rawr said:
This looks so amazing and is getting better with every update! You must be well pleased with that, looks proper smart - nice one.
Thanks Rawr, i am very pleased!
hydrophyte said:
That's still looking great. I like that way that the jumbled yet compact growth of plants suggests a hedgerow or thicket.
The planting is very dense, a look i hoped to achieve, i hope this setup will just get better and better with age.
saintly said:
fantastic Andy!
it's good to see you've overcome your algae issues also.
was this since you changed the co2 diffusion method?
for me, the almost panoramic look just adds to this set up.The planting also adds a great natural 'flow'
Cheers Mark
, the algae has always been a residual problem one i have always linked to insufficient distribution of co2, the dense planting makes flow quite a challenge. The inline diffuser creates a very fine mist which is blasted all around my tank. I think this is helping clear the last small amounts of algae.
I am a big fan of the panoramic look and you will notice a lot of my pictures are shot in "widesrceen", the tank lends itself to this aspect ratio, due to it proportions. (limited height due to the kitchen cupboards!)
Garuf said:
The tank really is a beauty! it's come along so well!
I'd just like to suggest that you trim out those old algae hydrocotyle leaves because they'll be damaged and at higher risk to reoccuring algae other than that I really have no hints, you seem to have this planted tank think cracked!
Which diffuser is it you've changed to? Do you have a link?
Thanks for you kind words Garuf, not sure about having it cracked, lots more to learn yet! But thanks for the vote of confidence
One question for you though, when you say the leaves are damaged, are they unable to recover on their own?
I will cut them out anyway as a precaution, thanks for advice
With ref to the diffuser, i am using an inline UP atomizer, search ebay you will find it. Or look back in this thread, i have put some info in about it (page 20).