Fluval Vicenza 180

[minnnt]

Thanks. The plants look healthy because most of them are new. I'm sure once they have been under my care for a few week they will start to show the signs

The weeping moss on the wood will be added further along once it is ready for a trim. It is the weeping Ferrei moss, so pretty expensive just to go and buy a load from the LFS. I have some spare christmas moss that i can add further along?!

Apart from the one piece of Mopani wood that you can see with the anubias and java fern on everything else has been collected from the woods as i am a tight ar...

Will also be doing 25% twice weekly water changes.

Any other pointers?

 

[ian]

Looking good mate, it's starting to get a jungle feel about it.

re the water changes...are you injecting C02 Minnt, i can't remember?

 

[minnnt]

Nope... just the cheapo fert i linked to. Does it not need 50% water changes then if no co2?

Would love to set up a FE co2 system, just waiting for some bloke called Ian to drop round.

Will get some better photo's tonight when the light is a bit more forgiving.

 

[ian]

Do you dose a carbon addition? If so the metabolc rate of the plants is higher, the plants ceate more organic waste. The water changes are to get rid if the organic waste. In a none cabon addition planted tank to many water changes can lead to bba due to the continuous fulctuations in carbon dioxide

 

[minnnt]

So what kind of maintenance schedule would you advise for my setup that is dosing ferts but no carbon?

 

[stu40]

So what kind of maintenance schedule would you advise for my setup that is dosing ferts but no carbon?

Starting to look really good mate.Once i get my slight algae issue sorted, i'll be in a similar scenario to you.I'm hoping once a week water changes.25% would be nice but might be more i think.interested to see what the answer is.presuming a regular regime is the key

'40' out.

 

[minnnt]

Sounds good to me.

Has anyone got any thoughts on the fert I have chosen?

 

[minnnt]

Right, some new pics of the tank as it stands now.

 

[L_Plates]

A big from me, looking great.

LP

 

[minnnt]

Thanks LP, looking forward to seeing it grow and hopefully improve!!

 

[Tizer]

looks ace! no co2 right? interesting to see the growth! i can see lots of plants the same as the ones i got!

 

[minnnt]

Funny that tizer...

Yeah no co2, think its got fail wrote all over it?

It does have a jungle feel to it for sure! Needs more!

 

[Jamepsss]

This is looking really, really good. I just checked back to page 1 to see how it used to look and the difference is amazing. It looks literally 100 times better now.

 

[minnnt]

Thanks mate. Will get a pic up later of it even before page 1's make over.

 

[stu40]

good luck with the Cabomba. i liked to see someone finally grow it.Def getting the jungle look.
If i've learn't anything then keep on top of tank maintenance, keep the gravel well vacced.