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Just when you think people have thought of everything, you see something like this.... I'm well impressed! +1

Thanks Ady The plants are doing great mate, but still very unhappy with the actual scape....however I sell ten assassins this weekend so I'm going to get a 2nd diffuser and have another go at it with the Nano I got from Gary Nelson and keep this "test" tank going. Will be a couple of weeks as I...

haha, thank you for your positive comments, the best thing about this tank is what I'm learning from it. Some of the things I've learned: 1 A solenoid valve is a God like item and I'll include them in all my future tanks. 2 Will never use kitty litter again without a gravel cap, it's just too...

Oh and btw lads don't worry about hurting my feelings I know it looks crap atm, haha. As a noob I am completely open to help, advice criticism etc etc, literally anything you can add that will help me along the way will be greatly appreciated.

K so here it is so far, don't be too quick to judge tho I don't have the time at moment to seperate the Rotala sp green and Rotala Rotundifolia, but i've popped them in there for now just to get them started. In the far right hand corner I have placed Bacopa australis with Hydrocotyle...

Plants just arrived in the post, gonna get myself all cleaned up and get cracking. Never thought I'd get this excited about plants : S lol

Woo hoo \o/ got a little extra work on the side, so ordered some new plants I hope to fill this tank out a bit and speed things up this journal is taking for ever.....to be continued : )

Finally have time to show you the tank a few months on, not as much progress as I had hoped but I am learning all the time from it. When I get to the point where I think I have this nailed i'm gonna start my 200 ltr aquascaping project. Also trying to save the pennies so I can buy more HC to...

Bit of a quick update, will show a proper update when the tank is clean enough to take a photo of..been a bit busy recently : S The HC is growing, it started off slowly and in the last couple of weeks or so it's had a bit of a growth spurt so i've replanted some in different parts of the tank...

I want one!

I am indeed finding the learning curve rather steep, but with the resources and help from people on this site i'm defo gonna crack it and i'm sure you will too. I'll be watching for a journal from you we may be able to learn from each others mistakes/sucesses :lol: I will be setting up another...

Whoops just realised i didn't post any pics of the old tank, here is what it was like a few weeks in. and below is the old link from when I started http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=19721

As promised here are the new pics of the 33 Ltr First I re-arranged the driftwood, this took me a good few attempts. This one was taken after I added the dry ferts. I then added cat litter instead of the pond soil. Partially filled the tank with water and very carefully planted my new HC...

Quick update guys, I've demolished the current setup as the water was permanently yellow, gas was building up under the soil and the plant roots were starting to rot, I think it may have been the pond soil but I have no evidence to support my theory. Any way I'm much happier with the changes...

Nope, no-way, not at all, lol I only ever use these kits as a guide as I know these tests are notorious for being inaccurate.

Well as it happens my nitrates have dropped sharply obviously due to the weekly water change. I have however tested various water samples from plain old tap water to tank water and tap water with macro solution added etc etc and the addition of the macro solution has made bugger all difference...

Hey guys, Everything seems to be going ok, Eleocharis is growing nicely so have ordered another 25 from plants alive. I'm a bit puzzled tho been following the EI dose plan on Fluid sensor and i have noticed that my nitrates are thru the roof, the tank is also uncycled, it's not a big deal as...

Cheers mate :thumbup:

lol cheers mate u put my mind at ease.

Got my ferts and have been EI dosing for a week, i have noticed a change in the java fern but the hairgrass which i now believe to be eleocharis parvula has only sprouted a couple of new leaves. I have about 2 watts per gallon (US) using carbo and ofc EI. Am i being impatient or is this...

Thanks for the link, quite an interesting journal.

What i've been thinking is to have Eleocharis acicularis as my background plant with driftwood to form a bit of shape and possibly small caves and crevices for shrimp. In the higher parts of the tank i've been planning to use twiggy bits of wood with Java moss. Tank background will be black...

Looking for ideas for my spare 33 litre tank. I have no co2 as of yet, but due to it's tiny size i will be using Flourish Excel. Does anyone here have any interesting ideas they would like me to try out?