An update

Swish

• Steph didn't like cleaning the partitioned tank so he's gone back to the big vase.
• Big Vase has moved from the TV to the Kitchen bench

Planted Tank

• Swish took back the vase, so the planted tank was dead for a while
• PT was revived when Nigel gave me his spare tank, a 20L corner (diamond shaped) tank. 
• PT was filled with amano soil, driftwood covered in java moss, some amibula, hair grass and java fern.
• PT died when steamboat forced us to move the living room around.  PT was put outside for a cold winters night.
• PT's innards were used to create garden tank for babies.
• PT RIP

Babies Tank

• The young ones are how free and swimming, Tina took 2, the rest (6) are living with little brother
• Plastic rocks arrived from HK
• Fish removed for tank redesign.
• Substrate and plants from PT Innards were added to BT
• Plants doing well, except for Java Moss, which is covered in fine particles from the amano soil.
• Bought catfish to help with the clogged up plants.
• Catfish very hard to find!!!

Papa Tank

• One of the scissortail had some strange growth happening at the base of his tail, scary.  water changes and melafix, seem to have resolved the issue. 
• Went almost 2 months without a water change, Tank water was very brown but ammonia levels were low! Hooray I have a perfect ecosystem.
• Algae was over running the tank.  Water change would mean a scrubbing.
• Patch is very big now, about the size of my palm.  and that's his body. adding fins he's bread plate size. well exaggerating a little.
• Natural Papa had some white stuff coming out of his head.  Caused some worry, water change and some melafix and it had gone away! Phew!
• Filter isn't keeping up with the natural system will have to buy an external pump on the weekend.

Dreams

• I think I'm ready for the 5 foot tank.  Scary I Know but it would be so COOL! '

Tank Cam

• Steph is working on an under water tank cam.  I think ill set up an outside tank cam too.