This is planted aquarium tank thread bro!

nope.. to anep.. ill leave it to michanz, freestyler, and fongzai to comment on your gears.. when it's time to focus on scaping.. look for me haha

Hello guys. I am very new in this so appreciate advice, tips, comments from all the pros and sifus here.

I just started this hobby, bought this small aquarium for RM180 from petsmore.com. Then ask around the neighbourhood shop on how to start and was sold 3 packs of black soil at RM15 per pack (I think 1KG each) still not sure what soil is that, CO2 tablets and some plants.

I am still experimenting whether the lighting is sufficient in the aquarium therefore not really doing any scaping yet.

This is the result after about 2 weeks. The plants not dying yet but slighly yellow and brown at the edges.

Questions:
1) Is the lighting sufficient? The bulb is the energy saving type at 5W supposed to output 40W.

2) I put 1 CO2 tablet each day although another shop told me every 5 days 1 tablet is enough.

3) The grass (left side) I bought at RM6 per small pot can cover only an area about a credit card. Do you guys have to buy many2 pots if need to cover big aquariums?

4) There are algae already forming at the glass. Whats the best way to clean them? Remove the fish and scrub with a brush?

5) For such a small aquarium is it worthwhile to go for Co2 tanks?

Hope you guys can advise. Thanks guys.

well i would say you should split the Japanese Hair Grass ( as mention on the left side of your tank ) in to 3 to 4 leaf and plant it accordingly like how you plant "padi" aka rice haha hope u get what i mean so when it grow it will cover your fore ground... dont plant pot 1 pot... split it up...
and about co2 it is needed for planted tank, to long run YES invest in co2 tank is worth =)
about ur light it's medium lighting so its better to provide more co2 if not algae will come

sorry for reply unclearly due to my mind on sleeping mode, haha good night~
anything Question i will reply tomorrow morning...


p/s: Chuppy, me , michanzz and fongzai suddenly become ur apprentice? lolz.. and u are MASTER xD

This post has been edited by freestyler87: Apr 13 2010, 11:20 PM

michanzz and fongzai, urgent please do help me ask or check around REDSUN Chiller Model CL280 new one how much Market Price now !!
Please do help

Hello guys. I am very new in this so appreciate advice, tips, comments from all the pros and sifus here.

I just started this hobby, bought this small aquarium for RM180 from petsmore.com. Then ask around the neighbourhood shop on how to start and was sold 3 packs of black soil at RM15 per pack (I think 1KG each) still not sure what soil is that, CO2 tablets and some plants.

I am still experimenting whether the lighting is sufficient in the aquarium therefore not really doing any scaping yet.

This is the result after about 2 weeks. The plants not dying yet but slighly yellow and brown at the edges.

Questions:
1) Is the lighting sufficient? The bulb is the energy saving type at 5W supposed to output 40W.

2) I put 1 CO2 tablet each day although another shop told me every 5 days 1 tablet is enough.

3) The grass (left side) I bought at RM6 per small pot can cover only an area about a credit card. Do you guys have to buy many2 pots if need to cover big aquariums?

4) There are algae already forming at the glass. Whats the best way to clean them? Remove the fish and scrub with a brush?

5) For such a small aquarium is it worthwhile to go for Co2 tanks?

Hope you guys can advise. Thanks guys.

This post has been edited by fongzai92: Apr 14 2010, 12:58 AM

galaxy rasbora? u wana risk ur beautiful rasboras with goby? i dont dare myself! gobys look really cool but theyre just to aggreicve for me

Hmm...need to give the goby to my friends then.

fongzai if u had seperated the hairgrass even more during the first stage i think u couldve have had a carpet in half the time!

@CREwmy - hmm if the bulb states it 5watt then i think its just 5watt.. i suggest u go for the lighting set that fongzai is using currently, an 8watt t5ho lighting set if im not mistaken.. from what i heard from fongzai it costs just rm12-15, for ur tank id say get probably 2 or maybe 3..

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Added on April 14, 2010, 1:53 am
i used to have about 4 or 5 in my 1footer before.. yeah they were fun to watch..   but they were a pain to the other fishes.. well i only had cheapo neons.. so i didnt care much.. slowly they fought each other off then all died =X

galaxy rasboras used to be rare when they first was brought in.. now i guess u can get em anywhere.. theyre kinda expensive too! I Mean back then lol now dunno market price.. thats why i scared ull risk their beautiful life to gobys! i LOVE the galaxy rasboras!

Just ask 88, and they quote me Rm 4 each. Ya i love them too..they r really beautiful schooling fish .  How bout killies? I think mixing them with killies would be ok rite? coz frm what i see, killies doesn't seems to care bout other fish