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AilyNC

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Backwards timeline of my 58L tank. I'm pretty happy with the layout now though hoping my plants perk up a bit.

Current set up. After the big power cut some of my plants aren't doing as well. I've root tabs on the way & rearranged the tank a bit to give them more space.
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Before power cut last week, I'd just started to add some driftwood & Mangrove Root.
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This was the best plants looked before our power cut. Filling the tank to the rim really makes a difference @AdoraBelle Dearheart
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Real plants & great advice from the forum on fish in Cycle mayhem.
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The beginning, before the forum and real plants. Cycle crash tank.
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Brendanpat said:
Good to see a fellow is irish fish enthusiast. :)
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Yay! I thought I was swimming in foreign seas by myself :rofl: it's a welcome calm distraction from the current mayhem. I'd a dreadful start with fish dying all over the place but thankfully sorted and cycled now.
 
I thought it was all Americans too . Yes I only got my first tank in march or so when I was stuck at home . Just changed my 54l to a 105 litre yesterday. Changed from gravel to sand . Love the Cory's. Only have 2 and a mix of others but going to get maybe another 10 Cory's or more soon and maybe neon tetras . It is relaxing . Up monaghan !
 

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Nice tank! I'm gonna upgrade this one too was thinking of a Juwel Rio 125L and was looking at Nanus Cory Cat :wub: and Orange Cockatoo Cichlid.

But it'll definitely be fish that are suited to hard water!

I'd two gold spotted common Plecos in my little tank and had to re-home to Galway Aquarium there on Friday. Gutted cause they were my favourite. I've 4 tetras (not suited to my water hardness), 1 Black Molly (not suited to small length of 60cm tank) and 2 adult platys. Also 7 Platy fry.

I lost too many fish to repeat.
 
Sounds nice . Bigger the better. Really happy with mine now . Love the sand substrate. I was keeping guppies and mollies and swordtails but they kept dying on me . still have some doing well. But found out from here that my water is slightly softer so the Cory's and tetras should thrive in it . Hence the change to sand . Was coming through drogheda 3 weeks ago .great pet/fish shop there. that's where I got my Cory's. Probably have to go back there to get more . I want a school of them and tetras ,and they should do well in my water . Loads of learning to be done yet. :)
 
I've ordered plants & driftwood from Seahorse Aquarium & Midland Aquatics. Good delivery & plants come in great condition. I'm bycotting my awful LFS. There's another one Limerick City & one in Nenagh (same distance for me) I'll check out.

I've only been to Monaghan to stay in Hillgrove House Hotel as a stop off when going to the Planetarium in Armagh. And went on a random day out to Drogheda to an Alpaca farm :rofl:
 
I ordered some plants on ebay coming from uk . Never again . 3 days late and mostly rotten. Got some nice healthy ones in craigavon pet shop at the weekend . Never been to limerick . Not much in monaghan in the line of tropical fish . Nice to chat about my hobby on this . My wife has zero interest!! . :D
 
Brendanpat said:
I ordered some plants on ebay coming from uk . Never again . 3 days late and mostly rotten. Got some nice healthy ones in craigavon pet shop at the weekend . Never been to limerick . Not much in monaghan in the line of tropical fish . Nice to chat about my hobby on this . My wife has zero interest!! . :D
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Yeah my husband says "why don't you start a blog" as in shut up already :rofl: :rofl: Limerick had 2 small independent shops (one awful & must check out second) and then a Pet Stop. And they seem to mostly stock soft water fish even though Limerick us a chalky rock!
 
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Always nice to see how tanks have evolved over time.

Very easy to forget certain aquascapes and set ups and when I look back on some photos of mine I start to think ‘oh gosh, that’s .....hmm.... rubbish!”:lol:

Cool pics and nice to see some Irish folks from over the sea from Scotland!

Keep up the good work!
 
Ch4rlie said:
:kewlpics:
Always nice to see how tanks have evolved over time.

Very easy to forget certain aquascapes and set ups and when I look back on some photos of mine I start to think ‘oh gosh, that’s .....hmm.... rubbish!”:lol:

Cool pics and nice to see some Irish folks from over the sea from Scotland!

Keep up the good work!
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I love Scotland. Been to Sterling, Edinburgh & Glasgow a few times.

Hope you're getting ok over there.
 
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