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Will amano shrimp be ok? With them being larger and all

Added some cherry shrimp. About 30... They lasted about 1 minute and then got eaten. Well annoyed - i didn't think any of the species i have would be a problem with shrimp. I hope a few managed to survive & hide but i doubt it!

Cool I'll have a look as I do want a few more plants at the rear of the tank

Yeah those are the ones Gill. Really impressed with the rocks - can't believe how real they look! The plants are good too but would be even better if they made ones that are replica's of real plant species.

I might add some bleach to the water to prevent algae - i'd have to use plastic fish then too though!

Time will tell i guess. Not to big a deal washing them once a month though I guess. I'd say I probably will have to do that to be honest - rather that though!

Because I don't have aquarium lights on 7-9 hours a day lol :p

Nah :P Much less hassle this way & can focus on enjoying the tank rather than silly things like CO2, Ferts & algae.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dx87bEX ... ata_player Quick vid of feeding time :)

what light is that on your tank on the left John C ?

Thanks mate - where was i going wrong?

Uploading pics from an iphone is such a pointless excercise lol :/

Some pics of the fish :) Thoughts? I got 2 rams - a male and a female I think!

Some pics of the fish :) Thoughts? I got 2 rams - a male and a female I think!

Unsure about the fish, something like: 10 tetras 10 rummynose 5 -6 gourami's ottos Not really sure though. I'd like to try dwarf cichlids...

Ok i'll try that. You're right though they will probably be more effective in groups rather than just dotted around!

Yeah i agree tim. Not sure about them myself really. Dont think they are needed really & tey dont really blend in. Tempted to remove...

Ok so finally picked up my gravel today & have completed the scape, what do you think: Can't wait to add a lot of colourful fish. Hopefully it will be nice & easy to maintain too!

Where could i get that done & how much would it be?

Yes tried everything mate - no luck :( Going to just have to live with it I suppose.

Tanks all clean & ready now... Only problem is the algae on the silicone which just won't come off. Shame really as it's a nice tank apart from that :(

Emptied tank to clean it all today. Still couldn't manage to scrub off the green algae from the silicone. I have filled the tank up with warm water & bleach and am going to leave it to soak for a day or two. Is it safe to do this? The bleach won't corrode the silicone or anything?

Mmm well i'll see how it goes with no lights (just for viewing). I can't see how algae would thrive as there simply won't be enough light/nutrients for it to grow (only fish waste). The tank is heavily over filtered too. I have 4 otto's and some cherry shrimp though too - they don't make much...

Thanks :) I have changed it slightly & will experiment more before cleaning out the tank and doing the scape properly. Only thing I'll miss is watching the growth of the plants - but I suppose this is the trade off of having very little maintenance.

I have some lilly pipes in the loft that I have had for a few years but never used. They were Poweren ones off ebay

Haha don't worry this is all just experimentation. I am draining the tank first & bleaching to remove stubborn algae. Then glassware will replace the spray bars also. Really impressed with the plastic plants though.

Plants (lol) arrived today so I had a play with the layout, I'm thinking something like this? With the white sand sloping towards the rear obviously. Looks good I think! Impressed with the plants - and like the red one in the middle. Anyone have any scape advice?

Fine :)

Thanks Harry. Wow Nry thats cheap - i just paid £27 from aqua essentials for a 12.5kg bag & 2.5kg bag - including delivery.

Thanks Harry. Wow Nry thats cheap - i just paid £27 from aqua essentials for a 12.5kg bag & 2.5kg bag - including delivery.

15kg of Maui sand ordered :)

Don't suppose you have some photos of the maui sand IN a tank? Can't seem to find any... Edit - just found some. I really like it. Currently torn between that and a sand... Unsure. Where is the best place to buy the unipac sand?

Do you have any pics of the maui sand in your tank at all? It looks nice. I think a 12.5kg bag & a 2.5kg bag would do it?

I like sand though :/ mmm what to choose.

Have they not uprooted all of the HC?!

I would highly doubt I'll be getting algae when i won't be running any lighting (except when viewing)?

Jealousy :p

Is the maui sand very fine? I don't want it too thick. I was thinking about something like play sand? I will also add gradianted pebbles to make it more natural around the rocks

Love this scape george did using plastic plants: http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/m ... p?sid=3753 I hope i can get something close.. But now am starting to worry that the resin rocks won't look as good with plants added :/

Haha yes it is a bit blasphemus isn't it! I just honestly don't have the time/interest to keep a planted tank looking healthy anymore. So i thought I'd give a scape a go where i have no plants. To be honest if these plants arrive & look crap then I may even just attempt some sort of rock only...

Thanks mate - I'll check out the Samoa. Yeah I know what you mean about those plants. I hope they don't look plasticky too - they weren't cheap! They are the same ones used in this PFK article: http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/c ... p?sid=4189 So I hope they are of similar quality. PS...

Right so I emptied the old layout today and was left with this: I won't be adding the gravel/sand/plants until the weekend so I had a play with the Okiishi rock I ordered & thought about this: I don't think theres enough rock there so I have ordered another piece of the one on the right -...

Hi all, After a lot of thought I have decided to tear down my current scape & redesign my tank. The reasons are: 1. the scape is circa 18 months old & is in need of a big clean 2. maintenance is just not possible any more due to time constraints I have decided to go down the route of fake...

Thanks :) It's made a big difference since i stopped messing with CO2 & fert doses etc. keeping everything at a stable/constant level. Still wanting the HC to grow more - sp theres hopefully no substrate visible.

Been a while since i updated: Doing much better now since i stopped fiddling with co2:

Been a while since i updated: Doing much better now since i stopped fiddling with co2:

Jesus :/ that guy is ridiculously fast & accurate too it seems.

It's only a fee grains here & there. I haven't needed to top up my soil since ive started...

Yeah just suck the AS up when vacuming! Best way

Ok, so... updated pics - post 4-day blackout. The tanks looking nice & clean again now. Just need my growth to pick up! Some of the hairgrass is a little yellow after the blackout - that should hopefully clear up after a week. Am also dosing some Flourish Excel for the time being...

Using ada aqua spil mate

Struggling with Diatoms... not really sure how to go about removing as i am pretty sure I've tried everything your meant to do...

The spraybar is below the sevice - i just emptied some water to show the flow lol

Decided to leave the lighting alone & focus on the other aspects (flow etc). I have changed to a spraybar now & this is how the flow looks right across the back of the tank: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9mXxxNY ... ature=plcp

I'd like to know the answer to this too :)

It wont be in any bubbles by the time it reaches the impeller - it should of all dissolved into the water. Some will probably collect and the filter will cough it up once in a while.

Someone correct me if im wrong here but i dont think having "big bubbles" going into the filter will affect anything. Also once the bubble is sucked into the inlet pipe & blown about in the flow it will be diffused into smaller bubbles anyway.

Ok so im now convinced that the reason i am getting slow growth is because of my low light. I remember before when i got a bit faster growth it would of been when the tubes were newer. My co2 is good - DC is always yellow. I am dosing EI too so nutrients arent an issue. Flow is now at about 20x...

Another day in paradise. Video update. The condition of this tank is really incredinle :o No algae in site & such healthy plants!

Because the co2 mist goes up into the DC and means its innacurate (im sure someone else can give a more accurate explanation). I have just looked in my tank and think i may have identified a problem - too much vacuuming and disturbing. All my plants had a layer of dirt on their leaves - from...

Ok so... Overfeeding - cant be this as i am doing just a pinch every two days. Fish levels are fine - just 25 tetra and 2 guppys n 2 ottos - in a 130 litre tank. I am vacuming yes but what i think i may be doing wrong is disturbing the substrate level too much and this is causing dirt to settle...

Yeah its an Arcadia Luminare

Mmm maybe my light isnt enough for the co2 and ferts im dosing :/

I truly am at a loss as to why this tank isn't working out. I'm basically overdosing on co2 & ferts & have 30x flow... Yet growth is still next to nothing. I am thinking maybe my 2x T8 tubes aren't enough - but i get algae so it has to be! Ceg also says its more about co2 and ferts than light...

Will post some photos this week. Not much has changed though. Growth is still slow & i am struggling to keep up with all the dirt accumulating at the bottom of the tank. I have around 40x turnover now - 2x 1500 koralias & my filter outlet. Co2 is being injected directly into the filter as well...

Got my Purigen today - 200ml of te stuff! Should hopefully keep the water crystal clear! Does anyone have problems with detritus building up on leaves? I don't get it - i have like 30x flow now - using a koralia too and i still get a build up of dirt around the tank. I'm thinking of buying a...

Took them back and got a refund :)

Mmm true. its just my current fish are all fine - only those new ones. Maybe i disnt acclimatise them properly

I have 20x turnover :/

I cant be dosing too much co2 though as i was getting algae even though i had lots of ferts

Ok. I'm going to take them back later - reckon i'll have any problems? I think p@h let you return dead ones?

Mmm maybe i should of done the drip method. I feel irresponsible & stupid now :/ Will i be able to take them back to pets at home?

I put them in the bag for about an hour in the tank. Then opened a little hole n let them swim out! Within 5 mins they were all floating around or stuck to the filter inlet :/

Annoyed! I got 6 rummy nose tetra last night & as soon as i put them in the tank they all started floating round upside down. Now this morning they are all dead! Could my co2 be too high? My cardinals are ok though :/ are rummynose sensitive to co2?

I've turned the bubbles down slightly & im confident i have "cracked" it now in terms of co2. The difference in such a short time period is stsggering. The whole tank is greener & i can see noticable growth already.

Your staurogyne looks great! Really healthy!

Re: James' ADA 60p setup Quality set up & scape mate. Can't wait to see it grow in!!!

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Hi all, Updated pics here! I think since I turned my Diffuser to go straight into the Filter it has made a difference already - plants seem greener & I finally seem to be getting growth in my hairgrass & Staurogyne. Filter needs a clean out I think but I'll...

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Mmm no pearling today - drop checker is yellow though. This would indicate that it wasn't true pearling before & that it was just the co2 mist collecting on plant leaves!!

My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Right ive switched my inline diffuser around so that co2 is going into my filter & will hopefully get 100% disolved in there! Should be no reason why co2 wouldnt be excellent now! Hopefully it wont make my filter leak/explode/break though! I'll keep you updated!

My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics 7 hours mate - but i can just tell i'm getting very little growth at all. Im pretty sure its due to lack of co2 . I remember when i first installed my boyu inline i was getting strong growth - maybe the bubbles im getting these days are too large? Ive ordered an up...

My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Getting seriosly annoyed with this hobby now. I just arent getting plant growth. My co2 is on like 5 bps 24/7 using the boyu inline diffuser - bubbles are all over my tank & so much so that the filter picks them up and spits them out every so often. Ferts by ei so...

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Just the ready made stuff from Aqua Essentials - don't need to add anything to it.

My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics I dont think my drop checker is accurate - its always yellow but i still get algae & not strong plant growth. I am dosing ei too so cant really aee whats going on wrong

My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics No i dont aerate :/ is that bad?

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics it is like that 24/7 lol :/ i dont use a solenoid :( ps. yes thanks for all the advice everyone :) really did make a huge difference!

My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Thats the idea, want to minimise algae as much as possible. Fish seem ok currently too!

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Quick update! Think things are starting to pick up, getting some better growth & extra flow seems to be helping. Sorry for the blurry pics I couldnt be bothered to stop the flow! :)

My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Nice Mike. Looks a bit to complicated for me though lol. I saw what you wrote about that faulty check valve though & i'm pretty sure that same thing happened to me ages ago when i used a cheap check valve of ebay. I then switched to one i got with a Redsea co2 kit...

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics I do try and vac - but all i use at the moment is just a hose - not a special vacuum so i dont think it picks up all of the detritus. I've ordered a proper vacuum end so i will try with that once it arrives :)

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Also added a little video to show the flow - please view in HD :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RteZ0fzs ... plpp_video

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Update today: I cut down the Staurogyne as suggested - hopefully the new growth will be better. I also cleaned my inline BOYU diffuser in bleach for about an hour - the bubbles are now a lot smaller so hopefully that will help to improve growth! Still...

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Thanks Mike, How do you make the intakes out of acrylic? Do they provide as good flow?

My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics No mate i got the normal one as its more litre per hour (1500 compared to 1300 i think?). Not sure how much of a different it makes though.

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Right, Took some fairly decent pics (for me) today - and I think the quality of the plants is improving. I have added the Koralia to the top right of the tank (pushing water in the same direction as the filter). I did try placing it in the back left corner -...

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Cleaned the rocks again today, will take a new photo tomorrow when the water clears. Might need some advice on the positioning of my Koralia - not sure if i have it right...

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Yeah its quiet & i've never had a problem with it. Its nice and slim to so its easy to fit into my cabinet.

Re: My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics Yeah it's looking a bit better. I've added my old Koralia 1500ltr pump to the tank (front left of the tank facing towards the centre) hopefully that will promote better growth of the hairgrass 7 staurogyne. Will cut my feeding down & hopefully the leeches will...

My new scape. So much depth!

My 130ltr Tank - Lots of Pics I think i have leaches in the tank??? They are small 1cm pink things and they crawl up the glass. How do i get rid of these?