Recent content by Brian_Nano12g

Hey everyone.. How goes it? Almost a year later from my last post on this thread, I'm finally going to set this up. In case you're wondering, I repacked this tank and stored it in the garage. A lot has happened, like having a baby, selling my 60P tank, and quitting the hobby for a minute.. But...

No real advancements in the development of this build.However, we had a small Halloween theme dinner party over the weekend. And with a little decor and dry ice, it made for an interesting conversation piece! Lol

Thanks.. I actually have 2 sets of lilies. The 10mm CalAqua Labs will go to 12g Long, and a pair of Do!Aqua 17mm glass lily pipes will possibly go here. Currently at my parents' house, there's a low maintenance 26g bow front using a Fluval 406. I also have a Fluval C4 I picked up on clearance...

Update.. Not a big one. After a week, post treatment, I don't see any signs of BGA! Not even a sliver of it. Prior to Ultralifie, my H2O2 treatments were a weekly battle. I'm crossing my fingers it'll stay that way. Here's a FTS as of tonight. I need to do my weekly maintenance this Sunday...

Yup yup.. Once the hands dive into the tank, always something new to clean or trim or rearrange that wasn't part of the original plan. Bruin fan, BTW! Grew up between Santa Monica and Westwood.. Now I'm a Sun Devil tho. ?

I'm sorry, I should have updated this thread. It's no longer available.

Cool... Wait, what's your mod in the micros? I recently had to pull all my s. repens out and I seen many holes in the lower leaves I cut away before replanting... Guess I'm seeing the deficiency.

Thanks, Autumn! I'll feel more comfortable if I see repeat success. I think one of the tanks at my parents' house has small (albeit controlled) amounts of BGA. I'm going to treat it there to see when I get a chance. Yup.. I didn't realize how much time flew by. Maintaining tanks used to be...

lol.. I exported the .gif from my phone at x2 speed. I'm much slower! The HC isn't that bad, I just wait until I fill the tank back up to easily net all the trimmings out with a fish net. I feel like a pool cleaner at that point. Yes, it is encouraging. If only the guys behind this product...

FTS *still needs to fill out.. Propagating the rotala macrandra is taking time. I'm on the fence about the giant hairgrass.. I'll give it some time tho.

Tank looks great, especially after a vacay! Wow. Love the strategy employed by dummy-proofing the dosages and food. Think I'll have to do the same the next time I need to be away for an extended period. Luckily IP Wi-Fi security cams are cheap now.. Easy way to ensure things are getting done and...

Happy Monday everyone!! I did a major 2.5 hour maintenance last night, which involved pulling out some dead s. repens (replanted healthy tips), trimming some giant hairgrass, propagating some stems, mowing the lawn of HC, 50% pwc, scraping all the GSA off the glass and calcium buildup towards...

EM has always been effective for me in the past. I know it works well, but thought I'd try something different and if all else fails, there's always EM (again). But honestly, I fear using antibiotics unless absolutely necessary. Who knows, I might inadvertently create a super-bacteria-strain of...

Not a total meltdown (I exaggerate), but pretty darn close, well the start of it least. I know from experience that things can quickly cascade, like a domino effect, out of control from an imbalance (e.g. GSA on the glass, pale plants, and deficiencies as a precursor). That's why I decided to...

Luckily I never had any mishaps with my low iron tanks (had 3, then just 2, now back to 3).. Knock on wood. But from what I read coupled to hearing both of your experiences, i can see the advantage of the extra thick bottom regular glass. Anyways, once the scape is in, it wouldn't be seen. I...