Hi everyone,
I’ve been a member of the group for years but I haven’t been on the forum for a few years. I had a 5ftx2ftx2ft tank and a couple of smaller ones when I first joined. I had lots of help and encouragement during the setup and the disasters that followed while I experimented with high-tech. I grew lots of algae, gassed fish trying to fix it before deciding low-tech would be easier in such a huge tank. After a while it stabilised and ran with minimal intervention from me. A jungle like mixture of ferns, crypts and swords grew quite happily. Water changes and filter maintenance became less demanding and I didn’t want to mess it up so I had less to contribute here.
i’m back for a bit of revision to update my knowledge as I have a smaller new tank to run for 6 months. This is a low budget project with a dirt substrate, budget led light and high stocking level as I have to bring all the fish across into 75% smaller tank. It is only 120l and much shallower so will present new challenges as more light will be reaching the substrate but it will be easier to scape.
I’ve been a member of the group for years but I haven’t been on the forum for a few years. I had a 5ftx2ftx2ft tank and a couple of smaller ones when I first joined. I had lots of help and encouragement during the setup and the disasters that followed while I experimented with high-tech. I grew lots of algae, gassed fish trying to fix it before deciding low-tech would be easier in such a huge tank. After a while it stabilised and ran with minimal intervention from me. A jungle like mixture of ferns, crypts and swords grew quite happily. Water changes and filter maintenance became less demanding and I didn’t want to mess it up so I had less to contribute here.
i’m back for a bit of revision to update my knowledge as I have a smaller new tank to run for 6 months. This is a low budget project with a dirt substrate, budget led light and high stocking level as I have to bring all the fish across into 75% smaller tank. It is only 120l and much shallower so will present new challenges as more light will be reaching the substrate but it will be easier to scape.
