Re: My Corner Tank - Venezia 190
samc said:
awsome tank!
looking really green
Thanks, although looking back on earlier scapes in this tank i'm starting to miss the reds, but alas it would spoil the chilled nature of this look.
chump54 said:
lovely looking tank, spot on layout for a corner and great colours. I suspect corner tanks are tri-cky 😀
Cheers!. Yeah, the corner tank is actually a bitch. I kinda wish id opted for something more conventional. Other then having to retro fit almost everything over time to bring it up to spec there are alot of issues with light distribution and the internal outflows from the filter which limits what i can do with it effectively. It has taken alot of experimentation to work out what to grow where in the past.
George Farmer said:
Nice corner tank! One of the best I've seen. 😀
Thanks, again, that means alot coming from a person of your experience.
stuworrall said:
looking really grown in now. the central wood looks really good
Cheers, yeah the central "tree" is looking just how i wanted it growth wise, still, doing this again i would have chosen different bits of redmoor. The current pieces look a bit un-natural in their positioning for my liking. I have actually changed it over as i will discuss in a sec.
SteveUK said:
That's awesome! Would love to see a closeup full tank shot mate 🙂 That Blyxa meadow is amazing
Yeah, i would have done a full tank shot but i ran out of time the other day and frankly things are going a little down hill since i'm still waiting on the CO2.
lljdma06 said:
The tank is amazing! I really like the center wood with the moss.
I've kept bolbitis before. Do you have it under a current?
Cheers. The Bolbitis is slightly under a current as the outflows from the filter go directly over it and the intake is just behind them. But i would say, not directly.
saintly said:
ermmm....i'm not sure what to say! brilliant? amazing? stunning?....that's a delightful tank now.
you could really play on the side walls of the tank when photographing it.
if you look at the last image you've taken,you can see the reflections right?....get a bit closer and you'll give the impression that it's even bigger than it is.
i'm not sure if it's deliberate by amano, but he does a similar thing. he also has plants that can only be viewed in the reflection! from my observations....full on you cant see them! now thats clever.
ace tank! my friend. like George says, the best corner tank i've seen too!
boy, i want to see more scapes from you 😉
Again, this means a lot coming from such a respected and skilled member. I am just learning my camera techniques, I've actually got an outstanding question on photography hints in the photos section of this forum (hint hint) so i can improve with the kit I have.
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Now unfortunately I've had a touch of a tragedy with this tank in the last 48 hours. Since I ran out of CO2 I've been adding Easycarbo to this tank, usually around 7 ml a day. But I came in from the shops yesterday to find all the fish near the surface, immediately slammed the lights on and discovered total death carnage. Lost over 15 large shrimp (amanos, red nose) and 50+ rainbow shrimp, two rummienose didn't make it as well.
Panic water change later the fish seemed to be all right but to check for bodies i had to basically go through the entire of the Blyxa meadow and somewhat destroyed its "lush" look. It actually exposed the lack of CO2 on the growth as there was alot of hidden die-off. Thank fully the new CO2 tank should arrived tomorrow and it should all get better very quickly.
Since I was replanting anyway I have used the opportunity to do a slight switch around of the main branches for another shape.
I was thinking i must have just accidentally OD'ed on the easycarbo in the main tank until this morning when i looked at my 20L and discovered 6 dead cherries and all the rest at the surface gasping. I does a 1ml syringe on that tank. Now unless i was totally brain dead yesterday morning and dosed both tanks twice i'm starting to think the "end of the 500ml" bottle easycarbo i have is bad. Is there a case to be thinking that overtime moisture could have evaporated from the bottle and made the last portion highly concentrated?
Funny story thou.
I use a lame horoscope app thingy on my facebook page. I don't believe in horoscopes at all I just had it for comedy reading. Yesterdays horoscope for me -
Saturday, July 4
Gemini Horoscope
John,
Your spiritual gifts are starting to show, and you may discover that you have a healing gift that can bring comfort to others. You may be studying, learning, or even teaching others new ways to heal themselves through spiritual or holistic techniques.
My healing gift seems to be a gift of death. 8)
Best Regards,
John
