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Post by MarcG 21/11/2011, 16:07

Hello.

As some of you know im slowly setting up my planted tank for dwarf channa (snakeheads) so I thought it would be a good idea to start a journal of my progress. I have a bare tank as for now and just got some dennerle deponitmix pro for planting substrate ( I know we talked about cheap options but a friend of mine gave me some for the same price as the cheaper ones :welcome: ). Im picking up some black gravel tomorrow to cap it. Anyway stay tuned for updates I will add photos but they will be every weekend as thats when I have access to a comp as im on my phone now.

Marc :welcome:
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Post by MarcG 27/11/2011, 20:26

Been delayed but finally picked up my gravel today to cap my plant substrate. Will be ordering plants on tue hopefully.
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Post by mrsbiffster 27/11/2011, 20:37

Where did you get your gravel from?
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Post by MarcG 27/11/2011, 20:45

Dobbies. I went to peter barrats, lfs and dobbies worked out cheapest suprisenly.
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Post by mrsbiffster 27/11/2011, 22:22

I saw some in Paddock Farm the other day. I didn't take any notice how much it was though.
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Post by MarcG 27/11/2011, 23:10

Would of definitley been cheaper there with the 10% discount card.
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Post by MarcG 29/11/2011, 15:40

placed my order with plants alive today. so hopefully here by end of week has any one orderd with them that can tell me how long they took to get deliverd?
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Post by Guest 2/12/2011, 18:56

MarcG wrote:placed my order with plants alive today. so hopefully here by end of week has any one orderd with them that can tell me how long they took to get deliverd?
i got some of plants alive mine took about a week but they waited a few days when they got there new stock in so i got them fresh
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Post by Guest 2/12/2011, 18:58

when i ordered mine i waited about a week they waited till they got there new stock in so i got them fresh
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Post by MarcG 2/12/2011, 19:17

Hello marty. Yeah sames happning with me got a email saying there getting stock in monday and sendin off tuesday first class so should be here wed hopefully.
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Post by MarcG 4/12/2011, 08:56

Picked up some bogwood yesterday for the aquascaping. So now just waiting on plants arriving then all set.
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Post by MarcG 7/12/2011, 19:09

Was hoping my plants would of been here today Sad looks like tomorrow now....
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Post by MarcG 8/12/2011, 17:13

Got my plants in but when putting water in seemed to make a silly mistake by stiring some of the plant substrate up. Got a cloudy tank. I was thinking plenty water changes to get rid? What you think?
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Post by carpguru 8/12/2011, 17:31

the filter should clear it but a water change
wouldn't do any harm if you could fill one
of your filter compartments with floss it will clear
over night
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Post by MarcG 8/12/2011, 17:34

Havnt got any floss ill do some changes and tomorrow if not cleared al get some floss.
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Post by MarcG 8/12/2011, 19:18

Got to say got alot for money at plantsalive
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Post by carpguru 8/12/2011, 19:20

good to hear how many plants
did you get
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Post by MarcG 8/12/2011, 19:43

100 plants for £15. 18 species I think
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Post by carpguru 8/12/2011, 19:45

thats good value for money that
like
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Post by MarcG 8/12/2011, 19:48

Yep good quality also.
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Post by MarcG 8/12/2011, 19:50

Forgot to tell you. Got my diy co2 up and runing also. Used a cigarette filter as a difuser. Bubbles are tiny. Works well.
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Post by carpguru 8/12/2011, 20:02

you will have to show me how you did
that. that sounds very clever
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Post by MarcG 8/12/2011, 20:12

Honestly biff easy as connecting your airstone. Just shove it in the tubing. Il take a pic and put it up for you tomorrow.
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Post by carpguru 8/12/2011, 20:19

cheers mrG might have to improve
on that if i can find a piece of pipe
that will just fit the filter in snug
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Post by MarcG 8/12/2011, 20:37

The filters a bit big I just cut off a little untill if fit snuggly biff.
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