Trouble in Paradise.
Setting up a tank is a near magical moment. Putting together various parts of a puzzle which slip seamlessly together.
This, however, was hellish.
So after filling up the tank and turning the filter on, I found that the flow was beyond weak. So I left it for several minutes and upon my return, there was a phenomenal amount of water everywhere.
After a good solid hour of tinkering and leaks, I finally managed to get it water tight, but I'm not quite sure how.
Then went to attach the Reg and release the CO2 only to find that the Solenoid was broken and was adamant not to let any gas through.
Various other problems such as continuous flickering of the bulbs ect. But I will not continue to complain.
ALL of the issues are resolved now and the tank is running perfectly. Got another Reg from Philip which is perfect and its all going well.
Its become apparent that CRS is no longer a possibility with this setup, but that's ok because there are plenty of other shrimp that would be much more suited. Rili Shrimp are a definite possibility among others but the main thing I really want is a small shrimp to help give the scape as much scale as possible.
Was told afterwards that it is much easier to plant when the Aquasoil is wet......ah well!!
First filled up.
Pearling
And the Tank today..
