WELCOME TO THE PLANTED TANK THREAD VERSION 5

- FYI, the first edition of Planted Tank initiated by nezumitaro
- All this is taken from the previous thread, thanks for those who did it.
Planted Aquarium V1 - http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/429955
Planted Aquarium V2 - http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1008287
Planted Aquarium V3 - http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1241871
Planted Aquarium V4 - http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1376905
Below are picture of tank/tanks by members based on their appearance in previous thread;

1) nezumitaro

2) crazymouse_yyh

3) SweetPuff

4) darkages

5) geediver

6) coldfusionpower





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7) michanz

8) dildream

9) ldragon

10) mudz

11) DiverGenCe

12) kenichee

13) pinchboyz





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14) chong82

15) rySse

16) presario316

17) kashikitsu

18) optimyst83

19) hihi

20) paan

21) the_catacombs

22) WeSLeY





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23) newjack

25) usermode

26) playerseeker

27) red_dream83

28) tenchi0205

29) chuppy2

30) SengCheong

31) rySse

32) Zangetsu





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33) trickZ

34) pioneer411

35) fongzai92

36) blinded

37) shortpants

38) xcrue

39) freestyler87

40)Playerseeker

41)Ranchu7




This post has been edited by freestyler87: Jul 19 2010, 09:12 AM

Starting a Planted Aquarium
Basic hardware to get
1. aquarium tank

2. filter
- hob filter

- canister filter

- Bio ring/bio ball/cotton/substratpro

3. lights

4. co2
- co2 pressurized cylinder tank

- bubble counter/diffusor/reactor

- diy co2



This post has been edited by freestyler87: Jul 13 2010, 01:06 PM

Creating a Nature Aquarium


1. 5 element
- Bacter 100
- Clear Super
- Tourmaline BC
- Penac W
- Penac S

2. Aquarium Soil
- ADA Aquasoil
- ADA PowerSand

3. Layout/scape
- rocks
- Driftwood

4. Plants

voila! after few weeks

picture credits from google. none of these are pictures i taken.


This post has been edited by freestyler87: Jul 13 2010, 01:06 PM

Below are Local Fish Shop selling Planted Aquarium Equipment and Accessories
Credit to My-Mac.net Mr.slcw who created the post.

Please note that, please call before you go to check on their operational hours/days to avoid disappointment

CHERAS/HULU LANGAT

88 Pets Mart Sdn. Bhd.
No. 8, 10 & 12, Jalan Pandan Indah 4/10,
Pandan Indah,
55100 K.L.
Tel: 603-42959160/80

Natural Plant
No 6,Jalan Seri Taming 1F,
Taman Seri Taming
Batu 9,Cheras
43200,Selangor.
Tel:03 91005485 Leong
Contact: 012-207-7621 Leong

Sixty Two Marine Aquarium
No.8, Jalan Bunga Tanjung 9B,
Taman Muda, 68000 Ampang.
Tel/Fax : 03-42953390
H/P : 016-2042133


99 Fish & Pets

21,Jalan Datuk Haji Harun,
Taman Taynton,Cheras,
56000 kl

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SUBANG JAYA/PETALING JAYA

Pusat Akuarium Batu Karang Laut
No.39, Jalan SS14/4E, 47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 03 56322688

Natural Aquatic World (NA)
No. 17, Jalan SS19/6,
47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia.
Tel & Fax: +603 5633 1368

Eco-Bact Aquatics
43, SS15/5A, 475000 Subang Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 03 56363906


Irene Aquarium
No. 10, Jln 21/22,
Seksyen 21,
46300 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 03-7874 8143


Akuarium Yee Fatt
Paramount Garden
Tel: 0378757462
Contact: Mr Wong


Qian Hu The pet family
Lot 10991, Jln SS24/8,
Tmn Megah, 47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 03 7805 2342


AQUATICS INTERNATIONAL SDN. BHD.
260A Jalan Satu A, Kampong Baru Subang
40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 60-3-7463559, 7465042
Fax: 60-3-7463864, 7461978, 7177009


EAST AQUA STUDIOS MID VALLEY
Lot No 7-015-A, 3RD Floor,
Mid Valley Magamall Ciity,
Lingkaran Syed Putra,
59200 KL
Tel: 03 22829790
Fax: 03 22829784
Contact: Kenny/Joey


OCEAN LIFE INTERNATIONAL S/B
50, Jalan Kuchai Maju 6,
Off Kuchai Lama,
58200 KL
Tel: 03-7980 8180

SunwayMas
88 Pets Mart Sdn. Bhd.
No. 20 & 22, Jln. PJU 1/3D,
SunwayMas Commercial Centre,
47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Tel: 603-78054478/79

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DAMANSARA

EAST AQUA STUDIOS IKANO POWER CENTRE
Level 2 S1, Ikano Power Centre
No.2 Jalan PJU 7-2,
Mutiara Damansara
47800 PJ
Tel: 03 7727 8771
Contact: Kenny /Shirane[shi-reen]/Evon


Aquarium Marine Fresh Sdn Bhd
Lot G-10, No. 21G, Jalan PJU 5/20A,
Pusat Perdagangan Kota Damansara,
Kota Damansara PJU5, 47810 Petaling Jaya
Contact Person : Susan - 019 321 8121



Aquatic House/Fish Paradise
G105b, Groundfloor
Centrepoint Bandar Utama
Pesiaran Bandar Utama
47800 P.J.
Selangor

AquaWorld aquatic center
D 008 Jalan PJU 10/3,
Damansara Damai,
47830 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia.

Contact YT Lim
H/P: 012-231 6135

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PUCHONG

Oceanic Aquarium
No. 13, Jln 23, Taman Bukit Kuchai,
Batu 8, Jalan Puchong
47100 Selangor
603-8070 2273

San Wu
No 19, Jalan Kenari 22,
Bandar Puchong Jaya, Puchong,
Selangor. Tel: 016-238 5658
Ocean Blue

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OTHERS

Atlantic Safari
OUG
Tel: 03 77278771
Hp: 016 2339223
Contact: Ah Wai

Taman Desa Aquarium
41-A, Jalan Desa Bakti,
Town Centre, Taman Desa,
Off Jalan Klang lama,
58100 KL.
Tel: 03-7982 9709
Hp: 012-3980863
Contact: Elvin Saw

Akuarium Koh
No.33, Jalan Sri Sentosa, 8A/133 Taman Sri Sentosa,
58000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 7783 7593

Akuarium Kin Fatt
Kepong
No. 27, Jln Development, Taman Kepong, 52100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
Phone: 03-6273 4737

Alive Aquarium & Pets
10, Jalan Pasar
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel: +60 392235708

Winson Enterprise
No. 70, Jalan Hujan Rahmat Dua,
Overseas Union Garden,
Jalan Klang Lama, KL
Contact Vincent Tan
Hp: 012 3651 659


Aquatropics Aquarium
18, Jln Anggerik Vanilla
R31/R, Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam.
Hp: 012-2817188
Contact: Eric Lim


Horng Pets Trading and Aquarium
No.16 Kasawari Tiga, Taman Eng Ann
41150 Klang
Tel/Fax: 3343 0298
Contact: Teng Kok Loong.

AA SEAFISH AQUARIUM

AA SEAFISH AQUARIUM
Lot 3829(788) Jln Kuyow
Sri Kembangan 43300
Selangor D E.
Tel: 03-89485667


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OUTSIDE KLANG VALLEY

1. Goay Enterprise ( 04-6440128 / 012-4625548 )
2. Hock Lye Aquarium ( 012-4596100 )
3. Macallum Aquarium ( 04-2631008 / 0124848434 )
4. Cheng Lye Aquarium
5. Wanderland ( 012-4749001 )
6. Sam Aquatic ( 04-5391389 / 019-4145555 )
7. Southern Pacific Aquarium ( 012-4684443 )
8. Beautiful Ocean ( 012-4819898 )
9. Eng Hua Hong Aquarium ( 012-4770616 )

Beta Aquarium
No.3177-C , Tingkat Bawah , KM4 ,
Jalan Datuk Kumbar 05300 Alor Star .
Tel : 012-4943231

Fishop Enterprise
33-3-78 , level 3 , Prangin Mail , Penang[/b]

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This is Google Map location of Planted Aquarium Shop that in Klang Valley
Credit to Mr.andythology (My-Mac)




Step by Step Setup Guide








credits to
http://aquastuff.org/files/ADA_setup_book.pdf



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Articles


1) Aquarium Plant Paradise - Takashi Amano
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54740975/181fe78/1)_..._Amano.pdf.html

2) Aquarium Plants - Barry James
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54728955/ac983ac/2)_..._James.pdf.html

3) Aquarium Plants - C. Kasselmann
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54736839/d1547b4/3)_...elmann.pdf.html

5)Aquarium Plants Their Identification Cultivation and Ecology - Karel Rataj
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54743802/2b25932/5)A..._Rataj.pdf.html
No Image
6) Ecology Of The Planted Aquarium - D Walstad
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54744351/fd9ebe8/6)_...alstad.pdf.html

7) Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54763175/3b1c577/7)_...Plants.pdf.html

9) The Complete Aquarium Guide
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54749022/53545e1/9)_..._Guide.pdf.html




Credits to Moe81

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reserved

nice nice!!! Firsttttt hahah!

Who posted in: Planted Aquarium V4

SWEET

ei, freestyler87. As a thread starter for version 5 u shud post a picture of ur tank la.. Come on. Do the opening honour!!!

p.s. good job on adding the LFS list and and google map just takes this thread a notch higher definately.. but how come no topic picture?

This post has been edited by moe81: Jul 13 2010, 02:07 PM

Ya... We want tank... We want tank... We want tank...

As Requested By Moe81

Below the Attachment is my Aquarium

This post has been edited by freestyler87: Jul 13 2010, 02:03 PM


Attached thumbnail(s)

Thanks brother.. the tank looks great.

p.s. good job on adding the LFS list and and google map just takes this thread a notch higher definately.. but how come no topic picture?

patient bro... im looking for nice picture xD

Congrat V5

lolz sorry noob here. i just know need the co2 regulator for my seaweed to breath

that thing cost how much? my tank very small only ... like 30cmx30xmx30cm only.

Booby,
Manual regulator RM80 or more
Solenoid RM250 or more

Price are not accurate just a guild line as the price will increase when times go on

Hello fellas. Here are some photos of bloody fantastic aquascapes that's driven and inspired me. i'm sure most of u guys probably have better ones too. but, i'd like share these photos hoping there'll be more ppl inspired by them, or maybe more!

None of these award winning aquascapes are mine.
Cedits to saigon aqua and those who have put their heart and soul into it:

















This post has been edited by moe81: Jul 13 2010, 05:39 PM

congrat v5 oredi...

CONT. :

Wah V5 already...congrats!!!!

congrats guys...!!!

congrats on V5!
moe81 : WAAAA ... which one is yours ?

none of them are belong to him haha...
moe81 better do credits to the place you taken the pic from =)

congratz congratz!!!

congratz v5

wooots. finally i saw something new at the first page. good job kenneth !

malu nk post my rojak scape pic... hehe!!

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Added on July 13, 2010, 7:27 pmhi moe!! on the 1st pic, what is that background plant?

This post has been edited by kalel181: Jul 13 2010, 07:27 PM

ahhaha tarak chui sui lar bro, betui betui flip through but i dont have teh excat idea what should i buy.. i dont wunna get conned ..
anyway for the co2 tank .. i was quoted rm160 for 1L aluminium tank and the solenoid type regulator at rm300 i think i'm gonna go for a low tech manual version regulator .. how much it gonna cost eh ?

speaking of those riccia ... any one wunna "donate" some to me ? ahhaha gua buy you teh o ais limau !

went to a LFS for window shopping just now... saw they are selling 1L of Eheim Substrate Pro for rm70 only, the cheapest i have seen so far. 1L ADA bio rio for RM50. but the boxes are a bit old and dusty already. i think they are old stocks.

just wondering, will they actually "expired"? :S

thanks...

Online selling ADA bio rio 2L at RM79 only la, 1L RM50 very expensive lo...

congrats!!

but my tank pic...

tat was years ago...1st tank..still noob....haha...

but now i think still noob too...anyway...will try to post up my new tank soon

rm160 for 1l aluminium id say thats a very good price.. u can get a manual regulator from about rm60 - 80! rm250 all in all is a good price!

rm250 + 15(bubblcounter) + rm18(diffusor) + rm5(afew checkvalves) + rm2 (tubing) = rm290 and maybe a lil bit lesser.. maybe 260 la if u get a good price for the regulator

maybe people wont really donate.. the would sell at a cheaper price..i sold like rm100 worth of riccia for rm20 nia hahaha needed money to buy surface skimmer

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Added on July 13, 2010, 10:56 pmsome people using their substrate pro for so many years no prob.. wont expired lar

apa try try!! post oni!! hehehe

This post has been edited by michanz: Jul 13 2010, 10:56 PM

finally i bought, the co2 got liquid one. Need to add to my water weekly?



lol i throw everything inside only, still noob put beside my computer desk hehe. still thinking wat fish to put inside.

seachem exel? some people put daily leh

yea correct, daily? o_O wah i thought weekly tim ... so expensive one bottle i bought rm60. i think every month need buy lor

if got shrimps, cant use this lo.. sure the shrimp die lolx!

its a good product.. but not as efficient la..

most people i know use this for algae removal or when their co2tank kasi hantar refill so use the excel for few days until the co2tank gets back!

one capfull every 3 - 4 days oso ok since ur plants are somewhat low maintanence plants

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

yea, upgrade our self... need some sifu taught us new skill xD haha

WOW.... Its already V5,.. so fast meh..
Well, very busy now.. dont have time to came in and get new knowledge

apparaa! bila wana come back dis area? we go minum teh ke ape ke!

Tell the time, will manage something la but this 2 3 weeks will be quite busy la

Bro, u can try to upload via RapidShare (http://rapidshare.com/) or Hotfile (http://hotfile.com/).

Thanks for sharing the ebooks. Good for reading...

Wow, c also feel like reading already.....thanks for willing to share with us! Been wanting to have a look at Amano's books.....

Alright guys.. be patient.. i'm uploading it all to rapidshare... will post the link soon and freestyler87 can pin it on the reserved posts!!!

Hang in there.. this won't take long.

http://hotfile.com/dl/54724062/695dfcd/Ori...ndbook.pdf.html

I also got one tiny contribution to make for the ebook list...

Heres how the cover looks like, its more pictures then words... Enjoy


Attached thumbnail(s)

thnx moe and radver! i use to have a link where u can read aquascaping world magazine online.. but cant find em already hahah

here are the first few.



1) Aquarium Plant Paradise - Takashi Amano
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54740975/181fe78/1)_..._Amano.pdf.html



2) Aquarium Plants - Barry James
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54728955/ac983ac/2)_..._James.pdf.html



3) Aquarium Plants - C. Kasselmann
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54736839/d1547b4/3)_...elmann.pdf.html



5)Aquarium Plants Their Identification Cultivation and Ecology - Karel Rataj
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54743802/2b25932/5)A..._Rataj.pdf.html


No Image
6) Ecology Of The Planted Aquarium - D Walstad
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54744351/fd9ebe8/6)_...alstad.pdf.html



7) Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54763175/3b1c577/7)_...Plants.pdf.html



9) The Complete Aquarium Guide
link:
http://hotfile.com/dl/54749022/53545e1/9)_..._Guide.pdf.html



DONE!!!

This post has been edited by moe81: Jul 14 2010, 08:29 PM

omg hotfile got limit one adooooi hafto waittt an hour hahhaa

missing Aquarium Plant Paradise

Congrats on V5

Today, when i was pulling java moss out from my tank.

The my suprise, shrimplets ehhehe they were tons of them.

CRS breeding succcess....after such a long time

congratulation! now can sell to me cheap2 la hehe...

moe ur contributions are greatly appreciated!! cant wait to read all of em!

william! how long did it take for the shrmp to hatch? since u saw em berried?

i saw one of my crs berried 2weeks ago.. how long do i hafto waiiiitt hahaha

congratz to V5 all....

y u all so like to put shrimp into the aquarium?

if want to rare one, need to put what besides anti chlorine?

oit mustang mana update???

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Added on July 14, 2010, 4:52 pmhttp://aquastuff.org/files/ADA_setup_book.pdf

thats the right way to do it! all explained in just a few pages

This post has been edited by michanz: Jul 14 2010, 04:52 PM

coz shrimp eats algae. the focus of planted tank is the plants not fish

m i correct ?

This post has been edited by weijie: Jul 14 2010, 05:04 PM

Yup thats true.. but shrimp is unique...it matches the planted tank environment.. they are gentle too.. compared to fish..

I think nerite snail is the better algae eater

varies between different people but yeah thats the idea lah! its about planted tanks!

but once ur serious about keeping shrimps, then ur tank is only for shrimps.. cant put other fishes cus the fish might eat the shrimps!

shrimp kenot hide under the stone meh o_O

haha thx for the link earlier. nice picture guide

if all the shrimp hide under stone 24/7.. then when oni u can see the shrimp? hahaha

Keeping shrimps is way more difficult then keeping fish.

Fishes are so easy to keep.

It took me about 1 month plus to see the shrimplets swimming on my soil.

I will start selling when there is more, now i got 8 pregnant.

More more mroe

wtf 8??? hahahha ive got long way more to go

haha u will have it man,

i jsut want my snow white to get pregnant, i wanna get a mosura

how much did the snow white cost wey