haha icic .. yea my plants all cheap one lol. now testing only. if put 2 small fish will die anot put the excel thing.

wont die la.. dont put too much thats all and im sure itll be fine!

u dont hve to put a whole capfull since ur tank is small

lol bought some sera co2 table and i think i over did it.. my guppy now non stop gulping air due to co2 OD

@ bro mizchanz, does those plant require constant co2 supplies ? if no i might give it a try perhaps you could "donate/sell" some ricca and glosso to me

btw 55w light enuff for those mention plant? the watt/gallon around plus/minus 3.9.

This post has been edited by nicotine: Jul 14 2010, 12:14 AM

forget about co2 tablet. i suggest u DIY instead of co2 tablet.

Excel is an organic carbon can supply carbon source for plants.
If use together with Co2 supplier it will bring a nice effect for your tank.

Not advise over use because will affect your shrimp even ur fish skin also can affect too.

hi, i am trying to get in use with this planted tank hobby

but not sure if the planted tank must have co2 tank?

coz i see got some people can grow the plant without co2 tank, so how he/she do it? only use special soil and some lighting?

helangkawi,
every plant need co2, as we human need o2..
it just matter about abit or alot... in planted tank if did not inject co2 in the water still have co2 but not as much as you inject in it for photosynthesis
co2 is one of the important thing to let plant grow healthy and fast...

This post has been edited by freestyler87: Jul 14 2010, 09:08 AM

congrats on V5..


helangkawi -> all planted tank must have co2 supply as for the plant to perform photosnthesis.... the only different is on plant type + amount of co2 needed for them to grow... if u go for low tech low light plant eg moss, u can get to ignore co2 supply or u can just diy... but if u r looking for nice plants, co2 is a must and presurised co2 is the way to go for long term saving...

thanks for both well reply


hmm..looks like i need to start this new venture hobby with a small tank...then put some soil and sand...and choose the plant that have minimum co2 requirement

i must say, ur guys have really amusing planted tanks, feel like really in the nature

paiseh.... you should see our Stan Chung (MAC President) aquarium scape.. he's tank real STUNNING !!

i donhave any riccia or glosso wo ><

55watt ? depends laaa how big ur tank.. basically enuff la

Hello guys.

I have several Ebooks on aquascaping, the highlight is, Aquarium plant paradise by Takashi Amano (founder of ADA)
I'd like to share it with those who are in need of it. Please pm me ur email address and which on the list below u'd like to have.

Here's the list of the Ebooks:

1) Aquarium Plant Paradise - Takashi Amano
2) Aquarium Plants - Barry James
3) Aquarium Plants - C. Kasselmann
4) Aquarium Plants - K. Rataj y T. Horeman
5) Aquarium Plants Their Identification Cultivation and Ecology - Karel Rataj
6) Ecology Of The Planted Aquarium - D Walstad
7) Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants
8) Co2 System For Planted Aquarium Diy
9) The Complete Aquarium Guide
10) Tetra Germany - Aquaristics - Tropical - Setting up & Care
11) Cardinal Tetra
12) Serpae Tetra

thanks guys.

moe81,
why dont you pm me the link? i put on the reserved page =) is a good information for everyone

it's not a link. it's a ebook. i have it in pdf format in my pc. i don't think i can post it anywhere online. the file is pretty big. is there any other alternative?


p.s. nice topic picture!

This post has been edited by moe81: Jul 14 2010, 11:31 AM

then send me every one of it... i make it as a link to everybody can read =)

yerrr i want.. got msn? lolx add me on msn freeky_bowler@yahoo.com

Damn. all the files are larger than 25MB. yahoo email limit appears to be 25MB. hmm, any other way?

got msn? send thru file transfer then we upload it lor

k i need to go to office first.. then i'll file transfer u.. OK?

no problemo! now got something to read lol