something bigger, now even bigger

[DeadFish]

I read that they’re deleting Facebook posts about tanks leaking 😬

That said, wish they’d restock their uk supply

Interesting. I'll have to look into that. Mine is gold standard. Haven't leak tested yet, but not a stray smidge of silicone nor a bubble in sight. They also moved to mitered corners recently and it's a nice look. Very pleased with it. I went w/ the 3620 over the Oase Scaperline 90 since it was $450 USD less, probably $550 less after shipping. Only things missing are side holes, the pullout shelf, and the magnetic door. All of that is solved w/ a $10 amazon magnetic knife block and a hole saw bit. Not worth it to me to install a sliding shelf.

 

[DeadFish]

Latest area of question: I have a Weekaqua Pandora P600 on hand as I was originally planning for an 80cm tank. The unit is 90W, 60cm in length. I ended up bumping up to a 90cm tank, so now I have the decision of either a.) running the 60cm fixture suspended about 30cm above the water line, or b.) taking ~ $75 loss and getting the 90cm fixture.

What do you think?

 

[VarunA]

Looking forward to seeing how this comes along. good luck !

 

[DeadFish]

So, 18L of 27L of soil is now mineralizing in a bucket in my bathroom. My fiancé is thrilled about this. Waiting on another 9L of Netlea Professional to arrive from Aquarocks Co. So, all in I've got 18L of Netlea Pro. and 9L of Amazonia VII. No idea why I decided to mix them. Remaining soil should arrive this week, just need another 5g bucket.

Got the last leveling foot tapped and all in place. Applied the window frosting last night when trimming / WC on 45P. 45P is finally starting to come into shape, of course about the time the transfer will take place. Still getting some hair algae on the wood and slower growers. Not sure why, but it's not increasing in volume, always about the same amount at WC time. Oh well, I can live with it - plant health seems great, starting to get some better coloration since stopping APT 3 and only dosing K+ & Micros.

 

[VarunA]

So, 18L of 27L of soil is now mineralizing in a bucket in my bathroom. My fiancé is thrilled about this. Waiting on another 9L of Netlea Professional to arrive from Aquarocks Co. So, all in I've got 18L of Netlea Pro. and 9L of Amazonia VII. No idea why I decided to mix them. Remaining soil should arrive this week, just need another 5g bucket.

I know I am not in the majority, but in my 90p, I hardly have 3 to 5L of aqua soil (mixed fluval stratum and Amazonia II). I used a lot of pumice to give height and didn't end up even using 1 bag of aqua soil. Although, my application was different...I knew I wanted to only have hair grass and slow growing mosses/ferns/buce in my tank so I intentionally cut the amount of aqua soil used. I understand it also depends on the idea for your scape and the intended plants....but 18-27L should be more than sufficient?

 

[DeadFish]

I know I am not in the majority, but in my 90p, I hardly have 3 to 5L of aqua soil (mixed fluval stratum and Amazonia II). I used a lot of pumice to give height and didn't end up even using 1 bag of aqua soil. Although, my application was different...I knew I wanted to only have hair grass and slow growing mosses/ferns/buce in my tank so I intentionally cut the amount of aqua soil used. I understand it also depends on the idea for your scape and the intended plants....but 18-27L should be more than sufficient?

For sure - I bet I'll be able to get away with 18L when I bank some pumice. I ordered another bag just to have on hand in case. If I don't use it now I'll just keep it around for another setup or sell it locally. Original tank was 80x45x40, but new tank is 90x50x45 so I didn't want to be short and have to stop the process to wait for more soil. Not sure how it is in Canada, but outside of select locations it's impossible to find soil other than stratum so it gets snatched up pretty quickly on FB marketplace.

 

[DeadFish]

Things are starting to come together. Scape is more or less worked out - I think. Waiting on some more black lava. Picked up someADA La Plata sand. Got the Chihiros doser mounted, still need to calibrate it. Applied the window frosting, mounted some strip lights on the back. Soil is mineralizing in buckets. Going to leak test this week and then plant next weekend. Have to be in NYC this coming weekend, but should be coming along shortly. Growing out everything in the 45P and hoping to rid the little bits of thread algae prior to transfer, but not super worried. All about balance. Thinking about switching these two pieces of wood for a smoother flow from L —> R.