Recent content by mad_tunes

Since re-doing the tank & swapping the substrate for plain black limpopo sand, things seem much better. Fish have survived just fine for about a month now, where they would have previously been dying off by now. I haven't been doing the 'just in case' water changes as I was, measuring what's...

Planting: I've added some Feropol and Interpet 'Fast filter start' and have just turned the CO2 back on. Some time over the next few days I'll watch the pH for a day and tweak BPS and timing from there. Once I know that's set sensibly, I'll move a few fish from a smaller tank into this one...

I've got the tank re-done over the last couple of days. It's been quite a mission. I really hope things'll thrive in it now. A few pics for anyone who might be interested: Before: Taking plants and hardscape out: Storage for plants: Pipework and inline heater & defuser in bits...