Just what i said would happen . Sadly its a catch 22
@wrenchy Thanks for the pic, I can see you and I are going to be learning alot with these little tanks. Keep me updated on how yours is going...
1 word, WICKED!!
@Corne Well my opinion is if you get them and look after them at least you giving them a better life then if some fool like I once was buys them...
Just out of interest where did you guys learn or this stuff? Just from reading or is it something that comes naturally?
@Vis, wow now that is giving me some detail haha! great thanks, I will sit down have a look at the tank and take it all in. With regards to the...
Get a sump for sure in my opinion. works like a charm and as you say you can hide alot in the sump and choose what filtration media you want etc.
@wrenchy Awsum, put up pics pls! Yes I dose every day according to the bottle so I think it works out to about 1 thread on the cap.
im currently dosing ,potassium, phosphorous, excel and flourish comprehensive on this tank, doing weekly water changes and have 26watts of...
Wow! What an insane difference from the first two photos. Looking beautiful!
Sounds good! Great to see what results you get and gives us all confidence in the different products too and what works best where.
Thank you, please remember criticism is still welcome but you are all helping me learn alot! @tracyp thanks for the explanation :)
So here the pics. Hope it is an improvement. The idea is for the java moss to full out and me to trim it so it fulls in the whole bottom section....
@Franna, I still dont understand how this whole rep thing works to be honest. busy loading pics now :)
Right thanks again for the help guys! Believe it or not I re-did the entire scape again! I will have to live with this one for a while as I dont...
@wrenchy, Haha man be warned!! I was just like you and now I have 2 planted tanks and have spent a fortune on different liquid fetilizers and am...
@wrenchy. I have been using Excel recently and plants seem to be doing well with little to no algae but that thread will tell you all you need to...
Ok points taken :) What I think I should have mentioned from the start is that im wanting to ultimately go for a manicured garden type of look...
@Ves, Great, im getting somewhere haha. Do you reckon I should take the stone wall out and just let the sand slope down as if it was a sand bank?...
sorry dont know why the double post. Id actually like all except the java fern.
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