Fletch Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 This tine I used river sand from landscapers yard. $2 for a 20ltr bucket. :-). Needed lots of washing and a little coarser but looks good. Did same substrate as last time but cut back on Blood & Bone, used one spoonful. Have allowed fir the sand to compact (didn't last time) and put a nice thick layer on the top. Hopefully that was my issue. Full tank shot. Much happier with the layout this time. You can see the bleaching of the leaves in these pics. Hopefully this will repair now. Right side. Left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Looking good mate! All the best with it this time :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Good luck for this time! The river sand looks great! I've gotten a fair bit of my gravel from landscape suppliers before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Just hope the thin layer on the previous attempt was the issue. Can't think of anything else and I know you can't Jarrod as we have spoken all the way through. This is the main reason I am doing this first in a small tank as my 3ft would be a nightmare to pull apart and do again. Am quite happy if this is a lesson learnt. :-)Ps. Thanks guys. :-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Good luck Busman Paul You definetly have put a lot of work in to sorting this out so I think you realy deserve a win Cheers les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Thanks Les. Found this girl tonight. Her color is so dark and the irid layer is so bright. She never sits still and is the alpha girl. I had to remove another one as she was picking on one other. Very nasty. Anyway. Hers some photos of her. Notice weed, I think it's been burnt from last effort. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 She is the Bomb Busman paul one very nice looking girl I love her Irids and do her caudel rays vear out or is it just the angel? Cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Nice looking fish Paul... great colour there.... Re the 'weed' looking burnt - if its the crypts that have suffered a bit they tend to regenerate and spread well - you might end up with them even dying down and looking like they're not there but I've found that they do shoot back again...... You've inspired me a bit - going to have another crack at a larger planted tank for a display inside - so make all the mistakes and post them on here so I learn from them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Thanks Wayne. That's the idea, if I post my mistakes, hopefully I save others (and myself in the future) from making the same ones. :-). Still haven't decided on fish to stock it with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Have a look for corydoras adolfi and a nice pair of apistos and maybe some silver hatchet fish for the upper levels.... maybe a swarm of celestial pearl danio for movement and colour throughout the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Thought you would be saying. "WILDS" Wayne. That's what I am thinking, or Apistos. Not sure yet. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted November 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Pictures speak 1000 words. 3 DAYS AGO. TODAY Funny thing is, at lunch time I was sure I could see improvement with the plants, after ten minutes staring at the tank. Water has been a little "milky" and I honestly thought it was the new globe. Water is now crystal clear and it's hard to see any damage on any of the plants. Complete turnaround in eight hours. :-). Tank been set up 3days. Mire photos to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Looks good mate! Well done :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted November 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Just amazed. So quick. 3 days Ago. Now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 S Buman Paul thats fast I am ammazed. this gives me a great idea for an experiment for NPT vs Non NPT with same plants and light and a leaf count over time to compare the two Great pics by the way keep them comming Cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 The effect has been so drastic and obvious with this little tank, I am now doing my 3ft tank tomorrow. Will use the excisting lights and just change the substrate. Will replant the plants that are there and see what the difference is. So excited. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Does that mean I can hound you throughout the day for updates and photos like you did when I re-scaped my tank??? You can relax, I have so much work on, you'll be lucky to get a couple of texts during the day... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 That's ok mate, I will call you every hour. Lol. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 This tank is going crazy. All Val that is on the surface is pearling madly on the upper surfaces. They are also sending runners out in all directions. The water is crystal clear. The crypts color is good but I did a lot of damage to their roots cleaning them from the last putrid attempt, so most of the leaves have melted but I am hoping they will shoot once the roots have repaired a bit. Silly as it sounds, they still look better. All in all, this tank is going so well it made me do the three footer. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Pearling. Now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Tat is as clear as and I am sure your Cripts are showing mor red than before great job Paul Cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Thanks Les. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 It's looking great, Paul, well done! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Thanks Sarah. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) First lot of tests. Ph. 7 Ammonia. 0.1-0.4mg/L Nitrite. 0.5 Nitrate. 50mg/L Doing 50% wc. Fish all look ok. Looks like the ammonia spike is already moving through naturally. Thoughts????? Edited December 3, 2011 by Busman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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