Recent content by Bert2oo1

Getting closer to the final result. Stems are thickening at the rear thanks to the addition of the chihiros led. I’m running it 100% power for 4 hours per day in addition to my other fixture. Ran out of co2 for a couple of days so abit of algae here and there but nothing to worry about...

I used a cerges reactor on my 60g, to be honest I liked it a lot more than the Griggs I’m currently running on a smaller tank. Just easier to use and maintain. Here’s the link https://glassboxgardeners.com/threads/how-to-build-a-cerges-co2-reactor.346/

@delapool aquarium gallery in Perth has a sale on fire aqua aquariums at tho moment and u can get 5 footers for $300!! Not sure if your in the market for a new tank but insane prices for low iron rimless [emoji106]

Tunze, azoo, Milwaukee, GLA, aqua tek and ista all make good regulators. Can’t go wrong with any of these. Aim for a mid priced reg as the cheaper ones are pretty nasty. If money isn’t an issue I’d go with a duel stage GLA but any of these other brands I mentioned will last you years aswell...

Chihiros led’s are good and cheap. Dimmable aswell so you could run it on 1 or 2. Liminophila sessifolia is a great plant for your background. However it does grow insanely fast.

Ah yes, unfortunately my light legs aren’t adjustable :(. The new light should be here next week hopefully. Just need to find a bigger powerboard for all these dam plugs!

Looks like diatoms to me, how long has the tank been operating for? Diatoms are common in new set ups and generally disappears as the tank matures. I’d also knock your lighting back to 8 hours. 50% weekly water changes will help a lot and saving your hand over the plants and substrate to stir...

Yea I thought the current light that I have (RBG LED) would have enough power to handle it. It’s supposed to be 90 par at 45cm but to be honest I highly doubt that it is. Either that or it lacks in spread.

Plants starting to grow in nicely, I’ve order a chihiros A series for a second light to get the rotala hra at the back to colour up. Think I’ll run it at about 80% power for 4 hours per day and leave my current LED at the standard 8 hours. Not liking the leggy growth of the rotala hra, think...

Looks spot on [emoji106] bit more aggressive trimming on the center plants and it will look great when they bush in [emoji106][emoji106]

Ludwigia ovalis I believe [emoji106]

Thanks dela [emoji106] I also had a run in with the bio security team and had 5 pots of Monte Carlo taken. After doing some research (not sure if the same rules apply for WA) I found out I can legally import aquarium plants if I put in a import permit with the scientific names and have an...

Thanks fresh, yea I was pretty guttered about having to throw out hundreds worth of plants and getting rid of my Oscar. I got him when he was under and inch in size and he was over 30cm when I took him to the pet shop to be rehomed. Feels good to be back into the scapes though, getting a...

I’m back! I’ve had a hell of a 6 months. Basically got kicked out of the house I was living in (landlord sold the house and gave me 3 weeks notice to leave). I was forced to move to a smaller house so I had to pull down my 5 tanks and get rid of all my fish. I’ve sold all my large tanks (even...

Thanks dela, slowly getting there [emoji16]