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My EA Aquascaper has just arrived.. :D

Adding seachem stability daily (on a morning before work)
Adding seachem prime once tank water is drained (before filling back up)

And adding fertiliser post water change)
 
Hi all


Nothing major
Just another big water change tonight and trimmed some of the back super red ludwigia and planted it in front of the back to fill it out and removed some of the fast growing plant in front trimmed the polysperma and planted that around the rocks too and some trimmed the rotala rundafolia and planted it next to it as it was getting tall and its filled it out
Java fern seems to have exploded in growth and just overall a big clean and big water change
Photos are post water change (within minutes of refilling tank)
 

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Hi everyone
Just another water change post water
is crystal clear and all plants growing and doing well !!

Cleaned glass and pre filter on oase 350 thermo (they do a great job) and takes no time at all to clean them!!
Cheers Matt 😃
 

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Hi all !

Day 25
Water changes every other day now!
Everything is growing really well getting some good root growth super red had two trims and growing again



Dosing prime every water change (before New water is added)
Stability daily
And 1 pump of tropica specialised fertiliser 30 mins after lights on when they hit 50% from ramping up from 0% at 3pm


Pre filters cleaned again tonight along with glass and hardware cups

Really happy with how its all going !


Thanks everyone
Matt
 

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Hi everyone , hope everyone is OK

What's everyone been up to ?


Haven't updated in what feels like forever...


Fish and clean up crew finally added
Finally found the fish I've wanted for many many years
Dwarf neon rainbows...


The tank now has a group of dwarf neon rainbows (wanted them for years)
6 amano shrimp
2x zebra nerite snails
(And a tank in serious need of a trim 🤣


Done many many trims and water changes over the past few months and now finally have it full of fish



Tank needs a massive trim, water change number 2 of the week due tomorrow and a good trim of the plants .


Literally started struggling with what I think is Staghorn algae within the past 2 weeks.


Going to spot dose with excel tomorrow before water change



Hope everyone is well and sorry for no updates been stupidly busy at work....

But now I am debating another similar size setup in the near future


Enjoy the many pics attached
Especially the one of the cat and the fish food he's guarding

Thanks all
Matt 😃
 

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Looking great Matt :clap::thumbup:, but the catfish is too big for a 600 ;)
Thankyou LondonDragon
And firstly haha ...... damn that's a shame thought his grey and black stripes would contrast against the plants ... back to the drawing board......

I'm actually amazed he has no interest in the tank at all , only at feeding time he shows any interest (and only in the food not the fish...)




I dont think I will add anything more , sat and watched the tank for a good 2 hours straight tonight
I don't normally go for large range of fish tend to stick to one or two types but really loving these dwarf rainbows but think I'm about fully stocked now..

If anything at all maybe just a few more snails ...




Thanks for your comment , as I know its been to long since an update .

Will try keep it a bit more updated ha ! Will get some more pictures added after water change tomorrow:)



When I was in horizon I mentioned the stag horn algae and they said a fair few have the same problem at the minute .. really not sure where it appeared from had near enough zero algae till this 2 weeks ago . Going to spot dose excel tomorrow before water change




Have a good long weekend LondonDragon and thanks again for commenting


Matt
 
Have a good long weekend LondonDragon and thanks again for commenting
You too, also gave you a plug on the Instagram page ;)
Keep on top of the maintenance and that algae will go away! If you have a controller for the lights you could try reducing it a little!
 
You too, also gave you a plug on the Instagram page ;)
Keep on top of the maintenance and that algae will go away! If you have a controller for the lights you could try reducing it a little!
Thankyou !
And oh thankyou very much !!
Means a lot as a beginner 😃

I'll keep up with my 2x 70 percent water changes a week and keep a close eye on it !


I'll try knocking it down to 7 hours instead of 8 , have it on for 8 hours at the minute ramp up to 50% 100% for 2 hours and then 50% till ramp down

Thanks London dragon 😀
 
Lovely looking tank!
Thanks JackH first high tech scape ha, lots of room I feel to improve on in future when rescaping I went for a really natural look like mixed together foreground plants etc rather than having a set layout and I like it but part of my ocd side wants go have it more organised 🤣 going to try tackle the staghorn algae once lights come on in 1 hour wish me look haha 😄
 
Evening everyone!
Big maintenance session today !
Started by spot dosing the staghorn with excel, I then dropped water level by about an inch and began my normal water change and pre filter session . Lights come on at 2pm and ramp up so I started my water change at about ten past and noticed as my lights come on the drop checker was dark green. Not light green
After noticing this I also noticed my hardscape was leaning forward a little which was also reducing flow. And I thought I would have a good trim of plants

I then realised that there was a fair bit more algae than I had first realised

So I have cut all the plants right back (looks to bare now)
Got rid of what I think is about 90% of the algae i could see 80% water change followed by a small 2 bucket change (dont have the stuff to do a running water change)

So I feel the tank looks bare very bare now but a lot happier not a lot of staghorn algae now if much at all ...
Co2 will now come on an hour earlier to ensure the light green at lights on (as appose to just after within an hour) (I hadn't realised)

More flow with moving the hardscape
And going to be fun seeing it all grow again



Got me thinking could the staghorn have started due to the co2 not been at optimal levels at lights on ? (Normally at work when they come on)
And could the hardscape position effecting the flow also ?

On a plus note
The fish are doing well had there first feed tonight (fluval bug bites)

Have seen 2 of the 6 amano shrimp having a little wander and finding something to munch on on the hardscape
And the snails have moved around could see 2 post water change and as lights were dimming spotted one so the other must be exploring ha !

I know this is a long post , sorry, thoroughly enjoyed my 2 and a half hours on the tank today and feel I've made some progress with my first algae problem since setup on my first high tech aquascape


Will try get some progress shots in the upcoming weeks as it grows in again



Thanks to everyone following this thread
And for taking time to read my first journal


Matt 😃
 

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Thought it looked bare , have just looked through my photos of the tank here's one of the day it was setup maybe it's not so bare , I think it was just in need of a trim 🤣


Actually pretty rewarding looking back and seeing how it's progressed over the months 😃



Matt
 

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Very nice scape, best for me is post 86 2nd/5th pic, I don't like to tidy trimmed tanks just looks not natural to my eye but this is personal choice and nothing wrong with what you doing.
 
Very nice scape, best for me is post 86 2nd/5th pic, I don't like to tidy trimmed tanks just looks not natural to my eye but this is personal choice and nothing wrong with what you doing.
Thankyou Fishkeeper55 , really appreciate that thankyou ! I prefer a natural look but part of me wishes I'd kept the foreground a little bit more organised but I do like it guess it's part of scaping always wanting to improve and change things, it's grown a little since the trim and all the staghorn has gone read since excel was dosed is this normal?

All fish and clean up crew doing great and seem really happy too , really really pleased with it for my first high tech scape and never really watch TV anymore just the tank haha!!

Thank again for your kind feedback 😃




Matt
 
Hi all

Little Sunday night update, After a 70% water change, staghorn algae seems to have cleared up now, after spot dosing excel and after upping water changes to twice a week adjusting co2 slightly and monitoring along with co2 hours (comes on half an hour earlier now than previous)

After a lovely trip to horizon at on Saturday (stunning scape----Ady34) !!!!!!!

It now has 12 neon tetras and 6 ottos added from Horizon Aquatics ..(amazing quality, if you haven't been, get yourselves there)!!!


Only thing I really want to add now is 2 more nerite snails and thats tank fully stocked

Looks so lovely and active (but not to much) the blue on the neon absolutely pops and the ottos are such a unique but amazing fish, couldn't he happier with the tank at the minute :)

Will attach some pictures to this post.

Thanks
Matt 😃
 

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Hi all,
Just thought I'd post a few photos of the tank post 80% water change, all doing good and fish shrimp and snails seem settled and happy , the rainbows are greedy buggers at feeding time mind, the shrimp seem to be getting more and more adventourus and seeing them all more and more which is really nice ! The male rainbows are colouring up more and more and body shape is changing a lot now ..!!!!


Java fern seems to have exploded in growth and monte carlo in the bottom right (rest melted and died off but its really starting to all of a sudden come up and fast .


Super red is colouring up after another trim last week and is really starting to pop again .

Doing 1 50% water change mid week after work along with pre filter and a second larger (80% approximately) on a Saturday along with glass clean hardware cleaning a good syphon of any debris in the plants picking out and poor condition leaves


Love it is an understatement
This is my first high tech and expensive full go at it aquascape.


This tank has helped me a lot since been set up and has helped me fight some harsh times and demons with my mental health a lot this past 18 months


I have this setup about 4ft from my bed and on the same wall as tv and truthfully the tv is rarely on 🤣


Sorry for ranting everyone

Regards
Matt
 

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Hi all
Nothing new just a 50% water change complete will do glass etc on second water change of the week which is an 80% water change

Cleaned pre filters




Woke up at 11.30pm last night to a loud ish smash of water to find a rainbow had jumped out the tank, headd him and saw the poor bugger on the floor moving around. Carefully placed him in my hand and put him back into the tank watched him in the tank for about an hour and pleased to say all rainbows are OK so he must of happily made it all ok.
So glad I woke up ..



Enjoy some photos of the overgrown tank ha 😄
 

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Tank is 6 months old in 5 days , how times flown by, here's a comparison to the day it was setup 30/12/2020 to now 25/5/2021


Nearly 6 months old how its changed, you don't really notice as much when seen everyday but wow what a difference



My first ever high tech setup and proper aquascape (attempt) 😄


Already wanting another tank around the same size !!!!!! 🐟
 

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