Tom
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A couple of people have asked about a journal for this, so I thought I'd start one. I've had it for months now, and not been able to plant it up because the other tank has all the equipment on it. I'll be moving the FE CO2, UP Reg, Eheim 2036 and glassware over when that's done. For now, it's looking like a dry start, which I've not done before.
Plants will likely be Spiky moss, HC, Glosso, E. parvula, Crypt parva and maybe some H. micranthemoides that I have emersed at the moment.
This time I would like to try an in-line diffuser or reactor on the Eheim (9mm/12mm hoses I think). I haven't really been able to get effective diffusion from the ceramic diffuser in the 10 liter straight into the inlet, and still have BBA with 1.5 bps. If you have any suggestions (even DIY), just shout
Lighting is going to be 18w, which is less than the 24w I used on my last few successful tanks of this size. I'm scared of lights these days! It's a bit too pinky for my liking, so I may change it at some point. It's quite an old bulb too, as these things go.
Anyway, here's what I got from TGM on an epic 500 mile round trip. In one day. In a car with dodgy injectors that had to be kept at 2500rpm+ or it would stall.
And the layout so far. I haven't used wood in ages, so I thought I'd try some nice branchy pieces I've had for a while and never really used. The stones are from the river in Langollen on my TGM trip. Substrates are ADA Amazonia Powder, ADA Power Sand L (small portion, was cheaper and I'm skeptical!), ADA Forest Sand Branco.
I filled it a couple of inches this morning to prepare for the dry start. At the moment I only have the Spiky moss and micranthemoides to use, but as of the beginning of Feb I hope to have the rest. I was going to use Tropica from TGM, but now I'll be using theplanttank.co.uk and plantedtanks.co.uk based on good reviews and prices.
And all that's taken several months so far....
Tom
Plants will likely be Spiky moss, HC, Glosso, E. parvula, Crypt parva and maybe some H. micranthemoides that I have emersed at the moment.
This time I would like to try an in-line diffuser or reactor on the Eheim (9mm/12mm hoses I think). I haven't really been able to get effective diffusion from the ceramic diffuser in the 10 liter straight into the inlet, and still have BBA with 1.5 bps. If you have any suggestions (even DIY), just shout
Lighting is going to be 18w, which is less than the 24w I used on my last few successful tanks of this size. I'm scared of lights these days! It's a bit too pinky for my liking, so I may change it at some point. It's quite an old bulb too, as these things go.
Anyway, here's what I got from TGM on an epic 500 mile round trip. In one day. In a car with dodgy injectors that had to be kept at 2500rpm+ or it would stall.
And the layout so far. I haven't used wood in ages, so I thought I'd try some nice branchy pieces I've had for a while and never really used. The stones are from the river in Langollen on my TGM trip. Substrates are ADA Amazonia Powder, ADA Power Sand L (small portion, was cheaper and I'm skeptical!), ADA Forest Sand Branco.
I filled it a couple of inches this morning to prepare for the dry start. At the moment I only have the Spiky moss and micranthemoides to use, but as of the beginning of Feb I hope to have the rest. I was going to use Tropica from TGM, but now I'll be using theplanttank.co.uk and plantedtanks.co.uk based on good reviews and prices.
And all that's taken several months so far....
Tom
Looking forward to see a full shot of the scape!
