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    80cm island

    1 year update, I said it’d be a slow burner. The tank has come into its own, a few months back I was struggling with BBA, but in the end a dosing pump, with TNC and excel going in regularly and more water changes was what it needed. Had a bit of a re-shuffle just before Christmas to make it...
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    Filter still cycled?

    Thanks Darrel! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Filter still cycled?

    So I snapped my hose adapter while doing a water change last night on my oase bio 850. I kept the heater on over night and have had a small internal filter running with media out of the big’un in the tank with a heater. Question is will the bacteria be ok to just turn on today? I’ve been...
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    Black out and BBA

    Thanks for all the responses, After the major melt things have started to grow back. The BBA persisted so took drastic steps. All the wood and Every plant was pulled and I made a solution of water and household bleach 4/1 Scrubbed the wood with a brush and Soaked for 5 mins and then...
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    Black out and BBA

    Thanks for all the advice. Bit of an update, made a solution of excel and water, Sprayed all the plants at a 90% water change. Did another 50% water change the next day then went away for 2 days. Unfortunately I have returned to a very very ugly tank. Bolbitis, vals lotus and moss have...
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    Black out and BBA

    Thanks for the reply! The picture is a small example of a the algae, the tank is riddled with it! Soot dosing would take an 3L of excel [emoji1787] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Black out and BBA

    The low tech has been neglected with the arrival of my second baby. Due to lack of water changes and a poor fert routine BBA has taken over. Question is, Will a black out kill BBA, And if so, will live stock survive? Or shall I re-locate? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    80cm island

    Thanks pal! The tetras are great! They really group together when they’re out, but the tank is in a high traffic area of the house so even with 24 of them they’re still quite shy, but if you sit at the tank for a minute or so they soon come out. Will try and get a video for you tonight...
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    80cm island

    Thanks pal! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    80cm island

    Still going! going to be pulling most the HZ out from the back and replacing with crypt & vals spiralis Moved some of the hydrocotyle about to balance it and added some more moss to the wood. Slow burner but I like it that way!
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    Journal New project for me week off

    Took some pictures a year later! Think it’s bedded in well! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Pond planting baskets vs planting bags

    I used these bags https://www.swelluk.com/velda-plant-sock/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwnueFBhChARIsAPu3YkS_plqv1uYmWzADDxltJIWC3o3m-Q5YQNLezbx3kwstTxCZ57Dwj5EaAtunEALw_wcB for the plants either side of the waterfall. They house grasses, iris, reeds and some other stuff. My only issue was lack of space...
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    80cm island

    Big trim. Won’t be another update for a month. Love low energy 😍
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    80cm island

    Quick update, it’s going pretty well, due a big trim tomorrow with its water change. Current stock is 24 green tetra 3 German rams 6 ottos And shrimp. Had 5 corys from a chap on here but they have been moved to their own tank in my sons room as I couldn’t cope with them uprooting plants. Will...
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    80cm island

    2 week update, still carrying out daily 50% changes, purely because I can (furloughed). Added a few more plants, crypts front and centre and another batch of MP trident. Had a slight hardscape issue, with the wood settling and toppling over. Not how I wanted it but toying to leave it this way...
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