I absolutely love all the textures and plants in this tank! Well done! And nice diy on that plexi too
Thanks man - really appreciate that.
I absolutely love all the textures and plants in this tank! Well done! And nice diy on that plexi too
Incredible plant growth, its almost like you have no rocks or wood in there now 🤣
Amazing growth, healthy looking tank.
Hydrocotyle verticillata
do you rate the Nero? I have stripped a mp40 down and looks like both wet and dryside bearings are a bit suspect, so probably cheaper to get one of these
is it on a random ramp up or do you run it at a constant speed, post hair cut tank looks good btw
Oh that's nice to know. I have a few friends with printers and never seen to know what to print, so maybe I can find a shape file and give them a task.
The mp40 used to be run on random, great for kicking up the muck. But possibly a little strong for the freshwater setup compared to the marines, that loved good spin cycle
that was a really kind gestureQuite a lot of decent cuttings, I figure given the current plant shortages in shops, a UKAPS member might appreciate these . . .
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that was a really kind gesture
your tank is looking great
Im curious by the positioning of your inlet and outlet in this tank, as it does'nt seem to have an easy path in. I'm assuming its picking up all the fine particles through the rocks, wood and background plants just fine, hence why you have kept it that way.
As you know I opted for the Nero 3 also after talking with you, and I'm trying to work out the best positions for the inlet, outlet and the nero in a triangular composition from left back to right front. I counted out the back left position right from the start as I assumed that the background plants would restrict the flow, and also get battered by the outflow. Your tank seems to defy that thought...
Appreciate the detailed response, makes much more sense now, I assumed that the inlet was low to the bottom like the conventional approach. seems to def work for you, the tank is looking very good indeed.No, the rock forms two terraces Paul, they're completely filled with crushed lava rock and soil, and the filter inlet, which is covered with a stainless steel mesh shrimp guard, sit on top of the soil at the rear, so nothing is really drwn through the rock as such.
A primary objective for me is having as little equipment visible as possible, so having the overflow outlet (for the automated water changes), and the filter inlet and outlet in the rear corner was the obvious choice, and that drove the positioning for me. The filter outlet fires water across the surface over the tops of the stems and creates some turbulence and distribution in amongst them, it then hits the side glass at something of an angle, bounces towards the front glass and then travels along the middle and bottom of the front of the tank, before being drawn back up over the front of the rocks and through the stems.
This seems to give a good circular distribution, and covers almost all areas, and as an added bonus creates a natural collection point for detritus in the bottom left hand corner for easy vacuuming out. My main issue has been that having a large CO2 reactor on the filter outlet sucks the velocity out of the flow from the Oase 850, so the Nero 3 was required to give the flow a bit more of a push around the front of the tank to ensure that I got a bit of leaf movement on the far left hand side.
I probably could have done away with the CO2 reactor and just accepted more CO2 bubbles in the tank, and a higher injection rate, and then might not have needed the Nero 3, but it's working as is now, and I've accepted the aesthetic for now.