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Thanks for this Journal, i have enjoyed reading it from start to date! Amazing looking tank btw! Nice one!

Looking superb!

So I didnt go too full on, but I did have a tank tidy up. Still need to get in with the razor blade and tidy up some of that red spot algae, but I'm a bit happier with the tank now. And a few general tank shots of the plants inhabitants! Many thanks for popping by. Kind regards...

Really nice!

Just been looking through the old tank Journal, and sadly, day 1530, the tanks not looking as good as it has previously done. Nov 2015 is when water was first introduced (just over 4 years ago) and though I have dosed and done pretty much a 50% weekly water change religiously, I have undeniably...

Really lovely tank. how do people go about remembering all the plant names? I have to try and learn what I have so that I can get more from this hobby - but really struggle with remembering whats what! Anyhows, love the tank!

I got rid of pest snails in the past using assassin snails. They do a good job of pest control.

I like the tank shot! I also struggle with stem plants, so will keep a look out for responses - sorry I havnt been any help!

Really like the journal - thanks for sharing, and looking forward to seeing more as it progresses! Inspiration right there!

Oak gets my vote and I strip the bark off using a knife and give it a good soak.

I meant to include this pic too....of the pipework. Obvs the above and below shots are pre rust and clingfilm solution in case people are not sure. Thanks again, Rich

So......I cant believe my three lodgers have been with me now over 6 months, including their lovely cat. I've been meaning to get around to posting the update to let you know how we are getting on! I was worried with my corrugated plastic make shift condensation trap the cat might go for an...

Loving that there are rainbows in the tank alongside this cat - who looks surprisingly calm!

Well that's just brilliant! Haha I'll be sure to add a pic post the moving in! That's very much. Rich

Brilliant! Thanks all for replying - that puts my mind at rest! Really really pleased with the responses. I am sure he will sit up on top, so I am going to build a DIY lid out or perspex similar to what I currently have, but hopefully a lot stronger. see pic below of existing lid arrangement...

Hi, its been ages since i have posted on here, but I'm hoping some of you might be able to put my mind at ease or at least offer some advice. I still have my proxima plus 250 tank and loving my rainbow blues, but I am going to be getting some lodgers in about a months time and they will be...

I want one of those! lol. My garden is too small, or is it! I'm going to get googling small ponds now. Thank you!

Like the journals, both tanks looking smart, and I like the layouts!

I like it! Will follow this one!

Thanks Roy, I'm really happy with the results. Spent a lot of time researching before I kicked off - I guess thats all captured by this thread, but now its just a 60min water change a week and 2min dosing daily. That leaves me with just 2hrs a day to enjoy staring at the plants and fish :)

1st May 2016 - Day 162 So time is going quickly and I have been letting my scape become a bit of a jungle. Everything is growing up and up and I keep meaning to get involved and have a cut back. But then I like it as is, so am reluctant to go in with the scissors and potentially mess things up...

Love it, and your obviously very proud - made clear by all the pictures! thanks for sharing the tank with us!

Looks superb!

Tank looks stunning. I like your rainbows too!

Looking forward to seeing this come along for sure!

So last weekend, I did get some amazing fish. DSCF6530 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr DSCF6539(2) by Richard Heasman, on Flickr DSCF6550 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr IMG_7521 [42033] by Richard Heasman, on Flickr IMG_7515 [42031] by Richard Heasman, on Flickr IMG_7512 [42029] by Richard...

I have a question too. I'm currently still in my original regime of 4hrs lighting, 4hrs co2 staggered and 50ml micro/macro dosing alternate days with one rest day and water change a week. I have added shrimp and ottos, but am wondering whether i ought to increase the lighting period (and adjust...

Thanks Alto, thanks also for your feedback on Rainbows. My search goes on. Will pop into the lfs tomorrow to see what they recommend. Regards Richard

Well, its been a while, and there have been no dramatic plant re-scapes to update you on. I have not long been back from a two week holiday. The jecod dosing pump clearly worked well dosing micro and macro daily. My parents dropped in every so often to feed the shrimp and ottos, and I was very...

Just spotted one of the amano shrimp in the post trim shot - if you follow the wood to the very end on the right hand side top corner of the tank you'll see him.

6th Februry, (Day78) Well, I had a good bit of time with the tank yesterday. I'm not entirely sure I like it, its a bit like a new haircut, you know it needs doing, but it takes a bit of getting used to I guess! lol. Here is how the tank looked before I took the scissors to her: Before...

Great looking tank!

Thanks Troi, it was your article on the soil substrate planted tank that inspired the substrate on this tank. Thank you a lot for that! I didnt really know what I was doing tbh, but its worked out alright :) Best wishes Richard

I am still spending hours just sitting there staring at a fishless tank. I love it. The shrimp have had a really positive impact on the algae - or perhaps the plants are just taking over, whatever, the algae is no longer :) No full tank shot today, because my camera batteries ran dry, but not...

IMG_7146 [61092] by Richard Heasman, on Flickr Hmm, difficulties placing images for some reason. Odd. Does this work now: IMG_7146 [61092] by Richard Heasman, on Flickr

Thought I'd give a final update. I'm very pleased with the way that the tank has turned out. Today is day 60 of the tank being planted.... IMG_7146 [61092] by Richard Heasman, on Flickr I had to make a blue peter style lid for the tank due to condensation, which is something I hadnt...

Thank you! I think I'm going to have to get one. I'm good with remembering to dose. I quite like it in some ways, but it does solve the issue of not always being around! Thanks for an informative read and review/instructional thread! Richard

I'd like an update too if folk are able to comment on how the pumps are treating them? I'm thinking ahead - got a couple of holidays planned and no one's going to dose my tank. I might get away with a fish feed twice whilst away, but certainly not a daily EI dose :)

17th Jan (day57) Here is todays FTS DSCF6456 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr

I treated myself today to some amano shrimp and some red cherry shrimp. 5 amano and 10 red cherries. The Amano have gone very quickly into action cleaning the gravel/plants and generally looking as if they are having a good time. DSCF6454 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr One of the RCS is quite...

Hi Ryan, I'm going to have a trim tomorrow and pull as much algae out during the water change as I can. Yep, the tank is still getting its 6.30pm to 10.30pm lighting period. A bit more at weekends as I tend to have the lights on whilst day dreaming of what to do with the tank next. The room...

Very nice!

12th Jan. (Day52) Just thought I would share this as an example of the algea growth I am experiencing in the tank: DSCF6414 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr 16th Jan. (Day56) DSCF6421 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr This is the longest I have left the tank without a water change - tomorrow it...

Nice! Like it a lot!

Hi Jakes,I like the tank and the journal style. Enjoyed reading the journal and going through the pictures - a history is stills of the tank!

Thanks Darrel, thats reassuring, and a learn for me going forwards with Ottos, the two I moved seem happy in their somewhat smaller, but fr more matured tank, and I did think that the batch were healthy as they were very active - it didnt occur to me that they were searching for food. I'll get...

Cool, thanks both, that helps me to be a bit more confident in my routine. Thank you. Kind regards Richard

My apologies if this has been covered - but I haven't been able to find where. My question is... is there a more suitable time to dose in the day, or does it not matter much? I am currently dosing before I go to work - 07.30, even though lights come on at 18.30. I do this in case I don't...

Sunday 10th January - (Day50) A few shots from today. DSCF6384 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr DSCF6385 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr DSCF6387 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr DSCF6388 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr DSCF6389 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr DSCF6390 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr...

How are they looking planted? I have the usteriana in my tank. i placed it in the back corner of my tank and am hoping that its going to grow tall once its settled in. Only been in two weeks now I think. nice looking plant so far. Regards Richard

Hi, no problem. I bought the stand separately from the tanks. For me the tank is small enough not to be injecting co2, I just liquid dose. It's a good point though for those wanting to go down the injection route. Good luck with your purchase. I know it can be fun but a bit mind boggling...

Like the bay idea, looking forwards to following this one along. Thanks for sharing.

Lovely looking scape though - even with a bit of melt! Like the horizontal lines created by the sand, rock and dark greens.

As long as the tank is well filtered I would add in order of whichever takes your fancy. I read somewhere that shrimp like a nicely matured tank, so I think I set mine up in order of ottos, cpd's (brilliant little fish), red cherries. I dose liquid carbon, so for me CO2 in that tank hasnt been...

Not so much low tech, but low maintenance I should have said, I havnt done much with this for a couple of months other than regular weekly water changes. Hopefully this gives you a good idea of what the tank can look like when grown in. The scape is about 15 months old ish. I should really have...

Hi, I have the scapers 50ltr tank and it sits next to an aquaone 20ltr on the same larger aquarium stand. Pros I like the rounded corners I like that the filter is external No tank taken up with a black divider either as in the aqua nano range. I like the dimensions The lamp is ample for my...

New Year Day (Day41) Happy new year all. I have added some otto to help keep the algae at bay, though they have their work cut out for them - I seem to have a algae bloom at the moment. DSCF6372 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr This might be due to me backing off the co2 for the new fish, but I...

Nice one. I too have started the pressurised co2 and EI ferts route recently! So far been happy with plant growth etc - hope it goes well Ryan! Regards Rich

Hi Mike I've tried a bit of both, the pump broke and I replaced it unknowingly with an even stronger pump - so have gone through a few scenarios to try and calm the flow. One was to not even use it, but instead rely on a separate air filter with sponges. I then discovered the heater (since its...

Picking up some ottos tomorrow :0)

Hello, couple of shots from today with the weekend plants added. 21st December DSCF6295 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr 23rd December DSCF6304 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr Need to adjust the camera better - not so happy with this shot, but will figure it out in the new year. Wanted to get the...

Nice! It's a mission moving. Fare play for making the tanks the priority!

Great journal nd pics - looking forward to watching this one develop. Trying to expand my plant knowledge and always wondered what the 'rotala bonsai' was called - thanks!

Very nice!

Here is a picture of my current view from the sofa. I cant wait to go get some more plants for the wood tomorrow. Current view by Richard Heasman, on Flickr

Hiya, that's a great looking Tank! I've started a journal on my proxima plus. I am getting away so far with just the eheim 2075. I opted for the led lights and am only running these 4 hours a day. I'm thinking of a rescape already though now I have grown the plants a couple of weeks in and...

Haha! I feel the same, my tank has been running now nearly 4 weeks and each morn I pop my head in the lounge to see if it all ok! Lol.

Floating plants are a great idea when starting out as they soak up the excess nutrients. Lovely scape and tank! It's an awesome step getting it wet right?

Superb!

Really smart - like it!

14th December (Day22) I'm enjoying the sag - I have been watching for runners and have spotted a few. DSCF6264 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr First bottle of CO2 emptied and replaced in the evening. 15th December (Day23) No harm done so far by swapping from the pre-mix to the EI dosing, or by...

Thanks Ryan! I've not been home yet today so hope that two days of EI havnt turned the tank into an algae ball! Am sure it will look great.

I really have. I was without laptop for a while and so wasn't able to start the journal. Once behind its hard work bringing it up to speed! Lol.

Very nice tank and room!

22nd November Day1 IMG_6480 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr 23rd November (day2) C02 up and running IMG_6442 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr IMG_6447 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr 26th November (day5) So starting to look a bit better on day 5. Certainly looking a bit greener. I opted on...

Hi All, A long overdue journal…with a lot to catch up on... A bit about me: I’ve been keeping a nano aquarium (50ltr) since Oct 2014, and have been enjoying the plants and fish (CPDs, Ottos, RCS). In September I decided to treat myself and started to look about for a new tank. The goal of...

Lovely looking planted tank - coming along great! Like your fish too!

All handy helpful tips, thanks guys. I should have known better. I did start off in word, but then added the pics in the ukaps and did the editing there so I could see what was going on! I had a dupe pic, so was on the final stages of cleaning up and rather than delete button to delete I hit the...

Cool! I'll redo the blog Thursday. Thank you

Is the picture OK? I haven't used flikr before now, any tips on posting links via flikr. I posted via bb link - I don't know what bb link is and I work in I.T. lol

Shh, keep it a secret or people wont want to read the blog when I finally get it in the journal section! lol

Thanks Andy, I kinda had been, but then did the online tweaking, adding the picks etc, so not all lost :) Yay! Here's the tank on day 16 of seeing water. I did a 80ltr water change tonight. DSCF6201 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr

I feel slightly destroyed by this as I am already three weeks behind in my blog and was looking forward to sharing progress, but also catching up with the blog so that I could start to get feedback. Anyone want a sneak peak at what the tanks looking like now? lol

I've just created a flikr account in preperation to write up a journal of how I have got on and want to test adding pics before I then go ahead create a picture heavy journal one eve this week...:) So here is my not so new tank! IMG_6353 by Richard Heasman, on Flickr

Hi, it's 1440 lumen I spotted in the description, I think it's kelvin you quoted... I'm kind of new myself. I love my 50ltr dennerle scapers tank. I haven't put pressurised co2 gas in - just dosing liquid carbon and a shop bought fert. plant growth for me has been ace, and looks very nice in...

Looks like a nice home for goldfish!

Wow from me too!

Following this with interest. I'm about to start up my own tank and am learning a lot too!

Congratulations with the baby! Great looking fish tank too! Lol

Thanks Guys, a nice welcome! I am still in a tiz. Every time I think I have made my mind up on what to do, I change my mind because I fall in love with another bit of tank eye candy I find on this forum! :) Here is an update of my current 50ltr, which since moving to the dining room, I find...

Amazing!

Hugely enjoyed reading this journal. Stunning tank and plants!! Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for your feedback. This is a stunning tank! I think the uprooting thing and the fact that I want a high flow in my tank is leading me to the conclusion that I need to cap it off. Going to cap with a fine natural coloured gravel I think, so if it does mix its not going to be so obvious...

Wow!! I've not seen this before - brilliant - glad you shared! I never knew you had a cockatiel. Cracking setup! I even like the colour of the walls! So the middle tanks are cat litter. Very smart. Thanks for sharing. Kind regards Rich

Thanks guys! Both great looking cat tanks. I do like your unipack tank too! You swapped the tanks round - they are now right left rather than left right? Haha!

Thanks Andy! What substrate have you used in the tank on the right? Both fantastic looking tanks!

Hi Everyone. I'm starting up a new aquarium. I have blown my budget and want to have some beans left for plants so got exited by the cheap substrate sticky and then nearly fell off my chair when I read that a 10ltr bag of cat clay from tesco would only set me back £3something. So off I popped...

really enjoyed reading this thread. Nice tanks!

Hi Everyone, I have been keeping CPDs in a 50ltr planted tank for a little over a year....... And have been loving it. I got myself an aqua nano too.... Managed to only breed two CPDs though so far.....but hoping to breed more. But now....lol....I have gone and got myself a new 250ltr tank...

Haha, awesome, thank you! Congrats on mod status today! I cant wait to get stuck into setting up the tank and writing the journal. I didnt get a lid with this tank - sold to me as the proxima plus, but I have my suspicions! lol. I guess no lid doesn't matter since the brace on the base is there...