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Lovely hardscape :) There isn't really any value added in cycling when you are planning to establish plant grow and then move a cycled filter over. I would plant up, plan for 4-6 weeks of letting the plants establish and then move everyone over. It's hard to predict the effectiveness of plant...

Is it attached to wood or touching the substrate? For me it has always done a lot better with it's roots in the substrate. Obviously don't bury a rhizome but it has a preference for growing along the gravel surface with quite long roots into it.

I think mines about 30% (not close enough to connect atm) - and I have a slow ramp up/down. I think I picked a pre-set I liked the colour tone of then reduced them all down proportionately.

I have one to hand, and run it when the weather gets very hot. It's also useful just in case you run into an oxygen related problem i.e. fish are gasping, but I don't run it all the time.

You could go for six 'nano' sized shoaling fish - fair few to pick from now. Then some shrimps for picking over your carpet - either cherry or amano. Most of the nano sized fish will leave adult cherries alone and a few babies will slip past them.

Some fish foods seem to contribute - might be worth experimenting?

London I think, he works for the BBC, George Farmer did an interview with him: and there are a few more around the web.

The new growth on the floaters looks pretty good, you want to sort through and take and brown/damaged sections out - you've got a lot with parts under the water instead of floating and they'll just rot. Save the good parts, discard the rest. It's probably just where you added them recently...

Looks like a fun project. My first instinct building it would have been black foam, but actually I don't hate the blue and I wonder if it will turn a nice green/brown colour that looks very natural as it matures. Black is nice for making colours pop but it doesn't look very natural. Bet you will...

I think it grows natively (UK). I have (had) a tray outside, but a blackbird pulled a lot up to make a space for a bath - I imagine it will grow back though.

Shame the plans had to change, but that just gives you another project when the new place is ready :) I've just upped the Otos in my 70l to six - it's lovely to see them hanging out together. They are all out front and centre eating algae wafers at the moment. I've got them with a shoal of...

I agree, I think they'd look better stacked all flat they same way so they look like they formed that way. I've just learnt the joys of egg crate if you want to stack things higher without piling substrate too high underneath. As long as your careful so it's hidden it makes a great support.

Is that parva? I thought it was chain sword - if so the spear shaped leaves on the pygmy chain sword are emersed growth so die off, they get thinner leaves instead. If it's parva - crypts often melt and then regrow so don't worry too much about them. Everything takes longer in low tech, don't...

It's looks great - very lush and green. Not sure if it's just the photo, but have you thought about changing the background to something with a bit more contrast? Black might make the plants/fish pop more and make the equipment blend. Just a thought :)

How new is it? When I put mine in, the older leaves died back but the new ones have stayed green - I figured it was just adjusting. It's not growing particularly rapidly but what is there looks healthy now.

I don't see why you couldn't keep the tank and the fish and go low tech. The bristle nose is a nice algae eater and will help iron out any bumps. If you want to go for soil then do, but you don't have to. Plenty of people cope just fine on gravel only. Just lower your light, pop ferts in now...

How about Kuhli? They are easier the corys I think and I find mine quite active. They do tend to disappear at first but once they've settled and learnt about feeding time I find they are out and about. Anubias seem quite easy and come in a variety of shades of green/leaf sizes. There is a mini...

Love the look of this tank! I'm very impressed with your fish photography skills too. I've a shoal of axelrodi (little stunners) and I wish I could get a photo that clear.