so the solenoid from that shop ONE SET is 120 ? 

better no snails at all, but if you have a shrimp tank, there would be no algae issues.

temporary using this account. hey i called the fishshop and he said 120 for normal manual regulator, solenoid is 380 laaa..

but i called the 'Five fish Trading selayang jaya' to ask, he said 380. is this LFS that u mentioned just now leh ?

moe81,
Just some opinion no offense ok?

1, should use different size of rock to separate the white sand smaller rocks better looks natural

Yea u're right.. but then i was thinkin if the rocks are smaller, woudn't it get burried in the deep soil? so, i was hoping the moss will outgrow and cover most part of the stone. let's just hope it works.

2.one mistake that every aquascaper does.. 3:1 golden ratio is apply wrongly as the river should not in the MIDDLE...

well i wouldn't say it's a mistake. it may not look as aesthetically pleasing. it's not by any book. and it's not ruining anything by drastic measure. Fyi, i've seen lotsa price winning aquascapes with river in the middle. i believe it's merely preference that became a standard for grading. so, just because something isn't to another ones preference, it's wrong? only if doing something in one way that it's detrimenting another, it's wrong.

3.Planting Rotala is wrong too... should not plant red, green , red ,green... concentrate the red one in the ratio (golden thinggy) as your eye will catch attraction on that place...

well another wrong here. ok i get ur point here. but i hope you get mine!

3.arrangement of wood should be follow the natural feel as the  the wood bending should be natural not you go make it other way round ( this hard to explain in words for me , if i able to show you face to face easier to understand )

4.should not plant it flat... i mean make behind soil higher "Slope"

it actually has a 4 to 2 inch slope from behind.

5.Dont put in fauna yet as your cycle haven complete...
you may put fish after a week if you using cycle bacteria

well, i guess it's too late now. we'll just have to wait and see if the fauna survives.

Good Luck...
Regards,
Kenneth

Ok guys.. there is no need to get mad at each other... we are in a forum, so we discuss... we tell people advice.. and sometime we get advice from them... so let open our self to any comments.

Back read some pages. Rm 120 for a solenoid??

Send me 10 wahaha..

Seriously though. The manual ones shouldnt cost you more than rm 100, whilst the solenoids can really go that high.

Drew

Don't mind me bro. I tend to talk in a sarcastic tone lol!

Drew

moe81 : the new cabinet is make by yourself?
wat type of wood u using?
i think i saw you posted the making process somewhere but couldnt find it.

these are my opinion to your opinions and views

1. The looking natural part of the dividing rocks. It's more of a common practice. Since we dont (expect) any growth on the white sand, what can block your straight view from the front to the back? well Personally I would place bigger ones in the front while slowly getting smaller to the back while zigzagging each other out. shows depth. Again, personal tastes.

2. As Moe81 mentioned, the 3:1 rule is never a must. as long as the FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL is there. or you get that tingly sensation when you do your scape. well, youre the owner, u syok, can d lo.  but of course, sometimes winning other's overall syokness can boost self ego (LOL)

3. Planting of rotala.. the colouration and mix is definitely , again personal choice. Uniform would be easiest to give power to it ( as kenneth mentioned )Personally, I wouldn't plant it that way too. I dont mean colour schemes but I will back achingly plant 2-3 stems per bunch only having 0.5cm apart from each other. Trust me, the work is worth it.

= ALSO, ill avoid planting the rotala towards the middle exactly behind the white sand unless you know what youre doing ( religious trimming and proper trimming method)

4. Well, i have to say his wood placement is Simple and Nice IMHO. I'm not very good with wood. so I won't go on further.

5. ahh.. SLOPE. my favourite.  A little slope is always a great addition to any tank. but never a must, If you can create the depth without the use of slope. then memang pro leh. ( aka. master simmy) otherwise, the utilization of SLOPE is more emphasized on IWAGUMI or rock scapes. woody. can or can not to withotu depending on scape.  I personally would add more for your tank but not too much.

6. Agree on the fauna comment. thats it.

END OF constructive(?) COMMENT


Drew

Well, as a certain someone i know mentioned before. " Genius is knowing when not to Overdose" LOL..

I dose it daily. But my tank is high tech high light high c02 la.. If i dont do this algae attack sure to happen.

It's like this. on the rotala behind the white sand part. There isnt any hardscape blocking the soon to be leggy or tall rotalas. so if u want that bushy effect, you have to always trim the rotala down weekly and I must say its a PITA. Whereas rotalas planted behind the wood are much more forgiving as the leggy parts are gonna be blocks by the woodwork.
I'll place one of my previous works to elaborate.

See the stems getting bushy? the legs are well blocked away by the rocks.

Also this tank has a ton of slopage given to it . Imagine. a 60x30x36cm(H) tank is given 2 1/2 bags of 9L soil . LOL!!

that tank's workflow.

THere are some MAJOR flaws with this tank. Rotalas not bushy enough. HC did not trim.. a lot of regrets la. but well, I use it as an example.
Here are my very first tanks

Notice the right side in the first image? That's what I mean by LEGGY rotalas. ewww..
HOPE THESE HELP.
Drew

glad you liked it and understood every word of my ramble LOL.

Drew

try blyxa japonica^^

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumap...ails.php?id=123

how many scoop of bacter 100 and clean super do i need for 3 feet tank?
anyone here selling 3 feet aquarium cabinet?
anyone interested in buying 3 feet old aquarium(condition not really good , selling at rm 30 only) ?

want to diy lily pipe.. already got acrylic tube.. but fail to blow it uniformly...