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plankton wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 15:38 pm Vallis can be difficult in soft water, I can't keep it with 7.9 dGH.
KK

What would you suggest as an alternative?
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I just have cryptocoryne wendtii and Amazon sword.
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These arrived today from Aqua Essentials in readiness for the new tank.

I must say they were exceptionally well packaged.



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Nice pieces. :)
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Tank arrives tomorrow.

Had some lava rock arrive today (there is a pile of smaller pieces not shown)
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get the wood soaking asap! redmoor root takes a while to sink
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Been soaking since I got it
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Jolly good :D
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mikeyw64 wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 13:38 pm Tank arrives tomorrow.
Please tell me you measured everything at least ten times over. I once had a large aquarium delivered only to find we couldn't get it through the front door... slightly embarrassing! :$
WARNING - DO NOT BREED, FEED OR PET THE PUDDLE! :dodgy2:
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The front door is out of the equation as the minimum gsp between stairs and wall is 590mm and I'm getting a 600mm unit so it's going to have to come through the garden.

Dogs are booked into doggy day care tomorrow so they're not under our feet as we do the 3 point shuffle to get it into the dining room using the door into the snug.

The bit I'm most nervous about is getting it into its final home.as it needs to be moved next to the island and then go back into the alcove.
Plan B to get it in there is to sit the whole setup on some appliance rollers that are rated at 590kg.

Worst case scenario is it will have to go in the alcove on the opposite side as that has easier access

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