the new tank is going

[Barracuda518]

Very nice. How long have you had those YoYo's?

[helen nightingale]

i got the middle sized one and the one that may be a rostrata maybe a year and a half ago, and the biggest one a liitle bit longer.

[chris1932]

Very nice setup. Where did you get the fine sand? It looks great. Is it still brown when the lights are on?

[helen nightingale]

The sand is from Emma's.

the water looks fine with both lights on, but when i take a water sample for testing you can see its a bit tinted. i will get the csarbon in tonight though.

thanks for all your comments

[Emma Turner]

I like the tannin-stained water. It looks beautiful and often enhances the colours of the fish.

Emma

[helen nightingale]

i was thinking last night how the harlequin rasboras were looking colourful, and a while ago Tom noticed the striatas striped were looking bolder, but the r. dorciocellata are often just visible by blue/green lamps darting along the tank. they are the hardest fish to take photos of

i quite like the look of it too, i like the natural looking ness of it, but id like to run the carbon for a few days after having treated the fish

Emma your tank water is beautifully clear and your fish look fantastic

the thing i am worried about is a big bit of wood i got, and it grew a slime over it, which was slightly white in places. if i keep scrubbing it, is it going to be safe to put in the tank in the end? its a bit whiffy at times. i got it just after the LOL meet in december, and its been soaking since.

[chris1932]

I am sorry I didnt make myself very clear. I ment did the tone of the sand stay the darkish brown or does it look more tan when the lights are on. I like a dark tanned look also, plus Apistos love it.

[helen nightingale]

sorry to misunderstand. the sand is black sand, and in the bag it looks a dark grey colour. in aread with less wood and plant, you can see the sand is defiantely grey coloured. i see what you mean about it looking a bit browny coloured, but it doesnt ever go lighter or tan coloured. i havent seen it anywhere other than Emma's

[chris1932]

Whatever it is, it makes for a very nice looking substrate. And the particles are so small. I am envious. You can't find that around here and I dont know why. Again I say you're tank is very nice. I would not change a thing.