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Mega flow.....

PFK had an article https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/articles/the-secret-to-setting-up-a-better-river-aquarium

Citations needed for this one I think.

Take a look at https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/diy-dual-peristaltic-dosing-pump-with-alternate-switching.22332/ , and also possibly have a read of Ian's PLC thread https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/how-to-use-a-plc-to-control-your-fish-tank.42993/

Brilliant pictures. As others have said flow could be interesting here, I can't help thinking that some sort of vertical spray bars could be the solution ?

Great scape, those rocks real give a sense of depth, it's only the spraybar that gives you a true sense of scale.

You might want to consider the following from Ikea, http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80079363/ , see here for more detail http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/diy-ada-aquasky-style-led-luminaire.30044/#post-315220

Like it alot, what rocks are those ?

Looking at those test results, and the ick that is obviously present on the black neons, I'd say you've got a tank full of very stressed inhabitants. I'd start with daily water changes of 25-50%

Saw this on youtube and instantly though of you

Stunning

Always wondered about the size of filters and pipework needed to support a tank of this sort of size, can you give more details ?

Nice to see something out of the box, yet very much in a box

Out of interest, how big is the tank ?

Vito, sometimes practicality has to come first. Out of interest did the lid support clips come with the tank or lid ?

Loving the effort and commitment you're making to these fish.

Re: New 60cm Scape [New Pictures] Here's how things are currently looking, glass needs a clean.

Re: Transparent Tank - reborn Mike, you mention an external variable speed pump, can you provide specifics ?

Be interesting to see how the LED fixture works out. Looks like it could be good for moding :)

Thanks. I'm not using the 10K Kelvin fitting. I think if I did I would be swapping the tubes out. I would give some serious consideration to DIY LED. Do you have details of the LED fittings you have, including the bracket ?

Re: Echinodorus tank (new vid page 9) I'm now at some what of a cross roads, do I upgrade to T5 using an existing fixture I have, or jump straight to LED, more details in my jornal http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f= ... 86#p217586

Re: New 60cm Scape [Upgrade ?] I've got a 60cm T5 fixture currently residing in the garage, details http://bio-pur.de/bright.htm , currently with 4x24w T5 10000K tubes in. Never used. I was considering putting this onto my ~80L 60cm scape. However, having seen Ian's recent LED posting...

Re: Echinodorus tank (new vid page 9) Great vid, certainly looks like once you make the change you won't ever want to go back.

Re: Echinodorus tank (new vid page 9) Thanks Ian, it is somewhat compelling.

Re: Echinodorus tank (new vid page 9) Great light. Can you give details of "it works out a lot cheaper to have these" I think alot of people may be surprised by this.

A couple more pics, still not much better than the phone camera. More practice required.

Thats an interesting question. I'd think on the curved panel it shouldn't be an issue.

Ok. After some purchases from LFS and from the 'For Sale' section, here's the current re-scape, need a bit more glass cleaning, and some sediment removal from the plant leaves having stirred everything up. Appologies for the camera phone quality. I'll try and get some better pics tomorrow.

Tank currently is suffering from a little neglect. However arrival of new plants soon, and I'll be replanting / rescaping.

Hope you have some success. Be interested to see how you get on, do you have more details on your nano setup ? Stuart

Sounds intriguing, you breading them ?

I would have got more, but they were the last 4 in the shop, but negotiation got the price down to £2 per fish, which was quite good. I fully intend to get some more in the coming weeks.

And with the new year comes a new picture..... Took a trip to our local MA in Newport. Came back with 5 lampeyes as planned, but also with 4 Celestial Pearl Danio.

I have to thank everyone here, you've been pretty much my research. Plants are 5 pots Hygrophila corymbosa 3 post Pogostemon helferi 6 bunches Vallisneria americana ''mini twister'' Along with a few Staurogyne sp from 'SuperMan' Still want to progress to a carpet of HC, and some more...

No new planting, theres a few bit's of algae around, but not as much as I was expecting. My 4 Oto's seem to have gone into hiding, or they've escaped and are drying out nicely on the carpet. Hopefully I'll be adding some LampEyes in the next couple of days. Heres some more photos'

Thanks for the positive comments thus far. Not sure on the best longterm location of the Hygro, still keen to get a carpet of HC, although, I'm starting to quite like the p.helferi, maybe a mixed forground of this on HC ?

Made a visit to Dobbies on the way home from work on Thus. I've added the following to the tank 5 pots Hygrophila corymbosa 3 post Pogostemon helferi 6 bunches Vallisneria americana ''mini twister'' I'm going to hold off adding any new HC till after xmas.

Ok, update time. Things havn't gone as well as I'd have hoped. I ended up having to leave my plants with my parents in their tank, unfortionatly most of my 2 pots of HC didn't survive. I'm hoping to pickup some plants tomorrow to add to the current setup, heres a 'phonecam' picture of the tank...

Hopefully some new pictures this weekend. Not much progress, as always, having ordered substrate and some plants, work and family have sucked all my spare time.

No real progress. I'm waiting on the arrival of substrate and plants, hopefully they'll be here on Tuesday. I've decided to investigate my local water quality, see below is RO water an option I should be considering ? Hardness Level Moderately Hard No Standard Applies Hardness Clark 11.9...

Anyone able to give some guidance on the amount of plants required ? I'm currently thinking 3 pots of HC, and 2 of each of the remaining apart from the Ricca, going with a single clump of this in the start ? Cheers Stuart

Ok. Here's my current plan. Substrate : ADA Amazonia Aqua Soil Hardscape: Something not too far from. Not sure on a profile for the substrate, but I'm leaning toward the high ground being around the base of the wood. I'm open to some guidance on this. Planting: HC to fill the foreground...

So whilst I wait for the delivery of some nice subs. Heres some more woodscape layouts.....

No real progress, my filter spare parts have arrived. I"m thinking about stocking for the tank, which wasn't helped by a trip to lfs on the way home from work yesterday, then had some very nice Dwarf Puffers..... A couple of quesitons. 1 - Is there a reduction in stocking densities for...

I'm going to try and draw up a planting plan, I'll be ordering substrate tomorrow so it's all systems go. A few more images.... With a slight tweak to the intertwining of the wood, Time to look at getting better pictures.

And here begins the second lesson. Why the need for fast growing stem plants ? Thanks Stuart

Thanks for all the input thus far, having left the wood overnight, it still looks pretty good this morning, so I'm sticking with it. Just need to source some substrate, sort out the filter fittings and we're off. I'd like initially to plant up with HC, can someone give some guidance on a good...

Ok, this is getting addictive. I'm quite liking this one, apologies for the poor lighting, and lack of sharp focus.

Here you go Aron, something like this ?

Two more....... I'll try some upside down ones soon. Again, resting against the front glass, with substrate they'll be about a 1.5" gap, between the sticky ends and front glass. Is Ada Amazonia Soil a good choice ? Do I need anything else in the substrate ?

I'm 90% that this dosn't work, or perhaps I missing something ? Of course it's also more difficult with no substrate in to make the wood stand away from the glass.

A slight variation on no 3. Juggling the Sunday roast so not the best pictures with the mobile phone cam.

Thanks. Yeah no1 have to agree it's all to symmetrical. no3 looks good. Just need to decide on substrate, I'd like something black / dark, maybe Amazonia soil from ADA. The only thing I want from a plant point of view is a HC carpet for part of the tank.

With dismal weather, and needing to get 2 boys out of the house, it seemed like a good excuse to go on the hunt for some hardscaping materials for my 60cm 55L tank. We came back with the following I'd appreciate any comments or thoughts on this. Thanks Stuart