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[duck]

Hi all
I change the tank around changed the substrate so here's a photo to start, i will add more
This tank is just before i broke it down to change the substrate.

I can't remmeber what was here so here's a few.

[duck]

this is the 550 liter

[duck]

This is the way it looked before the change.
once i take a decent pic of the four footer i will post it

[Brett]

Hi Duck

What is the dark colored substrate and where did you get it.

Happy New Year
Brett

[Kimbo]

your tanks look awesome

[Graeme]

Your tank looks great.Love the black substrate it really looks good.Hope all goes well with the changes.
Happy New Year
Graeme

[duck]

Thanks
That black substrate is Eco-Complete = to flourite if not better.
Should be in some lfs soon,A power pack substrate.
But it is pricey, saying that i belive it's worth it,after replanting my plants it took about a 7 -10 days to bounce back to life.
In the normal gravel it took min 3weeks for any growth when replanted.
No need for anything else like latrite or peat.


I'm still waiting for my co2 to come in from punie.

[duck]

This is the tank after the change .

[duck]

Update of a few of my Discus and my tank.
I gave the vals a bit of a crew cut put in the tiger lotus from my 4 fter to the 6 fter.

[mtchye]

Nice pics Ivan...

The tank is even better looking in the flesh. The black gravel is very very nice too... Might have to think about setting up a tank with some of it soon!

BTW Ivan I minced up some beefheart just plain and the discus from Rod loved it! Its the first thing they really gorged themselves fat on...

Cheers
Vince

[Brett]

Looking good, plants are very healthy.

What is the crypt, C. becketti??
Lotus are doing particularly well.

Love the discus too!

Cheers
Brett

[duck]

Thanks guy's
Brett they are beckitti from 2 plants i got about 12 or more.
The lotus was in my 4 fter it took halve the tank.

I have very little to no problem with the large tank compared to 4fter.

Thanks again
Ivano

[duck]

Just changed the lay out again.
Made room for the glosso thanks to locus.
This time i hope i can leave it alone so it can fill in.
Trim the riccia and it came back now i trying to get a riccia fall happening.

[duck]

Today my CO2 gettting around the 25 and a bit ppm.
Just like to show how the tank is coming along.
So far i'm happy with the tank the way it's going,Any idea's, opinions,Anything please feel free.

[Brett]

Very impressive Ivano,

the riccia is going very well and it will look great when the glosso grows in.

I always find photos hard to assess with respect to lay-out. You miss so much of the texture of the leaves which is an important aspect of the contrast between plants, not just the color. Depth is hard to assess as well.

If I had to suggest a change , perhaps something to break up the total green foreground. 8)

Cheers
Brett

ps I do like the color of the substrate, pity you won't be able to see it soon. lol

[duck]

Thankyou Brett
I Agree you do miss alot.
Good idea breaking the foreground up a little,Might give it alittle depth aswell.
My thinking is let the glosso grow in more then between the riccia and glosso maybe a boarder of some sort ie wood

[Ilangi]

I love how you have planted the riccia, and the glosso is growing very well. Congrats and keep up the good work!

[duck]

Thankyou Ilangi

[anchar]

Hi Ivan,
That tank is coming along really nicely. I agree with Brett about breaking the green sea...perhaps a couple of rocks that are pushed into the gravel so that they just protrude may work??

Andrea

[mtchye]

Ivan, its amazing how that tank has progressed so fast from when you basically tore it down when I was there

Makes me want to setup some T5's and go for that riccia lawn look again, but then I remember the wet armpits and weekly pruning haha..

Looking very very nice. By the way the golden melons I got from Rod are starting to change fully yellow now, a very solid nice colour and so healthily growing.

Keep up the good work.
Vincent