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That's OK then. But when you introduce fish later. There will be more waste and more chance of algae. Anyway, I would wait and see because Amano Shrimp are not cheap.

I like the placement of rocks, pebbles, and woods. Viewing from the front (the 1st pic) it looks good and natural (uncontrived). The front substrate is a bit too thick to me.

That is a sign of precipitation. I don't know what chelator(s) is used in that product. There is no "official" info about it, just forum's posts or a few reseller's advertisements here and there. And the info is confusing too. Some say it's Fe2 (ferrous), which means the chelator has to be...

While you're waiting for the answer, you can look at examples of how much the Tropica fertilisers are used here: https://ukaps.org/forum/threads/a-little-inspiration.29865/ Mick.Dk works at Tropipa. He has maintained many Tropica's tanks including the ones in the thread. The dosage is adjusted...

Phosphate can end up in the substrate. It can be precipitated/bound with other cations. Tom Barr has compared the amount of nutrients in new ADA Amazonia vs the same soil after 18 months of use and found higher phosphate in the old soil. He thought it was from KH2PO4 he had dosed.

For a fresh new tank with minimum algae, I would follow the lowest number of Amano shrimp from Tropica's guide (http://tropica.com/en/guide/algae-control/) which is 1 per 15 litres or 13-14 for your tank. Personally I've not found Oto cats doing much on algae but they are very cute. 6-7 should...

New growths from newly planted (or trimmed) plants can look a bit bad initially. But they should look better as time passes. If they become worse, I think there is a problem. I've never keep Staurogyne repens but they look like they need magnesium or iron (yellowing between veins in new...

From the pic, the rocks look very nice with some algae.

The pics are not available. But I think new growth from newly planted (and newly trimmed) plants looking pale is normal. It's not because there are not enough ferts. Their food gathering organs (roots, leaves) are not well developed and not quite enough to feed new buds well enough. They should...

Hi, I have an acquaintance who had these algae. Only manual removal got rid of them. They are very similar to moss. Some sources even call them a moss, i.e., moss balls.

I've seen an Amano freaked out by the flow of the outflow pipe and jumped out of the tank. So the water parameters of your tank is not the only reason for their escape. I lower the water level down 4.5 cm from the rim and it helps a lot.

Yes, you can use it with micros too if you want, unlike H2O2 which can destroy chelating agents in the micros and oxidise ascorbic acid. I always dose both at the same time, everyday, no problem. :)

No, you don't have to. It's still usable as long as it's not clogging the pump. People add about 20ml liquid carbon for a 500 ml solution to prevent it. I'm using standard 3% H2O2 with the macros (don't use it with micros and don't mix it with ascorbic acid), currently at 15ml for 500 ml...

Looks like some kind of mould. IME, potassium sorbate + ascorbic acid works very well for mould prevention in micros mix but not in macros. There are some moulds and yeasts that can detox sorbates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_sorbate The reason it doesn't happen in my micros may...

I have some pieces of 4 mm. thick on hand and I figure 6 mm. or even 10 mm. would still warp with your tank size. I think it's unavoidable. Polycarbonate may be a better choice but I've no experience with it.

After you have the perspex cut to size. It can be filed to shape, smoothed out with a piece of sandpaper, then polished with a cloth and toothpaste. You can do it slowly. So it's hard to go the wrong way. By the way, I think these clips look neat...

Skimmers with wide opening kill small animals all the time. http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/eheim-surface-skimmer-death-trap.31291/ http://forum.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/showthread.php?t=105344 http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=406017

But that's the point, tomorrow is my weekly water change day. :hungover:

The flower stalk. :)

My silicone seams also have algae problem. I don't know how ADA Japan keep their tanks' seam so clean. Even though those tanks have been in used for years. Maybe they brush them every night?

I guess it may be about the level of nutrients compared to the light. Their fertilising might be lean for that light level, so they got the finer leaves like yours now.

What kind of substrate are you using? Sorry if it has been said but it's 24 pages long.