Barbara Turner
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In the end I have given up and re-scaped the tank. After two moves and a week in between with no maintenance it was looking pretty destroyed.
My Red plants have taken the biggest beating and lost most of there leaves, hopefully they will recover or will be replaced.
The watervshould clear, the substrate I've used Pro Aqua Scape- flora base pro and nutri base. It says all over the packet that it may cause water to go cloudy and should clear in 2 to 3 days. It was available from my Lfs, No idea if its any good. I'm Dosing full EI so not sure how critical it is.
Still lots of work left
Lots of cleaning and tidying, I'm planning 70% water changes twice a week to start with, This will that will give me chance to suck up some of the substrate that's gone on its travels around the tank and clean out the and dead leaves and blahblahblahblah that builds up right in the centre.
Hardscape
I wish I was one of these people who could leave it alone but I know I will end up moving stuff arround. For me it's the fun of owning a tank.
I'm still not sure if the gap between the rocks at the back is too large. Possibly I can add some plants to help close the gap. Possibly ramp it up a bit more and try and get a feeling of distance.
Plant wise
Foreground, I need to add some small plants In front of the rocks I was thinking of penny wort not sure what else. Try and break it and make it look a bit more natural.
I also need some more full height background plants to fill in both sides. Lots needs pruning and rearranging still required .
Super glue fissden and flame moss to wood.
I'm not sure what to do with the carpet, I've still got quite alot in a bucket that could do with replanting
Fish wise in a few weeks time I'm planning on adding about another 10 pygmy Cory's (if I can find anyone with stock) , 6 more dwaft rainbow fish and replace the ember tetras that didn't survive the move and possibly add cardinal tetras.
One last job is too add a white tint film to the back of the tank
Please feel welcome to suggest any changes.
My Red plants have taken the biggest beating and lost most of there leaves, hopefully they will recover or will be replaced.
The watervshould clear, the substrate I've used Pro Aqua Scape- flora base pro and nutri base. It says all over the packet that it may cause water to go cloudy and should clear in 2 to 3 days. It was available from my Lfs, No idea if its any good. I'm Dosing full EI so not sure how critical it is.
Still lots of work left
Lots of cleaning and tidying, I'm planning 70% water changes twice a week to start with, This will that will give me chance to suck up some of the substrate that's gone on its travels around the tank and clean out the and dead leaves and blahblahblahblah that builds up right in the centre.
Hardscape
I wish I was one of these people who could leave it alone but I know I will end up moving stuff arround. For me it's the fun of owning a tank.
I'm still not sure if the gap between the rocks at the back is too large. Possibly I can add some plants to help close the gap. Possibly ramp it up a bit more and try and get a feeling of distance.
Plant wise
Foreground, I need to add some small plants In front of the rocks I was thinking of penny wort not sure what else. Try and break it and make it look a bit more natural.
I also need some more full height background plants to fill in both sides. Lots needs pruning and rearranging still required .
Super glue fissden and flame moss to wood.
I'm not sure what to do with the carpet, I've still got quite alot in a bucket that could do with replanting
Fish wise in a few weeks time I'm planning on adding about another 10 pygmy Cory's (if I can find anyone with stock) , 6 more dwaft rainbow fish and replace the ember tetras that didn't survive the move and possibly add cardinal tetras.
One last job is too add a white tint film to the back of the tank
Please feel welcome to suggest any changes.