Delapool's 150 Gallon Tank
#241
Posted 16 October 2017 - 08:12 PM
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#242
Posted 17 October 2017 - 09:34 AM
#243
Posted 21 October 2017 - 06:47 AM
#244
Posted 21 October 2017 - 07:12 AM
#245
Posted 22 October 2017 - 10:18 PM
Gh>
JBL - 7
API - 6
Ca>
API - 3
KH> still to sort out.
Nitrate>
JBL - 18ppm
API - 10 to 20ppm
#246
Posted 27 October 2017 - 07:16 AM
#247
Posted 28 October 2017 - 12:50 PM
Tried a garden hose that someone suggested ages back for drain hose. Little bit bigger diameter so I think flow was better.
#248
Posted 29 October 2017 - 08:12 PM
Tested pool with pool ph and api test kit - both 8.2 or so. I remember testing this last summer against the digital pens and was pretty happy (except I forgot how much of a pain the ph colour charts are).
APi kh test kit 90ppm and pool test kit 70ppm (maybe 80ppm if kind as dribbles extra drops). I used a glass of tap water that had been standing over-night so should of been little interference from anything in the water. The pool test kit has no date but did match the pool shop results last summer. So, the KH test kits interesting puzzle.
#249
Posted 30 October 2017 - 07:31 AM
#250
Posted 04 November 2017 - 08:37 PM
Pretty camera shy but here we go.
#251
Posted 05 November 2017 - 07:24 AM
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#252
Posted 06 November 2017 - 09:02 PM
#253
Posted 06 November 2017 - 09:12 PM
#254
Posted 07 December 2017 - 10:21 PM
#255
Posted 11 December 2017 - 02:35 PM
Something has been eating the Anubias for sure. About half a dozen new leaves gone. Does save pruning it I guess... I wish the java fern and bolbitis would also get done as these have really gotten over-grown now. Maybe next week I’ll find the scissors.
#256
Posted 15 December 2017 - 07:32 AM
#257
Posted 02 January 2018 - 12:09 AM
Ok, so very, very busy last few days - quick update. Started to simplify the tank for pulling down later on. All the ornaments, driftwood and fake rocks out. Smaller canister filter cleaned and shut-down. That was the easy part. Then pulled out all the plants and stored in buckets (4 of them). Removed about 60kg of gravel I think and left about half an inch to cover the tank base. I did have the idea of keeping the gravel but just ditched it and will buy a better plant substrate later on.
Then about 4 massive water changes to try and clear the water. A lot of clay in the gravel for the plants which was just a pain now. So about 2000 litres has been changed out.
Caught the spanner barbs for selling off and put them in a basket - quite clever I thought except should of bought a lid as well as at the moment 6 had escaped back into the main tank. Hardly worth the effort.
Dumped the plants back in and have cleaned the internal filter once and one of the CO2 reactors twice as little broken plant roots and clay making a mess. So I'd say 10 hours spent doing all this and it's not even pulling the tank down - just making it more easy to do so.
I've decided to eventually go with discus in a planted tank with ferns, anubias, etc that don't need much gravel. Plus some driftwood. Still deciding though so lots of plants just floating around for the moment. Will keep the CO2 going.
Some progress photos below:
Tank before starting.
Canister filter out and ornaments.
Buckets of plants.
The basket idea - it did float but had to glue netting over handles to cover gaps. And turns out it needed a lid for the barbs which I could hear bouncing off the tank cover and around tank from next room after they decided to get out.
And finally - tank at moment. Heaps of java fern and bolbitis to keep. Keep the anubias and buce (such as it is) as well. Crypts, aponogetons and red stem plants - real nice but may not have a place for them anymore.
#258
Posted 02 January 2018 - 09:17 AM
Thinking a bit of hose might be handy to suck up some gravel every water change. I just need a little gravel to stop lights reflecting. Probably easier to just get it all when tank drained though I guess.
#259
Posted 03 January 2018 - 07:26 AM
#260
Posted 03 January 2018 - 08:15 AM
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