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Been a while . Tank still going !! Has moved house twice since last post [emoji23][emoji23] had a slight move around but pretty much the same . Planning a full strip down and rescape soon . Still can’t take a photo without it being red ish .. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would personally use the left section as a top up as you will loose water from sump not tank. Then use other 2 sections for filters, CO2 injection and return pump .

Looking good! Like a good summed tank. I would have to put some gloss white vinyl over the weir to cover it as seeing the pipework would annoy me.

Hi . Looking good ! Not too far from me . I’m in Peterborough [emoji16] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Don’t post on here anywhere near as much as I could .. my tank is ticking along nicely .. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think it’s time for a trim … [emoji1787] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So today I moved my tank . Room it was in needs replastering so tank had to move !! 90% emptied and dragged across floor into my lounge . Not ideal but needs must .. looks like I’ve lost 2 fish . Guessing they didn’t make it out of the undergrowth before the water ran out . [emoji26] Sent...

Water change Sunday . Waiting for it to refill Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’d love to be allowed a tank as big as that !! Watching with interest Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Really happy with how it’s all starting to take off now . Stopped doing daily water changes and now down to every 3 days . Added a bottle of Fritz7 to give tank a bacteria boost . Just started getting a few signs of algae but hoping once I get the ferts dosing correctly off the peri pump and get...

Yes it’s fine . My Red Sea reefer is exactly the same . It’s how they are designed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Stupid school boy error … always rinse before putting in tank .. now have a foggy tank.. [emoji16] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi and welcome back!! I have also only just come back to freshwater planted but from a marine reef tank.

Sorry yes fill water butt then pump into aquarium from there . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Plan to run at 24 c . I can put a heater in my water butt if needed . I run it straight to the tank Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m currently cycling tank with just plants in . Changing 80ltrs a day at the moment Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a 100 litre water butt that I fill with RO water for water changes .. question is should it be heated before I fill my tank or will fish cope with lower temp until water heats up in tank . I see a lot of videos with what looks like people just refilling with garden hoses or similar ?

View from my dining room table isn’t too bad now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Finally got round to planting my tank up!! Thanks to my mate Konrad for all the plants . Now for the daily water changes !! Quite a list of species gone in .. Bolbitis compact Hygrophila pinnatifida Schismatoglotis roseispatha Cryptocoryne Red tiger lotus Microsorum pteropus mini , needle...

That’s very cool . I’d love a long low tank . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Love the layout. Fantastic looking tank.

After running this tank for a year and a smaller one for a year before that all was going great... Until one day it all just crashed. Lost ALOT of high end corals and fell out of love for it. So sold what remained of livestock and equipment. drained tank and just left it sitting there. Wife...

Didn’t think of that . Cheers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How long would it take for wood to start drying out and floating again once submerged again? I currently have my wood in a bucket and plan on planting and flooding my tank later next week . I would like to start getting the scape prepped but I’m worried with wood out water for a week it will...

I have a refractometer that’s sitting in my cupboard doing nothing .. PM me ! [emoji16] nice layout by the way Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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That’s a good point . Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cool . I’ll look into a cover . Didn’t think about gas loss. Do you have your drop checker in sump as well or in DT? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ve converted my sumped marine to freshwater . Question . Do I still use the auto top up ? If so can I put RO water in it or would it need mineraliser in the water . Can I put my CO2 diffuser in the sump so I don’t have anything g in the tank ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3KG-Lava-Rock-Lava-Rocks-For-Gas-Barbecue-Rocks-BBQ-Camping-Landmann-Lavasteine-/233979609212?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 I used this Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That’s not what I used as it’s too small and really expensive . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I used stuff used for gas bbq. As far as I know lava rock is lava rock . Not particularly branded Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I used lava rock under mine . Think you can use pumice stone as well . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Shouldn’t see why it would be a problem then . Any CO2 in the pipe work will just be pushed out when you restart pump I would have thought . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My only input as I have a sumped system .. could you get a small amount of water go back up the CO2 line due to gravity when you turn pump off or is there a one way valve in there ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Tank is coming along nicely . Hair algae almost all gone . Just need to get pest snails under control...

It’s an Aqua One Inspire 40 cabinet . I got it online. Don’t think the oak one is available now

After a few years out of keeping fish I’ve started a small 40cm cube. low tech ,low maintenance. It’s now a month old and I am really happy with how it is coming along. Just trying to convince better half to allow me another bigger tank now!:D

Please see sales section for items that need to go. Plants fish and wood now all available separately.

All good things come to an end. I am looking at selling up. Anyone want to buy it as a job lot? All you can see here?

A couple of photos to show where it is.

Well tank settling down now after its move. Just want some low tech broad leaf plants to fill the back out a bit Ammorite retreat Full tank video. Feb 2015:

When I moved my tank, all be it to another room. I completely emptied it and replaced all the substrate. I felt that it would just churn it up to much to put back in. As for your filter if you can transport it wet I feel that's best option but as long as it stays damp it shouldn't be an issue...

Thanks for the replies. I'll look into both ideas...

Anybody recommend a silent or as near as possible sump return pump. Needs to be 4000ish lt/hr. The one I have has developed a distinct hum and I have tried to quieten it down but with no success.

No, I agree with Ian. Empty tank completely. The tank is not designed to be lifted with weight in.

Thanks. Just need a few broad leaf plants at the back to fill it out a bit I think. Definitely better now it has more fish in. Will try and get a better video up.

Bit of a shakey hand held job...

Ammorite jungle retreat:

Got some nice new fish today so tank looking great. Put some lemon tetras in.

Type in dsuny on ebay. There light units seem good value.

Moved my tank into my lounge. So giving it another lease of life. Wrapped the cabinet black so it matches the room. Pretty happy with the rescape just need some more fish..

Been a long time with an update. Tank still going Ok. I will be shutting it down in the new year though. The pull of going back to a marine reef has the better of me.

No additives no ferts just fish food.

It's going Ok. Don't really do anything with it. I'll get some pics up later.

Great little wabi, Could you give me a plant list please.

It's starting to fill put nicely now. Just want some tall plants at the back that tolerate very low light levels. Not heavily stocked with 6 dwarf rainbows 2 blue rainbows some zebra danios which keep ending up in the sump, 6 corys and 3 sae's.

Does it say on the bottles how much gas is in them? Machine Mart do 600g bottles for £16.

I must be doing something right I guess!

Hi all, Rich Jackson said: ↑ What sort of lights plants and size of refugium is needed? You don't need a very big tank for the refugium, I would imagine that 60 litres would do for even a really big tank, and probably ~ 10 litres is enough for a 60 litre tank. I would just use any waterproof...

Hi sorry to thread jack. What sort of lights plants and size of refugium is needed? I lineage idea of this for my tank.....

All the heaters I've owned have been wildly inaccurate. I have one that I set to 29 to get 22 degrees. As for temp above room temp. My tank is 400+ litres and has 2 x 150w heaters on it. As a marine set-up it would heat to 26 degrees and hold it there. Mutant is in my dining room which is also a...

I have a similar fish list. Rainbows and danios. I also looked into bottom feeders. Couldn't find anything that would suit low tech. Hara hara are river fish so need flow and high oxygen levels is the information I found so didn't think they would be suitable. I ended up putting corys in mine.

Crystal rainbows?? Anyone got Latin name so I can look them up? Very nice set-up btw.

I have a couple of bits of my wood that stick out of the water and was wondering?. Would anubias grow with its roots around the wood but it's leaves fully out the water? If not any other plant that would thrive in this position? No soil just wood and fully exposed leaves?

I had Tunze's in my reef and was very impressed with the smaller uncontrolled ones. The bigger controlled ones hustlers blowing their power supplies. If you want a wider more gentle flow just cut out every other vein on the outer frame. Works a treat

I wouldn't worry to much. I had 60kg of rock sitting on crushed coral sand in my reef tank with no issues.

Don't know how it made it past a fish net on the weir a shut off tap half open and a trickle bed but that's a zebra danio in my sump!

So I fancy going for Asian specific fish. What's the Asian alternative of a Cory? Anyone had any experience with dwarf loaches?

Justin85 had/has full CO2 system for sale might be worth asking him! I used pub gas 14lb bottles when I ran CO2 on my marine tank but I had room for the tall bottles. If you are needing bottle to fit in your tank cabinet then go for FE bottle I guess.

Sorted!! Upload from youtube!

How do I upload video on here from photobucket without showing all my albums?

I have fish!!! We'll 12 to start with. Zebra danios. They are fun watching dart in and around the tank. Nice to see movement in it. A few more over the next few months plus some neon rainbows ottos and corys I think.

Plants have only been in 1 week so I wouldn't say established.

I have 450 litre tank which I suspect once substrate and wood is in would total around 380-400ltr and a 120ltr sump again probably running 80-90ltr with turnover of 2000ltr/hr. Fairly heavy plant mass adding ferts at 5ml a day. Constant water change of about 2 ltrs a day and at the moment 20...

Cheers I'll look into those thanks.

I know it's a bit of a how longs a piece of string question but What's do people think rough stocking levels for a 450ltr low tech tank are? I'm thinking of neon rainbows or threadfin rainbows and tetras with corys and ottos. Where do I stand on compatibility with shrimp with these fish also.

Now that my tank is getting there I am now onto livestock options. Questions. What are stocking limit guidelines and if I put tetras and gouramis in can I still have shrimp?!

Sorry to hijack this thread but how big a tank are you talking for Swiss cheese plant? And how would be best way to plant

Cool. I'll have to make a visit..

I take it that's a different place to birstall garden centre? I live near Hinckley so don't know that end of Leicester to much.

For me in Leicester- Clearwater aquatics, Birstall garden centre and eBay!

This is the tank that has inspired me to get mine up and running low tech. I looks great. I must have read and re-read your journal a few times now!

I always though it needed to be co2 proof.

It's starting to resemble a fish tank! A few more plants needed yet though.

Trying to add images but don't seem to want to go on?!

This is my starting point for plants. Although I am tempted in trying a DSM for moss. Anubias spp. Aponogeton natans/crispus Bolbitis heudelotii Ceratopteris spp. Cryptocoryne spp. Echinodorus spp. inc tenellus Egeria densa Fontinalis antipyretica Hygrophilia spp. Lilaeopsis...

No not a sound from it!! It surprised me that it is silent.

The reason for the name change is because of a couple of the stones in my setup And a couple of the whole lot.

Wet testing sump. Can I leave this running to kick start bacteria in the media before I fill my tank?

Well I have made a bit more progress all be it slowly... Still a way to go Water testing the sump. Complete with auto topup and trickle tower!!

Does the trickle tower have to be sealed?

Cool thanks. Will look into that and give it a go!

Could I just put a couple of pond plant baskets above my sump and feed the overflow into them and let water trickle into sump? What media would I put in baskets?

What's the best way of setting up a trickle filter in a sump?