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I blame Volkswagen Did you test tds upon your return?

Nice peninsula .

How long is the photoperiod? This tank is simply stunning

Maybe something to open up the soil will be beneficial, akadama will do this very well

Allowing the soil to release its N compounds when flooded is a useful way to cycle a filter, coupled with lower light levels , plants should settle nicely. Although a few species do not cope well with high ammonia. If memory serves- it was a two week cycle last time I used a soil/ compost...

thanks for sharing I know nothing about these fish but its a fascinating world you've created

It will increase co2 for the plants and increase o2 for the fish = win win.

Why wouldn't you want surface ripple?

any aquatic plant soil will work. Stuff from garden centres. Most will raise water hardness though. Thinking garden top soil might be a good choice. Do a forum search on compost- plenty of comments there

You can have just sand. Not too deep though - more than 3 inches can cause stagnation ' anaerobic' pockets. best though to use something under the sand to boost plants, such as soil, compost or planting substrate

Liquid carbon is nasty stuff. I will never use it again.

That is very nice, no liquid carbon dosing?

Bolbitis does very well low tech

Crypt parva grows well in low tech set Ups. Mine throw out runners happily

my gh is off the scale anyway ! was hoping to get my microdevario in the tank, with some cpd's... it will have to wait, other than that i like the soil, but they tell fibs on the packaging.

tested the soil. Ammonia between 4 and 8 ppm. Says on the packet- ' will not affect water quality ' yeah right....

thanks for the offer alastair- got to visit homebase to buy sand so i will grab some fabric at the same time. You are a very nice man :)

i need about 125 cms in length and about 30 cms wide :)

nice one troi. Will test for ammonia later too. Should not be any but.....

think i will have to cap it.... Still has not settled out. Will grab some landscape fabric and then use sand as a top layer.

i really do like the look of the plain soil. When it settles it does look like a slice out of a lake. Will be moving house again in the summer so this is temporary. Still murky at the moment but.... Looks so natural :) guess i would get the same effect with a fine grade sand as a cap.

so - the pond soil is in the tank, filled with water and a few plants. I like the look of just bare soil but it does stir up very easily. Apart from the clouding and aesthetic issue is there a need to cap the soil?

Re: Low Energy, Water Changes, CO2, Algae, and Pseudoscience bba on plant tips- one day later co2 runs out. (two months later) bba on plant tips, a day later co2 runs out....

got lots of frogbit and riccia i can bung in, as well as my mature echinodorus and crypts .

states the ph will be in the 6.5 region, which is ok, i have some serious peat water waiting ( ph 3) so if it does mess around with the ph i will be able to keep it where i want, thanks b.t.

want to make a start on my new emergent set-up, wanting to use a soil base, does anyone know if this westland will provide problems with ammonia at start up? i doubt it as i use it in ponds etc. just checking. thanks guys. :thumbup:

Re: 17 US gallon low tech tannin stained water is very good for fish that come from waters that are rich in organic matter.

Re: 17 US gallon low tech :) your gravel reminds me of the little bits you get on fab ice lollies .