Sk3llys 60P Build

[Bichir Bro]

No real goings on. Tank has matured great. Much lower lighting, no algae, huge pearling and lovely clear water. Very happy now. Just a case of trimming plants more often
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Wow! That's a gorgeous tank! Looks truly amazing.

 

[Brian_Nano12g]

Love how this matured. Great job!

 

[Sk3lly]

Love how this matured. Great job!

Wow! That's a gorgeous tank! Looks truly amazing.

Thanks guys. Still much work ahead as the tank gets healthier and healthier. Hoping the coming months bring improved plant coloration


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[tiger terror]

Good progress

Getcha feet wet fish tank people!

 

[pittbully13]

Nice looking tank, can't wait to see more. I wish I had no algae.

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[Sk3lly]

Well guys the tank has taken a large change in direction.

Ive lowered the light levels massively and removed a lot of fast growing stems in favour of crypts and such. This is to lower maintenance time

As this is a long process because of the slower growth times, i am not happy to post a FTS.

Heres a few teaser pics though...






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[pittbully13]

We want more, we want more....

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[Fresh2o]

I understand the change up. Tending to fast growing plants can become a chore. Hope we see a FTS soon...
With the weather being nicer I'm spending more time outdoors and after mowing the lawn, I look at my overgrown tank and say "No, not you, too!"


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[Slavo]

We want more, we want more....

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+1, give the people what they want!


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[Mattfinn]

Either way it's still going to look awesome mate. I don't think it's possible for your tank can look bad or below par.

 

[Sk3lly]

Anyone here have any experience with staghorn??

Im getting a bit in a certain area of the tank. My presumption is poor co2 flow because of the layout.

If anyone has any other thoughts please share


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[Brookster123]

I was going to inquire about the presence of some reddish dust on the dhg.. i get that too, think it's just the build up of detritus, either way it's flow related??

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[Sk3lly]

I was going to inquire about the presence of some reddish dust on the dhg.. i get that too, think it's just the build up of detritus, either way it's flow related??

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The reddish dust you mention is not algae.

Its my rubbish scissors!! Instead of being nice clean cuts on the grass, its damaging it, causing the tips to brown.

I am trying out some new scissors i bought, to see if it improves


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[Brookster123]

Sureeee blame it on the scissors my scissors must really suck because I have clado all over my dhg...

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[Sk3lly]

Sureeee blame it on the scissors my scissors must really suck because I have clado all over my dhg...

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I'm going to have to see if we can get you removed from the forum again hahaha


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[Brookster123]

I'm going to have to see if we can get you removed from the forum again hahaha


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Nope, I'm a good boy now.. no more trouble out of me!

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[Sk3lly]

Decided from next week to try doing 2 50% water changes a week to see if theres any improvement


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[bcarl_10gal]

The more water changes should help the plant health. I don't have too much experience with staghorn so I am not too much help. Good luck!

 

[Sk3lly]

No i got no experience with it either. Im hearing its caused by detritus being kicked up into the water column. Makes sense considering all the fast stems ive pulled recently


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[Brian_Nano12g]

I've had staghorn before. I find that it tends to thrive in deadspots where there's low current. It's fairly easy to beat. I just manually remove as much is I can then spot treat the rest with h2o2 or glut.