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I find this too - When I add liquid carbon to spot dose on BBA I see my Amanos a lot less.

Looks splendid. I use tank water for all my house plants, they seem to love it!

I'd not thought of using a wire brush before - thanks for sharing.

Luscious growth, great job!

To avoid the Eco Complete slowly making its way up above the sand, you can use a plastic mesh (available cheaply on ebay). I've done this with Tropica Plant Growth Substrate and it's worked well so far.

I guess that now they're in Germany, postage to the UK will be more expensive?

Thanks for your comments, all. I'm really pleased with the setup so far. The flow certainly isn't as much as I see on most people's tanks, but what would be the warning signs to look out for in terms of up'ing the flow? The last pic was of the tank about a week after planting. I dosed half EI...

Hi all, I’m pleased to start my first journal, which will chart the course of a new custom 86 litre tank. Specs: Tank: 80x30x36cm custom braceless tank from forum sponsors Biotopia UK (thanks!) Stand: DIY Ada-style Filter: TetraEX600 plus, added purigen Lighting: Chihiros A-Series plus CO2...

Three coats of MDF Primer, then two of a water-based gloss on mine. No extra waterproofing, but I'm careful to avoid spills.

Agreed, their customer service is excellent. Here's hoping they are just taking a well-earned summer holiday.

I've not come across Hygrophila Pinnatifida before, what a beautiful plant! I've ordered some for my 80l tank - have you just glued it down there?

It's worth checking your local plastic sheet supplier: I popped into one and got a 5mm polycarbonate offcut, cut to my custom size, for a fiver. To make holes for the inlet and outlet I then used a drill with a spade bit, then cut into the circle using a hacksaw.

The Chihiros A-Series Plus A601 will fit an 81cm tank length. I have one over an 80cm tank and the arms can be extended further. The rim of the tank needs to be 15mm or less, though.

Not sure if this is the 'right' way, but I screwed and glued at the same time. Seems to have worked!

I'll try that, thanks.