Morcs

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2 weeks of planting and it's now full. Was going for a loose Asian biotope but ruined it with some Ludwigia.. Plants are all low care easy growing: polyaperma, Ludwigia repens, Indian fern, tiger lotus, Wendtii crypts and windelov. Wood is sinking but only just. Give it half a chance and it pops up. Hence after WC today the polyaperma looks a bit sad after being collected by a piece of wood uprooting. Removed the purigen and ready to start adding fish.

Tank is running hot, sitting in the high 27s during the day with the heater off, as long as it doesn't go over 28 it will be fine methinks. Few more tweaks to do to the sump in terms of media, gives me something to do whilst waiting for the wood to sink :-) Oh and a $3 foam gardening knee pad from bunnings, perfect for sitting a return pump on!

Did a bit of work today. Flourite dark is in, 3 x 7kg bag, with each bag washed 7 times... Got sump lights now, some of those push leds, stuck to the underside of the cabinet Tested out the 25ft marina aquavac for filling, works a treat! Did a run / leak test, all ok except the pipe fitting straight from the drain was leaking, was concerned at how loose it was when i assembled it, with the heavy union and rest of the pipework suspended by this joint there was no way it could hold its weight. At first i used tape, but was still leaking. Used a bit of sealant, better, but minor leakage. Went nuts with the sealant this time around and ill leave it longer to ensure it seals this time! Oh and the pumps in these (aquaone moray 3600) is noisy as hell. I can hear it humming from upstairs. I removed the base and placed in on one of the filter sponges, shortened the outlet hose as it was too long and pulling the pump over on its side when not suction cupped to the sump floor. Need to find a better solution like a mouse mat or something as the sponge will just collect gunk. And the spider wood floats, so have to wait for it to sink One thing im not decided on is heater in the overflow or in the sump. Currently in the overflow, its nice and tidy. but it bugs me slightly that i cant see its on light when i want to.

Thanks, no plans to run any form of Co2. Going for shorter photo period, dosing of flourish only combined with the flourite, only factor i havent decided on is big water changes or not, as that will have a large bearing on things when well stocked. Good stuff, i hope so!

Ive been holidaying a bit too much in the last few years to have a tank, just bought a new house and only took a month to get a new tank Picked up an Aquaone regency 220 from HFF yesterday. Its a decent sized 3 footer (similar to a 40g breeder) with sump, really REALLY nice unit comes complete with cabinet, LED lighting, heater, sump with all fittings and even media. Sump was the big draw card for me. Took about 3 hours to build, clean and setup. Im away for a month in May so wont be stocked until after then (main reason im not doing a reef) , but in the meantime i can get it running and planted. Plan is low tech (not too sure on the power of the LEDs) and a loose asian biotope - so lots of crypts, java ferns and some fast growers like polysperma, indian fern etc.. Fish stocking with be heavy, lots of tiger barbs and small loaches. Tank is sitting waiting to get started, got the painters in next week and ill have to move it around, then a tonne of flourite and wood is going straight in.

I thought that was obvious...

Your 3d modelling is good, what software do you use, and do you want a job

Ray2 ay? How come didn't get the marine+? Love finnex lights too. Well made and just awesome.

They can get further on the floor than youd think, expand the search. They are one of the best escape artists

Looks good. When skimmer is running I'd ditch the internals for a cheap hob and run purigen or matrix or something in it with floss. Sponges are nitrate factories

i get a toothbrush and give inside the tube a quick scrub whenever i empty the skimmer cup - any scum that comes off just ends up in the cup afterwards. Seemed to be the least hassle way to do it.

Boesmani's will look cool

So this is a planned upgrade before the planned display tank? :happy2:

Pictus are cool! Recommend some Senegal's bichirs. Cheaper than the others, generally more active and don't get as big as ornates etc

Recently i was using one of those big 20l mitre ten buckets with a lid. Even with the lid on i was getting crud dirt inside somehow. I was storing mixed SW. I used one of those camping water containers that you are talking about a few years ago with no issues.

How about a Datnoid? reasonably slow grower. Amazing fish.

yeah fair enough. Thought about adding a marine type powerhead? They give good wide flow that if setup right can keep crud suspended better to be taken in by your filtration

How come? Any hood just needs a slight bit of modification to fit HOBS with 2 you can have them on the opposing rear sides for flow. They also have extendable intake tubes. Only way they wont work is if the tank is hard up against the wall - these HOBS need about 4 inches.

If you dont want to shell out the coin for an FX5, i highly recommend getting a pair of Aquaclear 110s (if you can find any) Grunty, cheap, and a lot easier to clean and maintain.

Yellow button polyps. Fantapants has dibs on the WP10 Coralbox will still be available, need to sell rest of coral first though

Its with great regret im shutting this down. Just bought a new motorcycle that i need to pay for, working long hours and got a few overseas trips planned later in the year so yeah going to be tankless for a while If anyone is interested in anything, send me a PM. Will start up a thread with a list. Livestock needs to go before essential equipment can go.

Light is running at only 50% too!

Not much new this week. Moved some of the small rocks around. Got some Anthelia growing on the right side, soon will start growing fast and will be able to see it Need a better res camera

Yes but only the main aquanano lid - had to ditch the one that covers the filter area. Leaves me with a gap about 15mm at the front and back of the display I added a bigger one thinking the current one would be aggressive and that the bigger one would deal with it!