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Well it's been a while :eek: this is still running though not always smoothly:lol:, neglected at times other than the weekly water change, so algae issues here and there, iPhone pic Stems have gone, wood has been changed from manzi to plain old bogwood as the manzanita was starting to soften...

Hey folks quick pic before the new year, Letting this over grow now try and build up some plant mass for a re scape, plants are beginning to lift from the substrate so don’t see this one lasting more than a month now, Had one little stem of pinatidifida survive from the start of the scape...

Morning:) been absent for a while, work life and life in general not leaving much time for much else :( this scape is still running although a tad overgrown Untitled by timyapp, on Flickr

Morning folks, it's been a while :-), slight change to the scape, sand removed elecharis parvula planted, Monte Carlo has decided to work its way over the hardscape so imagine the carpet will end up mixed, working on thickening the rotala background, not sure the light is showing its best colour...

Looks great .

Morning folks, before and after trimming Cheers for looking :-)

:lol: it's definitely there tim Staghorn Brush algae All pointing to low flow around the substrate level of the tank, can't find my koralia 900 at the moment though :mad:

Extremely well executed scape Tim, looks mature already amazing sense of depth for a 30cm tank, top job mate.

The glass skimmers are great, though a little bulky but I find they don't catch shrimp and fish like my eheim skimmer. The pinnatadifida melted unfortunately, along with staurogyne it's a plant I don't seem to be able to grow.

Thanks for the compliment :-) it's never easy :lol: I found the eheim pump though excellent for flow and distribution of co2 contributed to some algae issues as it has no prefilter to catch detritus, impeller chopping up all the muck it removed and spreading it back round the tank, I would use...

Thanks Million, Scapes growing in slowly, rotala is very green at the moment, diatoms and a bit of staghorn in the moss so I'm keeping the light low for now, added some ricardia amongst the dragon stone. Quick I phone pic Cheers for looking :-)

Great scape, hope you plan to let the Monte Carlo and hairgrass mix a little along the front for that natural look.

Great hardscape Tim, my only thought is the maybe level the substrate along the front of the tank, looking forward to the planted pics :thumbup:

Great scape.

New scape Needs a bit of a tidy up and I have some moss to wrap on lava rock to soften the dragon stone to sand area, time to let it grow in, cheers for looking :-)

Scape has become an overgrown mess due to lack of time and lack of interest lately, easier to rescape than sort out :-) Moved the livestock to my 90cm tank and redid the tank Saturday, less plant varieties should hopefully lead to a little less maintenance, pics will follow once the water has...

Quick I phone pic before tomorrow's maintenance Should change the sand at the front and clean up the rocks in the next week or two, time permitting, Cheers for looking :-)

great scape Neil, will you enter this into any of the biotope comps this year ?

Plants are growing back in, some stubborn bga along the front glass, but on the whole algae issues in decline, Cheers for looking :-)

Looking great Gill.

It was definitely co2, I had a cracked co2 diffuser (inline) go un noticed for a couple of weeks, bba covered the rocks and wood over this period, switched back to an in tank diffuser, stable co2 and the brush algae has stopped growing just need to get round to removal, I find most algae issues...

Loads of bba in this tank mate, not noticeable from a distance so I just sit a bit further away ;-)

The readjustment's have improved the depth of the scape greatly, this will be improved more when the plants behind the wood on the left grow out more, it's a stunning scape Dou imo, worthy of an entry to iaplc this year, do you plan to enter ? Photography is really good mate.

:lol: thank you john, high praise indeed, sorry mrs s :oops:

Thanks Doubu, bolbitus is a great plant, though I always seem to get bba on the leaves in hardwater.

Trim off the top stems it should encourage side shoots, replant the longer stems though I've found them a bit hit and miss as to wether they produce roots or not, scapes looking great mate

Had a light trim, only takes a week or two and the stems are back at the top.

Gave this a massive trim last week, will be a few weeks before it grows back in, seem to be getting on top of the issues finally, need all the background plants to thicken up now and it'll be time for a rescape

It's as good as the Ada diffusers then ? :lol:

Looking good pricey :-)

The scape is really coming along nicely Jesper, http://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Alternantherareineckii'Mini'(023CTC)/4439 could be a good replacement for the staurogyne, adding some colour contrast but staying low...

Thanks for the great feed back guys and gals :-) I really like the skimmer, so far I've found it doesn't swallow livestock which for me puts it way ahead of others I've used.

Jungly :-) BBA still hanging around on the rocks, will hopefully get round to removing them for a deep clean at some point. Time for a trim of the stems , they will probably benefit from a total uproot and replant in a month or two, bottoms are a bit straggly. Still enjoying this scape and feel...

Congrats on the baby kadoxu, looks like you will soon have plenty of new fish, not so lucky for you, but lucky male endler :lol:

As it's been nearly a week I would add some nutrients Gareth, 1/3 or 1/2 ei dose should do it, plants still need food without co2 just not as much.

Do you have more rock you can place around the base of the wood ? It should give a nice triangular structure to your hard scape, plant list looks good :thumbup:

Lovely setup Bex, seems you have learnt a great deal from your first scape, following this one :)

This looks great Gareth, nice sense of depth to the scape, very good hardscape and well planted for a first scape mate, a sheet of white or black card placed behind the tank for photographs will stop the light spill onto the wall.

Yep no pics visible.

Thanks Aaron.c Slowly getting on top of this scape issues, finally managed to get some amanos last week too so hopefully algae should be in decline soon, Day off tomorrow so planning filter, Lilly pipe clean and water change, Cheers for looking.

Hi Ross, if you rescape maybe start a journal for advice along the way, the floating plants may have shed leaves due to adjusting to different water parameters or maybe excessive surface flow, the a series lights are quite strong level 4 or 5 on the dimmer may be a good place to start, I use the...

Great aquascape :clap:, will look stunning when the background fills in, nice work mate.

If it were me, I would up the light to get the plants growing, increase maintenance w/c's glass and hardscape cleaning, manual removal of algae, once the plants are growing well algae will recede, sometimes takes some time for a tank to settle in, I'm having a bit of an algae battle in my 60p...

I'm fairly sure George ran two tiles at 100%, I do feel 30% is on the low side Ross, especially as you seem to have plenty of co2, nutrients and flow, you should be seeing plenty of growth.

Thanks for the update Aronnie, hopefully you'll continue this thread or start a new journal for the rescape

Morning all, quick warts and all update, had some co2 issues, unnoticed cracked diffuser then a struggle getting co2 dialled back in has led to plenty of algae back, BGA, GSA, diatoms some filamentous diatoms in the moss staghorn, just BBA missing and I think I'd have the complete set :lol...

Superb George, from the scape to the setup, looking to upgrade my 90cm sometime this year, was dead set on the natural aquario setup but the aquascaper range is looking very tempting indeed.

Going to be a nice mixed carpet there John, like the changes, will be a lovely jungle style scape mate, well done.

Stunning Tim :clap:

Looks ready for a contest pic already :clap: Superb scape.

Nice project, really like your hardscape layout, it flows nicely together, will you have access to the tank during school holidays for water changes/ maintenance? Look forward to following your progress Shane.

Hi George, method should work with other plants, I've not had any issues using the larger dose yet, but there is always the chance of overdosing. Though you could use a double dose instead, I assume I've been ok with the strong dose as the tank is refilled soon after dosing, diluting the strong...

I've had good success filling a 500ml water bottle with sports cap with tank water and maybe 5xdose of liquid carbon, during water change before refilling the tank, squeeze water and liquid carbon mix over the carpet wait 5 mins and refill tank, algae should turn pink and die off, amanno shrimp...

Thank you Tim, has a bit of growing to do. Thanks Roy, the fish seem to be settling in nicely.

Thanks Chris, I do regularly lose a few hours looking at the tank, much to Mrs tims annoyance:lol:

Thanks Berlioz, unfortunately the fish choice of South American pencils and tetras don't quite match the scape, had the pencils for around 4 years though so couldn't bear to return them to the lfs or I would have stocked this tank with rosy loach and small barbs. Thanks Chris, background plant...

Few pic's, decided to keep a few x ray tetra in this scape, added today, They seem to have strange tail fins, at first I thought it was fin nipping but I've called in to the lfs over the last week and it's apparent the whole batch have this 3 lobed tail fin. Penthorium looking good and growing...

Looking great CooKies, you can spot dose the clado with diluted liquid carbon during water change along with manual removal this should see it off.

Looks great.

Love it, just my type of scape, look forward to watching this grow in.

Morning all, quick update after a post holidays water change, Tanks had a few issues lately leading to some bba on the hardscape, I've put this down to not having a pre filter on the eheim pump I'm using for co2, I've added in a reactor full of sponge which catches the debris the pump was...

Lovely scape James, look forward to watching its progress.

You could attach the wood to the larger lava rocks with cable ties Gary, this will keep the roots viewable and add some weight to the wood to stop it floating, then attach ferns in amongst the roots with superglue gel which should hide the cable ties, scape looks great mate look forward to...

Thanks Roy, polygonum sure does grow fast, only the second time I've used it in a scape, first time round it melted away after its first trim, this time round its back at the top of the tank within a week, not as red as I would like but that maybe down to the colour rendition of the lights or...

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Great shrimp pics Roy, my wife doesn't mind me watching my tanks, it stops me picking up the TV remote ;-)

Overdue update on this scape, changed the light for a chiros a series, bit stronger than I was expecting :-) this coupled with a busy couple of weeks and a co2 leak via the bubble counter led to a mass staghorn out break, long story short spot dosing with easycarbo and increased w/c's its back...

Congrats on the AGA result, well deserved for a superb scape.

http://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/maple-leaf-rock-per-kg-1658-p.asp could be an alternative to Ada kei stone, I really like the scape clone, keep the updates coming :-)

Nice start on the scape :-) https://www.aquasabi.com/aquatic-plants/middle-ground/hottonia-palustris?search=hottonia%20palustris They also have the limnophilia in stock ;-)

Hi John, nice build so far, splitting the flow may not work, water will take the path of least resistance leading to uneven flow, best option IMO is to supplement flow with a power head.

Two weeks in usual wood fungus appearing, Scrubbed and removed with each water change, limnophillia reached the surface so the longer stems have been cut back and replanted Same with the polygonum which broke the surface and is starting to take on its submersed red leaves Plan to add some...

Superb cabinet build mate, can't wait to see what you do with the tanks.

If you rescape it Tom, you may just encounter the same issues again, from the video it doesn't look that bad :-) I would be tempted to just let it grow especially the stems in the background you then have the option of uprooting and replanting the strong tops and seeing if the issues are resolved.

Quick I phone pic Still lots to do/change, all the ferns have had a big trim to remove some staghorn, background planting needs some work and I'm considering adding some moss to the wood, Cheers for looking. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Can't see any warts there Tim, looks stunning :clap:

Lovely setup mate :-)

Still no full tank shot CooKieS :rolleyes: water can't still be cloudy ;)

Great nano scape bloskas, keep the pictures coming.

Pics look decent enough to me mate, tank is looking lovely.

Shame the journal has come to an end Steve, still planted IMO :-) please keep Us updated on these lovely fish.

Superb scape !

Looks great for a first scape, keep the updates coming.

Like the layout a LOT :-) has immense potential Phil, only that colander should be red for guaranteed success:lol:

Lovely setup and images of the scape as always Alex, good to see you back on ukaps :-)

Any updates on this one DGR ?

Time for tea :-), lovely setup Neil, you'll have some happy fish in this one mate.

Indeed,:lol:

Micranthemum micranthemoides would fit nicely behind the rocks or rotala wallichi, a few small crypts like parva or pygmea or willisi could be mixed into the carpet around the rocks, hygro araguia can also be mixed into the carpet plants to good effect, riccardia chamdryfolia can be wedged into...

Hi Neil, it's a mix of polygonum sp. Sao paulo and murdannia keisak.

Evening folks, this was rescaped over the last couple of days, Mrs Tim wanted the tank moved to make way for the Christmas tree :-), hoping to make more use of the height of the tank with this scape and back to my comfort zone of minimal hardscape and lots of plants. I phone pic for now :-)...

Great start Jim, love the detail of your journal so far, as far as your plant list goes nice selection though you may find the E. Acicularis grows a little tall, E. Parvula may be a better option.

Nice growth for 3 weeks low tech mate :-)

Looks great Phil, Look forward to seeing the rest of the plants in.

Awesome scape Shawn, layout has a great sense of depth, look forward to the detail updates :-)

That's maturing really well, looks great.

I think it's just petchii Alexander, can't be 100% but I've had most of my crypts 4-5 years and just moved them from one tank to the next, it does seem orange, the leaves tend to turn darker brown with age. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Couple of plant pics Bit of algae making a reappearance, brush algae and green spot, decreased photoperiod by an hour and will try and squeeze in some extra waterchanges, should see it off, Cheers for looking. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Any update on how this went mate ?

Penthorium emersed and submersed just to give a comparison to staurogyne Hope that helps mate.