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Re: James3200s 6.5x2x2' planted tank - UPDATE - 23/01/09 Thats looking awesome mate. How do the Discus get on with the halides and ferts? Do they hide a lot or stay in the open? :D

Thanks mate, thats mighty awesome of you :wink: I'm gonna need all the help I can get! The planning is about 90% complete, but still a few things to sort. I'm a perfectionist so I'm even working out where and how I'll be plugging things in. The main thing to plan now is the overflow set up...

You're not wrong! :D

I know I'm months and months late to this one, but Christ on a bike! :shock: Just shows how awesome these tanks can look when they've been brilliantly set up and cleared of their stupid, pre-formed backgrounds. Right thats it, the gloves are coming off....just you wait.... :lol:

Its 18w mate, which apparently is pretty good :D

I'm going to try that with the glosso when it comes to it. The only thing is that I keep wanting to turn the wood up the other way, and so the thickest branch comes down by the edge of the rocks, towards the front. :D

She scrubs up alright mate :lol: Cheers for the link aaronnorth. That's given me some ideas and inspiration :D

Well, I had this tank bought for my birthday last March and due to other things going on I never actually got it set up. I'm going to be adding to it slowly as funds allow and using it as practice and a means to learn whilst I plan my main tank. Its a 13"x13"x15" (approx) cube and holds 40l...

Hey, The only news I have is that the background has gone, but the tank is still in the same place on the floor...lol. Fish keeping took a serious backburner and is slowly returning. Hence my recent postings. I need to get my dining room floor tiled, then the room decorated. Once thats done I'm...

Re: My Corner Tank - Venezia 190 Looks awesome! How about a nice shoal of Emperor Tetras?

Not yet mate :roll: Its laying on the dining room floor empty at the moment while I decorate the dining room. I havent actually bought any equipment yet but thats related to lack of funds at the moment. I'll keep you posted :mrgreen:

Cheers mate, never thought to look on there. I often use Zooplus for treats for my dog :D

Yeah, cabinets going to be 30" high so plenty of room for any external. Just need to decide which ones :?

I'm going to stick with externals as I want to keep things fairly simple this time round. But thanks for the suggestions :wink: I'm torn between two tetratecs and two 2080's. I'd pretty much decided on the eheims but if the tetratecs will do a good job I'll go for those and save myself a...

I know I shouldnt go by flow etc as its going to be reduced a fair bit but going by the stats each tetratec would give me 1200lph at each end of the tank and then I'd have another 1000 odd lph in the middle with the Eheim. I'm happy to buy two 2080's but I'll save a fortune if the tetratecs will...

Well I could have one Tetratec at each end and my Eheim 2128 in the middle. Any thoughts?

Apparently the Eheim does 1700lph for tanks up to 1200l and the Tetratec 1200 does 1200lph for tanks up to 500l. I could get two Tetratecs with media for the price of one 2080 without media but would two of them do the job?

So whats the general feeling about two Tetratec 1200's on my tank with my 2128? I'd go for them if they will be sufficient :?

I was actually thinking about a couple of Tetratec 1200's as I have one on my 200 litre, but it was after talking with Ceg that I decided on the 2080's.

Not at all mate....:wink: Cold spots, dead spots, cyano (covered everything), stupidly high Gh/Kh, fluctuating ph and fish getting stuck behind the background where they were impossible to get out. Apart from that it was alright :lol: I removed the background tonight and thanks to this...

Thanks for the link mate, but its the 2080's I need. They're 2028's :wink: Yeah, start a journal. Might be able to learn some stuff off each other along the way. My trouble is that I'm a perfectionist, so everything has to be just right :roll: :wink: This was the tank last time, just...

I need 2x 2080's for starters and that doesnt include media. New cabinet, external heaters, the list goes on. All I have at the moment is one filter, lighting and the tank! :lol:

Yes and no. Yes because of obvious reasons. I cant wait to get Discus in there and having no money has its advantages in some respects as it means I'll have to take my time giving me the chance to plan things out properly. And I wont spiral further into debt to set it up. And no, because if I'm...

Cheers, I'll give that a go. I'm going to start trying to remove the background tomorrow and then I'll give the tank a really good clean. I'll get the wife to help while I watch :lol: I'm having a cabinet made by Aquariums Ltd. Once I've got what I want sorted (and 50% deposit) I'll give them...

Hey mate, Nah, they only had black cabinets in the country and only a couple of those. Then I remembed the size thing so I can get one made for the same price and have it how I want it. Well, how the wife tells me I want it :P They dont seem to have the background that I have on their site...

Water damage, my dog chewed the corner off when he was a pup and because the cupboards are so small you can only fit the smallest of externals in them. I cant have equipment outside the cupboards mainly because of space and my dog, and with another pup on the way it would be suicide! Got that...

Dead spots, cold spots and I'm pretty sure it was affecting gh/kh etc but I cant prove it. There was nothing else in the tank to raise those, especially when I used RO. Too coincedental for my liking. There were always fish behind it. Nice background but its got to go :? Planting will be...

This glass box has been the bane of my life for the last seven years. Its made me practically give up fishkeeping, sell Discus and remove my hair by the roots. The amount of times I've wanted to take a hammer to it is unreal. Thats all about to change... Its going to take some time to sort as...

No worries, just interested in what you did and how you did it. :wink:

Its looking awesome :wink: Do you have any pics of your lighting set up?

Looks awesome :P Where did you get the black gravel from Dan?

Tom, welcome to my world :lol: I'm sure you'll get it sorted again in no time. At least it will give you the chance to change anything that you were not keen on before :wink:

James, loving the setup, looks awesome. I especially love the detail of the equipment and how its set up. Quick question if I may? Did you have the cabinet built or did you make it yourself?