Dave+Amy Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Well thanks to Phoenix and Fishybiz, I was finally able to renovate my tank a bit today with some sag and java ferns: a photo of some of my Discus - hard to get all of them to stand still These are my new Angels that I'm currently setting up a 200L display tank for: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 looking great Amy !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 very nice. the sag.subulata looks v.nice there. it should grow fast as! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted April 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Phoenix - Yeah the Sag is already spreading runners (I admit I melted some by accident by waterchange being too hot - but growing back nicely lol)! Can't wait for them to lengthen a bit to make the Discus stand out more and to hide those ugly filter tubings :roll: Thanks Paul - Dave can probably tell you how snappy I get while I'm renovating lol but the final result is worth it get a big satisfaction out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flosty Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Tank looks great! love the discus Lots of bright colours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Great start. well done. If you dont mind I might suggest that you tilt your heater a little. This means that the "hot water" rises up and away from your heater. That in turns provides a great heating surface without the heater flicking on and off thus extending its working life. HTH Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 those angels are lil fattys :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted April 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Great start. well done. If you dont mind I might suggest that you tilt your heater a little. This means that the "hot water" rises up and away from your heater. That in turns provides a great heating surface without the heater flicking on and off thus extending its working life. HTH Navarre really? I'll tilt them tonight. Does it make them cheaper to run in winter as well? lol...wishing anyway. I only feed those Angels twice a day one pinch each time and they're constantly fat - no idea how they maintain it :lol: I'm thinking a dark substrate with Val and various swords in the background for the Angel tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanco Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Wow, looks very nice running c02 sys in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 nope no CO2 at all - just fert balls by the roots of the swords and dosing of Flourish Excel WHEN I figure out how to install a CO2 sys I will lol - not very technology savy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanco Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Wow thats really good for no c02 system. c02 is really DIY Is a link to the info http://www.fishforever.co.uk/carbondioxide.html It would look like a forest with co2 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 with a CO2 system will I have to increase the aeration? To be honest Fishybiz gave me those giant Java fern plants - the smaller and darker leafed Java fern next to them are my own ones, don't know whether it's a diff species or just grown under diff conditions. But that giant sword in the pic is sprouting a new leaf twice a week just on the fert balls alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 you will have to reduce surface agitation with CO2 injection. I run my DIY CO2 through my external filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 but would that affect the fish in a bad way? decreased circulation and all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I still have very high water flow and current in the tank. 2 fluval 405's and a eheim 2010 internal filter that has an air pump attached to it.. Theory was the majority of the CO2 diffused into the water in the pipes and cannister etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I like, very nice indeed Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochelleMay Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 What substrate are you using? I love the look of lighter stones. We have just brought a new tank its so exciting re arranging everything you did an awesome job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted April 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 thanks for the feedback peeps won't be long until I get bored and renovate again haha RochelleMay - I have Autumn harvest (sml-med grain) as my gravel, they tend to illuminate the tank more is my theory lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 looking great one thing that will really set it off is a carpet of glossostigma for the foreground..... :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 tried glosso...have loaches says it all...uprooted in no time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 haha aww no... try the riccia in the stocking wrapped around a rock method then.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 but how do you prevent the build up of gunk with Riccia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 you have to keep trimming it where the light does not reach apparently. such an awesome plant though. will make your tank look even better! how are the plants coming along now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 they're fine seen a few small runners so they're finally propagating! My Alenquer has taken the left corner in the Sag as its territory now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 more pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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