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Having kept fish for the best part of 40years I treated myself to my 'dream' tank earlier this year.
After the first week, the remote filters were doing their job.
From this
to this
I cleaned the filters weekly, 1 month later, voila crystal clear water.
The tank has matured very quickly, probably helped by using a fare amount of water from my previous tank.
Bog wood has become water logged and a 3D back drop added.
Currently have a Scat, I know it may need to go into brackish water at some point, however there are various tales of them living happily in Hard water, we shall see.
After the first week, the remote filters were doing their job.
From this
to this
I cleaned the filters weekly, 1 month later, voila crystal clear water.
The tank has matured very quickly, probably helped by using a fare amount of water from my previous tank.
Bog wood has become water logged and a 3D back drop added.
Currently have a Scat, I know it may need to go into brackish water at some point, however there are various tales of them living happily in Hard water, we shall see.
This is mine, it's a Fluval F35 tank and stand which is around 58 litres. It's quite hard to aquascape being taller than it is wide but I'm pleased with how it's working out. I got it a year ago and have changed things around a few times to get it to where I am with it today.
The heater is as supplied, as is the filter which is Fluval 206 external which I really like. The filter media is also as it comes with the addition of Seachem Purigen pouch which keeps the water crystal clear. The Fluval nano light wasn't up to much though so has been changed for an AI Prime Freshwater which is expensive but worth every penny and is controllable via an app on my phone.
The plants are Hygrophila 'Siamensis 53B' and Rotala rotundifolia at the back, Microsorum Pteropus and some Crypts in the middle and a carpet of dwarf hairgrass at the front. The substrate is Tropica fine aquarium soil and I inject CO2 and feed the plants with liquid fertiliser daily. The fish are two mad guppies and a shoal of Cardinal Tetra.
The heater is as supplied, as is the filter which is Fluval 206 external which I really like. The filter media is also as it comes with the addition of Seachem Purigen pouch which keeps the water crystal clear. The Fluval nano light wasn't up to much though so has been changed for an AI Prime Freshwater which is expensive but worth every penny and is controllable via an app on my phone.
The plants are Hygrophila 'Siamensis 53B' and Rotala rotundifolia at the back, Microsorum Pteropus and some Crypts in the middle and a carpet of dwarf hairgrass at the front. The substrate is Tropica fine aquarium soil and I inject CO2 and feed the plants with liquid fertiliser daily. The fish are two mad guppies and a shoal of Cardinal Tetra.
Jcwjosh said:
That is awesome, How did you go about constructing that ?
Is it nestled into a partition wall ?
Cheers, yeah took the wall down, had the tank built onsite then built the wall back either side, but with kitchen cabinets on the office side so I can access it for maintenanceIs it nestled into a partition wall ?
Hey, man. Frankly speaking, all the aquariums look the same. Of course, there are some things, that differ one aquarium from another one, but they aren't significant once. They could be ships, some algae or maybe some different types of fish. It goes without saying, that for somebody these small things matter, and they are rally different, but as for me, I have seen only one thing in the aquarium, that I haven't seen anymore - bristle worm. It isn't pleasant for watching thing. If you don't know what is it, just read about it on the internet. You can be sure, that you will be surprised.
Update - our betta Blue died yesterday (of old age, he'd been on the wind down for a couple of months). Checked the water, all fine - but did a 50% water change yesterday along with some plant trimming.
Went out today and bought some male guppies to add back some colour and movement.
Finally got to the bottom of the algae growing on my very slow growing anubias in the goldfish tank - needed something fast growing to out compete it:
Yes, we're still deciding on what colour to paint the lounge!
Oh, and whilst I was buying the guppies, I noticed they had a "manager's special" on the fluval sea evo tank... Quite call to the better half to measure my desk in my now permanent home office.
That'll stop me getting bored!
Got some upgrades on order (jecod dc pump, 3d printed random flow generator, media basket for rear chamber). Gonna pop to Maidenhead Havant over the weekend to talk salt/sand. Waiting on a quote for custom ceramic rock work to make the most of the proportions...
Need to decide what livestock! Thinking of hammers/torches on the upper rocks. Perhaps zoas on the 'uprights', and maybe some sand dwelling corals. Really not sure on fish.
Went out today and bought some male guppies to add back some colour and movement.
Finally got to the bottom of the algae growing on my very slow growing anubias in the goldfish tank - needed something fast growing to out compete it:
Yes, we're still deciding on what colour to paint the lounge!
Oh, and whilst I was buying the guppies, I noticed they had a "manager's special" on the fluval sea evo tank... Quite call to the better half to measure my desk in my now permanent home office.
That'll stop me getting bored!
Got some upgrades on order (jecod dc pump, 3d printed random flow generator, media basket for rear chamber). Gonna pop to Maidenhead Havant over the weekend to talk salt/sand. Waiting on a quote for custom ceramic rock work to make the most of the proportions...
Need to decide what livestock! Thinking of hammers/torches on the upper rocks. Perhaps zoas on the 'uprights', and maybe some sand dwelling corals. Really not sure on fish.
Sway said:
Oh, and has anyone (particularly marine keepers) used "spotless water"?
There's one ten minutes from me. 3.5p per litre of guaranteed 0tds water seems very, very cheap!
WQ can VERY sketchy from what Ive heard, some sites are better than others.There's one ten minutes from me. 3.5p per litre of guaranteed 0tds water seems very, very cheap!
Its not worth the aggro, a decent RO kit will cost less than a £100......
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