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Thanks [emoji846]

Thanks [emoji846]

I removed all the wood and used hot water and a green kitchen scrubbing sponge and that seemed to do the trick I have a very tiny bit above water but can't see it if it grows out...

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The diagonal goes to rear there is also a lower bar on main hoop that goes from side to side across floor and you cannot see in pictures there is an upper bar that goes from centre of...

Hopefully not thats been stripped to a bare shell and totally rebuilt

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My tank has changed a bit since I updated this thread here is it now

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Some may remember my stock rod build a few years back

My mate wanted a new FWD hotrod so offered to build him one here is a few pictures of the car bassed on a Citroen C2 first thing was to strip...

Thanks its Christmas moss and weeping moss mixed

The lighting I use is good old fashioned T5 HO bulbs it runs 2 x 54w bulbs there is 4 x 54w T5's in the hood but only currently running 2 as the...

Beginning of December visited and LFS and always wanted some common carp however the lad at the shop didn't know the difference between carp and tench so ended up with 2 carp and a tench sadly the...

Hi thanks yes I dose Ei Ferts and thanks for the tips on the lotus bulb I'll grab some root tabs.

Yes it's a 6ft tank takes a bit of looking after but it keeps me busy and the clean fresh look I...

It needed it will see what the future brings


Christmas clean for the tank all sponges and filter spangly nice big watechange have a good Christmas all.
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Having neglected the tank for a month decided today was the day [emoji85]

I got the scissors out and a bit more [emoji23]
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I really need to get the scissors out

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I've had a prune and things still going well

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The difference 6 days make

26 October
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1st November ...

No it's not 6x2x2 its 6ft long 2ft tall and 18 inches deep the plecs mainly seem to suck on the wood and the occasional algae wafer.

And not sure what you mean by Sprite I'm still learning about...

Hi yes I run a pressurised C02 system

Stock wise there is more in there then you think they all seem to be in plants when I take pictures

5 baby clown loach

50 cardinals

20 Black tetra

Things are still growing away at a very rapid rate and looking healthy and currently no sign of any algae

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I didn't like the odd piece of wood over to the left so had to move that looks much better now I think also altered the angle of powerheads so valis now sits up instead of being blown to one side
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This seems to of happened case of it growing out now https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191025/baead6fb782476f2dda6dcceefce8c13.jpg

Gave them all a feed after

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Had a bit of a move round of plants and added a few more looking nice and full now [emoji846]

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Nice big 50% waterchange done today a little tidy up be rude not to take some pics

Taken on the 16th
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Taken...

It is nice not having to worry about waking up and seeing stripped corals and end up having to bin ££££ worth.

May go back to marine one day but just had a little one who only 1 week old today so...

[emoji23] I suppose having a marine keeping background helps but it is quite different to a marine tank and a lot cheaper

Thanks it's my first attempt at a large planted tank so a bit of a learning curve