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U don’t need to keep doing water changes ur gonna just delay the cycle

Not in contact no but u would get condensation and run off I’d of thought

I’d be concerned the oil would end up getting into the water

Mine

Surprising how different it looks when it’s little, thanks

This one pretty, sure it’s not HM cuz I’ve just recieved some which looks nothing like that lol.

What is that plant at the back that has leafs like a lil star?

First ever tank Looks and behaves like a tiny leech. It's about 1cm and a reddish brown colour any I've seen I've got rid

First ever tank I've no idea where they came from then the wood was soaked and sterilised, all plants pp dipped and fish went through qt. The soil I used was the tropica stuff

First ever tank Do the soils harbour leach eggs or do they come from bogwood? I've spotted a few in my tank about 1cm in length lately

First ever tank Just because you clearly know more than everyone else you don't have to be so patronising ;o) lol. Non the less I found your info very interesting

First ever tank Because not all plants take nutrients from the soil quite alot take them from the water I believe

First ever tank U still need ferts and co2 with soil

First ever tank Co2 is fine with fish aslong as you don't overdose

First ever tank That will be why they are dying then. You will need to use a liquid version of co2 then. To get the plants to grow and survive u need a balance of co2 and ferts. Have you just used a sand substrate or is it just used to cap a plant soil? If not you will need to use root tabs to...

First ever tank A good start. What ferts if any are you using? And are you using pressurised co2 or one of the liquid versions? Rudi

Nice looking tank but 4 is not a good number for discus you need 6 or more fore them to be happy

cheers :D

to be honest im not bothered about them not being red anymore it was just a nice contrast. Id like all the plants to green up and grow more tho lol but hopefully im addressing that now

its 2 38w T8 (even tho the eheim site says its 2 T5 39w) 1 is a dennerile (spelling? lol) trocal and plant pro+. I was dosing TPN+ at the recomended dose for 4 weeks but yesturday was told to up it to 3 times the amount so I was dosing 5ml monday, weds, fri, sat and sun. So Ive upped it to 15ml...

Any tips would be great like why have the red plants gone green?

Well I thought id add some updated pictures now stuff is growing What do I do with the runners from the dwarf chain swords? Do I wait till the plantles get bigger the cut them off and replant? Not very impresive i know :0( but still its a start. Also how do i go about trimming the...

cheers bloody co2 is driving me nuts at the mo i dont think my up atomiser is working :(

Just thought id update as its now running as of tonight Tropica substrate added Philipene java fern, Anubias barteri and Plagiomnium Trichomanes glued. Plants in had to put back a few floaters lol be gentle im a noob the plants are: Aponogetum Crispus, Echinodorus Tennellus, Cabomba...

Re: Tonys 'Triassic Hollow' 420L god mines gonna look so poo against ones like this :0( lol

Will be ordering plants this week then i can start setting it up

Just a little update the basement water storage area is pretty much finished just waiting to get my waterpump to shift it to upstairs. Ive drilled a 30mm hole through the floor in a cupboard behind my tank ready for the pipe. I underestimated how tough the pad of concrete is there its about 5...

just sorted it

Well I thought as Ive finely got got my tank I thought id start a diary of my progress so far. Thought it might give people a few ideas and hopefully ill pick some up along the way. I was originaly going to get a juwel rio 240 but I went to watermarque taunton to pick up my 3d backgroung and...