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I use it as a biological filter media without issues so I'd assume so.

Congrats! Yeah Critter_Crazy kindly gave me a bunny rescued from ChCh animates during the quakes. He must be a couple of years old now. We named him Radar 8)

Just whenever it gets too long, the shorter you keep it the healthier it'll be.

If anything it'll lengthen it, warm water speeds up life so would make their life shorter. Do you have a thermometer measuring the ambient temperature of the room?

Rainy? That's an understatement! I browse a few image boards, a bit of reddit, various forums and TradeMe of course. I also love Googling whatever I'm into, I just spent half the day researching TVs and building micro PCs :smln:

Are we talking aquascaping now Cam? You should aim to have your focal point around 2/3 of the way both up and across the tank. So for a 60cm high tank you'd want your main decoration to be around 40cm up. What materials do you have to work with exactly? Any larger rock?

It's still fairly cloudy, the heavy CO2 mist doesn't help though :nilly: This tank has a long way to go yet.

Fishwise I'd be tempted to go for something like guppies if your house isn't too cold. WCMM prefer larger groups and a bit more space. In terms of the tank, I'd be going for a finer substrate next time.

In future, just hit the text next to IMG in the "Links to share this photo" box. It should automatically copy the text and you can paste it here for us to see. Is the tank cloudy from setup or is that an algae bloom?

It pays to read your replies thoroughly. In terms of speeding it up, CO2 will help it along but it's not too demanding.

Well it's planted but still quite dusty, I'll see how it looks tonight if the lights come on before I go to work

Amazing photos! My Mum is keen on her photography too, do you mind posting what model and settings you use? Cheers.

I've got an accidental moss carpet in my iwagumi tank, the moss has taken over the hairgrass All you need to do is layer the moss as thinly as possible (try not to overlap any moss) and tie it to a rock, slate or tile with cotton wool. It should take around 3mths to fill in if you do it right

Dude you could have texted me? Amusing thread though :lar:

Agreed.

Not yet anyways Depends, what have you got available? I'm talking $5-$8 from Bunnings here.

If it's been in use for two years then just replace it. You can get relatively cheap 6500k 2ft/3ft/4ft tubes from Bunnings.

It could be and if it is, it's very well done. Cool idea either way and besides, half the tanks in this thread are shopped :roll:

From sterile to natural, great job :thup:

Got work to do?

Following some advice about this scape on ASW, I've changed two things. Spot the difference:

It's for plants not fish But seriously, the layout is more important to me than where fish will hide. I hope to have a school of at least 50 tetras or rasboras. I'm thinking something interesting to make the scape pop. I fixed up the final image for my new wallpaper, it really shows the bones of the scape nicely.

Here's what I've been up to this afternoon, should be planted and filled sometime this week. I've gone with a layer of aquabasis to help the hairgrass and chain sword along a bit.

I think it's too fine because I prefer a larger grain size, something that looks natural and textured. Also: Because the tank already looks very dark, black substrate that's not planted is harsh and dark.

I wouldn't go with silica sand myself, it's too fine and gets really dirty. Something like play sand or construction sand is a little more forgiving and natural looking. Anything that's not black really. 4 T5 is heaps for a plantless tank, I'd suggest changing the tubes to something a little whiter, maybe 4000k-6500k (cool white-daylight). Getting the tank to look "right" takes a bit of practice but will only work if you have the right materials to begin with. Some larger hardscape will provide a bit more of an impact if placed correctly. As Dennis said, stick to the rule of thirds. And finally, here's a few tanks that might be suitable for you needs. http://www.aquariumdesigngroup.com/data ... chlids.jpg http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2008/show53.html http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2009/show33.html