My 6 footer - Page 2

grandad · #11 04-06-2008, 07:49 PM

very nice tank and fish.

jon · #12 04-07-2008, 01:50 PM

looks very clean well done!

D.R. · #13 05-20-2008, 07:42 AM

My fish have spawned twice in the last week, must be something in the water

Notice that I have tidied up and pruned back the java fern (Bluboy and Rob C got some)

The java moss just keeps growing and growing lol, apparently green is 'very 2008' at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Fry Lover · #14 05-20-2008, 10:31 PM

I do like that tank (set up) Doctor!

D.R. · #15 05-21-2008, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Fry Lover

I do like that tank (set up) Doctor!

Why thank-you, feel free to call into the surgery anytime you need

curviceps · #16 05-21-2008, 10:35 PM

That tank does look great!!

grandad · #17 05-21-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by D.R.

Yeah UG, keeps my water crystal clear and I'm not overly fussy about frequent water changes. I dont want a high maintenance tank, I have been there and got the T-shirt with Marines and stuff.
Nitrates reach the normal 40ppm after several months. Its simple and effective, its works for me.

I have had all the internal/external canister filters, they do their job but they are extremely over-rated (In my humble opinion

).

UG prevents any static water movement in the gravel that would otherwise occur in power filter set-ups. This has the advantage of full water and sediment (gravel) recirculation, important when treating a tank with remedies or general water conditioners.

I dont feed the fish for one day in the week, this causes them to graze on any algae (plenty in my tank). They also forage around in the gravel, some bioturbation works wonders for the filter bed.

I have tried the cold water algae eaters, although they seem to graze on the microscopic rotifers/protozoa found in the algae, rather than the green stuff itself.

YOUR TANK LOOKS EVEN BETTER AFTER THE TIDY UP

I DO LIKE UNDERGRAVEL FILTERS MYSELF AND HAVE FOUND THEM TOTALLY RELIABLE ON MY MARINE AND TROPICAL TANKS IN THE PAST .

D.R. · #18 05-23-2008, 09:06 AM

Thanks peeps for the comments.

Sorry for the fuzzyfish, as soon as you re-size the pics to forum bite size, they dont come out so good. The wood is stained dark green with a beech lid, I believe the french style for that colour scheme is 'Provonce' The UG is made entirely from 21.5mm overflow piping, I will remove the centre upright as it detracts from the span of the 6ft tank, it was installed because the tank was divided into three sections originally. The stand was built for a tier of two 6 foot tanks, I used to breed the livebearers when at Uni, there was a bottom 6ft tank for rearing (not shown in pics). I have sold the second tank recently (Glass only)

D.R. · #19 10-01-2008, 12:44 PM

Its amazing how much this moss grows..........................look 6 months later and:

D.R. · #20 10-01-2008, 12:55 PM

Some future additions to the tank, all in quarantine at the moment