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

wahh...happy to see alot of sifu here eh...

i can't wait for my tank to go mature...cycling for around 3 weeks already....my dad keeps on asking me to put shrimps in....but i told him i wan at least 1 and half month to 2 months before putting any CRS into tat tank...maybe tonite or tmr will post up my tank...hehehe.....need to clean abit....algea started to come in already after 3 weeks...ekekekekk

haha....one of 2 shrimps a.....hmm...now i'm thinking to mix cherry with crs or only pure crs...coz i have cherries in other holding tank.....

hard decision..

moe..got guideline for DIY chiller a?? cheap version...heheeh
michanz....if i throw cherries to test water..i afraid later hard to bring them out anymore...haha

but i'm thinking to keep other shrimps also..

in a tank got CRS, cherries, snow ball and some.....i wonder will tat be any problem? or i just stick to my original plan....CRS tank only...heheh

my newbie tank 1 month old. Just trimmed and replanted...

Tank Spec:

Tank size : standard 2ft x 1ft x 1ft
Soil : Amazonia II + bacter100 + penac W + Penac P
Fliteration : Hydro Prime10 (I know it's not enough ) with some bio ring, sponges and bacterballx3
lighting : 24wx2 + 55wx1
CO2: CO2 tank + manual regulator ( around 2~3bps)
Lighting period : 10am to 4pm (6 hours)
Flora: HC, dwarf HG, Round Pelia, E-tenullus, Moss (I forgot is taiwan or peacock or mix of both because i mixed those together in other tank), and I don't know what is my background plant. Anyone care to help? hehehe
Fauna : None.
Temp : 26c ~28c (With Fan)


Water parameter : GH (180ppm), KH (0ppm), pH (between 7 ~7.5, the color falls between both), NO2 (0ppm), N03 (40ppm)

So it that possible?? GH so high and KH so low? hmmm...maybe my test kit spoilt....ahha..long time nvr use already.



HC is doing slow but good. Creeping all around and pearls too. HG is doing slow. I wonder why. and moss too but moss is a slow grower. And is making progress though. MY background plants are growing like crazy. Well, I'll wait another month to get the whole tank mature anyway.

I'm looking for Mini riccia and Fissiden actually but by looking at my tank...i wonder where to put those 2 plants.

Comments are welcomed


By the way, Freestyler, can update my tank pic on the front page? :D

This post has been edited by playerseeker: Jul 17 2010, 12:33 PM

I'm using filtered water ( Bacfree)

@michanz : yea..background plant is doing good!! I'm happy actually to see my tank progress...this is my 3rd setup with proper setting and system....previously using seachem sand....i think i'll stop my thought of buying mini riccia and fissiden already :D...

@ freestyler: update update.......hehehehe

congrats!! I cant wait the day i can see baby crs in my tank...

if in penang, KW will sell in scoops....

observed something...after trimming...seems like my plants grow slower..ish!!

just shut down my 1ft tank and shift all the RCS into my new tank....

decided to put few types of shrimps in there...hehehe..

hopefully everything goes well

yea..let us know where and maybe i'll have one import back to penang...lol....

if you use standard 2fter like me....maybe 3/4 bag of ADA soil.....with no slope...if you wan slope you might need more..if crazy slope..even more..:D

moe...do update us eh...will wan to have solenoid regulator

now i'm using airpump whenever my light is off....

er..Off topic...now Apple allow jailbreaking already..haha....so it's legal instead of illegal....

back to topic...

agree with michanz...dun put dwaft puffer into the tank but if you have a dedicate tank for dwaft puffer then you can put it in the tank..kill all the snails..then transfer back to its tank..

another way is to pick up one by one....or put cucumber...as suggested by michanz. I failed to do so because i dunnu why my cucumber with sink no matter wat i do..haha

another one will be assasin snail!! Antentome Helena. But i personally nvr seen the real one before here. Asked around lfs around my house but dun have. So cant give much info on real experience.

i wonder should i start ferting my plants? after 1 months plus...

if yea,,,which fert should i go 1st?

hmm...
one thing, i dun have fish to feed...only shrimps and otto. ....so should i dose phosphorus and nitrogen a?

Yea adremier..but for now i'm not giving any food to them because my tank got alot of algea for them....lol...i can see they clean it quite well tho...heheheh

relax relax...

maybe the rephase the statement to "If for me, I'd go for side river instead of middle because I feel it's more eye catching"

or

" I'd plant rotala red and green individually so tat they will look more outstanding compare to red, green, red, green"

just opinion...hehe

btw.....

i guess my otto is dem hungry, my tank is almost clean now....and i couldn't find my RCS. I wonder my filter inlet suck them into my filter already as i nvr close up my inlet for shrimp.....but my inlet is "inside" my background plant..wonder okay or not...

hmmm

this week going to KW or CTY to buy more otto and those potassium and stuff..

one thing people... if i dose JBL ferropol, will it be the same?

@booby: with the tank size you have, you gotta be very careful if you were to keep shrimps because all the parameters in ur tank will flactuate easily. the bigger tank the more stable water parameter u'll have but nvm, i have successfully breed RCS in 1.5ft tank. They are hardy. And maybe you should introduce a fan for it. Set timer and on the fan whenever your aircon is off.

add more moss. I heard shrimps snack on moss as well. Hehehe. but dun get jawa moss. Too normal looking, go mac and look for other type of moss...heheehehh

william,

adding NA carbon from ADA directly your tank is for what purpose a? Sorry eh because my this tank is going to have CRS. So am going to do enuf homework before putting in any CRS as I've already failed 2 times.
this is my 3rd time tho.

Thanks thanks

leave it on 24 hours a day......then supply air pump when ur light is off. if not ur live stock will laying on the floor suffocating