Gary Nelson
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Yes totally agree with the above, it's really taking shape now it's filling in, looking nice a healthy
What height are your lights sitting at now?
What height are your lights sitting at now?
Thanks Chris, I think this scape has the potential to be an improvement on dragons crypt, but there's a few things that bug me. I'd set it up as a hard scape only so the left rear is lacking any real space for planting and its lacking a bit of visual depth at this side. Due to the idea of hard scape only the sand seemed like a good idea, but in reality now it's planted I'd have preferred aquasoil throughout, but decent water column dosing should keep things healthy.Ady this looks REALLY lovely mate Even better than the first one of yours I saw. And that limpopo works great. Whats the plant front left in the first image and also the red one top left in same image please?
Cracking Ady, looks great now and it'll be jaw dropping in 3 or 4 months.
just in time for IAPLC!
thanks Andre,Yes Ady! Looking fabulous and even better each time. Lovely how the plants and wood have merged together. Great photos also
much appreciated Gary, lights are sitting 13" above the water surface.....I don't know how people manage co2 with closed top systems, if my co2 goes any higher the fish suffer, but if I lower the lights I get plant issues! Ideally I think they could be raised another inch, but I'd have to get the drill out again and use much longer brackets, I wish I'd suspended from the ceiling now for both aesthetic and functional reasons.Yes totally agree with the above, it's really taking shape now it's filling in, looking nice a healthy
What height are your lights sitting at now?
Hi Chris, yeah ill try tomorrow night, lights went off at 11 and my fish need their beauty sleep!Glad it went well and without incident Ady Is there any chance of you taking a pic of the top of your tank with and without the lids slid open ? Im going to consider trying to find somewhere that may still have one of these laying around in their shop. Also, what made you choose this one over the "profile" model ? Cheers mate.
Hi ady, if you put a little rice and water in the inlet with your hand round the slits and shake it'll clean the bottom out where the brush misses.
Works a treat mate.
Nice tip Iain, I'll give it a go next time!Hi ady, if you put a little rice and water in the inlet with your hand round the slits and shake it'll clean the bottom out where the brush misses.
Works a treat mate.
No need to bleach it no more!so took one of my Sturisoma searching for some peckings when the c02 went off!
LolNo need to bleach it no more!
Not yet, I don't eat spinach, may have to get some in and see......will have to call him Popeye if he likes it!Have you tried blanched spinach mate? He looks good and active.
Sure am mate. Just wish I'd made my mind up sooner so I could have had aquasoil throughout!Nice vid, it's really growing in well now. Bet you're glad you didn't ditch the plants now!
Thanks Andrew, I'd thought maybe too much light green at the left with the mass of lobelia....but it actually grows so I'm reluctant to thin it out. The tenellus to the right is darker so think looks ok. I prefer the right side of the tank myself, transitions better. Hopefully the left side will improve with the addition of a red/brown Echinodorus at the rear and when the tenellus fills in there. Also going to add some more lobelia to the right side to balance the colour better.spiffing tank old boy!
Absolutely stunning now Ady, love the way the plants have come on so much and everything is looking very balanced in visual terms.
Maybe, at a push, is there abit too much leafy greens on the right hand side? I dunno, looks stunning either way!!
...what is that yellow/clear pipe thing in front right of shots?
Is that the spray bar?
May give it a go soon, think I have a spare light unit in the garage!would love to see a pic of this backlit ady, think it would really pop!!
Will be a great IAPLC entry mate.