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Sorry jack, I forgot to ask if you've got anything on the go?

Hey Jack, It's been a while! No this tanks long gone but I've got the caninet back and am currently in the process of re-topping it. The timber I used last time was not kiln dried and I was expecting it to move somewhat. I've purchased, flattened and thicknessed the new oak, so should be back...

Looking awesome Lindy. I'm really jealous you have the room for such a fish house! Maybe one day [emoji17]

Yeah beveled edge :)

Oh my. No way. What happend Al? Whats the damage?

Wow. Looks amazing! March shot looks so lush!

Duckweed Lindy :) looking good. That leaf is enormous!

Yes man! Draws you right in. Awesome.

Wow Troi. Awesome. Great plant choice to give a forresty Undergrowth look. :thumbup:

Thanks chaps, although up close it looks a right mess. Stauro is all pitted ( except new growth) stems are all weedy and only just starting to perk back up. HC just imploded. They really hate life without juice.

The 'lid' by any chance?

Massive shame Al in one respect, this would be even better in months to come. But as always with you, onwards and upwards. I've got the use of a van now, so if your wanting a hand with the move, all you have to do is shout. I'll only charge you a ten minute glance. (Into the tank) ;)

This ones still going, just not very well after being without co2 for 10+ days a while back. Once I get it up and running again, I'll post some more.

Some 12/18mm Far Eastern WBP ply will be good.

Seed shrimp

Looks awesome Dean :P Edit: Your floor tiles let the job down :lol:

Love the overgrown. Proper Aquascape! Looking great George.

Hey mate, I've also found, and it's said on here a lot, but that if your co2 isn't lime green before lights switch on, that growth is really impaired. Make sure your flows excellent too. I'm sure you'll know this, but the co2 availability at lights on is THE most important thing of all. Also...

Awesome Tom. Some nice flora and fauna in there!

Hey Dean, Sorry to hear its back down. Are you very strict on your waterchanges? You'll need to get rid of all the waste the plants give off. Also, maybe try a bazooka diffuser from co2 art. I prefer seeing what gas is or isn't going in.

Slow and steady. You know more now. You'll be okay this time :P

Looking good Brown. Getting some nice growth going on already pal ;)

Im a massive fan of both your scape and inhabitants Alex. Your photography is very nice too! Ps. If you download Google Chrome for ios devices, this automatically translates whole pages to your chosen language. Cheers, N

Not an ideal title for a thread at present! Looking cracking though DTL. What a setup you have, and a very understanding other half :lol: Keep it up.

Good mate :) Give me a heads up and ill return the favour!

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Looking excellent all around dan. Well done with this. Completely built from scratch by yourself too. Wow. :clap:

Short video of Celestial pearls enjoying chasing Daphnia for first time. iPhone video. Dominant Male makes an appearance in the centre under the branch about half way in. Celestials are very timid creatures, this is my attempt to show them everything is okay :) Theres actually 9 in here, i...

Looking excellent Gary. Agree, your just getting better. :thumbup:

Nice photos mate. Looking nice and fresh. Are you planning on a rescape anytime soon? I still need to send you some Manzanita. :D

Excellent

Good luck with it all Lee.

Sorry to hear it Lee. It was/is looking excellent too. What a shame :(

I wish I had a better camera, it does look fantastic in the flesh. And very lime green in colour.

Hi Allan, Thanks very much. I've neglected this tank a lot in the past two months. But I'm just getting it sorted now. I'll post a full tank photo in a couple of weeks. The Fissidens has spread and held very well. Just seems to have taken an absolute age to get to this point. But that's my...

Been a long while coming.. Fissidens has a really nice spread.

Nice one. Sir stark of Winterfell ;)

+ 5 :o

Ridiculously nice all round Lee. I'll have to catch up on the journal when I get chance. But you've done a fantastic job on this. Well done.

Cheers Dom. :)

Hey mate, Had a few issues, not directly with the moss. Co2 distribution mainly, and trying a siesta photoperiod out of interest more than anything. Then I had a filter casing break, so ordered another. Plants didn't like that either. In short, moss has attached fine but is taking a long time...

Of course it is, he's a planted tank enthusiast/ Expert playboy extraordinaire.

Glassware! Inlet and outlet ;) Loving the file name :lol:

Looking like a great job DTL. Well done. You may have to add some preservative to the blackwater mix, as I made my own and it went mouldy in the bottle, after a while.

Easy water change :lol:

Why do you never put doors on your cabinet? :P Haha. Looking well Lindy, wood is superb. Fits the tank perfectly! You going to ram it with crypts and stuff?

Hey Lindy, The right- bottom 2 pieces are nearly all going to be 'naked':lol: the back piece is moss upto about halfway, then a bit where it hits the surface, and the others just in little groups. It should look pretty balanced when it grows in hopefully.

Thanks Tim! It's quite empty looking at the moment, but should transform when I get the back chocka :D

Just completed an 80% water change and fitted new up atomiser. I know I'm lacking height at the back, I'm going to be sorting that this weekend with some Hygrophilia Pinnatifida and maybe some Limnophila Aromatica. The branches should also be almost completely covered in Fissidens/ mini pelia...

What a nIce looking, extremely healthy tank! Moss looks amazing! Well done buddy

It did! But, thankfully, in my moment of madness, someone saw sense. My auntie had seen the amount of hours and effort I had put in over that Christmas, and whipped down to the tip. Kept it at hers for like 6 months, and just mentioned it the other week... I was like :o Ha!

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Funnily enough, I got that solid oak cabinet back yesterday :o would fit a 60p perfectly ;) Oh, and don't worry! It would be quite a weird thing to do.. :lol:

Thanks Gary. I just took the door off today, as blum hinges on the top had pulled out the MDF, so need to fill and refit :) Thanks Lindy.

Hello, Robert, Thanks very much. It needs plenty more in the back yet, but I'm yet to decide on a read plant, but possibly Alternanthera Reineckii 'mini'. When I progress to setting up my 90p, this current scape may get the chop, in trade for a blackwater biotope setup with celestial Pearl...

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Okay, so flooded today. Eventually got there after nearly pushing cabinet over and having to catch the tank with my shoulder on the corner :facepalm: Anyway, it's not looking at it's best, so I'll give it a couple of days to clear up and post some photos soon! :)

Looks great al!

Looking nice mate, but I don't know how well the shrimp will tolerate 50% WC's.

Never thought I'd see the day :o

Tim 'nano tank' Magician is his actual real name.

I think it looks rather nice! Different seeing 'normal' homegrown stones being used. Will surely stop hard-as-nails water too! Easier to grow plants. Win win win.

Fantastic looking setup Jo. And some nice equipment. Layout is rather nice, and simple. Good to start growing some plants. Good luck with the 'fresher' side of life ;)

Plant health perfection. Amazing.

I thought this was common mate? Then they pushed out submersed leaves? Might be wrong lol.

Really? I hadn't seen they did it in 1-2 grow! Might have a go in my Dry start!

I've never tried it. Is it co2 heavy? Or funny with ferts?

Any hygrophila pinnatifida in there Tim? Could look quite nice behind the stumps. Love the texture of it.

Very nice Antoni. Plants look superb!

Looking really nice mate. At least you know your good with pogo helferi!! Which quite a few Can't ;)

First time Ive seen it. Looks excellent. Updates! to echo paulos request :)

Cheers P! I think the main thing is just to water as little and as often as possible. Obviously now with the new moss pieces on the wood, ill have to be a touch more careful. Growth looks promising. Nice to see vivid greens at this time of year. I'll keep this updated with any...

Misty

By the way.. Sorry if i sound ridiculous, but what is Fissidens Geppi? and how does it compare to Fissidens Fontanus? smaller Strands I was thinking? is it similar to the 'Fox' Variety, as Thats what I received my Fissidens under.

Wow. What a Beauty! Going to look the muts after a few weeks pal. Nice one! :D

Okay, so The Fissidens /Riccardia Chamedryfolia mix ~ 1:2 Ratio mix with water has been applied, and I feel much more confident in this now. :lol: Can't really supply pictures of the moss, as theyre literally green specs on the Manzanita. Amazing how they can recover from such abuse.. On the...

Moss failed. Stay tuned for another effort :) Just going to blend with water.

Okay, So it looks like a seagulls shat all over my tank... I'm not sure if it's going to take hold of the wood. I guess time will tell. Cheers,

Fantastic proportions pal. Only thing giving it away is the cherry shrimp! How've you found the Bucephs? Similar in cryptocorynes to care for?

I was going to order some off eBay! Could maybe apply that at a later date? Will see what I can do! Cheers P, N

Cheers Paulo :) There's about £25-30 retails worth of Fissidens in there! This was some if harvested from my own supply. Hope it works out okay! :nailbiting: Ta, N

Fissidens Smoothie anyone?Plenty to share!

Thanks very much Rob, I can recall your NA tank back in the day, and I know what your capable of with layouts and plants. Definitely get one, or the do!aqua ( but I also recall your taste for all things fancy with your NA! :lol: ) I find the little tanks are hard to work in terms of...

Thanks Iain, A big rock it is then :P although, the wood does seem to be taking on a bit of water, As I'm misting the Microsorum fairly regularly. Might take that back out when I do the moss, until it takes hold.

Hello mate, Thanks for taking the time to reply, it's always nice to hear a technical perfectionist point of view. :D I agree that the centre may be drawn away from by the highest most branch on the RHS. I was toying with the idea of adding some sort of red stem in just behind the central...

Love how your trying to replicate some sort of biotope. How did you fix the branches on? Suction cup? Would you consider doing the other side & ramping the substrate somewhat from the center out over to give a Stream-like feel? Cheers, N

Really looking forward to seeing HC and Eleocharis merge.

Thanks all. Yeah Tim, I was hoping the water from the DSM would somewhat soak in, could also stage fill, fill quarter on each day/couple of days, so the wood has time to take water on board.

Thank you sir, kind words :) I'll get over to your journal and see how your getting on when I get chance. Thanks Uru, I'll definitely not be filling it before I move, so I expect to be between 4-6 weeks.

Thank you buddy, I'm a fan of your work, so it's great to hear this! Thanks John, I intend to be a little more active from now on in terms of aquascaping. Hey Dean, Thanks for that pal. I'll probably be going down the liquid carbon route all being well, in a month or so's time, with ferts...

Hey Michael, Thanks very much. Hopefully progress won't be too slow going.. As far as livestock, I've not really thought about it yet, but I'd really like some small rasbora or tetra, size permitting of course. Cheers mate, I'll try to keep updated! :D

Hello guys, I've decided to get a tank set up and get growing plants again after a lengthy time off. The Dry start method is particularly useful for me at the moment, as I move house in approximately 3 weeks. This should give me some growing in time. Haven't really had much sand substrate in...

Looks like your doing a good job H!

Bang some purigen and lower your light ;) Ecccchhhooo ... Ecchhooo... Echo...!

Dunno Richard, I'll ask the lads at the Rubbish Tip When I'm next down :lol: No, I've actually got a funny story about this, and will soon be reunited with the cabinet. Which will be ideal for a 60P tank. The optiwhite from TGM was of poor build quality, and the glass was not level on top, so I...

Good. Spread the love!

Looking great. Excuse me Sam, but what shop is this?

Not a hint of sarcasm mate.. Definitely a great aquascaper! :shh:

I will do mate. Your the pro scaper ;)