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very nice emanuel and faby! you must have broke your back planting those HC so close together, good job! can't wait to see updates :)

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Looks very nice! Feel like im on holidays looking at the scape haha!

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Hi Eshrimp

Very nice set up and aquascaping. Has the tank got a sump or are the bulkheads designed to be plumbed to a cannister. If your running a gravity fed sump make sure its of suitable size to accomodate a power out and if your running through a cannister be sure all fittings are A1. You could possibly set up a non return valve as well. Look forward to seeing the progress.

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Hello tropo, thank you for your comment. This is Fluval Studio 900 tank, it is factory drilled to use a canister filter which is what I'm running with (closed loop system = no danger of overflow during power outage). You are correct about sumps my two marine tanks use refugium sumps but I would never use sump in any of my planted tanks because of the crazy amounts of co2 that would be blown off while the water runs the circuit.

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Ok so we added a set of RGB led's on the back of the tank to create an effect of a background light box. I mounted the strip of Led's on an aluminium pole so that it can create a heat sink effect and help in keeping the led's nice and cool. Have look and tell us what you think...

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yeah loving the led's great look and awsome set up you have got there, ah berried shrimp nothing makes me happier. no wonder i never sleep too busy day dreaming about shrimp. would love an update pic of how your plants are going

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Thanks guys... Yep peacock moss and some bothersome java that slowly is getting culled, the hc is a bit of hit and miss since I've been a bit worried about temp and only having lights on for short periods at a time.

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Really great aquascaping. Actually like the way the HC is growing....has a natural feel to it. Good work.

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Wow dude, that's some ready cool gear you've got there. That LED setup is a fantastic idea, well done & your shrimp look amazing, you must be doing something right to have so many berried girls, keep up the great work :encouragement:

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WOW! That moss looks fantastic, may need to look at some myself for a new tank or three.

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Looks amazing! Good job on the moss. I like the look of the scape

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Time for a quick update on the population of this tank. When we started with this tank about 7months ago our goal was always to have a heavily populated tank (wife loves the look of hundreds of shrimp in the tank) with a mix of grades. So after all these months and advice from some of this forums AWSOME members we have pretty much achieved our goal, have a look. (Happy wife happy life)

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Wow now that's a colony and they look good too.:encouragement:

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