Guys, my current 2feet cubic tank:
On march 2011,


Then moss grown like mad. Jungle of mosses


After rescape
I going to put some white sand to make path later


Any suggestions?

This post has been edited by weijie: Sep 23 2011, 09:55 PM

Genie, dosnx:
Don't want jungle of moss la. It blocks all my rocks view .

Ciohbu:
I want to make something like the second picture.
Rocks with some rotala as background.

5.8 - 5.9 is really low. Normal ph would be 6.4+ i think?
Any ph lower than 6 is not that suitable for shrimps and fishes.

reference:
http://rexgrigg.com/waterchem.htm

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/fertiliz...-buffering.html

When you add 20-30% of tab water with 70-80% of aquarium water (ph 5.8-5.9), then ph increase instantly.
After few days, soil regulates the water ph back to 5.8 or 5.9.

Maybe you can prepare new water with ph 5.8-5.9 before change your aquarium water. Then the ph swing will not be so great.

Is this soil will able to regulate water to 5.8-5.9 long term? or just when you first using it only?

yeps, when co2 reaches your water surface then it will gone to air.
Thats why inline diffuser is created

Put some SAE inside, clean your filter, water hose.
SAE likes to work in group. 3 or more would be nice.

Maybe you can add a few yamato also

i have 2 SAE 2inch inside my cherry and fire red tank.
I provide lots of mosses for shimplets to hide

Best if you could get a Eheim2217. 2215 is kinda too slow for 3feet aquarium.
Get some soil, so you could go for more kinds of plants.
55W is too low for 3feet, Aquazonic has T5HO for 3feet with 36W x 4 = 144W
CO2 bubblerate is depending on how pack is your plants. More plants need more CO2. Get a co2 indicator to check if you are overdose or underdose CO2

Hope this helps

BBA is not caused by high light problem.
Even when you are using 38w x 3 still very low
Main problem of BBA is your filter dirty. Change filter mat, clean the inner of your water hose properly.
Put in 10SAE then they will eat BBA for you.

By the way, you got some super nice gear there

This post has been edited by weijie: Oct 3 2011, 06:27 PM

Using reflector will double the light source? why is it ya?

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Added on October 4, 2011, 9:22 amYes i think channa is suitable in planted tank. But as i known, some species need blackish water and some of them good jumpers.
Research about it before buying

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Added on October 4, 2011, 9:25 amAquarium glass surface?
Attach picture here so we could identify for you.
BBA? Brown algae?

This post has been edited by weijie: Oct 4 2011, 09:25 AM

Green water very easy to develop.
Put water in glass aquarium, put it under your roof, then add in some cheap rotala and a few guppy (eat mosquito larvae).
You will see green water few days/weeks.

My standard 3feet tank is running on Taiyo 1000L/h + Eheim2215 + wavemaker 1000L/h.
No BBA spotted.

This post has been edited by weijie: Oct 6 2011, 01:26 PM

Applebee:
Looks like spicky and java moss to me.

ph seems high to me.
How long you start your tank?
Did you check CO2 overdose?
How is other fish condition?

Before i got my solenoid, yes.
It is better to use a Co2 indicator to check if you are overdosing co2 or not.
Refer wikipedia for profile of cherry shrimps >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_shrimp

What soil you using? normally if using ADA then ph will be less than 7. somemore you are dosing co2.
For methods about lowering ph, kindly view ciohbu previous comments

Malaysian Trumpet Snail is burrowing snails, they wont uproot HC / HG ?

my-mac members commented that it is quite impossible to remove them totally from the aquarium once you introduce. They are indestructible.
That worries me lol.

Even now i having headaches removing small, round snails from my tank. Population is small but i dont like them playing around my sub and mosses.

NA sold me small portion of HC then it is infected.
i already wash with tab water before put inside my aquarium.

Dwarf puffer. i got shrimps inside my tank, do they attack baby shrimps?
i saw a lot fish shop selling very tiny puffer, approximate 1cm length. will they harm my shrimp and guppy community?

still,
assassin snails is the only way to get rid of parasite snails in planted aquarium.
huhu

My assassin snail skill is very very good. i brought 1 last few months, then right after i put it inside, it went MIA.
So i thought it is dead.
Last month when i rescape, all plants and rocks is removed before i top up another 1 inch of soil.
Next day, my assassin snail appears to see its new house.
And, until today, it is missing again ~ lol ~