30cm cube

[CalebWM]

Hi guys
first journal here, glad it has finally happened after many delays!
Specs:
Tank: 30cm cube - superfish
Lighting: Superfish led - came with the bundle
Filter: Internal superfish aqua 100
CO2: TMC glass kit
Fertiliser: Tropica premium fertiliser
Hardscape: Mini landscape rock and driftwood (i think)
Plants: No clue what they are (it's a long story)

Some pics 😀
before planting

and a full tank shot

you might notice that there is no diffuser in the tank, that is because I am waiting to buy a bubble counter after breaking my third one on Saturday, I think it might be time to get a plastic one.
also does anyone know what this is, is it a problem?

Thanks
Caleb

 

[tim]

Nice tank caleb, I would hook the co2 up without bubble counter until you have one your plants will require it for the best start in underwater life, you can use a syringe and airline to add a little tank water to the diffuser and count the bubbles there for a rough guide, it will fill with water anyway once the co2 goes off.

 

[Alastair]

Looks like some kind of chemical residue or your suface layer of the water may have a film on it causing and bubbles from surface agitation etc to clump together.
I got it in the early stages of my previous set up

 

[EnderUK]

nice tank looking tank, I would just get some kitchen towel and soak it up.

 

[CalebWM]

Nice tank caleb, I would hook the co2 up without bubble counter until you have one your plants will require it for the best start in underwater life, you can use a syringe and airline to add a little tank water to the diffuser and count the bubbles there for a rough guide, it will fill with water anyway once the co2 goes off.

Thanks Tim, I will have a go at that

 

[CalebWM]

Hi guys,
Just thought I would post a picture and ask for a bit of advice.
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The stem plants at the back are growing great but some I think need a trim already, and this would be my first attempt at trimming a plant so how would I go about it and what should I do about the cuttings?
Thanks Caleb

 

[tim]

Hi caleb, snip the stem plants just above a pair of leaves about two thirds down the stem, you'll have two new stems grow from this point, with the top part remove some of the lower leaves and plant the stalk/stem into the substrate it'll grow roots and carry on, good guide to trimming http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/pruning-a-general-guide-to-plant-maintenance.236/

 

[CalebWM]

Thanks Tim, I will give that a go when I next do a water change

 

[CalebWM]

Small update 🙂
The back stem plants have grown in really well, I don't have a foreground plant still but I think the substrate is too shallow for anything really but it looks fine without IMO.
Currently I am not injecting CO2 because the cylinder ran out and I have not bought a replacement yet, but I am thinking of going on with no CO2 to keep it slow growing. Pics:



Also can anyone recommend any fish and/or inverts for this?
Thanks, Caleb

 

[CalebWM]

Hi guys, this has become pretty overgrown but I really like the look of it, I got some glowlight tetras and a couple ottos last week and I just thought I would show off some pics.


These pics were taken with a phone camera, so not great quality

 

[CalebWM]

Update.
This tank had gone through various stages of overgrowth, recently gave it a trim but was a bit heavyhanded on the left hand side 😛
Recently there has been some bad algae problems so I'm going to empty and replant this weekend so thought I'd post the final update.

 

[CalebWM]

Any suggestions for new plants and a rescape would be great! 😀