New plans, finally got me opti. 80x40x40

[kirk]

Do you know what I think a few of the local villagers didn't make it back before it closed and now we're stuck with them.

 

[Trevor Pleco]

 

[kirk]

just having a play with phone camera settings.

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[kirk]

Got bored again. Didn't want to spot dose algae wither crs stool all the wood out to scrub it off. Then thought I may as well lay things out so it's easier to clean and the small amount of co2 should get round better. Lost most of my moss since stopping ferts and turning off the co2. whilst cleaning thought I may as well cut the wood up something I was reluctant to do....

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[kirk]

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[kirk]

not sure if I like it yet but the shrimp seem to. Just playing around with the crypts as they are new plants to me.. Cheers Kirk.

 

[James O]

Boredom is the mother of reinvention! Nice job

 

[kirk]

Just thought I'd pop a few pics of what's going to be our son New planted rili/cherry 45x32x32 low Tec tank. His current tank has a heavy scrape in the middle of the front glass. So today I've mostly been ........pacing up and Down waiting for some beautiful crs to turn up/

son and I didn't like the base strip so I've keyed it up masked and hopefully when he's home from School he'll be chuffed.

I've a shed full of aerosols ( no I'm no banksy) just we have a pound shop that had a load of plasticote.

went for black vynl to match the fluval clip on.

oh no what have I done hope it look ok when substrates in.

few!! I like it. I'll put I few more pics up when our son has scaped it.

 

[James D]

Looks much better Kirk. I've got a similar tank and if I ever use it again I'll try that, the silver plastic looks really crappy.

 

[kirk]

Hello mate,thanks, I did I think it would be distracting from the internal low Tec beauty but was carpy yes I'm terrible for rushing things but my son for an 8 yr old is a patient man, just pic them up from school and he wants to talk scape he's planning the wood as I mash buttons on this Phone.

 

[kirk]

.. After 4 hrs of patiently introducing the New arrivals they are already feeding happilY exploring there New home, I'd like to say a big thankyou to idcgroomer ( Lindy) for being so helpful generous and supplying the healthy and seriously under priced crs/cbs. very apriciated especially on my budget. Here's a couple of pics of the little beauties...

big momma checksq em out.

 

[kirk]

Hi all, things are picking up now plant wise,and the shrimp are fattening up nice has been a few changes ie removed plants that were not fitting in with each other, well I never managed to get them right so after a year of moving certain ones around to no avail they are in our sons tank. So here's a couple of pics I've just taken of our sins tank and our main tank. Enjoy sons tank .

main tank

I have been struggling with the balance of things, gradually Upping co2 reducing ferts, lowering light a smidge weekly, has been challenging when you love these crs so much

 

[kirk]

feeding time

 

[Lindy]

They are looking good. Tank not bad either!

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[kirk]

Got bored again with the layout. It's just this time of year being in the lounge too much I thought it was looking a little flat and wanted some hight. I'm not sure about the pointy 3rd peice. It looks better to the left of the two chunky ones but that's for another day when I have some scaping rock or dragon stone to build up a bit when I fix the wood to some

slate or it will fall over. I'll get a better pick when kids are in bed as the lightings reflecting off the glass. ta for looking.

 

[Alastair]

Definitely better with the height added using the wood kirk. Looks a little more natural. Might look good with a few various species of echinodorus at the back or surrounded by crypts.
Whats the grass plant. Is that from my chocolate box? If so looks healthy

 

[kirk]

You are thinking exactly what I was thinking. Needs filling in at the base to enhance the natural look. Yes that's the plants you sent me they are doing well so far algae free too. thanks for you kind words mate.

 

[kirk]

 

[Ady34]

Looking good Kirk

 

[kirk]

Went out and got some more baby poo(akadama) spent a hr crushing it finer between two boards on the floor sandwiching the stuff between whilst stood on the board rotating to powderise some.. Added around base of wood to build up. Here's the pics.