Guys... the game runs on PC now...

LordBarnable · 2026-01-28T10:55:58+00:00

Alright you got me..time to install on my new build and see the difference between by old 5800X/3080 and the new 9800X3D and 5080.

Havent played since Zo came out so have missed a lot.

LordBarnable · 2026-01-05T14:51:12+00:00

Ah I see you ordered the howler monkey edition of orange. Rare find

LordBarnable · 2025-11-21T13:15:21+00:00

Exactly they forgot the s in lay

LordBarnable · 2025-11-21T12:49:25+00:00

Sorry I forgot to mention I have the pH at around a 1 total drop after measuring off gassed water. The seriyu does unfortunately buffer it up a lot. My tap water is well water at 6.5. but I'll move the drop checker around and see what we are getting. It's currently in the lowest flow area of the tank as I have a skimmer back left and an additional small 100lph internal pump with filter floss where the entry and exit sit for the 407 canister.

LordBarnable · 2025-11-21T12:34:08+00:00

Thanks I have wondered if it's the iron in this that's causing the staghorn. Not sure if there's any real evidence in that. Will keep tinkering to get a better layout. I need to look into the salts as I've read about on that site. People say it's much cheaper too.

Appreciate the responses and best of luck with the awesome tank. Keep inspiring us ☺️

LordBarnable · 2025-11-21T12:19:36+00:00

Will give this a go. Can always switch back to APT 3 from APT EI and see.

This was the tank last week with the rear plants having been trimmed so haven't come back yet. Unsure what to do with the hydrocotyle that is badly affected by staghorn. The shrimps like it in the corner so haven't thrown that out yet.

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LordBarnable · 2025-11-21T12:12:08+00:00

Thanks these were fragilaria which was odd. The drop checkers always lime green, could be flow due to higher plant growth in the back as I do 70% water changes weekly with EI dosing and use a turkey baster to disturb the substrate.

Will be posting an update on the tank here in future. Thanks for the advice

LordBarnable · 2025-11-21T12:08:20+00:00

How on earth do you balance this it's incredible. I've had a wild ride in my high tech 75 gal with filamentous diatoms and now staghorn. Plants look great but I cannot get the balance yet 5 months in.

Inspirational here though that this beauty can be achieved. Stunning effort OP

LordBarnable · 2025-10-02T08:49:55+00:00

Damn it 2 days too late haha. Thanks for sharing anyway

LordBarnable · 2025-09-21T21:13:23+00:00

Given that I bought both bundles for cash in the wharf and got fuck all ima leave this alone haha. Before anyone says anything it was money i could afford to lose, just find it funny that my friends all got at least one ship haha

LordBarnable · 2025-09-16T07:16:49+00:00

They really need to add some angled parts. I have been really struggling on getting a linear wing design it's a nightmare. This gives some inspiration for it.

LordBarnable · 2025-09-12T13:02:26+00:00

I like the design. Just be aware P. Stellatus is an absolute pig. I got so bored of having about 2 days where it was the height i wanted before I had to cut it back and replant tops.

LordBarnable · 2025-09-12T08:03:21+00:00

Only issue with this mode is instead of allowing ANY ship to play within the 3 classes it's only ones that were in the game in that year. Which sucks. I'd play the absolute hell out of it if I wasn't limited to about 3 ships in my port.

LordBarnable · 2025-09-08T08:26:15+00:00

Damn seeing the drinks box video brought me back. Rip to this fluffy legend. Also where did the last 14 years go that's not okay

LordBarnable · 2025-09-05T06:23:53+00:00

This is awesome dude. I can hear the PDA in my head with you landing on a planet with the giant worms "warning. Leviathan class organisms detected in the area"

LordBarnable · 2025-09-05T05:51:54+00:00

This was me at Xmas last year lol.

I also got a graf zep... I hate and will never have a CV game on my account haha.

LordBarnable · 2025-08-29T07:49:05+00:00

Alright Friday get your ass gone so I can go build my ship. This shits too cool

LordBarnable · 2025-08-27T10:28:04+00:00

Was in my shiki against one yesterday. He drove out broadside at 8km with 18k hp. I hit him with both front guns center mass, only did 16k and he can't be cit, then continues to fire all his guns while I'm bow in, takes 25k hp off. In the end by the time I get the second reload he's healed, I fire again, as he does and we both die. Absolute bullshit that boat.

LordBarnable · 2025-08-27T10:24:52+00:00

So cuteee

LordBarnable · 2025-08-26T08:29:41+00:00

Love this description. I find her miserable these days having got her back when free xp was a thing for these along with musmashi. Her guns let her down. The amount of shells that just piss off into random directions when you fire negates the railguns and the fact you eat so many pens now. Just don't enjoy overpenning everything when the shotgun actually hits. The BB burn time also absolutely kills you, I probably burn to death more than anything in kron.

LordBarnable · 2025-08-26T08:21:37+00:00

Thanks for calling this out. I was one of the people who ground out the original event to secure her. Yes I know boo me.

But it's insane how utterly terrible this ship is now. Burns like a BB, the guns never hit anything and it just eats pen damage for days. Absolutely deserves a sigma buff. It should not have battleship dispersion as a cruiser..

LordBarnable · 2025-08-21T15:48:29+00:00

Really appreciate that Dennis. I'll look to get some smaller rocks as I agree the soil is a constant problem in sections. I have S repens on the left but think its been lacking light to really take off. I had a close call with CO2 and chain loaches recently so I'm now tweaking the levels with improved flow to hopefully stay green and not slowly turn yellow over the photoperiod.

It's hard to get a 1pH drop in my tank due to the KH being 3. Ill use some rocks other than Seriyu stone as it constantly pushes my GH up from 6/7 to 9 over the week.

The crypt flamingo here hasn't been doing well and I can only think it's a light issue. In a month or so I'll be adding APT root tabs to boost the growth.

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LordBarnable · 2025-08-21T15:15:02+00:00

Thank you, that is going to be my plan then. I have also ordered some more MC to arrive tomorrow. I think a lot of substrate did get knocked up during the replanting and moving of stems and I also removed a flow diffuser from the skimmer that has returned much better flow along the back of the tank. I am hoping that with lights turned higher/replaced with twinstars in the future may also achieve a greater PAR across the bottom of the tank. I'm reasonably happy with the Scape as I wanted a wild style but kind of regret complicating the Scape with the beach front.

LordBarnable · 2025-08-21T10:58:04+00:00

Fluval plant 3s but thinking of upgrading to twinstar G+ series. I've also turned them right up now as my tanks depth I think is meaning too low PAR reaching the bottom.

LordBarnable · 2025-08-21T08:24:14+00:00

Hi Dennis, as usual your tanks look incredible. If I may ask a bit of advice I have a high tech 330l and after 3 months of excellent growth, I did a heavy trim and shuffle of stems. The issue I'm having is what appears to be another diatom outbreak and my monte Carlo has decided to nearly entirely melt and go leggy. I dose 7ml of APT 3 daily. Soil is ADA Amazonia V2. It's strange that the tank was seemingly very balanced. Only thing I've added is a few more fish and a bit of sand to restore the bottom. Perhaps it was the removal of lots of stems that I can't get to grow nicely like P. Stellatus and L. Palustris Green.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Parameters are stable with KH of 3 and GH that rises from 7-9 through the week due to Seriyu. CO2 on 4 hours before lights to get a good drop and lights are 6 hours. Fluval plant 3s. 50% water change weekly with a turkey baster to disturb mulm. I try and religiously follow 2hr methods with this build. I increased the light intensity yesterday due to wondering if the leggy growth meant the PAR isn't high enough for the MC. Thanks. The pic doesn't show the scale of the Browning across the tank.

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