Hi from Lincolnshire - now with pictures

[Si_2202]

Hi all,

I'm Si from Lincolnshire. I've recently upgraded my 500l tank to FE CO2 and found this site immensely helpful, especially in dispelling the myths around fertilisation!

My current tanks are a 500l heavily planted with dirt substrate, 4x 54w T5HO, EI dosing and FE CO2. Tank 2 is 150l medium planted, gravel/sand substate, 2x T8 tubes, EI dosing and DIY CO2. Tank 3 is my son's, 100l heavily planted, gravel/sand substrate, 1x T8, dosed with Lush Max once a week and no CO2.

I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions for you all in near future!

Cheers
Si

 

[G H Nelson]

Welcome to the UKaps!....

 

[Tim Harrison]

Welcome Si, be good to see some pics of yours and your son's tanks

 

[Si_2202]

Thanks for the welcomes, I'll try to post some pics over the weekend. I'm no aquascaper so I tend to go for Jungle style tanks.

The 500l is currently recovering from an algae outbreak which is what lead me here in the first place.

 

[Si_2202]

Time for some pictures! I've removed a load of plants from all the tanks so they're looking a bit sparse at the moment.

The first pic is of my son's tank. It's 100l and houses Black Neon Tetras, Harlequin Rasboras, a juvenile Bristlenose Plec and a large colony of Malaysian Trumpet snails. My son has done most of the tank himself using plants taken out of my 500l.


Pic two is the 150l, It has a mature Bristlenose Plec, Tiger Barbs and Dwarf Neon Rainbows.


And lastly is the 500l, this is recovering from a fairly major algae outbreak so it's in a bit of a mess right now...


If there's any interest I'll start a Journal to go into details about plants, equipment etc.

Si