wah.. just few weeks absent already got new version of this thread. ho ho ho ho... first of all, congrats people!!!

secondly, since a new thread already... im taking the opportunity to post up my current "not yet finished" tank latest progress photo. it's been 10th week at the moment. i'll need about 3-4 weeks more to have full-scape view plus some minor scaping have been done. will post up photo when the tank is ready for final photo. anyway, mind my cheap quality camera ya. HD and better version only when the tank is ready

Photo:

MEDITATING DESIRE - 10 Weeks old


Video:

it's some few pieces from one big whole chunk of wood i have in my house. hahaha.. i just pick which part i want and cut them out and throw in my tank.

nah... still learning and yet the scape isnt final yet. might have minor touch ups here and there still
anyway, it's standard 3ft tank size.


hahaha.... and i'll keep throwing from time to time until .. those woods might changed later on

ADA Brighty K basically contains potassium. while Saechem Nutrient i am not sure but i am sure it;s not same as Brighty K because Saechem have another product similar to Brighty K which is "Saechem Potassium". hehe..

hah. no la.. this is not for IAPLC. if it's for IAPLC, it wont be published here and u wont' see it just now. Just another of my playground... plus, i am not interested with IAPLC or any competition actually (because i know i still sux and wont get in par with all those super-god). i just enjoy the hobby as it is.

for more details, you can follow my journal in my FB (sorry.. i dont open journal in MAC or anywhere.. lazy).

Here's my journal in my FB album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2...=3&l=c7a7b9d890

-first of all, im no sifu.. im just like you ...another hobbyist.
- 2ndly, my moss isnt thick also. hahahaha...~! at least not yet. for the past 3 weeks i;ve been cutting down lot of nutrient, lights and co2. so the growth rate become damn slow (luckily other plants not dead).
- but my tips with moss, it;s not how u grow it... it;s how the way u tie it initially that determines the dense and uniforms when it full grown.


- sketches? hahaha.... anyone also can sketch la. i sketch damn rough one...and usually it's only me could understand. hahahah XD

- to me glosso is more easier to grow, but hc is more easier in planting.
- i didnt use h2O2 for BGA. i rarely have BGA problem in my tanks. but i use it to fight HA. HA love my tanks so much. every tank i setup sure will need to battle with HA. damn~ and yes, i use spot treatment.

haha. so far so good la. heh.. dream tank ah? aiyo... no space la in my house. hahahahaha~ so just keep dreaming only.. (T_T)

wat plant u have in ur tank?

This post has been edited by usermode: Mar 22 2012, 01:21 PM

my tank above having JHG + HC and the tank have gone thru with no lights at all, just ambient light for 3 weeks. they didnt die in my tank either.. dun underestimate your plants surviving capability u know..

worst to come is just the glosso would grow vertical for a while until the next trim.

i dont really clearly see which are the yellow forming thing u mentioned but how long your tank have been setted up? it might be diatoms. otto and yamato would help you. they'll eat these soft-soft stuffs.

when did the first sign of this thing appeared that you started to notice? i assume this is just a normal diatoms. happens to new tanks most of the time. u'll get it cleared earlier with otto and yamato or u can jsut leave it just like that..... when the time coems, it will dissappear by itself. but you can always vacuum your gravels too. just use the hose when the time you do your WC.

u have any budget in mind that you're willing to spend on this hobby? monthly? initially? the answer of your question varies from as cheap as you can be up until the most glorious pricetags. how about you give a number and we'll help you sort out what things u'll need within that budget of yours. lor of people would have this question and i bet lot of people here can help you to sort out.

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Added on March 23, 2012, 12:04 am♫ mari mari..~ mari main air~ ♪

This post has been edited by usermode: Mar 23 2012, 12:04 AM

see, 300.. that's a number already
...let's see what you can have in 300.

Non-ADA Aquasoil = RM40
Rocks = RM100
Plants = RM30
Lighting = RM60
DIY CO2 = RM 10
HOB Filter = RM25
Saechem Excel = RM50
Small Fan (Optional) = RM35

= RM345 / RM315 (w/o fan).

tadaa... iwagumi~ hu hu hu!!!

minus the lighting and DIY CO2 = RM265 = pretty nice lowtech tank. woot~

p/s: this if i were you, otherp eople might have their own budgetting but sure something could come out..

hair algae on tank glass? that's nasty. LOL~ but still isnt as hard as until can become a treescape... try to pick manually using hands. when u scrape, those spores might floats everywhere and might starts another new shoots. use finger or toothbrush. and dip in another tap water bucket. bla bla bla.. repeat the process. minimize the growth, and let your cleaner crews taking care of those 'soft' ones. while at the meantime, get ur tank back in balance.

This post has been edited by usermode: Mar 23 2012, 01:36 AM

i've some stones underneath to create the slopes. i didnt mix with holland sand. all amazonia II soils with finer grains on top layer. i think i used around 2-1/2 bags and 1 bag for finer grains.

@ZeneticX

moss only tank, the only things u need the most as newbie is : PATIENCE
and i am serious.

pois0n...~ pois0n~!

im going there tonight after work. where did they put those snails? so i can straight way tell the guy to take em for me (just for the sake of saving them even my tank have nerite as well.. :S)

err.. iklan for a while..

anyone wanna adopt black mollies? around 5 babies and 2 adult (parents kuaa..?) giving out FOC. heh... or else LFS it will be





they served me very well already and i hope this family could find another tank especially those infected with hair algae... the hard ones some more.

err.. the black mollies got people want already. heh... sorry ya, the offer closed liao. no more give out for the moment