Aaron's 216l journal!

[Nelson]

hi aaron,
i'm loving this tank.grow plants grow

 

[aaronnorth]

hi aaron,
i'm loving this tank.grow plants grow

thanks. i forgot to change the FE this morning 🙄 i had to go early to do my Nan's decking 🙄 then i forgot to ask my Mum to turn the light off 🙄

hopefull y too much damage asnt been caused!!

 

[Mark Evans]

then i forgot to ask my Mum to turn the light off 🙄

one word!....TIMERS

 

[TBRO]

That wood is so cool, will look great with all the plants twining around them + fish and shrimps.

Looking foreward to the next instalment, Tom

 

[aaronnorth]

then i forgot to ask my Mum to turn the light off 🙄

one word!....TIMERS

i have timers, but 6hrs without CO2 is a bit on the dangerous side! I was going to ask her to turn them off for the day... never mind, i cant see any algae this morning and the new FE is on 8)

Thanks TBRO

 

[aaronnorth]

i decided to use my lighting and a background for this shot:


click for a larger image.

getting there with the photography now.
Thanks

 

[Themuleous]

Love the wood hardscape, really inventive. Should look brilliant once it gets going 🙂

Sam

 

[LondonDragon]

This tank will look great once the plants fill in and you can see the wood inbetween. great work Aaron 😉

 

[Tony Swinney]

Great wood Aaron - its gonna look stunning 😀

 

[Steve Smith]

I really like the hardscape in this one Aaron 🙂 Has a real mangrove feel to it!

 

[aaronnorth]

Thanks everyone 😀

 

[aaronnorth]

added some Eleocharis acicularis from Tony (thanks). It is like that across the whole foreground.

 

[Mark Evans]

nice, now just cut the top off it. even though it's from another tank, it wont like the change. do it now and it will save you problems later. when it starts to carpet, trim it again.

 

[aaronnorth]

nice, now just cut the top off it. even though it's from another tank, it wont like the change. do it now and it will save you problems later. when it starts to carpet, trim it again.

will do. 🙂 Most are about 1cm long or less, just the odd few that need a trim... i trimmed them before planting to save most of the mess! it is hard trying to get it out with floating plants
thanks for the info.
Aaron

 

[bigpig]

Looking great Aaron!!

When you getting ur Angles? 😛

oo and am a bit late but grats on ur pfk appearance only getting round to read the past few months mags this week

 

[aaronnorth]

Looking great Aaron!!

When you getting ur Angles? 😛

oo and am a bit late but grats on ur pfk appearance only getting round to read the past few months mags this week

lol, thanks.
I am going to LFS in about 5mins! Getting some hatchets first, angels will go in last so it might be another month or 2 before they go in

 

[aaronnorth]

they didnt have any hatchets in, and it is rare if they do because they cost £4 & dont sell that many,
Instead i got 4 Botia Striata. Just did a water change before introducing them due to mega high CO2 levels!! 😉
I have got some pics but will upload them tomorrow.

 

[TDI-line]

Looks great Aaron.

Btw, is that Blyxa in there?

 

[aaronnorth]

Looks great Aaron.

Btw, is that Blyxa in there?

Thanks, yes it is. I belive you gave a load to Steve but he had too much so sold some onto me for a donation 🙂
Also i have given up on C.Balansae and bought Cyperus Helferi. absolutley everywhere is out of stock and no way am i paying £9 a pot for tropica!!

 

[aaronnorth]

The cyperus helferi


Botia Striata