zuri08 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Tanks look great mate.as for glass thickness etc there is alot of different gradings of glass and the methods used to make tanks will vary the height is usually the critical part but if bottom is well braced and top middle braced holding up to 400litres would be fine.im a glazier by the way. nice wood in tank aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanNSANZ Posted May 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Tanks look great mate.as for glass thickness etc there is alot of different gradings of glass and the methods used to make tanks will vary the height is usually the critical part but if bottom is well braced and top middle braced holding up to 400litres would be fine.im a glazier by the way. nice wood in tank aswell Cheers Zuri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanNSANZ Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Update: Tank was broken down and soil substrate added, dry start method followed for which all plants were given a big prune. Also added an external CO2 reactor: 50x25mm UPVC Reducing Bush x 2 25x15mm UPVC Reducing Bush PL/THD x 2 50mm UPVC Socket Coupler Plain x 1 50mm UPVC Cap Plain End x 1 15mm PVC Male NPT Hose Adaptor x 2 50mm UPVC Tee Plain x 1 50mm UPVC Pressure Pipe PN 9 Class C SOE x 0.5M Current sole inhabitant with his mrs to keep him company: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanNSANZ Posted October 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Took some pic's this morning after the WC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke70wag Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 What type of moss is that? How did you attach it to the wood looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanNSANZ Posted October 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 What type of moss is that? How did you attach it to the wood looks great It's Java moss, originally it was tied with normal sewing thread and over time it grows onto the wood and creeps all over it. It's a bit of a pain come time to trim it as the little bits go everywhere and come to rest at the base of plants where they begin growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 It's Java moss, originally it was tied with normal sewing thread and over time it grows onto the wood and creeps all over it. It's a bit of a pain come time to trim it as the little bits go everywhere and come to rest at the base of plants where they begin growing. When you trim the moss, turn the filter off. Then trim the moss and once your finished trimming use a siphon to suck up all the little bits that float around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanNSANZ Posted October 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 When you trim the moss, turn the filter off. Then trim the moss and once your finished trimming use a siphon to suck up all the little bits that float around. Yep everything is turned off when I do any trimming, never tried siphoning it up though. Will give that a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanNSANZ Posted December 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Update pic for this tank: Removed the wood as it was getting BGA growing at the very top of the wood and couldn't seem to resolve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanNSANZ Posted May 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 I took a bit of break (kids and work have kept me busy) but have gotten back into it. Have rearranged and replanted areas. Have added rocks and wood Have this week added some hardware: PH Controller Added an additional reactor so now have one running into each end of the tank. New HQI lights are due to arrive this week. Intend to add the following plants in the front corner: Rotala Wallichii Rotala Macrandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanNSANZ Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 The HQI fixtures arrived a week ago, everything is pearling like crazy. Still have to string up the cables so have the lights sitting on lengths of 2x4 currently, it was the only way to create sufficient distance. Have some more plants on the way courtesy of Caryl :happy1: I will post up some more pics once those have been added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Its looking good. Do you have dwarf chain loaches in your tank? I found that until a couple of weeks ago mine stripped the rotala bare every time a new shoot appeared. They have left it alone the last couple of weeks but I have no idea why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanNSANZ Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Its looking good. Do you have dwarf chain loaches in your tank? I found that until a couple of weeks ago mine stripped the rotala bare every time a new shoot appeared. They have left it alone the last couple of weeks but I have no idea why. Thanks Adrienne. There aren't any Chain loaches in this tank, I've not actually owned them previously. Good to know though, will cross them off my list of potential future additions. Currently in this tank: Angels, Harlequins, SAE's, Otto's. Bristlenose Pleco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanNSANZ Posted June 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Is pouring with rain so what better time to post some updates. Week One Week Two Week Three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanNSANZ Posted July 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Week seven update: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalThunder Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 wow that looks amazing :cophot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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