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Looks awesome that. How did the new carpet go? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Awesome scape, lovley transformation!

Loving all the tech! Scape looks sweet! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Feel your pain Ian, I stopped dosing for a few weeks. Staurgyne carpet died off and I guess it caused an algae bloom, had bba ever since and I'm now fighting to get rid of it!

Just spend the afternoon at Alastair's, the pictures on the journal don't do the tank justice. Its absolutely huge, i couldn't believe it when i walked in the back room its like one of Amanos massive tanks. Everything in the tank is perfect, wood placement, rocks you name it. Its probably the...

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Its worth trying, i would also ensure your co2 is getting to the plant level.

Sometimes 7 mate if the plants are lucky haha

I actually stopped dosing on purpose as I didn't notice any difference in plant health for about 3-4 weeks. But I didn't know the roots were being damaged because of this, I dose 6 squirts of macro and micro on alternate days bar 1 day prior to water changing day. I used to use dry ferts but...

No, leaves started to go first and float to the top. The roots started to die by the looks of it. Tropica premium ferts

Cheers Nath, no growth was great but I stopped dosing my ferts stupidly and lost 90% of the staurgyne repens so it's just recovered now! The java fern grows like wild fire I have to cut once a month.

Hi planty, not sure mate I've never really had much trouble growing this plant. It's like a weed in my tank!

Thanks Tim, I know it grows like wild fire in my tank. Must thin it out over the next few weeks.

Cheers pal, no i took it off and placed it ontop for emersed growth. It was getting a bit out of control on the end of the root! Gonna check your journal now!

5 x cory gold laser, 4 x otto 1 x albino cory. That's it.

Cheers Ian, Java needs thinning out a bit but im happy overall. Replaced the glosso with a full carpet of Staurgyne Repens in the end, looks alot better. Cheers

Hi all not been active for some time. Here are some recent pics of my tank.

Thanks Dean, the plant is staurogyne repens.

Thanks Ian, still need to remove the frosted backing and replace with black. I think ill order a pot of S Repens now and get that planted up. Cheers

Chers mate, i still think the glosso looks out of place. Its started to spread onto the gravel now but that wasnt the initial intention, not sure what to replace it with though. Cheers

Couple of update pics, everything growing well not had any algae apart from GSA. Unfortunately the ebi gold has leaked into the gravel thanks to my corys, the substrate dividers have helped as much as they could!

Think ill give it a little longer mate and see how it fairs. Just did a cut last night so hopefully get some more compact growth. In the meantime i got 2 of these lovley buggers :) Corydoras Gold Laser

Cheers Tim, I know good shot that isn't it there was one missing somewhere to make them complete! All 8!

Thanks mate yes all the scum has gone it must have been the redmoor!

Couple of updated pictures. I am undecided about the glosso on the right hand side, what are your thoughts? The Stauregyne is growing really well and im cutting and replanting weekly, i think i may replace the glosso with Stauregyne on the right as it doesnt look good currently.

No idea mate as I haven't tested it with any other kits but i used it when I rescaped with a substrate that leaches ammonia so I knew when to add livestock.

Thanks Dave, it's a Seneye device mate. Monitors ph, ammonia, light levels and more.

Just a few iPhone shots from last night.

Yeh i have thought about that mate, i have a disc with Christmas Moss on it currently which i think ill try and get it to creep accross the wood.

Thanks for the tip mate but I have tried all I can with this and now it's full it's nearly impossible. I will try a black background from card in the next couple of weeks. Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Ady, i've never had any issues growing staurogyne to be honest! Going to keep cutting and replanting. I have done the kitcken paper trick and its seemed to have cleared it for now so will see how it goes over the next few days. Cheers

Oh dear, even though my dropchecker is yellow?

I'm currently running 2 x 39 Watt T5 maybe i should up the ferts slighty to 5 pumps? And also easy carb at about 5ml (can i up this also?)

Thanks Paulo, i will give that a go thank you for the tip. I did a water change on Sunday where i sucked it all up from the surface and its started to come back already. No idea what it could be but my nano which is on the desk next to it also has similar film but not to this extent. My...

Looking really good mate, how do you find water evaporation on this tank do you have to top up every few days?

Awesome looking fish there Ian love the colours on them.

For anyone who's remotely interested here's an update and a couple of shots 2 weeks on. Plant additions - Marsilea Hirsuta (thanks @Alastair ), rotala wallichii (thanks @andyh ) I bought some Corydoras Habrosus at the weekend, these are cute little fellas staying at the size you see in the...

For a simple hardscape it looks really nice!

Little update, this was taken about a week ago. Recently added 30-40 cherry shrimp and my 4 ottos and SAE. Ill take some update photos over the weekend, I'm due to be picking 10 amanos up from Alistair this weekend.

Cant believe how many you have lol!

Sounds good mate, the stems you sent me are looking decent as well! so thumbs up!

Sell some babies to me :D

 Good thanks mate, just planted some rotala wallichii i got from @andyh at the far left behind the wood. Not much else happening though :)

Ammania sp bonsai

Looks lots better, remove the left stone I think.

I don't have an APS tank but I have recently just had to change my cabinet as my filter was inaccessible from the front due to the same reason. I would advise changing ASAP so you can maintain easier.

Honestly.. No I wouldn't change anything it looks awesome

This looks really nice mate!

Ok good to know do you cellotape it in place?

I know, it was £12 so wasn't cheap. Possibly but am I going to get the same issue with it bubbling like it is? Where can I get black backing from?

I haven't mate no, going to have a struggle fitting it now though as the tanks filled and what not so i may just take it off all together. Bit of a waste of money though considering they told me to use water!

Water, and now i have tried it with a bit of washing up liquid but its doing the same thing. I think ill be ringing TGM for a refund if thats possible.

Thanks mate, cheers for picking the wood out at the shop haha. I only have ammania their at the moment which i can keep control of as it doesnt grow too tall. Thoughts on anything at the close left? Looks a little blank at the moment.

Cheers Ian, that backing has really annoyed me it looks a mess!

Cute fish that Ian!

Here's a shot filled, and planted for now. Would like some suggestions for the spaces you see in the images far left and amongst the rocks. Far right is a the glosso plantlets that you may not be able to see in the photo. Also would welcome some thoughts on stems for the back left. Excuse the...

Thanks Dean. Here's a shot pre plants and stone.

I've actually put a couple of pieces of dragon stone in Ian, what do you think of this? Or do you think a bigger piece would look better?

Thanks Ady, yes your right i have updated the plant list above i missed a few off :)

Thanks all, has a large piece of stone on top at the moment as it decided to float lol. Here's pre substrate.

Got some for sale mate :)

Thanks Ian, been at it since 9am this morning my backs killing me now.

Hi, today I pulled down my old scape as it was going nowhere fast. Decided I would take my time with this so i acquired all the bits and bobs over a couple of weeks. Substrate - EBI Gold & Unipac Gravel Plants - Java Fern, needle leaf java fern, S Repens, Ammania sp Bonsai, echinodorus...

I also agree, looks pretty good mate and the repens will look sweet ones it fills out!

Cheers for that ill go bnq and get some cheaper ones :)

Nath where did you get that lid from and the clips to hold it? Cheers

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Re: 80x35x45 Opti White - Planted up.. Had a complete rescape over the weekend, the original scape was pretty poor an it restricted flow a lot. Been getting a lot of BGA prior to cleaning the tank out so hoping I can keep on top of it now. Moved the rocks to a more central position and added a...

Re: Andyh's Journal "Green Beach" Update 07/09 Wow.. mines been growing for a good few months and never got over 10cm!

Re: Andyh's Journal "Green Beach" Update 07/09 Andy is that defo eleocharis acicularis i could never get mine to grow that tall?

Re: Ryuoh Ravine Any updates mate?

Hope mine breed soon, got the same as you a couple of weeks later!

Happened to me as well mate did a 3 day blackout And it killed my hc and stryo

Re: 80x35x45 Opti White - Planted up.. All of it died mate unfortunately, replaced it with some sp ammania bonsai cuttings. And have got some more hc on the way from Omen.

Re: 80x35x45 Opti White - Planted up.. I did mate, the repens completely melted all the leaves away, the hc is still hanging on but it doesn't help that I had to do a blackout the last three days, hoping the stems will recover and survive.

Looks cool mate, nice and fresh looking.

Re: 80x35x45 Opti White - Planted up.. No never used the 4 as I don't want to induce algae, happy with the current growth rate with 2 tubes.

Re: 80x35x45 Opti White - Planted up.. Heres a current shot, got some HC and Staurgyne Repens coming soon.

Re: 80x35x45 Opti White - Planted up.. Hi Andy, I have the following items set up on the tank. Optiwhite tank, Cupboard (preowned from a Fluval 125 tank which had the same dimensions), Filter, All Pond Solutions luminaire which is 4 x 39W T5 (i only run the 2 bulbs 6 hours a day). Cheers

Re: Andyh's Journal "Green Beach" Update 15/08 Looking good Andy, one tip dont forget to use a toothbrush to clean the dragon stone. I havent done and there now green as hell and once its on its hard to get it all off!

You turned the co2 off as well right Mike? Also, a blackout wont kill BBA.

Looks really good mate, shame the wood isnt any taller looks like a proper tree stump!

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Looks sweet, you fancy makin me one for a cost? :D

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Re: Andyh's New Journal "Green Beach" 1st Aug12 I'd assume he means Elocharis SP Mini (Mini Hair Grass)

The pin is used for ensuring the susbtance isnt released. I work for the Fire Brigade ;)

Re: Andyh's New Journal "Green Beach" 1st Aug12 Hi Andy, looking good mate!

Sorry didn't read the thread just that question, note to self!

He means it will shoot to the top of the tank, or grow wild basically

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