Toms 240l Planted Journal

[tom_os]

yeah, you can tell tho when actually looking at it

 

[keenonfish]

@Tom looks like you want to increase EV (exposure value) basically the camera is not metering your tank efficiently due to the band of light sand so a bit of plus EV should bring the exposure up a tad. Just don't over expose the sand!

 

[tom_os]

and in english!!

sorry i dont really have many camera skills. how do i do that?

thanks

 

[aaronnorth]

i think you go onto the menu then it should be on there somewhere, it is called bracketing (if it is like mine!). i have mine set at +-1EV as it gets the largest range of exposure.

 

[tom_os]

ok wood came

wasnt as big as i thought it would be so i will have to get another which is annoying

 

[oswoldy]

That Looks better! Im going to have to have a go at that although I will prob use tinfoil, just out of interest how did you stick it down?

Just out of interest would the reflective surfaces also reflect the heat from the lights back into the tank possibly making a small difference to the amount of work the heater has to do?

Mike

 

[tom_os]

it would make a small heat difference.

it had a sticky back, designed for car grahpics. if it didnt i would have just used foil

 

[oswoldy]

it would make a small heat difference.

it had a sticky back, designed for car grahpics. if it didnt i would have just used foil

Foil and sellotape it is then!

Mike

 

[tom_os]

heres some pics of the wood, held down by rocks at the moment. it is kind of in the position that i want it but like i said it wasnt as big as i was expecting so i think i will order another piece.

plant wise, im thinking grasy plants in the left corner spreading along the back of the tank a bit, anuabius attached to the wood, then some kind of carpeting plant around the base of the wood and spreading into the bare areas of the tank. on the right hand side i might make some sort of rock feature with a few little caves. i want to keep it looking really natural and airey, or should i say watery.

fishless cycle still coming along. nitrite still really high but nitrates are rising.

stocking wise im thinking:

4 angles
2 gouramis (the larger ones)
20-30 rummynose tetras
4 bristlenose plecs
5 pitbull plecs
8 corydoras
2 german blue rams

any potential problems there?

please tell me what you think.

 

[azzaknight]

very lovely bit of wood, love the twists init.

 

[Truck]

i would moce the rock that is being suspended by the wood down, so it is on the right of the one on the front.

 

[tom_os]

ok probably a good idea

 

[tom_os]

small cycle update

taking 2 days to process 5ppm of ammonia, nitrite still of the chart but nitrate was going up but has gone down again tonight dont know why. oh well i think im on day 12 so at about the half way point

 

[tom_os]

another update

got another piece of wood. heres the pics.

im thinking one more piece to add some height then i think it will look really good

please tell me what you think.

heres what it was like before

then with the new wood. this may not eb the final positioning but i quite like it

 

[aaronnorth]

you definatley need some more wood length and height wise, but i like the pices you have got