The Forgotten Valley - 60l

[aaronnorth]

Thanks for interest,

i now dose 5ml TPN+ daily
for co2, i am taking my nutrafin of my other tank and putting it on this one as i am getting a pressurized system
fauna - 15 enndlers, 8 red cherry shrimp, 4 ottos (this will stay like this unless they breed, shrimps & endlers already have)
I only use the 36w PC and i am still considering downgrading the light to get even lower maintenance, all the plants are low light.

Pics will follow shortly, i will do a w/c later and then i take a few

Thanks, Aaron

 

[aaronnorth]

Pics as promised, it is a little cloudy from w/c, i will take a newer pic tommorow

FRONT VIEW

HARDSCAPE

VIEW I GET WHEN I ENTER ROOM

 

[Ark]

hairgrass looks like it spreading nicely how many pots did you start with...

i cant see any fish wats the current stocking?

 

[aaronnorth]

hairgrass looks like it spreading nicely how many pots did you start with...

i cant see any fish wats the current stocking?

3 pots, i should of got more but that's all they had,

fauna - 7RCS, 15endlers, 4 ottos, they are all hiding as i have just done the w/c!

Thanks, Aaron

 

[connorsbala]

Looks great Btw, how did you do that with your hairgrass, take it outta the pot and seperate them? Did you trim them down to get them shorter?

 

[aaronnorth]

Looks great Btw, how did you do that with your hairgrass, take it outta the pot and seperate them? Did you trim them down to get them shorter?

Thanks, i seperated them into small clumps, about 2cm wide then spread them about the tank, i trim them every so often, plants love to be trimmed! i will be keeping it shorter than that so it will look like grass. It will have a bit of shape to it though, it will get higher towards the back etc, something i'm not looking forward to!

Thanks, Aaron

 

[Liam]

It looks excellent much better without the moss balls.
Good job.

 

[Million]

Looks really good aaron, I like the simple choice of plants, and the modest hardscape - I think corys would like it

 

[three-fingers]

Looks lovely, that wood in particular is brilliant,

The endlers look teensy in there, but I like that, it makes it seem much bigger and having to look for the fish adds interest!

 

[aaronnorth]

Thanks everyone, the moss balls were just to help with algae, eventually i think i am going to change the endlers to a larger fish like neon tetras although i am really liking the harlequin rasboras at the moment.

 

[Ark]

i just think its not quite there yet like its missing something the colours are all too light maybe add a windelov fern thats dark green or some red plant.... just a though

 

[aaronnorth]

I am having this all green and really lush looking, windelov fern - i thought about that when setting it up, i let the java fern and one of the small a.swords grow in a bit then i might consider it,

all suggetions welcome

 

[GobyMaster]

Looks great!

It could use maybe some redish plants, to bring out more color or something

 

[aaronnorth]

I haven't updated this in a while, it has gone through a few rescapes! Sorry about the quality, took it on phone camera:

i added the windelov fern in the end, and i chucked the large anubias by accident I wasn't going to use it but someone cpuld of made use of it.

It is now more like an iwagumi:

A UKAPS member is sending me some dwarf riccia and some willow moss, i am going to add a small leafed stem behind the largest rocks, and i am temted to get some Pogostemon Helferi.

 

[SuperColey1]

Just reading through this Aaron and I notice you said the moss balls were just there to help with algae??? I assume you did know that moss balls are algae really and that moss balls is just a name that has stuck.

Looking good anyway. Like the sand, looks real. I like sand when it gets a little dirty and stained instead of clean and bright.

Andy