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Made a few small changes today. its a bit of a waiting game now for the plants to start filling in with a few small additions here and there....
Agreed its a lot of fun to plan the occupants and I usually change my mind a great many times.
With winter approaching and the suns lower angle the one corner of the tank is getting some direct sun in the morning. I noticed recently that the...
Very nice. I would add shrimp, CPD, nerite, Cory's and either Otto's or amano shrimp.
R400 for 3ft and R800 for 4ft. They need new polystyrene, have window tinting on the back and there are some scratches but they are in decent...
I'm sure that the top part in your picture is not just decorative but part of the structural integrity as well. The orientation that the wood...
Nice going :thumbup: Don't forget to add some bracing to the bottom as well. You mentioned corner and top bracing only.
Really good looking tank. I almost did a big school of tiger barbs as well as the videos look amazing but in the end I wanted to have shrimp so...
The tank is settling nicely. Still have some algea on the wood but the glass, plants and rock are starting to clear up. Been a bit busy with work...
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Very nice tank and at 5 weeks no less. Mine seems to have settled down a bit and the algae is starting to fade nicely. Will take some pics and...
I bought some neocaridina shrimp today and waited till just before lights out to add them. While I was adding them the neon tetras and cherry...
Oh, something that may work really well is those clay balls they use in hydroponics: [ATTACH]
Maybe you can also use a layered approach. Coco coir in the bottom then some marbles/gravel and lastly filter media(keeping the outflow above the...
The planter will need enough flow so that the water doesn't run over the side so using soil or sand will cause issues. Largish pebbles, bioballs,...
Its a pleasure, every pond needs a water lily they make beautiful flowers some right through the year. The plants won't have an issue with fish,...
That would make a good good internal filter but I believe @HugBug wants an external one? She can also do both, a small one like this inside the...
Lots of questions :) 1) if you have plants and a filter its pretty easy to maintain 0 ammonia, nitrites and nitrates in a decent sized pond. I do...
I believe thats a bladder snail. I'm not a fan of them.
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