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amazing there is no way in a million billion years I could ever get something like this past the wife we need more pictures of it in situ!! i would much rather have this in my wall than a TV

damn my replacement tmc grobeam has failed again. I would not recommend this product as I have now had 2 which have both failed.

cheers gary. I do think the shape of the trigon makes a jungle type scape easier. a more minimal scape like yours is much harder to achieve successfully. That is my next goal with this tank, but I am enjoying the scape at the moment and am a bit too busy for a complete strip down.

not much change other than growth got rid of the hygrophilia polysperma

looks great dave

added Blyxa from the big tank

little bit of pearling

a quick update flooded the tank and have added toxic levels of Co2... hopefully the HC will stay happy...

thanks Dan appreciate the comments

Minor update got rid of swords added new co2 reactor moved some stuff around and added new red plants from LFS

Thanks for the kind words everyone it means alot

I plan to pummel the plants with as much Co2 as I can get in there for about 5-6 weeks while the tank cycles before adding livestock then a gradual dial back on the co2 levels till it is hospitable for the critters but all suggestions are gratefully received...

a couple more weeks I think then its flooding time experimenting with some extra bits of mini landscape on top of the bits already there...

thanks guys! what a surprise to login to facebook and see it this morning

my cabinet is very full

TWIN BATTERY OPERATED PERISTALTIC CHEMICAL DOSING PUMP | eBay I think it was a homemade job but it seems to do the job

measured the output from the peristaltic pumps bang on 30ml per pump! its dosing this once a day at 4 o clock there is an electronic timer and clock which allows a variable dose once a day the dual pump was a bargain from ebay £40 I am well pleased now for some auto water changer action...

I would appreciate some advice: the Amazon swords on the right are starting to take over this tank... Can someone suggest a replacement plant that has a similar leaf shape that is not quite as virulent. I am also not happy with the Pogostemon stellatus on the rear left. A suggestion for...

new dual peristaltic pump fitted I have mixed up an all in one mix and have liquid carbon in the other

noticed the pearling today still cant shift this moss/wood mould/algae

you can see the algae/mould? here on the moss

looks really nice what are you planning to put in there?

thanks mate I am hacking my way through the jungle this afternoon so hopefully things will look a little neater soon I am getting the impression that planted tanks reflect a lot of the owners (hence why mine is such a mess!)

ada amazonia powder

not sure yet some CRS maybe

the last picture show some of the mould/algae that refuses to die despite pummelling with co2 and glut

new camera arrived and I am having a little play

week 5 update its oh so quiet...

sorry for the poor quality any thoughts on best way to deal with this? I have turned up the co2 as far as I can. I have cleaned filter and done a 50% water change I am double dosing liquid carbon anything else?

urgh really struggling with a white fluffy algae on the moss and the wood around the moss. I have cleaned filter done a partial water change turned up the co2 to maximum

good work fella it takes a bit of time to get used to the pace of growth in a new tank (well it does for impatient buggers like me) but once you become accustomed to it I found myself surprised by how quickly things can grow

added moss and testing out black card behind the glass

a minor alteration after some sage words on here Jack sent me some lovely plants which are very happy at the front left and the blyxa is starting to recover

week 1 12 hr photo period + 2 x spray with aquarium water

blues? :)

added lots of blyxa today which is looking a bit scruffy as you would expect there is a marked contrast in green between the new bits and the stuff that has been there a while. starting to feel a little bit more settled with this tank. I feel that perhaps some wood on the right might balance...

really like these jack these tanks made me want a nano

yeah I think so I have lots of kit left over so I am going to rig up a disposable co2 system

plants Tropica Hemianthus 'Cuba' 1-2-GROW! Pogostemon helferi Tropica Staurogyne repens 1-2-GROW! once submersed I will add some blyxa Hardscape some mini landscape rocks Filtration (to be added) fluval 305 (turned right down) Lighting Ikea 3 w clipon led. CO2 disposable Co2 setup

my daughter has been bothering me about a fish tank for a while so together we have planted up a small 25cm optiwhite cube

nice work gary. can I ask how you fitted it? I have been given a replacement tile from TMC and I am keen not to ruin it again?

popped into TMC today and got a replacement the 1500 not sure what I am going to do ...

that is exactly where I had it. I would be careful I think the condensation dripped down into the unit. I am hoping that TMC will be kind and replace it...

bugger my grobeam 1000 has somehow filled with water... all of the leds have failed it has never been submersed really gutted I am going to send it back to TMC

bit of a prune

thanks fellas I am leaning towards leaving it off...

have experimented with taking of the opaque backing not sure if I prefer it on or off...

the gas is misting up the tank I have now been ei dosing for a month and growth has really taken off.

I had exactly the same thought and have propped up the wood during the last water change... thanks for the feedback.

thanks sanj its all a bit messy in there at the mo but I have some plans afoot to tidy things up watch this space!

minor rescape now it seems to work better with the spray bar rather than jet for me. I know that other trigon owners (gary) have used the jet outlet successfully but I seem to get alot of uprooting plants with that. not really happy with the scape as it stands but will keep with it for a...

forgot to mention installed a grobeam 1000 HD at the back corner of the the trigon hood

weekly update. HC strands everywhere... those pesky corys seem to delight in uprooting the bits I have just put in...

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" new hardscape + carpet and blyxa from hoggie :thumbup: mood lighting leds behind the frosted background adds a nice little bit of colour

does anyone have the pdf for the cabinet build? the weblink is not working anymore... cheers

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Re: a noob tank "RTFM" i have got a couple of pieces of manzy wood from ebay any thoughts on placement or mosses/plants to attach would be welcom

really like these the composition flowing between the three tanks is superb. a different colour of fish in each tank would look awesome

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" messing around with photoshop

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" the rummynose are really much happier in this tank... the platy that was chasing them has found a plant to hide behind and sulk at the loss of his plastic castle

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" the filter seems almost too strong for the tank all of the substrate at the front of the tank is being pushed backwards and exposing the roots of the hair grass... also all of my plants are covered in a fine black dust which appears to be disturbed substrate. on a...

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" new filter all fitted ehiem 2078, the plants are all doing st vitus dance at present... will post new pics soon

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" ldcgroomer thanks for that, this sort of info is why this forum great!

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" thinking about getting some twisty wood and retro fitting it to the scape... all tips appreciated! ;-)

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" all change again got a new JBL 1501 which is not working so the 305 is back on duty but I have swapped over to an inline diffuser plants seem happy...

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" several additions swords at the back and Limnophila sessiliflora behind the big stone my lights stopped working so I have replaced them with led (TMC grobeams) i have added a spray bar which has seemed to help the flow and I have moved the ceramic diffuser below the...

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Re: a noob tank "RTFM" added a powerhead which seems to have helped I have managed to turn down the co2 and the drop checker is more lime green my plants look relatively happy at the moment (early days I know)

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" one more shot

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" my bubble count is already about 2-3 per second should i turn it up further?

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" does this colour look about right?

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Re: a noob tank "RTFM" I have had the co2 running since setting up although I am struggling to get the correct amount of bubbles (either to much or not enough). I am also using liquid co2 as well

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" cheers buddy. I have ordered a powerhead where would be the best place to situate it? beneath the out let or about the co2 diffuser in the right corner?

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" thanks for that I was thinking the same thing. I have ordered Echinodorus osiris and Limnophila sessiliflora which might help

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" plants in 5 days ago. I started out with nicely bunched groups of plants but after several days of floaters at the top I have just been shoving them back in haphazardly... does anyone have any tips about how to get stem plants to stay put? there appears to be fine...

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" I am using eco-complete with ADA aquasoil at the top

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" thanks for all the opinions I have gone with a simple stone layout and will attempt to just get plants growing. the CO2 is up and running my drop counter is green and the plants are in... I seem to not have quite managed the technique of getting my stem plants into...

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" I have Eleocharis acicularis Clinopodium brownei ludwigia arcuata Pogestemon eustralis (a mixed box from aqua essentials) I have this bit of bog wood as well but it doesnt seem right to me.... hmmm all suggestions are welcome...

Re: a noob tank "RTFM" the tank is a trigon 190l corner tank I am running a fluval 305 filter and hoping to get an inline heater and co2 on there although I am worried that this may disrupt the flow too much...

Re: Trigon 190 'Crypt Corner' I have a fluval 305 which came with the tank I am looking to do a rock and grass type effort I will post photos once I figure out how to load them ...

gulp here goes my first foray into planted tank land all criticism gratefully received... this is no doubt the start of a series of blunders and miss steps. but its all part of the fun I guess substrate is in with a collection of rocks I am figuring out how to attach various bits and...

Re: Trigon 190 'Crypt Corner' Hi Gary love the tank. it is serving as a big inspiration for my journey into planted tanks my wife bought me a trigon for my birthday and I am slightly daunted by the size but seeing the great results you have got gives me some hope that I can get somewhere...