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Hi Darrel, waters quite hard I'm only a few miles from aquatrium gardens so tap water should be fine. HI Matt i have a few times always it's acceptable.

so little up date :( been having a few dead shrimp over the the last month Amano and cherry. Water parameters test OK so we thought it might be the TNC carbon so stopped dosing that, started feeding a bit more, and pointed up the filter out flow to ripple the surface. We are still loosening...

Thank you Alto we are happy with it. I might add a couple more lilies and I'll follow your advice and trim that one a bit. Your right about the shrimp my small tank has just as many . Any that get sucked up at water change go back in so I think this helps them. There were only 6 to start with...

Few photos for the guys at aquarium gardens. Sorry it took 2 weeks Dave I was messing with the small stones, I'm sure you understand :) Quite a few photos but I can't get the whole tank in one shot properly.

Just posting this because I thought it looked cool. I accidentally left the cabinet lights on which is a multi coloured led strip, and the light was leaking up behind the cabinet.

Been a little over a month since my last post so I'll do a quick update lights are on 75% still 15:00-21:00 and the FX5 DIY thermo is still running only one 400W heater. plant wise nearly everything is now growing after the initial melt especially the lotus we have added a lot of small cherry...

hi guys quick update I visited Aquarium gardens Monday to pick up 12 Amarno shrimp and get a bit of advise. I noticed that a lot of the smaller Anubis were melting, leaves looked ok but rhizome was gone. on Dave's advice i checked all rhizome and removed and replanted the good bits. I've also...

Adding the first cherry reds.

thought I'd do a little video to hopefully show a bit more detail. Sorry about the narration I don't think George Farmer has anything to worry about :lol:

Hi matt, Thanks for the warning didn't think it would be that much of a load 15 liter of water per fish. Might do in 2 half's

Thanks for all the plant info alto, I'll just keep tiding up and hopefully all will grow back. Although I hope its not too fast as this is planed as low mantinace ☺. I don't fully understand the what you are saying about the perspex could you please explain should I not use it and use something...

crypts continue to melt so i'll continue with daily water changing( till Thursday I'm away for 3 nights) one or two leaves on java, bobbites, and anubias have died...to worry or not to worry? i did turn the lights up 25% after adding 3mm perspex condensation tray, as i couldn't tell the lights...

Hi alto, Ill keep removing leaves as they melt, hopefully they grow back . I have a spare mist king in the cupboard I might set that up to mist the plants while the tank fills an hour of full supervision is something I want to avoid. The glass patch is on the inside, the outside has a thin...

Did another 50% water change left the lights on and lid shut this time. The java and bolbitis stayed damp so hopefully this method works. some of the crypt leaves have/are melting i hope this is normal. 2 doors have been hung.

so filled the tank again yesterday plants looked OK (thanks Steve Aquarium Gardens). Did the first 50% water change tonight takes over an hour! thoughts on lights/water levels being off/low for that long? And some photos, probably a days labour left on the stand (the doors aren't hanging just...

oh yeah took a photo of the plant labels i know some are in the wrong place if anyone is really interested i can spend a bit more time sorting them but i think the general scheme is obvious, and in a few months hopefully the real thing will speak for its self .

Hi Dadofthree the problem with the bulk head fitting is it would be the first thing you'd see walking in to the living room. Its in a corner that used to have rad pipes, a power socket and incoming BT located. i've moved all that for a clan look so dont want a little barnacle hanging of the...

Hi Alto, i was thinking threadfin species only maybe some bottom dwellers and shrimp, i also hope the thread fin breed if not I'll add more. i'm gutted about the leak wasted a whole day and impacted the start of the tank. had to remove all the wood and half the rock pile to repair as well...

thank you Kezzab shame about the leak but we will rebuild Louis the plan is not to to use co2 mainly due to cost but also maintenance I've been down that road. Hi tiger i agree starting small and moving up is a good idea i learnt this the hard way. i also have some cichlids they are in with my...

Bit of a disaster today the Perspex that I siliconed over the old 2-inch hole to the sump didn’t bond although it should have and it held up during the 2 day test I did .So the tank leaked a bit followed by a lot. As per the advise of Steve at aquarium Gardens I removed the air sensitive...

Put some plants in massive thanks to Dave at Aquarium Gardens who spent over an hour working out what was required and got it spot on:thumbup:. we added more rock to the right which I really like but this meant changing the wood layout. the wife (who is now very much into this tank as a proper...

photos didn't load from phone? there is some fine tuning to do but ill sort that when i plant and beyond knowing me. looks like the tank will be getting angelfish wife likes em and I've seen them in planted tanks

Just a few quick photos of hard scape might get a few more rocks for the rock pile.

think we have a plan.... new (second hand) 4' tank for the ASBO fish then everyone gets what they want :thumbup: Edit four foot not inches

Thank you for all the information Alto, quite a bit to digest there. I'm working really hard to convince the wife she wants angelfish fish and the clown loach can go to a good home, there is a place loacl that breads them for local water and she's always wanted them so watch this space. i've got...

Just a quick update, progress is being made :thumbup: still away to go though :crazy:. Brought more hard scape today 40KG of mini landscape rock and 3 more pieces of Manzanita wood. I was hoping to plant next weekend then finish the base but that might be a push as there is still a bit to do on...

Ive ordered some stick on frosting which i will test on the 2'6" tank. I'm going to try using a bit of 2" waste pipe to hide the flow and return filter pipes. I'm thinking white pipe on white wall should me almost invisible? i can remember a few years back there was a thread about lights behind...

picked up some Manzanita wood Friday which is now soaking. Dave from Aquarium gardens has also talked me in to using mini landscape rock . Still need to work out what i'm going to do for the back ground. maybe something blue?

OK so you guys talked me in to it I’m going to go lighter gravel and rocks. I need to find the time to get to a landscaping place to choose what combination i will use. I was going to use black board paint on the back pane of glass as I've previously had success with this but with the colour...

The thing is guys my wife loves her fish and i have a plant tank all to myself. I've spent a few years trying to convince her that we'd be better of with out the fish but they are staying. Its only one clown loach and one kissing gourami that are large. I get my way most of the time so I'm not...

Hello Alto, have a look at my turtle tank thread this tank in its self is not so ambitious, added to the sum of the rest of the DIY which is simple enough there is just a lot of work. The big fish are just to the two I listed we won’t be adding more big fish but we have had these for quite a...

Hi guys, thought I’d start a journal for the refurbishment of my 7’ tank. Bit of back story. Many years ago I tried this tank as a high tec due to various reasons I failed and took a break from planted tanks and this one was ignored. About a year ago I set up a 2.5’ high tec which about 6 months...

thanks for the link mate ill have a read

would like to see more of this tank. whats PU backgroundresin does anyone have a link to the product looks like some thing i could use for my next project.

Re: The laughing Budda mountain! nice little external for small tanks http://www.888reptiles.co.uk/productdet ... roupID=718 maybe you can get one second hand on here

Re: The laughing Budda mountain! not sure that's a good idea mate think you need a filter or daily water changes. use a net over a syphon tube to save the shrimp

Re: The laughing Budda mountain! i think the water needs to clear a bit mate if its got no filter are you doing daily water changes

that's impressive keeping good flow with that dense planting looks good well done

glad its going well simon and your enjoying it. how long does your co2 last now you have sealed your sump

hows the tank going simon, did you manage to seal your sump.

thats very special just goes to show you dont need a huge tank to have some thing that drops jaws well done mate

Wont that be a lot of stuff in your tank

hydrophyte how do you plan on using a power head how will your water be filtered

the bridge idea is simple to do no need to mess about with over flow boxes as your tank will always have water in it not my video but demonstrates how its done about 30 seconds in you just need a pipe under water in both tanks suck the air out put a canister filter with the inflow in one tank...

sands hard to keep clean i gave up and topped mine with gravel sounds like you need to give your tank and maybe your filter a really good clean before you give up. if you've upped co2 so it must be flow or ferts causing algae but till your clean id just lower the lights with a bit more info im...

thanks simon ill look in to pub gas where i am

Where did you get a deal like that for gas think i need to drop the fes

simon have u just tried taping up your sump not pretty but fast and cheap youd be surprised at the difference, i was and if it works you can diy a better method if not only lost a bit of tape and 20 minutes time

that sounds cool are you using foam im playing about with that at the moment future frog project research

hows this tank coming along or did you decide just to use it as a swiming pool :D

i see how that works clever but im not sure how the other end works if you get a power cut does the syphon not brake

how did you seal your stand pipe simon

i sealed my sump with plastic and tape but im sure you will show me how its done

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. i would put some sort of fail safe on the change pump just in case. my 10kg co2 lasts about 6-8 weeks.

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. My worry with that pump would be if some thing does go wrong. with it being right at the bottom it could empty the tank. not good for fish

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. cant wait to see this put together so i can copy it ha ha ha <- evil laugh

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. i found one 150w heater will heat my whole tank if placed in middle of sump but i guess having more would not matter as there only on when needed

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. just like to say simon this tread has been real interesting reading.. inspired me to start again. im going to start looking for another second hand tank to fit the space i have. maybe if im lucky ill find a 7' 3' 2' would be a bit bigger. then i can...

sorry mate meant no offence just thought your name was very close to a guy who posted "cool" an several posts so he could sell stuff here. tank is huge thought mine was large at 7x2x2. are you going to use co2 could do with some some ideas. oh and good luck

I find this odd but "cool"

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. let us know how you get on but 4 guys should have no problems

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. i think the glass is thicker on 8x3. the guy i got my 7x2 from had replace it with an 8x3 and he said he need 3 people and those things you use to fit windows. but had no problem with the 7x2 but it wouldn't hurt to have some help i guess.

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. maybe don't know what you do for a living im a builder and my mates in engineering we cared it from my garage 20m or so.

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. me and my mate lifted my tank not as heavy as i thought but still not light

im using a sump i just taped it up last night and put a drop checker above the water its gone green/yellow im not sure how well theses work out of water. but as understand it if you seal the sump only so much co2 will gas off till the air in sump is to rich and that's problem solved seems to be...

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. another think i dont know how your overflow pipes are protected but i keept finding shrimp and the odd fish in my sump till i used a sponge at the in take

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. viewtopic.php?f=20&t=9864 thats a link to the spray bar post although your diy is very different to mine yours is more professional i tend to make things out of coke bottles and bits of string

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. i found when i had the suequence 1oooo running at max it pulled up all my plants and pushed my fish against the glass i thought geting 7000 lph out the spray bar would be good turned out to be over kill let me know how you get on. oh also the 1.5"...

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. if it helps im using a 35 mm X 19885 mm spray bar on my tank same size as yours with a sequence 1000 at about half power and the waters moving nice how ever im having problems with algae so going to [post in the ferts section now