Once upon a time at the riverbank

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3rd May 2010

This aquascape is now 14 months old. It has not had CO2 injection or water changes for 8 months yet the water quality is still fine. It rarely has any ferts added, maybe 4 or 5 times in that period have I added anything. The only maintenance I do now is a monthly filter/pipe clean and daily feeding.

This is what I wanted. This is what most people would like. All my time is free to sit and watch.

On the fish front there are now 14 Rasbora Espei and 2 Black Corys. since the last update in December the juvenile cory fry (which was at the time already as large as the male but a definate female in shape) disappeared. Also during this period one of the rasboras had a 'cystlike' growth on its abdomen and succumbed after a month or so. Other than this there have been no worries.

During the past 5 months the corys have spawned twice. The first time no eggs hatched but the second time approx 12 fry appeared. They are in the nursery tank 'Castaway' and will be added back into this tank very soon.

The new cabinet is finished and looks great.

The LED unit is now 16 months old and has had no problems at all. Nothing needed repairing, nothing blown, no issues at all.

30th August 2010

I created my first YouTube video today. Was on a poor webcam though so quality is not brilliant. I hope to do a better quality one on my compact camera in the future.

The scape has been pulled apart at the front as I am trying to get the transitions from fore-mid-background right and the left to centre wasn't working too well.

The Cory fry are now 5 months old and at last count there were 9 in the tank.




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