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Dutch tanks are my thing above anything else. Done properly they look beautiful.

Stunning scape iceman. Love the moss tree a lot !

One of my favourite tanks on this forum. Colour and layout is just superb. Well done Alex.

OK thanks Tim. And agreed it does look nice. I'll keep cutting from main stems and hopefully it will fill out nicely.

Really pleased with how this plant is doing in my tank. (Med light and liquid carbon/ei. Has anyone else had success in these conditions. Also any tips on propogation, as I want to fill out front corner of my tank. Thanks, Steve

You could probably get away with lowering it a little and then keep an eye on your plants health. As the plant mass increases then maybe increase the lighting intensity a bit.

I'm using two TMC grobeam 600's on my fluval 125L. Their installed in the hood and because I have good flow, high nutrients and double dose the liquid carbon I haven't had any algae issues with the light levels - yet. If you can get the TMC's from here second hand, I'm sure you'll like the look...

Lovely scape Miguel and welcome to the forum.

Looks good. I've wanted to take the plastic off my Roma 125 but haven't plucked up the courage. I've just put a pair of grobeams on mine which are so much better than the T8 tubes. Keep us updated with the ranks progress. Steve

Really nice. I'm a big fan of the central island layout. I'm considering doing this on my next layout.

March pic for me. Love it !

Viktor those scapes are superb and inspiring !

Really like this tank, very natural looking.

I'm toying with the idea of running a maxi-jet 1000 power head and diy spraybar and connecting it to an external prefilter (filled with scrubbies) for added flow and filtration. Anyone doing this at the moment ?

Ok mate, can't be as bad as my green ehiem tubing spray bar, Lol. It does the job but its green !

If you have any joy m8 I'd be interested in yours with the connector as I need one.

Any updates on this scape ? Really nice

Lovely scape Antony, well done mate.

Are you running yeast co2 ?

Good to hear mate. I've learnt that flow distribution, (high Or low tech) is very important, along with regular sufficient water changes and correct light and nutrient uptake. I've had my first planted tank running for 18 months and its only just starting to look lush and healthy !

A nice carpet around the front would look good. Why are you running co2 for twenty hours though ? How long are the LED's on for ?

I've been running my tetratec ex700 for a year or so now on my 125L. But I've known for some time that turnover in my tank (heavily planted) isn't enough. So what upgrade would you more experienced peeps recommend. I'm thinking JBL e1501, tetratec ex1200, or fluval 306. All of those are in my...

Cracking tank mate, really lush and healthy. How have you set up the main lighting. Also do you manage to keep the yeast co2 stable ? I struggled with mine and had algae outbreaks so I went with liquid carbon. I may try the two and give your recipe a go.

Hi Phil, good to see you on here as well as Facebook mate.;)

Thanks mate, can't help thinking it would wash out a planted tank. Might be wrong though.

Thanks Alastair, your input is much appreciated. I will order the tube from lampspec on Monday. One last thing, what product do you mean by stick on led strip ? Thanks

Yeah looking at that I think it would work on my 125Litre. 2x20w should be OK. Need to give it some thought first.

I've been looking at separate single controllers, although I realise another T8 tube may be a problem to fit. Adding a single T5ho might be pushing it. At the end of the day I just want to illuminate the tank better and if plant growth improves then that's an added bonus. But I don't want to be...

I may even consider a 3rd T8 tube instead. Giving approx 60watts of light. Would this option be OK without pressurised co2 ?.

Blimey that is cheap. I wonder what they will look like alongside the tmc grobeam 600. Thanks for the info mate.

Yes its aqua glo and life glo bulbs. Both give off a pinkish colour which I don't like, your right they are dull.. I will take a look on lampspecs. I've also just noticed BBA on my anubias so hopefully the liquid carbon will take care of that

I've got some diy reflectors in mine, but the overall look is still a bit dull. I think the right led bar with better T8 tubes will look good. I just don't want to push the lighting to the point where pressurised co2 is a must.

Thanks Alastair. So if I add one grobeam to benefit plants and viewing pleasure, Im still safe without pressurised co2 ? If so then I think that's the route I will take. Also can you recommend a few single led uni'ts that would fit on my fluval Roma 125 ? Many thanks.

Forgot to add, flow is good and dosing ei macro/micro.

I'm in need of some advice regarding lighting levels and liquid carbon. I'm running 2x20w T8's over 125Litres for 8 hours. Im going to be dosing easycarbo when it arrives. Im wanting to give the tank a brighter appearance than it is (for viewing pleasure only). So what options do I have. I've...

Lovely discus tank martin and nice to see your efforts paying off.

Mate there's no one else on this forum who can simpathise with you more than me. Lol Diatoms are a pain in the neck. I'm slowly getting on top of it now. My staurogyne repens has suffered the most but plenty of new leaves looking healthy. Good luck by the way.

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A quick update. The tank has been running for several weeks with no co2. I have added some more plants and dosing 50% ei. Ive also been doing 50% weekly water changes and as of Monday ive gone over to 10% daily water changes. Lights are on for 9 hours and ive added purigen to the filter a few...

Alternate bottles weekly. Its OK though I'm going down the FE co2 route this week. Yeast co2 isn't worth the hassle. I've learned that if you want a lush green high tech tank then you need the right gear to do it. Steve

Do you have any pics of your tank under T8's ?

Didnt you find the T8's a bit dull though ?

That's what I thought Tim. I think Im going to go down the Fe co2 route. And a bigger filter.

Forgot to mention I'm using cat litter substrate.

I'm having constant battles with hair algae and diatoms in my planted tank. Iis the Roma 125L. Specs are as follows. Fluval Roma 125L. Tetratec Ex700 external with 50% media. Fluval 3+ internal with diy spraybar full length,(good flow). 2x20w T8's on for 8 hours (low lighting). 2x2L diy co2...

I've had mine in for two weeks. Kept trimming the brown bits back and now all new growth is green and lush. My tank is only running 2x20w T8's. And diy co2 at 1bps. Hope this helps

I just had a look at the fluval fresh range and if I had the cash I would definitely buy one. They look superb !

Welcome to the forum. Just wondered why the spraybar is at a slant ?

Welcome to the forum

Nice setup by the way

Welcome to the forum

By the way, do you use reflectors ?

Your light setup looks nice and natural. Maybe converting to T5's would be the way to go. I'd have to convert the hood on my Roma but there's some YouTube stuff to show me how to do it.

Ouch, those jbl's are pricey aren't they. I could get a T5ho twin starter for the cost of two of those.:eek:

Not entirely convinced on the T5 converter idea but food for thought. Do you have any pics of your tank with the lights you mentioned above ? Thanks, Steve

One 20 and one 18. I've just taken the black background off and all though I don't like seeing the pipe's, the overall look of the tank is better.

Hi troi. Nobody advised me mate. I'm just wanting to change the color temp and brightness for appearance purposes. But I now realize that my bulbs are a higher kelvin than the dennerles.

Just had another look at the product description and its say's they are suitable for replacing the powerglo tubes. But if anyone has opinions on the topic the feel free to contribute. Steve

I've been looking at the oceanic 12000k T8's on Lampspecs website. Will the 18w tubes run OK in my lighting hood. (Its the standard 20w T8 hood for the fluval Roma 125L). If it will run OK, will I see a significant improvement in brightness/plant growth. I've been advised to look at the...

Awesome shrimp tank. Love it ! Also george , I have those lights over my Roma 125L. I think they give off a nice natural look but do you agree that they really restrict what plant species you can grow ?

I'm going to follow this with great interest Alastair so keep us updated with loads of detail. What's your biggest tank to date compared to this one ?

Can you explain why mate ? Thanks

Hi, I've recently moved the spraybar to the side of the tank, halved it and increased the size of the holes and the flow seems to be stronger and more even. I admit that the tetratec ex700 is a little under power for my 125 litre and if I'd have known at the time, I would have bought the 1200...

Im dosing on alternate days.

As title says, im struggling with the plant. dosing easy carbo (5ml) in 125L. also flow seems good and Ei dosing is 10ml per 50L from 500ml solution. (solution is 4tsp pot nitrate, 2tsp pot phosphate, 6tsp mag sulphate. 2 1/2 tsp trace in 500ml solution. All other plants doing great apart from...

The plec wins in the looks department !o_O

By the way, I'm changing 50% water weekly anyway.

Darrel that's definitely food for thought. Although I'm a bit hesitant to stop the liquid carbon, mainly due to the fact that I had really bad algae problems before I changed the substrate and upped the carbon dosing from standard to x2. The tank isn't in direct sunlight but since summer has...

OK. Thank you. I will add more to this thread over the next few weeks to show progress.

Or maybe with the 2x20 watts of lighting then maybe I should just dose with the salts and scrap the carbon. One things for sure, I don't think I need nor can I afford to run pressurized co2. So much to learn !

Yeah the one bunch of grass in my tank has gone from bad to worse but if I'm dosing with ei then surely some amount of carbon will be necessary ? All other plants are doing OK with the profito but the ei will surely produce improvement overall.

I'm doing fifty percent water change weekly anyway. And I was thinking 2x dosage for the carbon (5ml). I guess I was trying to figure balance between low light, decent ferts and amount of carbon. I don't think flow is an issue from what I can see but maybe something for me to keep an eye on...

Just ordered the ei starter kit for my Roma 125L. The tank has the standard 2x 20w T8's (8hrs a day), with A tetratec 700 external along with the internal fluval filter. The tank is moderately planted and I've been dosing 15ml of profito per week along with 2.5ml easycarbo per day. When the...