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Hi Everyone, After being away from planted tanks for some time, I started a dirted tank for the first time and hopefully post progress here over time. I'm in the Lancaster Ca area if any of you are nearby perhaps we can trade plants, gear, etc... Attached photos are a sequence that started 2...

Hi guys, I am in the planning phase for my new "dream" build - a 300 gal / 1100 L planted discus nature aquarium tank. It will be 95" long, 25" wide and 27" high and my inspiration for the landscape is Josh Sim's winning Congo aquarium, although I know that with discus I will be severely limited...

Hey y'all! I'm an old saltwater and fancy goldfish keeper (Ranchus are my weak spot), but I haven't kept fish for probably 20 years... until now! As you can imagine, things have changed a lot since I worked in fish stores in high school in the late 80's when I used undergravel filters on my...

Hi folks. I put a new fish room online at the end of November. It inhabits a 3x8 closet with a generous opening into my 8x11 office. (did a build thread on thePlantedTank.net that I dont' intend to duplicate on this board. here is a link...

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Hi everyone! i live on the West Coast of Canada and am curious if anyone up here has built there own Co2 Regulator? or know someone who has, I ask because services are limited for resources when sourcing outside of country... Or if you have some suggestions/build designs of any form that would...

Hi Everyone, This journal has been a long time coming, but I wanted to be thorough and show everything I'm doing, so it took some time to get around to it. I'm going to do my best to give model numbers and links to everything I purchased, in case others like my ideas and decide to try it for...

Hi all! I had my first planted tank in 2007. That was a progressive tank which means no planning. Dump the plants as you get it, learn the methods, add CO2 later etc. Then I stopped it because my family found me spending too much time on it. For four years I didn't have any tank. Now I setup a...

Hello all, here's an update to my weekend project. Finished planting over the weekend and planning on running this dry start for 4+ weeks. Fully sealed in cling wrap and getting 12 hrs of light per day. Opening twice a day to mist with water and occasional ferts and wabi kusa mist. I also siphon...

Brand new to the forum and hoping to gain some knowledge regarding my tank and the plants I am having a bit of time with. Have NESAEA PEDICELLATA GOLDEN and ALTERNANTHERA ROSANERVIG both of which are providing stunted tips. Interestingly both are in a good spot for the CO2 and receive a direct...

Hi everyone! Wanted to start up my journal for my Waterbox 4820! First off - here's the full scape as of last night - I plan to flood the tank today and do a dark start while I shop for plants. Tank specs: Tank: Waterbox Clear 4820 Lights: 2x Kessil A360x Tuna Sun in the limited white...

Hi All, Last weekend I tore down my 30 gallon to make room for a new species (for me). The this will be the first time I have kept the species and from doing some reading, research, and talking with the breeder I am doing a set-up I have not done before. 2020/07/19 Here is my old (15+ years)...

Hi everyone, Nick from Australia here. I'm starting a journal to document my experiences with my Waterbox 135.4. I picked it up about nine months ago, second hand from a guy getting out of marine tanks. It's my second attempt at a high-tech tank, the first being in a 20L Blue Planet a few years...

Hello Everyone! This is my second journal that I've posted on this forum. Due to the current situation, the Uns 60s has been put to a halt (its coming together soon, I promise). I've wanted to purchase the UNS 60u for some time now but didn't pull the trigger on it yet. I came home one day and...

Hi Everyone, Welcome to my journal. As I mentioned over in the intro section, this is my first planted tank and first tank in over 10 years. It's a 64L 60x30x35cm rimless tank that I'm keeping here in Berlin, Germany. The tank is about a year old and has been progressing decently, although I...

An Iwagumi in the making...

Hello, I've been a longtime member, but haven't really posted much recently. I figured I would start again with this new aquascape. I've made several attempts at scapes for the past 5 years, but really haven't settled on one until now. Before I bought this UNS 60U tank in January, I had a Mr...

This aquarium is a 40B with an AquaClear HOB filter, has been setup and planted for about 10 months already. Fluval Stratum substrate and a Fluval 3.0 light with about a 9 hour light cycle. I fertilize 2-3 times weekly with all-in-one ferts (EasyGreen or Dustin's Growth Juice) and iron twice a...

Hey guys, I was posting this in introductions, but it started getting too long. So i've decided to start a journal over here. My name is Ian and i'm a firefighter from Queensland, Australia. A few years (a wife and a baby) later, i was thrust back into the hobby. During the latest bushfire...

Hey guys I have recently decided to get my first tank after playing around with my friends' for awhile. Tank: 20 gal long 30'*10'*10' Light: two Senzeal X5 (anyone know the par rating for 10') Substrate: Used organic soil and eco-complete for substrate (might add white sand in between the rice...