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Ok so been a while and thought i would show how the tanks doing. So last week had a collosal diatom outbreak but finally got it under control. Tank is now 3 months old been dosing profito and easycarbo everyday for 2 months and seeing some good growth especially the cambomba, this has been...

Looks really good mate well done :good: Thinking i may go for 1 soon. Miniscape heaven :lol:

Carpets just refers to the effect of the small grass type plants when they are planted in a five star pattern at first then grow to cover the ground. Almost all of them will require little attention, maybe the usual trim when they grow upwards depending on the look you want. Almost all will grow...

Maybe Hygrophila difformis - back left hand side of tank Vallisneria nana - back of tank next to Hygrophilia Ludwigia repens 'Rubin' - back right hand side of tank Bacopa caroliniana - in front of Ludwigia Cryptocoryne becketti "petchii" - in front of Vallis Echinodorus tenellus - in...

Try this for a very low maintenance list then, maybe what you are looking for Hygrophila difformis Vallisneria nana Ludwigia repens 'Rubin' Bacopa caroliniana Cryptocoryne becketti "petchii" Echinodorus tenellus Taxiphyllum barbieri would go nice with the rocks theme also :good:

Depends a lot on how much or less maintenance you will want to have and what the look is going to be. There are many good options for plants and their locations but as a starting point you could look at this some ideas Hope you have some joy soon good luck :good:

Hi guys just a quick question, Just looked at my tubes i have in my tank and they are the following spec. 18W 4000K Warm White colour (L18W/840) with 20000 hour average lamp life, 1350 lumen Says nothing about spectrum or anything about being able to use them for growing plants. Will they be...

Good start mate :good: My koi Angel grew to 7 inches high 5 inches wide and was a squeeze in my 125l. My pleco also grew to 12" within a few years and although now re-homed to a 7ft tank is still on the rise! Also very destructive little sods, stripped my plants fairly quick. May be worth...

Ok thanks :good: . Just a side note, thinking on really going to town with the plant setup and was wondering if this would be good for the bottom of the tank compost Stones on top of course. Ive read that aquatic compost is ok due to no added ferts that could kill fish. Is this right? :look:

Ok thanks for advice :good: Ive already dosed the 10ml on Wednesday just gone so due a water change next Wednesday and will daily dose from then. Im now considering running Co2 alongside the EasyCarbo for added boost. So far the lights are on 11a until 2pm then 7pm until 12pm with a break in...

Finally got some ferts and carbon yesterday. Easylife ProFito and EasyLife EasyCarbo from green machine. £11 for both bargain. So dosing 10ml a week of ProFito and 1ml a day EasyCarbo. Should see some growth soon i hope. Got to say the amazon sword and java fern do look much greener already...

Let it settle gradually without the filter on for the first 2 hours. Please take this from my personal experience. The milky water is sand particles floating around and if the filter is on will clog up the propellor. Hope this helps :good:

Maybe a iron deficiency or too little nutrients for the amount of light maybe? :look:

From what i can gather, regular garden soil cannot be used but there are other options such as ada aquasoil or as you say john innes no.3. On the depth side i believe that 1 inch maximum will be ok for the compost/ aqua soil followed by 1 inch sand on top of that. Would be interesting to have...

Ok heres a little taster for the tank i wish i had and will get :lol: Its one of their own aquascapes very good looking with gorgeous angels in. my dream scape

Ok thanks :good: Yeah the pea shingle was intially done as a temporary fix until the external filter funds gets sourced then ada soil with fine gravel on top fully aquascaped by green machine in the pipe works. :hyper: The plants are ok at the moment but i was going to use easycarbo and...

Just a quick update purchased salt and pepper corys yesterday along with 3 serpea tetras from the LFS. The corys are tiny probably around 1 inch maximum :/ Also had a switch around in an attempt to balance the tank a little. Any comments welcome :good: Really thinking on getting a...

Vallis spiralis gigantea and hopefully some sort of grass effect for the bottom is being sourced aswell as some amazon sword and red clay to put around the plants for added nutrients :good:

Hi, Thought i would share with you my progress so far with the jewul planted tank. Only a few more plants needed to complete and the tank uses no co2 at the moment with no added ferts. Hope you enjoy Any recommendations or tips very welcome :good:

Ok so a big update today, First i had a bit of a disaster with the play sand. I nearly broke a new filter and my fish loved moving it all over the place. So i decided to move back to stones, well pea shingle to be exact :lol: I have recently decided that i will be going fully planted and...

Hi, Ive recently upgraded my light output from 18w to 36 watts with two brand new warm tubes for my t8 setup. My new output is now up to 1.31 watts per gallon in my 125 litre tank so what plant range can i now use? I currently have anubis bateri nana (split into three seperate plants) java...

Looks good. What substrate is that you have in your tank? :good:

I recently done the same thing in my Jewul tank. Play sand is ok looks really well. I did find that the sand does get EVERYWHERE! Aside from the pump getting clogged up and the fish constantly moving it around it was ok. Moved back to stones due to the plants getting marked by the sand and...

Ok had a good look around at various ferts and think i found a winner. So because at the moment i have a little amount of plants at the moment i have decided to get the EasyCarbo 250ml bottle for now. going to be approx 1.25 ml dosing and should see some healthy growth after 2 weeks with no...

Lovely tank mate fair dus :good: Got to ask though what is it like for upkeep? Also i presume ur dosing co2, how much is needed? Whats the maintenance routine in a tank this beautiful? Sorry for the firing of the questions :crazy: Keep up the good work, looks well. :good:

Stunning fish mate :good:

Yeah thats what i was planning just half hour before sun down, then all night until half hour before the main come on. :good: The ones i looked at were 92 for £15 and dimmable (blue)

Nice tank :good: . Could i mix blue and white u reckon? :/

Funny enough ive been looking at the tropical to marine setup by dannywrc and it does look good with a black background, may have to copy it :lol: Tank is now looking very healthy plant wise, the lights need to be updated as they dont kick out that much so the uva bulb is getting replaced...

Ok thanks. Ye i like the rams but heard they are quite hard for beginners. Thanks anyway minnt i love an excuse to go down the lfs :lol: :good:

Ye is see your point, they're so nice though :sad: Still beauty over terrorizing other fish? maybe get them in their own tank in the near future. :good:. My second thought was a cherry barb shoal as they look nice also and are very timid. Active but timid anyway. I got the idea from the...

Im picking up either tiger barbs or maybe a coupe of angel fish. Would bolivian rams be ok with my setup or do they need a bit more cover than what i have? Ive just ordered some plant nutrition plus so should see a big difference soon :good:

ye moss and fern tied with brown thread :good: thanks :good:

Ok Guys big update today. 1st put the following plants in: Anaubis 'nana' and attached to bog wood, Java fern attached to large wood and stone, Java Moss attached to large and small stone. Heres some pics now its settled a bit. Before shot Quite a difference as you can see...

Been considering my options and im getting a jewul 1500 litre pump currently around £50 and a Koralia pump of somesort maybe a cheap one for flow. On a good note had a nice parcel, java moss! Thanks to Guppy77 quality portion :good: Java fern next on the list of things to plant whohooo! :hyper:

Ok so im thinking I dont like looking at the filter inside but that can be covered up with some stickers if i want to. One question though, Ive got a 2.5gallon spare tank which is not being used atm. Could i use this as a sump? If so how would i do it as i have never used a sump before. I was...

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Nice tank. Quick question, what light is that? Thanks :good:

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Lol i was so excited in getting it done that i didnt do it :lol: Plan for the tank now: What ive got for the tank: 2 x catfish 1 x silver plec 1 x Pakistani loach 7 x danios, striped and golden mix Fish to get for the tank: 10 tiger barbs Plants got in tank: 1x Anubias barteri nana on...