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The Grey - aquascaper 600 - Its Here - Pix

Scaping Commences in T Minus 10, going to take me a good few hours as so much to do.
 
Ok I tried a timelapse and did not like it, so wont be doing that.

Tank is planted and all hardscape is in place. Some of the Wood is a little buoyant, so some rocks are weighing it down.
Created the Moss Wall using suckers and really like it. And will look alot better once filled in. Used a mix of Christmas, Willow, Fissidens, Java.

Plant List:
Hygrophila Araguaia - Mid Foreground
Echindorus Reni - Background
Hygrophila Pinnatida - Background
Buce Mini Needs Leaf - Attached to Wood
Hydrocotyle Trip - Midground
Bolbitis Heudelotii - Attached to Wood
Hydrocotyle Leaucephala - Background training to grow emersed and surround the back of the tack.
Floating - Frogbit
And that is all the plants i will use in this scape.
Ferts I am Using Tropica Specialist - 10 squirts per day.


Filltration is via Canister 1200LPH and spray bar. Have used a Massive Prefilter Sponge.

Will Post some pix of setup later.
And once water is clear will take a few better ones.

Waiting for the shrimp and main fish to arrive next week, have ordered them yesterday.
 
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Here is a little sneak peek.
As I said wood has moved and messed up the scape, So going to do a water change in the morning and replant.
I am still leaving the foreground open and only planted a few bits of Hygrophila Araguaia. And that is all that will be planted there.
The shrimp feeding station will be placed in the left hand corner (once arrived)
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Added More Wood and plants this week.
Still keeping the foreground empty.
Cherry Shrimp and Chilli Rasbora have been added, also a few rams as always like those.
 
New phone arrived just an hour ago, so here are some new pix.
Have added the new wood. And will be growing something on the emersed part, prob a form of jenny.
Love how i have placed the bottom peice of wood so that it looks like it is floating above the substrate.And has created a cave feel.
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Pic of one of the Clown Killies
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Still Cant tell there are 100 Chilli Rasboras and 100 Mixed cherry shrimp - Red, Sakura, Tiger, Orange, Yellow in this scape.
The Shrimp have dispersed all over the tank. And see them every so often.
 
So keeping minimal planting went out the window.
Full Plant List:
Plant List:
Hygrophila Araguaia - Mid Foreground
Echindorus Reni x3 - Midground
Hygrophila Pinnatida - Background - Melted :(
Buce Mini Needs Leaf - Changed this to emersed on the moss island
Hydrocotyle Trip - Background/Midground/Foreground - Really Like how this is mixing in with all the other planting and creeping its way thru.
Bolbitis Heudelotii - Attached to Wood
Hydrocotyle Leaucephala - Background training to grow emersed and surround the back of the tack.
Alternanthera Reineckii "Pink" x2 - Background
Ludwigia "Rubin" x4 - Background
Rotala Macrandra "Narrow Red" x2 - Background
Rotala "Bonsai" x2 - Emersed in the Top Left and Right Corners. Looks Lovely.
Micranthemum "Monte Carlo" x1 - Emersed planted into the Moss Island
Floating - Frogbit

Already Need to Trim out the Frogbit as has grown so much in the last week.
Duckweed needs thinning out.
Ludwigia is doing well and has started to push above the water line, and like it.

Fish Stocking is almost complete. Just waiting on the Cories and rosy loach to arrive.
 
Looks good.
Think it would add abit more detail if you put some rock below the wood so it looks like the lower parts of the roots are trailing over the rocks.
You could then plant some small plant,mosses between the rocks.
 
Looks good.
Think it would add abit more detail if you put some rock below the wood so it looks like the lower parts of the roots are trailing over the rocks.
You could then plant some small plant,mosses between the rocks.

Thanks I was thinking of this, but like how the wood looks to be floating above the substrate.
 
A few pix from
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This is on the lowest setting for the chihiros>My 2nd unit arrived but was sent the wrong plug for the ballast, so waiting for the replacement.
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tonight.
 
Added some more ramshorns yesterday (a mix of colors).
Have reduced specialist to 10 squirts every other day now.
Feeding:
All from the NT Labs range:
Micro Crumb, Nano Tropical, Shrimp Enhancer, And Cichlid Red and Green and spirulina powder.
The shrimp have become accustomed to where there pellets are dropped using the feeding station. Using Shrimp Labs - Snowflake(cover this in Mineral Clay and Tonic before feeding)
And have restarted one live food bucket with daphnia - waiting for it to get nice and full before i start feeding to the fish. Again feeding using spirulina powder.
 
I am really enjoying this scape and the depth that the dimensions give.
Although the whole back of the tank is covered in plants, there is still alot of open space for the fish.
I like that not all the tank is brightly lit, and that there is a nice amount of dark spaces amongst the plants and hardscape.
And have enjoyed how the fish interact with the scape and what territories they have created.
The Czech ram females spend most of their time in the back of the tank amongst the plants and wood. The Male patrols the front of the tank.
The Gold Red Head Rams spend all their time in the foreground and midground.
Shrimp are mostly amongst the plants and hardscape and catch the occasional glimpse of them amongst it all. They do spend more time in the foreground towards the evening foraging amongst the substrate. And Also love the cooked chicken treats, which i have seen more and more shrimp keepers using as a supplemented feed.
Chillis are everywhere, there is one large group and then splinter groups all over the tank. Is lovely to see them swarm thru the scape.
Killies and halfbeaks of course are at the surface of the water. Funny when the halfbeaks launch themselves at anything that hits the water surface hoping it is food. The Females are looking nice and plump with fry.
I did buy a lovely group of Lemon Longfin BN plecs, and they are so nice to watch. Like how ethereal they look with their finnage billowing in the flow.
Also nice when you spot a fish stationary in one spot hidden amongst everything.
 
Have been treating the tank for Saddle fungus in the shrimp, and cannot see any of the females are affected any longer. but have noticed a bit of white spot on the fish. So glad i always keep WS3 in stock, as that is my go to remedy as fish, shrimp, snail, scaleless safe.
 
Water change and a bit of a trim. Did not want to waste the emergent growth so have added that to the back of the tank as marginals.
Replanted some of the Hydrcotyle Leu into the Moss Island, and added a few shoots from other plants.
Going to swap out the rainbows, as not liking them at the moment, and looking for something else.
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Lost my 1st Clown killie last night, found it dried up on the floor this morning. Did not waste it though, cut it up and fed to the Halfbeaks.
Going to add a wave maker or 2 to halfway down the back panel of the tank, just to give more flow thru the scape.
Found some 3000LPH for under £8 delivered.
 
Found some 3000LPH for under £8 delivered.
Been there (mine were £10), done it, got tee shirt, both in the bin now...

Problems were, very very noisy, after less than a year one started spinning backwards, but was replaced by vendor as less than a year old. The other one I had just stopped one day, motor open circuit.

Anyway bit the bullet over two years ago and bought a proper 3200l/hr Koralia at £50. Well worth the money, virtually silent and still running after two years, so considerably better value than the two £10 ones.
 
Been there (mine were £10), done it, got tee shirt, both in the bin now...

Problems were, very very noisy, after less than a year one started spinning backwards, but was replaced by vendor as less than a year old. The other one I had just stopped one day, motor open circuit.

Anyway bit the bullet over two years ago and bought a proper 3200l/hr Koralia at £50. Well worth the money, virtually silent and still running after two years, so considerably better value than the two £10 ones.

Oh dear that does not sound good at all.
I have already installed one of the 900LPH Hydor ones, but wanted some more for a low flow area. Will See how they are once they arrive. and if Too Noisy will keep them for something else, £8 is not much including delivery.
Was going to go for the SunSun/Resun ones but they were too bulky.
 
Added some more ramshorns yesterday (a mix of colors).
Have reduced specialist to 10 squirts every other day now.
Feeding:
All from the NT Labs range:
Micro Crumb, Nano Tropical, Shrimp Enhancer, And Cichlid Red and Green and spirulina powder.
The shrimp have become accustomed to where there pellets are dropped using the feeding station. Using Shrimp Labs - Snowflake(cover this in Mineral Clay and Tonic before feeding)
And have restarted one live food bucket with daphnia - waiting for it to get nice and full before i start feeding to the fish. Again feeding using spirulina powder.

Have also Added Bee Pollen pellets and CHLORELLA tablets to the shrimp feeding. And Frozen Daphnia and Cyclops.
 
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