peet 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 DAY 1 Rescape of my tank - I've spent a fair bit of time looking through Amanos books and Youtube gallery over the last few weeks and couldn't bear to look at my old scape anymore. It was too symmetrical.... although no Amano masterpiece hopefully this one has better alignment to the golden ratio, also more open space vertically which I think is one of the key components of a good scape that is easy to lose.. sometimes less is more...this is hard when you want as many plants as possible in your tank. I'm looking forward to the glosso growing in the far-right, replacing some of the whiteness of the gravel which is currently giving it a washed out feel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adrienne 157 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 I think this looks very very nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sophia 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 looks just like an Amano tank to me :thup: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peet 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2015 Update of the tank 27 /01/2015. After years of bba issues I finally bought a family of 5 Siamese algae eaters and my tank has never looked better! Highly recommend these critters. Just planted a lotus on the left side and glosso on the right. Can't wait for it to grow in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bishop 1 Report post Posted January 27, 2015 Looks good, nice and lush green. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adrienne 157 Report post Posted January 27, 2015 Very nice. Interesting what you say about the SAE. I finally passed on my big SAE and replaced it with three smaller ones in my 450 litre tank. I had three more small SAE in another tank and caught two to add to the three, giving five in total. Totally wiped out all my BBA which has been the constant bane of this high tech tank. Guess it's all about adding enough of them to be able to stop the BBA still spreading out of control. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke* 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 wow verrry nice! awesome blend of green plants BBA seems to always become an issue, it can be killed tough with a double dose of flourish excel. then i guess just keep adding a bit to keep it away or treat again when it comes back i would just recommend to get rid of the macandra (?) in the back left as it looks a bit out of place/clunky/spread out to me. the colour takes away from the nice green medley elsewhere. also, although it's now nice and lush, i prefer the asymmetry of your feb 2014 pic for some reason. and the only other verrry minor thing i'd change is to have smaller fish so it gives the tank the illusion of being even larger. wicked job tho, is a lot of that plant actually growing on the wood? cool to see lemon tetras, love those fish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bishop 1 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Actually didn't see this was 340 L when I first read it. Thats really good. Can I ask your filtration and lighting regime? IMO that Mcandra, once grown in will be a nice focal point / contrast, but as of now it looks a bit scragly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoFishing 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Very nice. Interesting what you say about the SAE. I finally passed on my big SAE and replaced it with three smaller ones in my 450 litre tank. I had three more small SAE in another tank and caught two to add to the three, giving five in total. Totally wiped out all my BBA which has been the constant bane of this high tech tank. Guess it's all about adding enough of them to be able to stop the BBA still spreading out of control. I would like more SAE but since the one I have is just on 20cm now (tip to tip) I'm a bit reluctant to get more as it's only a 260 tank. Is it normal for them to get that large or is mine just a mutant? I have seen others over a year old and still less than half his length. :dunno: But then I don't have a lot of BBA either, so I guess he's doing a good job. :bggrn: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adrienne 157 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Mine made about 14cm which is the biggest I have seen. Yours must be on steroids. Normally they get lazy as they mature and don't eat it, preferring the food we put into the tank. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reptilez 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2015 What an amazing planted tank !drool: You have done an great job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peet 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2015 Update April 2015 Still waiting for the lotus on the lhs to grow in to fill out the space. Looking for some specialist t5 bulbs for red plants to give extra boost. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
binu 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2015 nice tank man , can I ask you wat fertilizing do u use Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peet 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2015 I make my own micro and macro liquids and follow the pps system, so simple as have 2 pump top bottles which give me a measured dose each morning, I think tank is so much more stable than ei method. Weekly 25% water changes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artem 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2015 Awesome tank! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Li@m 1 Report post Posted April 30, 2015 Man those plants look nice and healthy. Is this the fer system you are talking about? https://sites.google.com/site/aquaticplantfertilizer/ Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alexyay 71 Report post Posted May 2, 2015 Stunning Personally I like the R macrandra what crypt species are you using at the bottom? How much did the pump system for the ferts cost? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peet 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2015 Yup, the pps pro fert system. The pump system is just a couple of plastic pump bottles from a plastic shop that give a measured dose when depressed. $10? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buzzy 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2015 very nice setup! Do you mind sharing what equipment you are running? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites