Matt Havens
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Hi all! So the time has finally come and I am having to move my 130L Aquaone curved corner Tank, bad phone picture will follow.
So as I am having to move this tank to the other side of the room I thought I should rescape it as it gets neglected in its current state.
I just could not do it without at least documenting it on here and also to get feedback on the plan as a lot of it will be new to me. I guess it is more a question of 'how would you do it?'
The plan isplease comment as you see fit)
I will be starting this friday night and only have the weekend to complete it. I can do some prep work during the week. I'm looking for a fairly low tech setup.
# Use a large 50L container as storage for the fish. Use a small spare internal filter with some filter media from the internal filter, syphoned tank water and of course the heater. (Should i start to cycle the filter now?)
# Empty the water, plants, wood and substrate and then move empty tank to new location.
# Use a base of either Westlands aquatic soil or John Innes no3 and cap it with some sand or gravel, maybe even the JBL Monado which is in there at the moment.
# Plants I have growing emersed are.
Lobelia cardinalis mini
Ludwigia sp. Mini super red
Hygrophila araguaia
Pogostemon stellatus
Didiplis diandra
Plagiomnium cf. Affine
2 X Wabi Kusa balls 'may use'
Stuarogyne repens
Alternanthera reneikii
Heteranthera zosterifolia
Some moss not sure of the type
And some off cuts from another tank.
# And now I am a little stuck what to do. Should I keep the filter media from the back alive somehow and use this as a way to introduce the fish back a little quicker or as I am adding the soil element to the tank is this not possible?
So many questions yet but I will leave it there for now and look forward to any suggestions.
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So as I am having to move this tank to the other side of the room I thought I should rescape it as it gets neglected in its current state.
I just could not do it without at least documenting it on here and also to get feedback on the plan as a lot of it will be new to me. I guess it is more a question of 'how would you do it?'
The plan isplease comment as you see fit)
I will be starting this friday night and only have the weekend to complete it. I can do some prep work during the week. I'm looking for a fairly low tech setup.
# Use a large 50L container as storage for the fish. Use a small spare internal filter with some filter media from the internal filter, syphoned tank water and of course the heater. (Should i start to cycle the filter now?)
# Empty the water, plants, wood and substrate and then move empty tank to new location.
# Use a base of either Westlands aquatic soil or John Innes no3 and cap it with some sand or gravel, maybe even the JBL Monado which is in there at the moment.
# Plants I have growing emersed are.
Lobelia cardinalis mini
Ludwigia sp. Mini super red
Hygrophila araguaia
Pogostemon stellatus
Didiplis diandra
Plagiomnium cf. Affine
2 X Wabi Kusa balls 'may use'
Stuarogyne repens
Alternanthera reneikii
Heteranthera zosterifolia
Some moss not sure of the type
And some off cuts from another tank.
# And now I am a little stuck what to do. Should I keep the filter media from the back alive somehow and use this as a way to introduce the fish back a little quicker or as I am adding the soil element to the tank is this not possible?
So many questions yet but I will leave it there for now and look forward to any suggestions.
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