phoenix44 Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 oh weird. try digging the plants in more? ive never seen him touch plants. if he did, he would have found another house haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 done that had rocks around it so they couldnt dig it up. and they some how broke the top of it so i gave up and left them at the top of the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 hmm. maybe they are destructive in groups? ive only ever had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 maybe i think its just the one that does it. its darker is colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozski Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Argh, where did you get that nice schist?? I look EVERYWHERE when I first set up my big tank. And always kept an eye out since then, but nothing... But lookin good. Make sure you post updated pics in a few weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 it is going through its "I have too much light and will reward you with stringy algae" phase today. I buy the schist from palmy! - place on summerhill drive, to the right. comes from the SI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozski Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Mmm you are lucky They didn't have nice big flat natural looking bits like that when I trolled through there :roll: No matter, I like the cool rounded dark rocks I have now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 i had some i could have given you, but when i sold the dems, i gave off most of the rocks so they would be able to hide and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 OK, so finally the tank is taking the form I want it to. Some of the plants need settling in, but one of my crypts (petchii_sp? I think it is called has sent out a flower stalk). got some more swords, rotala varieties and some ludwigia. I was sitting back about to go to sleep looking at the tank, grabbed my phone and took a few pics. Hope you like them. I just realised I've been gazing at the tank and its inhabitants for about 30 minutes now. very therapeutic indeed. Hope you guys like it. The tank still has a long way to go, but so far its going well minus the small algae incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 It's looking good :bounce: , looks like your whiptail is having fun lying in the moss as well :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Update. Did a trim and removed lots of rotala rotundifolia. Hi res- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 *waits patiently for picture to load* I still can't see any Catfish... :lol: , wait I can see one *squints harder* is it a BN above the wood on the right? Beautiful Tank though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I think I might be able to see 3 catfish on the hires pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I think I might be able to see 3 catfish on the hires pic. there's a whiptail of some description beside the other piece of wood, and the red whiptail on the bit of wood on the left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Nice, i like how you have placed bits of red throughout it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Thanks, I did a trim on the plants and chucked a lot of the off cuts away and its still got a dense layer of plants at the back wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 it is going through its "I have too much light and will reward you with stringy algae" phase today. i'm going though that atm, does it just disappear? I hope so cos I am about to double the lighting on the tank :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Really? thats cool, the more the merrier i say - compared to my tank :lol: Very pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 How do u go about cleaning? With all the plants, do you try and stuck between them? or just leave the poo for the roots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I asked him that question yesterday but not via the forum I'll wait for Phoenix to post his answer :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I asked him that question yesterday but not via the forum I'll wait for Phoenix to post his answer :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 i'm going though that atm, does it just disappear? I hope so cos I am about to double the lighting on the tank :lol: it disappears in time, but now i have that staghorn algae thing again and that's not easy to get rid of. i cant see the tank for the next few days but hopefully it will be gone when i get back. As far as cleaning goes there is plenty filtration on this tank as it is pretty heavily stocked, and has a lot of plant matter. 2 x fluval 405's and 1 x eheim 2028. I do regular water changes but also have this fancy Eheim gravel vacuum cleaning thing that sucks up and holds all the solid gunk. its impossible for me to even get near the plant roots but sometimes when I know it gets overly gunky i shove the plants aside and try getting in. apart from that, its all good but is admittedly a pain to properly gravel vac, cause there is always the risk of sucking up the JBL balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Oh those JBL balls are like mines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 naah, they're about as easy to put back in as they are to take out.. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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