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Wow there is nothing to say about this tank. It will not look amiss in the ADA gallery if you ask me. Are you still running 2-3 bps of CO2? That's quite little CO2 for a tank this size and with that much light and plant mass. Did you scrub your rocks clean or added new rocks? I'm currently...

That's not right... it's green! Going against all conventions of CO2 here LOL.

Superbly done. Just like your previous dutch touch tank, I'm still extremely amazed that you're only injecting 1 bps of CO2. The lights must be high enough intensity to bring out all those reds and get that sorta growth in 3 weeks. If I can learn your secret, I'll be a very happy man. And I can...

Some discus would look amazing in there.

Tom Barr's tank with algae? Now I've seen it all! Good work on the recovery Tom!

Best Tank Ever

Gorgeous!

I got myself a seneye reef instead. I think its cheaper than the Apogee PAR meter and it measures other things as well, like lux and colour temp. I don't know how accurate the PAR meter is compared to apogee. It's a shame though that the pH reading only goes as low as 6.4. I use it almost...

Excellent as always! Just curious, have you measured the PAR on your new lights? What about the old one? Do you raise the output for photos or is it always at that intensity? Thanks.

Who do I need to bribe/steal/rob to get these results?

Did you have to dangle some sparkly things in front of your girlfriend to convince her? My wife would've killed me at "Can you help me..." Your home looks great by the way!

Forgive me for saying this, but I hope one day you'll be too busy to trim and let it grow into a gigantic bush of colour. I think it'll look really sweet! o_O

I've gone AWOL from UKAPS for a few weeks and have just started catching up. Great videos George. Although the music selection on one of them made me think your tank was leaking and dripping on the floor! You'll never catch a video of me doing maintenance because its so hot here I usually do...

If you ask me, shooting in JPEG is a true reflection of your high level of skills. Because you know you'll get it right and don't need to have the backup of RAW. Not only in terms of WB, but also exposure, blowing out highlights or shadows that are too dark. Your WB is just perfect I think...

That's quite a lot of PO4. I'll probably try it out for a few weeks and see if it helps. No issues with fish at 50ppm CO2?

Brilliant as usual George. Could you also tell me what is the white balance value you use for your photos? I just can't seem to get mine right, even with a white card inside the tank. I think its partly to do with lights I'm using and the fact that my tank is not an optiwhite. Optiwhite glass is...

If your tank is gonna be there for a while, you could consider adding some electrical wiring on the ceiling? Then the wires would snake down via the hanging kit. Not so sure about the controller though.

Rip up that foreground, pour in some white sand and you'll easily get into the top 50 :hilarious: Superb superb scape George. I wouldn't care what the judges in any competition think of my scape if I had one with your level of finesse. I do agree with Ady's comments though, was slightly...

Once you get riccia in a tank, you'll never get it out completely. I've had it re-emerging after a rescape even. I'd still like to try and all-riccia scape one day though. At least it can't infect other plants when there ain't any other plants. Great tank as always. But I do wonder when...

Superbly done James! The growth rate was quite astounding. Congratulations on your placing in the IAPLC!

Must get me 80 fishes!! Superbly well done once again. My only negative comment is that the first video's music is definitely not "minimal". :D

Marvellous! How do you keep it so darned algae-free? It's like I've been trying to achieve some sorta balance between lighting/CO2/ferts and for years and I still haven't achieved it yet.

Slightly scary with expensive flashguns hanging over the tank like that! That's something I've been thinking of trying also, just haven't had enough motivation to.

Superb photography, fitting for a superb scape!

Great photos! With regards to the bring down the fan voltage to 12V from 24V, you can use a resistor divider as well. A 2 or 5W resistor should be enough. Don't need a linear regulator.

Great photos mate! Could you share what are you camera's white-balance settings? I can't seem to get mine right. Anything above 4200k is too yellow and anything below that is too blue!

Very well done George! I'd be tempted to stick a great big log vertically at the back right and make a root scape.

Superb! How about a 5 minute HD video? :)

Take some risks George! I'd say you have mastered the "one-big-slanting-rock" iwagumi, time to try something else. Or keep a similar iwagumi but experiment with plants. Glosso in front and HC at the back for an illusion of depth? Or Riccia in front and mini Riccia behind.

Hey George, welcome back! Can't wait to see your attention to detail and clear and crisp descriptions back in action. If that even makes sense. I think 1, 2 and 3 look like something you've done before. So between 4 and 5 I'd go with 5 :)

Re: 120 x 55 x 55cm planted... Home alone Haven't been around much either, but things are always looking great with Mark's tanks. I really like your moss carpet, am gonna blatantly copy it in a scape I have in my head.

Hey Tom, can you distill your success down to a few simple layman equations and let us know? I am crazy astounded by your tank! I can't even get Rotala rotundifolia to turn red even after blasting with light and spamming iron like mad. Am gonna try limiting NO3 to see if it works. I'm starting...

Must be breathtaking in the flesh!

Re: 120 x 55 x 55 Oooops.... Its so good that even the right side makes a nice tank by itself :lol: Top top stuff Mark.

Re: 120 x 55 x 55 Iwawoody. I think he's done it before :lol:

Re: "Dutch something or the other" 120 Gal Tom, since you're using a wet/dry system and you have superb plant growth, what's your secret to CO2? I saw in one of your photos that you sealed up the sump to prevent CO2 from escaping. What about the "overflow" portion? Do you need to run more CO2...

Re: GA in-store display 120P Iwagumi - Fly above the giant c I bet you can make loads of money with all that HC. Guaranteed emersed growth, pesticides free, will make 5 inch carpets all day :D

Re: 120 x 55 x 55 Iwagumi. I'll wait for the final hardscape arrangement before paying up! :geek:

Re: 120 x 55 x 55 Iwagumi. Anyone wanna take bets? I say its a mountainscape! :thumbup:

Re: "Dutch something or the other" 120 Gal This is gonna be a real cracker!

Re: 60cm iwagumi scape I have to agree, HC in inert sand is quite an achievement in this day and age. Also, I had some reservations about the uneven ground level at the front, but once the HC has grown in, it works and works quite well. Beautiful tank!

Awww... the ferns overwhelmed the beautiful rockwork. Congrats on your placing!

Re: 60cm iwagumi scape That's looking very nice. I tried once to use smaller rocks to create a mountainscape but failed, so I'm real happy that you managed to do it. The scape is looking really close to the initial drawing, which is the closest match I've ever seen so far. I studied in...

Re: 90x45x45cm - Unknown Valley Xmas moss is a little more droopy I think. It's got the shape of spiky, but fronds are a bit small. They're usually a brighter green. I'd say they're Java moss.

Re: GA in-store display 120P Iwagumi - Fly above the giant c Don't you get that spring/summer feeling when staring at this? Looks like the carpet is nice enough to lounge on and relax under the sun. Or T5 tubes in this case. Hahah!

Re: 'Blue Sky' Iwagumi @ 7 days 7 days in what wouldve taken me weeks! I think the liquid carbon is playing a role in the HC growth. Its like steroids for HC.

Re: 90x45x45cm - The Unknown Truly stunning. That main rock on the left thats pointing to the right ain't such a distraction anymore with the ferns partially obscuring it.

Re: GA in-store display 120P Iwagumi I'm amazed by the growth in that HC. After 2 months, my HC hasn't fully carpeted my tiny 60cm tank. Maybe you're right, its the temps, mine is around 28'C since I live in the tropics. What a cool looking shops as well! ADA's products bar their Aquasoils are...

Re: 90x45x45cm - The Unknown The ferns are actually looking quite nice at the moment. Overall its looking real good.

Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (some new pics) That's a nice and lush scape!

Re: 90x45x45cm - The Unknown That's some nice looking rock, and since you got it for free, its great rock! I like the hardscape much although I'm not sure how ferns would look like on a mountainscape. That big rock on the right is a bit distracting to me, it just screams "look at me!!" a little...

Re: "Prairie Lands"... decided on fish He's got that guy in his avatar on his side!

Re: Tonys 'Peacocks Crypt' - 200L Nice! I think I like it without too much moss too. That first shot is really marvelous with all the fish in a school swimming through the foliage. It does look like they like to hide there. The Bolbitis isn't look very lush though, I would probably remove it...

Goodness! The amount of life going on in there is truly awe-inspiring! George will need to pack a whole load of strobe lights to shoot that tank 8)

Re: "Prairie Lands"... partial full tank shot. Don't sell yourself short, you're pretty much almost there. Don't forget that he has virtually unlimited resources and an army of staff to help him maintain the tanks he creates. We have to make do whatever hardscape, plants and equipment that we...

Re: "Prairie Lands"... partial full tank shot. I just realised that your main rock bears a striking resemblance to an illustrated rock used in Amano's Intro to Iwagumi article. http://www.aquajournal.net/na/iwagumi/introduction.html Look below under Iwagumi Layout Procedure :thumbup:

Re: [IWAGUMI] Project Scree Thanks George. I see my Hengel Rasboras getting a bit skittish in high currents and they usually stay at low current areas until feeding time, so I'm just wondering if its ok. I originally had my tank in a similar inlet/outlet arrangement as yours but I'm getting BGA...

Re: [IWAGUMI] Project Scree Goodness! That is an awesome shot! I've been trying to shoot like this for years and I still haven't cracked it...

Re: [IWAGUMI] Project Scree Hi George, the addition of the smaller stones at the front looks really good in my opinion. Do you run your external filter at full blast? I have a 60cm tank filtered through an Eheim 2215 650lph. I find that the flow is reduced by a lot after it hits the opposite...

Re: [IWAGUMI] Project Scree +1 for UG. If done right (not saying I ever did that :lol:) it has a sway to it that should suit your scape nicely. Like rolling wind blowing across a wheat field. Lilaeopsis braziliensis would be too stiff-looking IMHO.

Re: [IWAGUMI] Project Scree +1 to the graded gravels comment. The roundish pebbles don't really match the rocks well, unless you're thinking of creating "rivers". The placement of the big rocks are awesome though! They must be pretty huge to create that sense of scale in a 60cm tank. And I...

That is well executed, reminds me of the scale of Oliver Knott's discus scapes. I secretly harbor ambitions to do one of these tree stump scapes one day :lol:

Re: Saintly's 240L 'savannah dreaming' intensive treatment I know how that feels.. been there a few times. Am sure you'll bounce right back when the right idea hits you 8)

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Re: Saintly's 240L 'savannah dreaming' intensive treatment Bolbitis tends to do that. You need to keep trimming the leaves and eventually trimming the rhizomes, there's no way around this I find. There is some good news at least - you can always sell off or give away the extra rhizomes. How...

Re: Saintly's 240L 'savannah dreaming' intensive treatment Stunning! And I do agree, your journals are a really good read, especially with all the jaw-dropping photography. It also showcases your aquascaping and most importantly IMHO, your maintenance diligence and attention to detail. I'd be...

Re: Saintly's 240L 'savannah dreaming' @ 10 weeks I wonder why you get bored of scapes so easily Mark. Especially one as stunning as this!

Re: Tonsers 200L Optiwhite 'Peacocks Crypt' I hope you didn't leave those brown lily pipes in the tank for the money shot :lol: I'm curious though, you've got the umbrella and snoot in front of the front glass, won't that cause reflections?

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' @ 2 months Goodness gracious.. that HC looks good enough to eat!

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' @ 2 months You should combine all these videos into a screensaver. Would look magnificent!

Re: My First Planted Tank "Never Ending Journal" Juwel Rio 1 Really nice and lush. In-situ pics are also very welcoming. Great "never ending tank" :thumbup:

Sad to hear you lost all those beautiful shrimp. Experience from others have shown that Amazonia I crumbles a lot less than Amazonia II, and there's quite a big demand here these days. A new scape is always good!

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' @ 7 weeks I think he wanted your shutter finger more than your typing finger :lol:

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' @ 6 weeks That last shot deserves a place in the Takashi Amano photobook. Really impressive stuff mate!

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' @ 5 weeks Man you're making me jealous. Superb growth, superb maintenance, superb photography. Especially that HC carpet.

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' @ 22 days Looking superb Mark! I'm really impressed by the fact that you can achieve this much with so little lighting.

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' Wow... how did you pan around so smoothly? That inline reactor is really nice by the way, I'd be interested in seeing whether its performance degrades over time and how easy is it to clean. Keep us updated!

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' Brilliant! I much prefer this hardscape arrangement than the dry one you showed us a few pages back.

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' I have this problem too, and I think its related to exposure to air during water changes. Although its supposed to be able to grow out of the water, it seems like submersed ones have difficulty adapting.

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' Looks as though you have the "mini" version?

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' I have a feeling that a low maintenance scape is gonna bore you... which you will rescape in under 2 months :lol:

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' *heaps more praise on top of the existing mountain of praise* That is seriously sweet looking! That rock base is so natural looking. I'd half expect falcons to be chasing rabbits on the plains!

Re: Saintly's 120cm latest scape I almost choked when I read this... Gosh, my work looks worse than yours even when I'm attempting to be clean and tidy :lol: Brilliant idea with using the HDTV to scape with. I too end up doing everything up and filling it up and the realising... darned...

Re: Saintly's 120cm latest scape :shock: This is gonna be a good one Mark! Revolutionary rather than evolutionary I'd say. Can't wait to see it.

Re: Saintly's 120cm latest scape I think you've mastered the rock + stems look. Time to go wood :thumbup:

Hmm... another bit of misinformation squashed? I've read that carbon absorbs ferts from the water column. And yet you have a lotta carbon in your filter. Maybe its time for me to try them out too.

Full frame goodness!

Goodbye to the turbocharged tank :mrgreen: I don't think I can keep up with that growth based on the time I spend with my tank.

Oi, did you steal this photo from Amano's books? :mrgreen: This is what I call an exhibition quality photo!

Re: Tonsers 200L Optiwhite The photography is simply superb. The lighting is so soft and enveloping. Just read your discus tank journal and I have to ask (with respects to this tank)... where's all the equipment?! :mrgreen:

Re: Tonsers 200L Optiwhite (now ft. plants & a bag of gravel !) It's one thing to see shots of a tank, but I really love to see tanks in their rooms. And yours is very inspiring. Really neat arrangement and cabling.

Re: Tonsers 200L Optiwhite (now featuring hardscape !) I really like graded gravels these days and yours is one of the best I've seen. I'm in process of re-planning my foreground and yours will definitely be my inspiration. Like you said, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! It's lucky...