My 30gal Journal

[Esfa]

Haha, yeah!

I just thought it would be good fun to be able to look back and see exactly how the tank has changed.

 

[madgap]

Really nice set up there, Esfa. I'm well impressed. See, this is how I like tank to look, natural. Non of the tacky 'orrible ornaments.
I hope you keep us up-dated with any changes.

 

[Esfa]

Thanks alot, madgap! Yeah, i hate them ornaments, too.

okay, new pics!

1) My new light, ignore me in the middle, if you can

2) Without the new light turned on. Everything looks yellow and a bit dull

3) With the new light! Everything looks bright, the colours on my congos are amazing!

 

[madgap]

The wood on the left looks fantastic... I'm coverting it
There is a good read on bogwwod in the latest issue of Practical Fishkeeping Magazine.

 

[Esfa]

Yeah, i really liek the wood on the left - it looks like a tree trunk! I tried putting riccia on the top and making it look like a tree, but i failed miserably lol.

 

[madgap]

Probably just as well. Perhaps an 'Anuba'?

 

[Esfa]

I like my two nanas at the bottom

and my bumblebee catfish hides at the top. I forgot about him!

 

[Esfa]

Typical, I just get my lighting sorted out... and my old bulb goes boom. So now im back down to 0.9WPG. I can't afford a new bulb, haha.

 

[Esfa]

Woop, got the lights sorted.

and....

We have bubbles! My minds gone blank, I can't remember whats it's called haha.

 

[john starkey]

Woop, got the lights sorted.

and....

We have bubbles! My minds gone blank, I can't remember whats it's called haha.

HI Esfa, its called pearling and i think your layout will look very nice when its filled out regards john

 

[Esfa]

Wahey, thats what I was looknig for

I have cut a few of the plants back and moved some around.

I took both of the java ferns out.

I will take pics tomorrow.

 

[Esfa]

oooh, very long tomorrow

I have removed the background thingy, and painted it blue. I have moved loads of things around, it looks really different. I'll take some pics tomorrow.

 

[Esfa]

Sorry for the bad pics. Im rubbish with cameras.

Full tank shot, i really dont like the layout at all.

Right side, anuabis nana on some manopi wood.

Middle. Bogwood with some willow leaf.

Dwarf hairgrass, which is REFUSING to grow.

right hand side. I love this bogwood.

Congo tetras. The colours on the males are amazing, this is without flash.

Gourami, it's a miserable beast.

Syno. He's been through the wars, bless him. Well no, his favorite hiding place is too small for him, but he still decides he HAS to go in there, and then scratches himself up

This was during feeding time, my water is normally clear, lol.

Any suggestions? I really wanna start all over again with this tank, put some eco-complete in there. If i did that, though, how long would it take? Could i add water straight after putting the eco-complete in? I'm thinking of getting another Nutrafin C02 system to make it more stable. I might get some more bogwood, take all the plants out and do a proper hardscape, cause I really don't like it at the moment.

 

[Esfa]

Okay, so I got a x-mas list sorted

Another c02 system, to keep the c02 levels more stable.
loadsss more plants
Eco-complete substrate
some more driftwood...with X-MAS MOSS!

I hope to get this stuff BEFORE x-mas, haha.

Anyone got any spare eco-complete to donate? B) 8)

 

[cheesy feet]

I have some, but i'm not going to give it to you Do you want a bit of free dwarf riccia?You need a descent foreground plant