I really thought I was going to succeed this time, but at least I now know that it's far from a piece of cake.
I have lots of algae problems, and am generally unhappy with my scape, I want to create something great! I like the Iwagumi and Red Moor Wood (With moss) scapes but I'm unsure if these would suit.
Here's the information on my tank:
Tank: 120L Approx. / 32USG / 27 UKG (60cmL X 40cmD X 60cmH)
Filter: Juwel Internal Filter 600lph, Fluval 104 480lph, 8 times turnover an hour.
Lighting: 2 x 24W Juwel T5s. One 'Day' (Blue) and the other Nature (Orange). 1.5WPG (US). May upgrade in 6 months or more, will probably get reflectors soon.
CO2: None, maybe getting pressurised in 6 months or more.
Substrate: 2cm Tetraplant Complete Substrate, 1cm Pea Gravel, 4cm Argos Playsand.
Fertilisers: None, maybe in 6 months like the rest..
Plant Stocking (Taken from Greenline since I'm not educated enough yet):
10 X MICRO SAGITTARIA
3 X DWARF SWORDS
2 X SAGITTARIA NATANS
7 X BABY TEARS BACOPA
5 X CRYPTOCORYNE WENDTII
1 X NARROW SWORD
10 X MYACCA FLUVIATILIS
5 X CREEPING JENNY
5 X HYGRO. POLYSPERMA
5 X STRAIGHT VALLISNERIA
5 X ELODEA DENSA
5 X LUDWIGIA NATANS
Fish (& Inverts) Stocking:
6 X Silver Tip Tetra
6 X Cherry Barb
6 X Corydoras Sterbai (Future Plans to double this)
1 X Angelfish (Future Plans for another)
1 X Pearl Gourami (Future Plans for 2 more)
2 X Dutch Ram
1 X Zebra Danio
10 X Malaysian Trumpet Snail (so far)
I thought ordering a plant collection from greenline and plonking it straight in the tank would work, but I'm very sorry that's an insult to what I now realise is quite an art.
Now that I have my birthday coming up (June) I'll be able to try and restart.
A lot of my plants have done alright but there is algae on all of them, the crypts and swords etc have failed and I don't know why.
My real question:
What sort of scape could I do with my tank and what would I need to buy?
Here's some pictures of the tank and algae:
I have lots of algae problems, and am generally unhappy with my scape, I want to create something great! I like the Iwagumi and Red Moor Wood (With moss) scapes but I'm unsure if these would suit.
Here's the information on my tank:
Tank: 120L Approx. / 32USG / 27 UKG (60cmL X 40cmD X 60cmH)
Filter: Juwel Internal Filter 600lph, Fluval 104 480lph, 8 times turnover an hour.
Lighting: 2 x 24W Juwel T5s. One 'Day' (Blue) and the other Nature (Orange). 1.5WPG (US). May upgrade in 6 months or more, will probably get reflectors soon.
CO2: None, maybe getting pressurised in 6 months or more.
Substrate: 2cm Tetraplant Complete Substrate, 1cm Pea Gravel, 4cm Argos Playsand.
Fertilisers: None, maybe in 6 months like the rest..
Plant Stocking (Taken from Greenline since I'm not educated enough yet):
10 X MICRO SAGITTARIA
3 X DWARF SWORDS
2 X SAGITTARIA NATANS
7 X BABY TEARS BACOPA
5 X CRYPTOCORYNE WENDTII
1 X NARROW SWORD
10 X MYACCA FLUVIATILIS
5 X CREEPING JENNY
5 X HYGRO. POLYSPERMA
5 X STRAIGHT VALLISNERIA
5 X ELODEA DENSA
5 X LUDWIGIA NATANS
Fish (& Inverts) Stocking:
6 X Silver Tip Tetra
6 X Cherry Barb
6 X Corydoras Sterbai (Future Plans to double this)
1 X Angelfish (Future Plans for another)
1 X Pearl Gourami (Future Plans for 2 more)
2 X Dutch Ram
1 X Zebra Danio
10 X Malaysian Trumpet Snail (so far)
I thought ordering a plant collection from greenline and plonking it straight in the tank would work, but I'm very sorry that's an insult to what I now realise is quite an art.
Now that I have my birthday coming up (June) I'll be able to try and restart.
A lot of my plants have done alright but there is algae on all of them, the crypts and swords etc have failed and I don't know why.
My real question:
What sort of scape could I do with my tank and what would I need to buy?
Here's some pictures of the tank and algae: