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[Bushy1979]

Hi all, posting from Wales in the UK.
Pictured, day 1 new scape.
Just sourced a new light, a A7P 100w full spectrum led. Still playing with the settings before install.
This is a 100ltr aquanano.
DC controllable 2500ltr pump 🤣🤣
UV
Co2 ( CA + BiCarb) twin system.
Carbon reactor to help tanning.
D-D dual temp controller.
A7P 100w led
Planted with, Eleocharis acicularis Mini and bucephalandra needle leaf.
So far so good, a little bit of melt on the bucephalandra but lots of new growth, not worried really 😯, I feel it's just acclimatising to fully submersed conditions.

 

[G mac]

Love it. looks great.

 

[Little]

Amazing looking tank. What a great sense of ratio and impact.

I’m waiting for my new tank to arrive that is similar to this (60x40x40cm rear sump). Would be nice to know what media you have in the back.

FYI needle leaf is very sensitive in new setups. I really hope it recovers from the melt. I and a few others on here had bad experiences with it in new tanks. Mine continued to both melt and throw new shoots for a few months, then the rhizome started rotting.
The bit I have left is really robust now the tank is matured. I moved it a few times and it has not cared.

 

[FrozenShivers]

Looks awesome, great job.

 

[Bushy1979]

Amazing looking tank. What a great sense of ratio and impact.

I’m waiting for my new tank to arrive that is similar to this (60x40x40cm rear sump). Would be nice to know what media you have in the back.

FYI needle leaf is very sensitive in new setups. I really hope it recovers from the melt. I and a few others on here had bad experiences with it in new tanks. Mine continued to both melt and throw new shoots for a few months, then the rhizome started rotting.
The bit I have left is really robust now the tank is matured. I moved it a few times and it has not cared.

Tropica substrate and soil with jbl volcanic mineral.
In the back, sponges(3 types, fine, medium and course) a little filter floss on top, ceramic hoops, small bag of crushed coral.
Plus I run a hang on reactor for carbon, to help with clarity.

Praying the bucephalandra keeps doing well.
The tank was broke down and set back up and I kept the media in a 100ltr bucket with, heater, pump and airstone.
I'm only seeing a 0.5 3/4NH atm.
Should have fish next week.
Dosing ammonia to keep to ticking over right now.

 

[Bradders]

There is something of 'Sherwood Forest' in that scape! I really like it!

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

I'm only seeing a 0.5 3/4NH atm.
Should have fish next week.
Dosing ammonia to keep to ticking over right now.

This is probably going to sound a little strange, but stop dosing ammonia and up your water change volume to try and get rid of any traces of TAN as soon as possible. I like a floating plant to help with this <"What is the “Duckweed Index” all about?">. You don't have to keep it once the tank is more stable.

Have a look at <"Looking for plant suggestion for my next Aquascape"> and linked threads.

The problem is that ammonia will both <"make your Bucephalandra melt"> and it won't keep your tank "cycled". The <"ammonia based view of cycling"> (in fact the whole cycling concept) is fundamentally wrong and based on science that has been shown to be not relevant to aquariums.

The advantage we have on UKAPS is that we've actually spoken with <"several leading scientists"> working on the microbes that are present in aquarium filters, and they aren't the ones we thought they were.

cheers Darrel

 

[Bushy1979]

Hi all,

This is probably going to sound a little strange, but stop dosing ammonia and up your water change volume to try and get rid of any traces of TAN as soon as possible. I like a floating plant to help with this. You don't have to keep it once the tank is more stable.

Have a look at <"Looking for plant suggestion for my next Aquascape"> and linked threads.

The problem is that ammonia will both make your Bucephalandra melt and it won't keep your tank "cycled". The ammonia based view of cycling (in fact the whole cycling concept) is fundamentally wrong and based on science that has been shown to be not relevant to aquariums.

The advantage we have on UKAPS is that we've actually spoken with several leading scientists working on the microbes that actually occur in aquarium filters.

cheers Darrel

Rgr that, thank you for the advice.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Rgr that, thank you for the advice.

It is a funny one, the idea of cycling with ammonia is so ingrained in the hobby that people just do it automatically and it is still what LFS, various forums etc. recommend. There is also the whole panoply of test kits, microbial supplements etc. that are sold to help you cycle your tank.

Since scientists have been able to look at the genes that code for ammonia oxidation it has been a whole new ball game, but that news hasn't really trickled down.

cheers Darrel

 

[G H Nelson]

Use the tutorial below which will help!

Thread 'Using stem plants as a filtering aid at Start Up!'

19 Nov 2020

The subject of using fast-growing stem plants as part of a filtering aid has cropped up a few times recently.
This idea has been around for a long time so not new, it has benefits, especially for a new setup.

1. Improves water quality.
2. Reduces excess light.
3. Reduces diatoms.
4. Reduces Nitrite.
5. Reduces Nitrate.
6. Helps reduce algae outbreaks.
7. Indicator of a Nitrate shortage.
8. Oxygenates the water column.
9. Increases beneficial bacteria.
10. Plant cover.

Using fast-growing stem plants as a floating plant filtering aid has always worked well for me!
Although every aquarium...

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[megwattscreative]

Welcome to UKAPS! Hope all goes well and the links are helping 🙂

 

[CoggyAqua92]

Looks epic 👌