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Rescaping 64l customised rekord 600

There seems to be plenty of surface movement going on as the outlet actually points slightly up at the surface, I will reduce the co2 to 2 bubbles a second today.

Also I mixed my words, it is the inlet pipe they are congregating on, once the lights come on they seem to disperse and wander around.

I am starting to see alot of brown spots inside the filter hosing aswell, is this normal?
 
richard brown said:
am starting to see alot of brown spots inside the filter hosing aswell, is this normal?
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Yes :D

Cleaning hoses is part of the filter maintenance

If shrimp are on the inlet, maybe add a shrimp guard or sponge temporarily ... it's not an infrequent meeting place for shrimp ;) though I find only a few continue to do this once settled (in the tank)
 
ahhh ok, they are not actually on the inlet itself but on the pipe work going up to the surface.

Whats the best way to clean the hoses? I am going to cut them down when I get a chance too to increase flow as they are rather long lol.
 
I am very happy with how the tank is looking apart from the hygro which has took off and looks almost out of place now.

I am surprised how fast the anubias is growing also.

The rotala and ludwgia arcuta have yet to develop any red coloring though :(

Will try to get some pics tomorrow.
 
Ref filter maintenance, is it ok to refill the filter with fresh treated water from the tap or best using tank water to refill it?
 
I just use treated tap but either is fine
-check your filter instructions though, some seem to end up with less "stuck" air when refilled back in position on tank (hoses fitted etc)
 
Some pics, so far I have trimmed the rotala the hygro and the rubescens.
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Don't ask about Nemo.... not my idea ta all :(

Forgot to mention the bonsai melted in the first week.

At the moment lighting is on for 7 hours, I am dosing 1.2ml of specialised and premium tropica ferts 6 days a week, I am going to give it another week or 2 then up the lighting to 8 hours a day.
 
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Well well.. that is 2 baby oto's now, the first one I saw is getting a little bit bigger and seems to have no trouble at all getting around the tank, the other I just spotted is very small, hoping this one can make it too :)
 
It's the Magic of Nemo :D

For the baby oto's - supplement with veg ... you can experiment, but most begin with courgette, baby spinach leaf (try the various greens, avoiding the "lettuces" as these are much less nutrient dense), red pepper etc
You can blanch the veg to help begin the breakdown, often not needed with adult oto's, but I'd be inclined to try this for the babies - just replace the veg slice daily as it can take some time for the food to be discovered & this way it won't foul the tank.

How are your shrimp doing?


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Forgot to mention the bonsai melted in the first week.
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This plant can be sensitive that way, if you look back through forums it's not uncommon to see some posters who excel at "melt" & other who've never experienced any issue ...
Once established it's generally very resilient.
 
Shrimp are all doing fine, well 9 of them are sadly 1 did not make past day 2 :(
They keep playing tricks on me with the shedded shel/skin making think another has died.

I will try with some courgette for the oto's.

The bonsai melting just made me hate hortilab plants even more lol

I seem to have a few snails in the tank also, not too many, will they be a danger to the plants?

I am also thinking about fish, test results are coming back good, I was just going to get 11 cardinal tetra, but if anyone has any suggestions please post :)

Nothing too expensive though, apparently I have already spent too much.
 
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richard brown said:
apparently I have already spent too much.
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too true :lol:
- but at least we have something tangible to show for the $$$ out :D

I prefer Cardinals in longer tanks - they'll likely just wander about the smaller tank.

Rasboras will school more (need minimum 8-10 & 15-20 are better for behaviour displays) - they'll disperse but then usually come together then disperse again (not the same red/blue flash as cardinals but I find the behavior more interesting)

I've a group of (likely) guppy/endler cross that are a lot of fun to watch as well (sold as fancy orange guppy's but I'm sceptical, they just behave more like endlers)

Black Phantoms - again they will flare & display, no swirling/streaming school movement but I rather like these (red phantoms, yellow phantoms etc are different species so act differently)

I have 25-30 M kubotai & really like these - small size so suit smaller tanks, they will engage in territorial displays (arguing about some tank real estate for hours :wideyed: ) but no damage, mine don't jump though I've seen other people complain of this (I feed mostly frozen foods or presoaked dry foods so no surface feeding)

These fish are also rather interesting to watch (just make sure they're healthy, they should be active at all tank levels & not just hanging at the top)
N eques

Maybe list what's locally available :)


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The bonsai melting just made me hate hortilab plants even more lol
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funny I threw some into a 30cm cube in an east facing window, half filled the tank & have done nothing since planting a couple weeks ago - plants (all 1-2-Grow) are doing amazing :wideyed:
Bit of green algae on glass & slightly green water but those plants are growing & pearling ...
- no filter, no CO2 ... I meant to add these but got busy with other stuff & now just watching
Substrate is Tropica Soil Powder (maybe some Tropica Growth Substrate but can't recall)
 
I am also thinking about fish, test results are coming back good, I was just going to get 11 cardinal tetra, but if anyone has any suggestions please post :)

Nothing too expensive though, apparently I have already spent too much.[/QUOTE]

I have a 60L with 11 Ember Tetra, 4 otto's and 8 mocrorasbora erythromicron or emerald dwarf rasbora. The Embers shoal very well since the addition of the Emerald dwarfs which are very shy but amazingly beautiful. I might have had too many males and not enough females though. A lot of chasing going on and probably not enough cover for them. They would be better to add later when you have a lot more foliage.

Great looking tank!



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richard brown said:
Shrimp are all doing fine, well 9 of them are sadly 1 did not make past day 2 :(
They keep playing tricks on me with the shedded shel/skin making think another has died.

I will try with some courgette for the oto's.

The bonsai melting just made me hate hortilab plants even more lol

I seem to have a few snails in the tank also, not too many, will they be a danger to the plants?

I am also thinking about fish, test results are coming back good, I was just going to get 11 cardinal tetra, but if anyone has any suggestions please post :)

Nothing too expensive though, apparently I have already spent too much.
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How far down do you think I should cut the hygro?
 
I just trimmed any shoots that looked like they were moving out of its area to tidy it up, looks ok again now.
 
So I just got fish :happy:

I got 11 Harlequin Rasbora and 2 Dwarf Gourami, I did want to get 2 Bolivion Ram but apparently they havnt had any for months even though the labels still there...

Will try get a pic after lights on :)
 
Congrats :thumbup:

Just watch the gouramis - they may get on (if you're lucky), but if one decides to claim the whole tank, it will bully the other to death
- not necessarily physical damage, even just stress from chasing & basically not being allowed to move from it's corner or whatever small area is deemed acceptable by The Boss

These fish are so intensely bred for color (unless you happened to get a wild type) that they are quite weak re immunity, many also arrive with an iridovirus infection (lots on the web if you google this) so live quite short lives.
When buying these fish look for a tank full of happy active fish & make sure they still look that way a week or 2 later :(

(apologies over the dwarf gourami " reveals " :oops: )
 
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