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Olympus is Calling.

Sad to see this tank go man, but onwards and upwards eh! Good luck with the move.
 
aquascape1987 said:
Have you got a plan in mind for the next set up yet
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Provisional plan
Eradicate the Ricca Moss and pest snails
Holding tanks for plants/shrimp/fish, whilst I convert to RO water- does it make a difference
Builders sand and grit as substrate - do we need a substrate with high CEC, will an inert substrate do the job
Thinking Slate for rocks ATM, as they have no CaCO3, have a few ideas how it could be done. Slate relatively cheap also, removing the CaCO3 rocks gives control of dKH to me
Urea as main source of Nitrogen
Carpet as before, as I would like to see how well it goes in sand, I've used sand in my pot scape and it has worked quite well, same with many of the plants which didn't work out, how much was my very hard water (which has fluctuating Fe and Mn levels) Started growing some samples to DSM already.
Plus with builders sand, the detritus will above the substrate so should be easy to remove
Plan to use hidden pots for some plants, so can lift them them out for trimming/changing. Just need to work out a way of making if work so pots are hidden from the naked eye.
Open top tank, as bracing makes maintenance harder
Filters/reactors in cellar, so tank can be at level level sitting down and will make maintenance easier

Lots of ideas, plus a house to do as well. Plus how well say the DSM goes with sand may change things, so lots could change along the way.
I never got 'Olympus' to the stage I felt it was as good as it could be, with hindsight I would do different
 
Zeus. said:
Provisional plan
Eradicate the Ricca Moss and pest snails
Holding tanks for plants/shrimp/fish, whilst I convert to RO water- does it make a difference
Builders sand and grit as substrate - do we need a substrate with high CEC, will an inert substrate do the job
Thinking Slate for rocks ATM, as they have no CaCO3, have a few ideas how it could be done. Slate relatively cheap also, removing the CaCO3 rocks gives control of dKH to me
Urea as main source of Nitrogen
Carpet as before, as I would like to see how well it goes in sand, I've used sand in my pot scape and it has worked quite well, same with many of the plants which didn't work out, how much was my very hard water (which has fluctuating Fe and Mn levels) Started growing some samples to DSM already.
Plus with builders sand, the detritus will above the substrate so should be easy to remove
Plan to use hidden pots for some plants, so can lift them them out for trimming/changing. Just need to work out a way of making if work so pots are hidden from the naked eye.
Open top tank, as bracing makes maintenance harder
Filters/reactors in cellar, so tank can be at level level sitting down and will make maintenance easier

Lots of ideas, plus a house to do as well. Plus how well say the DSM goes with sand may change things, so lots could change along the way.
I never got 'Olympus' to the stage I felt it was as good as it could be, with hindsight I would do different
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Sounds good . . though you may struggle to get slate to look natural. Lava rock is a good option, easy to work with, and also inert?
 
When I used clay pots (mini almost novelty sized) I used a tile cutter (last used to cut slate for my bathroom floor) and took the rims off and placed the bottom of the pot inside the cut rims and used black milliliput to affix them together so the base is lipped and can be held down by the substrate to stop the conical shape working its way out the substrate as it settles around the pot over time. I also used a sausage of the same black milliliput around the cut rim top of the pot and then decorated it with the same gravel used in the tank. Worked quite well (for a 35L tank hence mini pots). Crypts grew really well in them.
 
All sounds good Zeus. It would have had to be now that you have set the bar with this system. Will keep a lookout for the next thread. Do you have the new tank yet or is that still to be ordered?


Zeus. said:
I never got 'Olympus' to the stage I felt it was as good as it could be, with hindsight I would do different
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I think that almost every Aquascaper always has these same sentiments, every scape they do, no matter how good it is. Perhaps just in our nature. This tank was really good and has inspired countless people on here.

I think you will get better aesthetics for your next scape with an open top as well.

Will be interested to see your design solutions for having the services in the basement and your results using inert substrate as well.

Good luck with the move mate 👍
 
Been getting ready for final drain. Thought I would save AS for another scape. So have been syphoning it out.

Amanos have been feasting on the algae that was below substrate level, they had already cleaned it up quite a bit when I got round to taking Vid - sorry about pic quality

 
X3NiTH said:
Karl the Vids not available inline without logging in to YouTube, age restricted!
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Think its because I called it 'mucky tank' Utube must of thought it was porn, even remade it with different name🙄
 
Wookii said:
Oh dear Karl, you distributor of grotty material you! 😂🤣

Maybe YouTube were also referring to the Urban Dictionary: Murky Lake 🤢🤮
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Thats hilariously disgusting!

Wont be long before any word will have some gross connection somewhere, and no speach at all will be allowed 🤣😂🤣
 
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