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Hey George, the tank is coming along very well, just thinking back to what it was looking like, 100 fold better :thumbup: Jim

Nice, looking forward to seeing it planted. Jim

Hey George, good to see your tank coming on :thumbup:. Keep up with the posts as I'm keen to see how it matures. Jim

The tank is coming along nicely Halley, looking forward to some close up soon. Jim

The tank is looking really healthy. Manado is a very light substrate, I have never siphoned it, well tried once and sucked up a load of it. All I do is wave my hand back and forth to stir up the detritus while holding the siphoning tube. Jim

Looking really good Kenan :thumbup: Jim

Excellent tank :clap:

Tank is looking fantastic and great photos :thumbup: Jim

Great tank Alex, watching to see how this evolves :thumbup: Ps nothing wrong with Manado apart from being on the light side Jim

Watching :thumbup: Jim

Totally cool tank Roy, watching with great interest :thumbup: Jim

Growing in nicely serok Jim

coming along nicely Roy :thumbup: Jim

The tank look fantastic, the planting really adds depth to the tank. Jim

Looking good Deansie :thumbup:

Looking forward to the hard scape and plants going in. Jim

Great layout to your hard scape, will be watching your tanks progress :thumbup: Jim

The tank layout looks great Marcel, looking forward to the addition of the plants. Jim

naughty naughty, you need to leave the lights on one setting for a bit longer then a day as it will be tricky to work out the best setting, i do understand though, new toys and the rest ;) Jim

The rummy nose tetras will look lovely with the colours of your tank, look forward to seeing the new additions Jim

:wideyed: Lovely set up though :)

Great Pico Alexander :thumbup: Jim

Great tank TallDragon and good photos. Jim

Great DIY skills on the cabinet, love the layout of the hard csape Jim

Looking great Tim, like it as is. Jim

Lovely Andy, what a fantastic room. Jim

Hey Ryan, tank is coming along nicely. in the picture above you can see some algae on the leaves of a couple of plants, i have a couple of questions for you... What is your photo period at the moment? and do you use the venturi on your filter to disperse the DIY co2? Jim

Trey its a lovely tank, that carpet is excellent. I think a slight mix up of the plant species would give the left hand side a more natural feel IMO. Jim

Jaap it is looking good, good idea to decrease the light intensity. If the GSA continues the photo period could be pulled back a small bit as well. Jim

@Martin in China has said it all..... Jim

watching Jim

simply stunning :clap: Jim

If you had some wood to the point you highlighted you would need a small bit the keeps with the flow of the tank, slightly smaller than the rock. Jim

@a.aurel If you have the time to watch the tank carefully you could turn the co2 up slowly watching your fish, if they start to go sluggish or heading to the surface you can dial the co2 back a bit. Jim

@Konrad Michalski i could sit and look at your tank for hours. Could always start another tank! Jim

Best way :) Jim

MP sorry to hear of the issues :( Jim

Tank is filling out nicely @Konrad Michalski :thumbup: Jim

Looking forward to the pics :) Jim

Great fish pics :thumbup: tank looking good Jim

Agree with @ Dantrasy getting better and better Jim

When things like this happen to lovely tanks like your and then they make a recovery it gives the rest of us hope, it's also a learning curve which myself and others can use if we end up getting the dreaded algae. Step by step guide to what you did to get the tank balanced is valuable info...

Hey George, Amazonia is an expensive substrate like all ADA products and people have had a great results using lots of different types of substrate from cat litter, river sand, the list is endless. Here is a link to a post from ukaps that might help...

Looking forward to see some photos Jim

I think you have a lovely layout to the tank, i think some floaters would be a great addition to the tank. Jim

good luck with the Mc, once it takes hold it grows very well. Jim

I used this technique when I planted my tank, it's a great way to locate poor flow areas. i started my tank off with Eleocharis, just could not get it to take, Mc is almost too much of a quick grower, need to trim every few days. You could give Mc another try. Jim

Lovely tank, have never tried the DSM, might have to give it ago when i break my tank down and rescape. jim

Good bye 40cm, hello 30cm :) can't wait to see what you do with the 30. Jim

Welcome to the forum, lovely tank layout :thumbup: Jim

great tank, with an island design like yours you must have great flow in the tank. jim

I have made these types of generators by just using scissors to make a hole in the lids and sticking the pipes in with out silicone (use sellotape if need be) they work well, surprisingly well. Good luck if you decide to give it ago. Jim

Not sure if you do any baking, if you do and you have some yeast you could make a co2 generator here is a link to a YouTube video hope the link works ok, they are really easy and it will supply some CO2 for now. Jim

Would make for a very interesting tank

How's the tank doing MightyP Jim

Great bit of planning for this tank and IMO bang on first time :thumbup: Jim

Lovely tank, great hard scape. Jim

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Hey Roy, great start and looking forward to more posts. Jim

@a.aurel I'm happy to send you some for free if you want to give it ago, it won't be much but could give you an idea if it will work. Personal message me. Jim

It's a blank canvas George, fun times ahead designing layout and plant composition, any idea what substrate you will go with, JBL Manado again ;) Jim

I use Aqua basis and manado top, it does take along time to get good cation exchange going, and yes it's bad at keeping the plants anchored but not what I think the problem was here. George did a great job at cleaning up the tank from when it was at its worst, but the tank needed much more...

I'm really glad tht you kept with it, it's all a learning curve and now you have a lovely tank. Jim

Sorry to hear of your issues Steve, I'm sure the two males will gain confidence when you approach the tank at feeding time, just need time. Jim

:clap: Enough said. Jim

Stunning Lauris, such a well thought out hard scape.... Great height, depth and great use of the rule of thumb as far as perspective two thirds. Keep the updates coming as it one of my favourites on the site. Jim

Lovely tank layout, some hefty chunks of wood, Jim

Coming along nicely Jaap. Jim

Lovely tank, nice a simple. Jim

Welcome to the ukaps, lovely tank with lots of depth... The others have already said it but can't wait to see the moss fill out on the trees. Jim

Hi George, sorry to hear your tank has had problems, it was recovering well:( I think a low tech approach is probably your best option which @Robert H. Tavera mentioned, you can have a lovely tank with minimal fuss. Will you start a journal for your new low tech tank? Jim

Hope the tanks doing well, long time no post. Jim

Good luck with the planting, enjoy. Jim

looking forward to seeing it being planted up Jim

looking forward to seeing the photos jim

try dimming your light to about 40-50% output and drop the lighting period to 5-6 hours per day. Jim

IMO i would hold off for a little while longer, let the plants get more biomass first. Jim

Great pics of the tank, lovely layout again :thumbup: Jim

Fingers crossed for you, I'm sure it will all go smoothly, no floating moss or subsidence :thumbup:

Good luck, can't wait for some pics. Jim

coming along nicely Jim

As you said you could use plants to give height to the back right corner. IMO the tank is well balanced :thumbup: keep the updates coming along with pics of developments or changes. Jim

Gutted for you, the tank was looking lovely, I'm sure you will get it back to the way you want. Jim

Lovely tank. Jim

Great start, watching with interest Jim

the lefthand side of the tank is fine keybo, In my opinion I would add a larger stone to the back right hand side. Looking forward to seeing more posts, great start. Jim

Looking forward to seeing more posts Jim

Nice, looking forward to seeing more pics Jim

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Lovely layout Kenan. Jim

Welcome Giorgio, Jim

Nice Roy, looking great. Jim

Nice Jordi, looks good after the trim Jim

Great tank Rodrigo Jim

Dan great journal and tank, coming along nicely. Jim

great tank, coming along nicely Jim

Great tank Ian, the fish look stunning under the moon light. Jim

The MC will root quickly, just replant the bits that float to the surface. Nice tank :thumbup: Jim

Martin, tank looks fantastic :thumbup: JiM

loving the tank DGR, the mixing of the plants together looks really natural jim