And then it all went bad, while doing maintenance I dropped a stone into the tank, I hear running water and panic, my lily pipes are still intact something else is leaking. Everything is fine so I hope for the best and dig into the substrate.
After finally getting enough water and Aquasoil out I discovered the tank was cracked (I've sealed it and refilled it now). Here is the aftermath.
3am this morning
6pm today.
8pm today.
The water cleared enough to see the damage done, water still not totally clear, fish still not in the tank. I appear to need more substrate, where its gone I don't know,everything looks beaten up, washed out and generally a bit rubbish.
All my plants too a beating from being out all night, especially the stems, shame they'd only really just taken off. I might replace them with something else, something healthier.
This is the only area I like about the new scape, I'll be planting some Hc running into the hair grass. I don't know if it will work or not but then I'm so disheartened by this whole fiasco I'm shocked anything good has come out of it. Planting the hairgrass was difficult, no end of times it came unplanted, It looks a eye sore as soon as you notice the lack of skill in planting.
Anyone want to step in and tell me where I can improve or donate a grand bunch of stems of something nice?
This hole affair has made me wonder why I didn't give up.
