The Forgotten Valley - 60l

[aaronnorth]

PLANTS ALIVE
AQUA ESSENTIALS

 

[aaronnorth]

good news HC is pearling
Bad news i have lost my tweesers

The HC has produced new shoots so all is good.

 

[aaronnorth]

Update:

I have took the windelov fern out and will be using more pogostemon helferi in its place to kee the midground simple, HC is filling in nicely as are the stems, bushing out really well now.

i have upped the dosing to 10ml daily and there is a remarkable difference!

Unfortunatley this wont be ready for the AGA competition (deadline is monday 15th ) i really hought it would ake it but the CO2 running out while i was away really set it back when i got BBA everywhere Maybe next year

Excuse the mess (it is bloodworm )

 

[Nick16]

whats the thing in the top right of the last couple of pictures? the glass thing?

 

[aaronnorth]

Drop Checker for measurinmg CO2.

It is filled with 4dkh solution and 3 drops of bromyothol blue. with a kh of 4 and a ph of 6.6, this is approx 30ppm (this can be seen as it changes green)

 

[lilfishie]

Aaron i so love your tank, can't believe its the same as mine hmm you think you'd notice if i swapped them

 

[Nick16]

where did u get the drop checker from? link for me?

 

[aaronnorth]

Aaron i so love your tank, can't believe its the same as mine hmm you think you'd notice if i swapped them

Thanks, one thing that makes a tank look good is rather than spreading the plants out like yours, try bunching them together and it is amazing what effect it gives!

where did u get the drop checker from? link for me?

Drop Checker

4dkh solution

 

[lilfishie]

will give it a go have completely gutted my 12 gal and redoing it as i type

 

[aaronnorth]

 

[lilfishie]

still got the endlers i see

tank looks amazing

 

[kribensis12]

Looks fantastical !!!!!!!!!!! I wish my tanks looked like that * sigh*.

 

[aaronnorth]

yeas, i am deciding on a fish so i have gotten 1 stepo further Might go for black neons

Thanks Krib

 

[lilfishie]

black neons would look good, i can never find them around here though
how about harliquins, they look very nice in a shoal

 

[aaronnorth]

black neons would look good, i can never find them around here though
how about harliquins, they look very nice in a shoal

yes they are another option but they are very popular and i want my tank to be different