Putting a custom setup together for the first time

Checked the matrix online. Good price on the 2L

 

I fully agree that folks have offered a tremendous amount of valuable info. If you could suggest a new thread title, we could always ask mods to change.

 

I like all of those!

Also ‘our’ ‘hillstream’ tank.

‘Our’ cause it’s taking the whole community to set up this tank
‘Hillstream’ cause it will kindoff be one but not 100% biotope. At true Asian hillstream biotope would have very little, if any planting. And probably using only plants from Asia. Ill be using some plants from Asia (crypts, java fern), but also South America (swords), Africa (anubias, bolbitis), Europe (vallis) etc.

 

I like how to spend all your money in 10 days.

Just joking though

 

That’s the honest truth!

 

Just before lockdown was announced I’ve pulled plants from some other tanks to go in the river tank. Crypts have pretty much all melted.

Think I’ll use some Langa soil and plant them in this container to try and keep them going...

 

Not always but they are prone to it, yep.

 

Guess this project is slightly delayed now?

 

Yep

 

Dumping this article for future reference
https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co...hillstream-and-brook-loaches-in-the-aquarium/

 

Have every single detail needed for the river tank except for the tank and stand (both still under construction). Minor details

Trying to keep the plants alive through lockdown...

Yesterday planted the root plants in about 1/3 leftover used aquasoil (dry) and 2/3 new Langa, with about a cup of seeded gravel. I’d be surprised if the crypts recover, however the roots and crowns are still in tact, so perhaps. Couple of ramshorns. Adding Stability, Excel and Flourish Advance (trace & Phytohormones). Algae is going to be a challenge, will probably do a 50% daily wc.

The tub with epiphytes seems ok.

The plan is to totally dismantle this 45L tank, use the plants in the river tank, move the tank to the study to become a proper bare bottom QT away from my other tanks. But it will have to run as is through lockdown (our quarantine ).

There are some plants that will come from the 180L but they’ll have to stay put.

Oh I would’ve had fun setting up this tank through lockdown but we gotta stay positive and grateful for what we have

 

While you dismantling that 45L can you drop it at my door? Please? I love these planted tanks.

 

Glad the plant bug bit you too

 

Yeah a while ago. Work in progress still. is there thred on the 45L?

Nevermind I found it

 

Would love to see!
This is the one I used as grow out for the corys

 

I'll create a thread after you drop it at my house lol. I don't got any planted tanks so I'll just keep looking at yours

 

But you did start something? You had some anubias and vallis etc? If you lived close by I could sort you out with some cuttings just hoarding a bit at the moment to see what I’ll need