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And this is the tank this week. things are starting to stabilise and I am getting some new growth. this will be a slow grower which is what I wanted.

This was the tank at the end of November.

Hi all, would you mind helping me identify this whip tail catfish, I think it is a Rineloricaria parva but I am not sure. I think it is a male and I want to get a female to go with him.

Just some more pictures.

Well I got all the equipment moved and the new tank planted. I still have some jobs to do, Finish removing the old tank Tidy up the new tank Remove the weights and cable ties from the wood. anyway here is the full tank shot, I will add more once I have had time to take them.

This is the layout that I am going with. Now to get the wood to sink.

I started by getting the tank in place, this is the rock hardscape only, I think that this layout works well, the lines on all the rocks tie up and slope down the the left. This scape was going to have some wood too and when I added that I think it sets off the stone. This is the setup I have...

The tank arrived ok, I have put it on its side to apply the frosting film to the back. Next job is to get some ideas built for the hardscape.

The new tank is due to be delivered today and some plants. I plan to start working on this later. I have however made some progress, Some of the parts have arrived Firstly I made a control box for all the controllers and bubble counters from some brushed aluminium sheet that I folded and added...

I have now replaced all the seals and cleaned out the media inside the filter. it has improved but it is still going into calibration mode. The leak into the pump housing has now gone, i have some spare o-rings if anyone needs them. I got some information back from Eheim, they said it was a...

This is the old 170L, I have a lot of the stuff for the new tank now, I only need to ordered the plants. The new tank is due for delivery at the end of the month.

Thanks Madhav, I have noticed that there is some water inside the filter head, I have just ordered some more seals, I haven't found all the seals that are in the head directly from Eheim so I have ordered some from one of the suppliers I use at work.

Hi all, I have noticed that my filter is having some issues, it pumps fine but it seems to be stuck in auto calibration. The lights on the filter cycle up and down then stop for maybe a few seconds and then cycle again. The speed of the pump also goes up and down (which is normal for auto...

I have ordered the tank, I am unlikely to resell the tank and therefore just got the front in Optiwhite. The old 170L has been going for probably 8 years and I don't think it is worth much anymore. For maintenance the shelf above can be removed and I have only put items on this shelf that are...

I have ordered an S2-pro controller for the lighting I am looking now at three lights, The ADA Aquasky 601 £110 https://www.thegreenmachineonline.com/shop/ada-aquasky-601/ I think this needs a transformer, I assume 110v to 240v. The Twinstar 600E £159...