***juwel Rio 180 New Journal***

[Spurry]

Hi all as you some of you may know ive been thinking about this for a few weeks but ive been stuck on the substrate to use anyway i finally pick Unipac somoa sand
As it was the one i liked out of the only 2 stores in west yorkshire selling/in stock Unipac sub, anyway here is my 90% finished Juwel Rio 180

4.00PM
Firstly was to wash the new unipac sub
Then drain some water in to 4 buckets and one play box this gave me somewhere to put the plants and fish
Next the job of getting all the Argos play sand out and bagging it in to the new empty sub bags
A quick clean round where the sand level was and in with the new sub and some wood like so

I then washed all the BBA of my anubias plants and re attached them to the new wood ive being collecting over the last few weeks
I got some java fern from LFS how the blood hell do you attach that when theres no fooking roots
Replanted my crypts now to watch them melt

Started to fill the tank with the water i kept from the old scape to a depth i could add some fish

Filled rest of the tank from the tap and double does of prime one before adding water and one does after

now full of water

Im about 90% done now i just want some more plant and rock/pebbles this will be over the next few days

right to the photography now
I hope you like them..

Thanks for looking....

 

[minnnt]

Very very nice! No wonder the KRIBS have spawned

You've done a great job!

 

[Spurry]

Thank you, still not a patch on your Malawi tank

 

[minnnt]

Lol. I don't know, I reckon its excellent. A massive shoal of cardinal tetras would compliment the dark moody atmosphere.

 

[shelaghfishface]

gorgeous! would look sooooooooooo much nicer in my house

 

[simonas]

Looks quality, I need to get me some dark sand !!

Good shout on the cardinals and rummys as well think you have some already they also look great as they mature against a dark and planted background

 

[Spurry]

gorgeous! would look sooooooooooo much nicer in my house

Thanks

A massive shoal of cardinal tetras would compliment the dark moody atmosphere.

I need to get me some dark sand !!
Good shout on the cardinals

Thanks both, some on on here wanted there sand lighter i hated it dark is better
As for the cardinal do you think ive go room for them i have

7 rummys
12 copper harlequins
6 bronze cory
and my Pelvicachromis taeniatus klugei


regards

 

[minnnt]

Maybe up the rummies and harleys to 15 then.

There certainly looks to be room.

 

[Spurry]

Maybe up the rummies and harleys to 15 then.

There certainly looks to be room.

uping the rummies is a good idea as they school well...

 

[Spurry]

Small Update added some more plants and Co2, here is a short video on how it looks now its my first video with the canon,
I was not too sure how it would go lol, Hope you like it...


http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rh3Wd5Whos&context=C4d752ceADvjVQa1PpcFMZqadMFrLarSqzOSJV7yR29-9sEeA8WW8=

 

[Spurry]

Maybe up the rummies.

There certainly looks to be room.

Ive upped the rummys today to 15. sadly the otos just got picked of one by one, lets see how the rummys go there all ready schooling with the other 7

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Oh my goodness, I've just bought the same tank and these pictures have got me so excited! I hope I can get mine looking any where near as good as yours is!

 

[Spurry]

Oh my goodness, I've just bought the same tank and these pictures have got me so excited! I hope I can get mine looking any where near as good as yours is!

Thank you for your kind words... and good luck with yours...

 

[Spurry]

Just a little update:
Added a few more plants and now its filling out abit, just waiting for the co2 to boost the plant growth, here's a before and now photo

 

[Xraymark]

Very nice.

Your choice of sand looks well against the wood and plants