulgaria, very very healthy looking moss. Massive thankyou to forum member, Aquadream. Here is a snap. Also i trimmed the Alternanthera Rosaefolia Mini whilst doing a water change. I have kept the cuttings in the propagator for later donations...

Just a quick update. The 2 Japonica and 10 RCS seem happy still, no losses which is great news. The Alternanthera Rosaefolia Mini is nearly out of the water at the back so i will need to trim this within a few days. All the plants seem healthy and growing well. The Hc is looking good as well...

Morning Steve, they are doing great. Getting a little more settled each day and moving around more. I am sure i will be in touch within a few weeks :) LP

Today i added 2 Japonica Shrimp that i picked up from a member of this forum who lives local to me. Here is a quick photo of one of the Japonica Shrimp LP

I look forward to seeing some in your tank :) LP

Cheers Spill, how long you think before you get some shrimp ? LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank, Now Planted Page 2 Good evening all, today i traveled to a local breeder to pick up 10 Crystal Red Shrimp. I went for 10 A Grade as i did not want to spend to much money on a higher grade until i know everything is stable in the tank. I have been monitoring the Ammonia...

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank, Now Planted Page 2 Just liquid carbon at the moment. I am waiting on my replacement regulator arriving from Germany then i think i will be switching over to pressurized. LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank, Now Planted Page 2 Evening Everyone, There is not really any difference or changes to the tank since the last update. The FloraBase substrate has been leeching ammonia as expected so i have been doing 50% water changes everyday. The Alternanthera Rosaefolia Mini has...

Re: My First Real Aqua Scape - 30L No its not Algae Spill, i think its bacteria from the wood but and i believe its normal to happen when wood goes in the tank fr the first time. LP

Looking good. I love the glass equipment shame my wallet at the moment wont allow it :D Look forward to further updates. LP

Re: My First Real Aqua Scape - 30L I see alittle growth on the small piece of wood on the left of the last photo. I have this on mine as well. What is best to clear it ? just remove it on a water change, i know its nothing to worry about though. LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank, Now Planted Page 5 Yeh i am, some people say they never noticed a spike while using flora base other said they did. If i had added my mature media i am sure i would not notice but i have yet to add this to my filter. I did a ammonia test last night and it was around...

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank, Now Planted Page 5 I am going to wait till the substrate settles and the ammonia leaching out subsides. Daily water changes to help combat this so possibly a week or two. Gives me time to source some shrimp. LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank, Now Planted Page 5 Cheers Spill, i have been following your Journal as well. Tanks are similar yet different :D LP

Re: My First Real Aqua Scape - 30L Looks great Spill, i will be watching your tank with interest ;) LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank Hello mate, currently i will be dosing excel daily. I am waiting on my regulator coming back from germany then i will more than likely be going to pressurized. LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank Good evening Everyone, well today was the day. My new filter and Plants all arrived today ready for when i got home. Plants Fissidens Fontanus Narrow Leaf Java Fern Staurogyne Repens x 2 Alternanthera Rosaefolia Mini Hemianthus Callitrichoides x 4 So after putting my...

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank I had thought about that and have a few rocks on standby so if needed they can be added in easily enough when i start planting. I suppose you get a better feel for the layout when the plants start going in ? Cheers LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank I have decided to move the moss over to the left hand front corner. Cheers LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank Ok so i have been thinking about plants. As i cannot decide between HC and Moss i thought i may give both a go. Here is a ROUGH sketch of a possible plat layout. All ideas and tips welcome as always. Cheers LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank I was planning on a nice carpet area of moss or hc still yet undecided. So yeh i suppose i always wanted a fair bit of space. Need to start looking into plants. LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank Ok so afer a little bit of advice from people across various places i have tried to put this into practice so what have i done, well .... 1. Smashed up some of rock into smaller pieces, which was harder than i thought. You don just have to hit it, you have to HIT it...

Cheers Spyder i will keep these in mind as i dont like the internal that came with the tank. I may go for the 400lph hob. LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank I have changed the rock out in front of the wood to a smaller stone as it was mentioned that it takes the eye of the wood with it being rather big. Look better or worse ? Cheers LP

Hows the filter working out ? Also is this the one you got, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/External-Aqua ... 686wt_1139 LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank Which one did you get mate ? LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank Thanks Cheebs i will have a good read of the threads. LP

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank Cheers Tom

Re: LP's - Shrimp Tank I think i will be getting Crystal Reds, love the colour of them against the green of plants. About the light, i never knew that. In what way does it not met the regs do you know ? Cheers, LP

Hello Everyone, I decided the best way to stop me messing around with my main community tank (as it needs to be left to grow in) would be to start a new project. I decided on giving a shrimp tank a go, i'm still new to all aspects on Fishkeeping but i believe the only way to learn is to get...

Wow, awesome tank well done. LP

Re: 60*30*40 Green Paradise Absolutely stunning. How you guys create these scapes is beyond me.. LP

Looking forward to seeing the growth of the hc, should look awesome in a few weeks. Nice work. LP

How much are these tanks from P&H ? I really fancy giving one of them a test run with my dodgy scaping skills. LP

Latest Tank Shot. 14th July 2011 Now i need to look into EI dosing as TPN+ is killing my bank account !

Re: Mike's see-through tank challenge Nice video, loving your journey mate. Great to see how you have progressed. Massive thumbs up. LP

Hello all a bit of an update. I have added a new plant on the right to try and hide the filter. The plant is Echinodorus x barthii. Also i have had to move a few plants around a little as the strong flow was tearing one to pieces so i have moved it to the right aswell where its a little calmer...

2 pieces attached together, spent many hours playing around with them before settling with that look :D LP

I know, just changed it half an hour before the video was made. Slowly going green but i am yet to manage a nice lime green :( Currently running 2 x 2ltr bottle of the yeast mix and is being diffused via the powerhead. If the co2 does not look likes its working within the next few weeks i will...

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Latest snap of the tank, just added the wood and plants on the right. All done now just need to let the plants and fish settle in. Hope you like it. All comments welcome. Cheers L_Plates

Hello Everyone little update for you. Cycle is complete so i have just finished setting up the DIY Yeast Co2 and planting. I am looking at the right hand side being the planted area and having the right hand side open for the fish to dart about. The plants on the right are just spare at the...

Day 40, 12th May 2011 - 07:00: Ammonia: 0ppm, Nitrite: 0 Day 40, 12th May 2011 - 19:00: Redosed ammonia to 4ppm This will be my last dosing as its fish on Saturday. Cycle Complete :)

All still looking good, been on 0 ammonia and nitrate on the 12 hour test for the past 3 day. Saturday could be fish time! Plants and decor have been ordered :)

Re: Mike's see-through tank challenge Hehe, never spotted that before. What is it a monkey or something ?

Re: Mike's see-through tank challenge Great log and love the setup. Looking forward to future updates. :thumbup:

Day 35, 7th May 2011 - 07:00: Ammonia: 0ppm, Nitrite: 0.25 Day 35, 7th May 2011 - 19:00: Nitrite: 0ppm, Redosed ammonia to 4ppm Nearly there on the 12 hour tests.

Gonna let this grow a little and see how it looks after a few weeks. Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

Managed to get the new plants in today, Tropica Eleocharis parvula & Tropica Hygrophila difformis from Green Machine. Great Quality. Images All comments and ideas very welcome. Cheers LP

Day 32, 4th May 2011 - 19:00: Ammonia: 0ppm, PH: 7.6, Nitrite: 0, Nitrates: 80ppm Redosed ammonia to 3ppm Now to test every 12hrs for 0 in ammonia and nitrite.

Ouch shame about the leak. Im liking the new look though. How is the new way working out with the co2 ? One thing i did now know was that you could use pebbles from the beach, i live right next to the beach aswell ! Do you have to do anything to the stones before using them ? Cheers LP

Cheers Johno i will have a look.

Movement on the Nitrate and Nitrite levels at last :clap: Day 31, 3rd May 2011 - 17:30: Ammonia: 0ppm, PH: 7.6, Nitrite: 2.00, Nitrates: 80ppm, Redosed ammonia to 3ppm

Sounds like i will have plenty then :) Cheers LP

Cheers guys, i will see what amonut of hairgrass i get out of the 2 bunches. If i get plenty i will start a carpet from the corner and have a few pieces within the rocks :)

You know what i might just do that. Keeping the clear are would be great as the fish seem to like it :) I have hairgrass on order so i think i will add some into the rocky areas. When i have added the new plants i will update with more images. Cheers LP

Any recommendations ? LP

So far so good, all the fish seem happy with the changes made last night. They seem to like the open space :D LP

Great idea, ill add some to my next order Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

Evening Everyone, i have just started to rescape my 60 litre tank. Originally it had blue gravel and and sunken ship :blink: This is the first time i have really tried to design a scape as a need some practice for when my new tank is cycled. Tonight i have changed over to sand with a piece...

Day 24, 26th April 2011 - 16:30: Ammonia: 0ppm, PH: 7.6, Nitrite: Off the Scale, Nitrates: 5ppm, Redosed ammonia to 3ppm Come on Nitrite time to drop ! :lol:

I have Flourish Excel ready to go so that is the carbon sorted phew :D

Just though of another question, would you recommend i had a powerhead in the tank to help with the flow ? If so any recommendations ? Cheers Alan

Daliy Test Day 23, 25th April 2011 - 16:00: Ammonia: 0ppm, PH: 7.6, Nitrite: Off the Scale, Nitrates: 5ppm, Redosed ammonia to 3ppm Ok what i have on my plant list as of today is: Carpet / Foreground Glossostigma elatinoides http://www.aquascapingworld.com/plantpe ... item_id=55 Eleocharis...

Im trying to avoid using compressed co2 and just use the dosing of Co2 via Flourish or by using the EI mix. So i swould need a carpet plant that would be ok with this. Any ideas ? If needed i would lokk into the Yeast Co2 as that cheap but the money towards the kits is just a little high atm.

Hello Greenjar, yes the temp is a little high but this is only for during the cycle as it helps with the growth of bacteria on the bio media. When the cycle is oveer i will set back to 25-26. Alan

I would have to agree about ordering online i got my moss from AE, im just looking for an excuse to get out of DIY by visiting the store hehe. Cheers Alan

Thanks B7fec, i am going to nip to the my local fish store and see what plants they have available. Im tempted to start adding more plants during the cycle but im worried of a bloom in algae. So im thinking it might be wise to wait till after the cycle. Alan

Can the bolbitis (water fern?) be planted into the gravel aswell as attached to wood ? This looks a nice plants from the images i find. I would like a carpet of some sort on the right habd side to start and have looked into a few and i really like the look of 'Glossostigma elatinoides' (sp). It...

Stocking wise im looking at: 12 Tiger Barbs 15 Harlequin Rasboras 6 Corydoras ( which one yet unknown ) And possibly 4 Bolivian Rams Design I am aiming to have the right hand side with a few plants to give the fish somewhere to hide, play or chill. The left hand side i will be attaching...

Cycle on track, looking forward to the end so i can get on with design and stocking :)

Matt thanks again for the reply. I will look into this. Alan

Cheers i will remove the carbon sponge late this evening. Alan

Hello Matt, Thanks for replying to the post. I have not currently dosed any form of flourish at this time as i have only the plants you see in the image in the tank. The excel is liquid carbon you are correct. One question i have on this is that i have a carbon sponge in the filter will i need...

Hello Tom thanks for the pointers. I never realised that using the pump would lose me Co2 so thanks for that, they do look great but if its not going to be best for the tank in the long term i will stop the use of it. I have currently set my light to be only on for 6 hours due to the strength...

I am currently cycling my Juwel Rio 240 - Image below. Set Up Juwel Rio 240 Size: 121 x 41 x 55 cm Volume: 240 litres Lighting system: Twin T5 High Lites Filter System: Compact H Pump: 1000 lph Heater/stat: 200 watts Temp: 28 degrees c. Tap water parameters: Straight from tap: Ammonia: 0ppm...