180L Juwel Rio Planted Dwarf Cichlid Tank - Update 18/10/11

[jaythefishfan]

liking the new vid... care to like mine too? thanks

[GhettoZKid]

AMAZING it looks great ;)

[fabihanski]

do u use fourite sand ferts co2 reactors t5 lights and can ludwigia be floated that same type u have in the back and how do uyou make the tank look elegant

[mbezik]

@fabihanski yeah i use flourite sand, i use dry ferts using the EI method, i run pressurised co2 during lights on and use t5 lighting - the ludwigia glandulosa cant be floated and is quite a demanding plant

[fabihanski]

@mbezik i wish i was told its hard to look after in the store... oh well, im gettin 14 kg of flourite sand for christmas or at least thats what i asked for and im gonne try and get t5 lighting can i use lights sutabe for marine fish and ill try to make a diy CO2 reactor of this doent work out i will try to get repens

[letmeshowuhow2stunt]

Tank looks great

[FishJustSwim]

Beautiful tank! You really maintain it well. Thumbs up

[DFishTanks]

the driftwood u have it just amazing!

[BESTDISHEVER]

what are those lil star loooking bush plants in the front they are so cute!

[mbezik]

@BESTDISHEVER Pogostemon Helferi, great little plant, blasts out little plantlets all the time which im slowly spreading out to hopefully form a nice carpet

[Teichreport]

Vielen Dank, dass Sie den Teichreport-Kanal abonniert haben. *Jürgen*

[xman21196]

what type of fish is that with the black stripe in the middle and is tan?

[TheHudzai]

have to love this setup!

[TheAquariumKid]

Your tanks look amazing, Bro! So clear dude.

Byw what software do u use to add music to your videos?

[mbezik]

@TheAquariumKid thanks! most of the videos i upload are straight off the camera with no other software used, a couple ive used after effects to tweak a few settings - the music is just added after uploading the vids to youtube using the audioswap feature

[BeerBellyDK]

I can't believe how awesome this tank is looking.. I'm the jalous one now.. ;)

[mbezik]

@BeerBellyDK thanks man!......im looking forward to thinning the fish out a bit and freeing up some more space for plants when i get some of the wood out......gonna go plant crazy in here.

youve got nothing to be jealous about, wait till you get your co2 sorted out your tank will be back to its former glory (and beyond) before you know it - i still need to add some of that plant you have in yours with the thin leaves that show new purple growth, whats that one called again?

[BeerBellyDK]

@mbezik Yeah it'll be good once i sort out the nutrient issues. I am taking advice from an expert, and he seems to think i am on the right path, so i am confident. :) That plant is called Pogostemon Stellatus. If things go well i will be going to a big aqua convention this weekend, where one of the lectures is from takashi amano. Can't wait to hear him speak of japanese inspired planted tanks, and see him make a scape live.. I am SO hoping it workes out for me, and hopefully cameras are allowed.

[mbezik]

@BeerBellyDK oh man that sounds like its gonna be amazing, i hope it works out for you and you can get some vids of the event.

Yeah thats the plant, top of my list for new plants that one..

[AquaStun]

wow this is just awasome, really cool drift wood i got 5 german rams :D

[mbezik]

@AquaStun Thanks, yeah rams are a great addition, since i added the electric blues to this tank they have become my fave fish in here. they seem really calm and also seem to have a bizarre calming effect on the apistos, not sure if its the colour that is entrancing them but the whole tank seems to love them as much as i do

[jeremiah36100]

i could sit and watch this tank all day :P....very nice

[mbezik]

@jeremiah36100 thanks so much, i find myself sitting watching the tank for hours. im hoping its only gonna get better from now, i was thinking by christmas it should be looking good and so far it seems on track.

[CoreysFishTanks]

LOVE THE TANK!!

[mbezik]

@CoreysFishTanks Thanks, now ive won the battle against the bba (fingers crossed) im starting to love it aswell

[CoreysFishTanks]

@mbezik I have a constant battle with bba what did you do to win the war over it

[mbezik]

@CoreysFishTanks i never suffered with it until i added my pressurised co2 and i think it was caused by the fluctuations in ph/co2 as i was dialling it in - to combat it i used a combination of seachem excel dosed in very high levels and manually cleaning anything with bba on (also painted raw excel onto the items after cleaning) and finding the right level of co2 and keeping that level very stable.

[samsonsfishstuff]

so clear. great vid.

[mbezik]

@samsonsfishstuff thanks!

[mishmosh2000]

10/10!!! 

[mbezik]

@mishmosh2000 much appreciated! give it a few more weeks, ive still got a few tweaks and a few new plants on the way to replace the out of control amazon sword

[ThatFishTankMan63]

Wow you have a beautiful tank! Love the driftwood!!

[mbezik]

@ThatFishTankMan63 Thanks, some of the driftwood is gonna come out soon, ive tried to create a feature out of it but its main purpose is to create territories for the apistos and im gonna move most out into breeder tanks and go plant crazy in this tank

[jcgoobee]

Looks great! Have you thought about putting some moss on your driftwood?

[mbezik]

@jcgoobee Thanks, i considered putting moss in here but i was kinda scared it might get out of control with the co2 and liquid ferts i add, and after reading a few horror stories of moss going crazy and clogging filters etc i decided against it

[F1shguy]

'lookin good

[mbezik]

@F1shguy Thanks! its getting there...