haha, save money lor
When i first started this hobby, i used internal filter.
Up until i able to afford i straight go for eheim.

But see yourself lor, you may opt for those option given by other member.

i may go hob fluxal C3, then save money later for the external filter

for 2ft tank, not recommended for hob. too small for filter media. plus jebo is not that expensive.

really? I tot fluxal is kinda big hob filter.... if 1ft, it would have covered the whole one side of the top edge....

just a suggestion from me:
large - very large tank = sump filter
medium - large tank = medium/large cannister filter
small - medium tank = small/medium cannister filter
nano tank = hob

usually for small tank under than 2ft, hob is used as extra bacta housing and to provide extra aeration and water flow on the surface.
for brand, it doesnt matter since its up to the user budget and needs.
want a good reliable and silent filter = branded and more pricey filter
but if you are a careful person, out of budget and wants to get a decent filter to get the job done = MIC filter is another option.

This post has been edited by LuQEE: Aug 19 2015, 03:05 AM

Thanks for all the advice, after few research, decide on the shiruba xb303. Now to find the reliable shop that sell this filter.

Hi folks! Just did a second rescape to my tank. Previously was like shit because of my laziness . Any comment guys?

Looks good but pic a bit dark to judge ... lol

ANyhow, did you all first start your tank with RO water? where you get your RO water? Is that they way to go?
THank you

yea pic taken without only 1 light on haha, will upload another clear pic of it later.

RO water for planted tank?

Even if for shrimp tank I heard from experience shrimp keeper is not a necessity as well. I myself kept shrimp before as well but not using RO water

You just use tap water?

Please enlight.... i noob and going to start my scaping soon...

This post has been edited by jenniferjen: Aug 19 2015, 04:43 PM

yeap i just use tap water only... just make sure there is no chlorine in the water. If yes just get some anti-chlorine will do

Other than that i didn't bother to check also.... lalala haha

This post has been edited by piggyzai: Aug 19 2015, 04:47 PM

Tot water pon ada ammonia and nitrate which is harmful to plant.....

whats that reddish plant? looks terresterial like plant. i might be wrong though
is it rotala macandra?

yea ammonia if its in a controlled amount then it is not harmful, just don't disturb ur soil if not ammonia will spiked then it will be disaster
u can google abit about ammonia in aquarium, i nvr study one just base on guts feeling haha

the plant beside the rock? its Alternanthera reineckii




here is a clearer picture with sufficient lights (iphone 5 camera quality )

Looks neat, haiz lily pipe, feel like getting one but so expensive

TBH, shiruba xb303 is a shit canister.
u need to hang it or put it side by side with ur tank. u cant put it lower or it wont work.
plus it still small for me compare to it price

THank for the feedback...
Already bought it thou... but with tight budget, no choice, just use and see first.... I am not going for heavy planting also, most probably 1 -2 type of plant and a few shrimp... only...

Nice one

I too starting a high tech 60x30x36 planted tank, here's the layout at the moment.



I'll fill the back with 3 species of rotala from blood red, red to green, hm in the middle and monte carlo/HC as carpet plant. That's the plan, I hope it executes alright. Getting them this saturday.

Just got myself an Aquaclear 20. For the price, it's a great HOB filter. Great for small tanks too, since the flow can be adjusted to just trickling. Added a layer of filter floss, and water is really clear





UG is growing realllllllyyyy slow, but no longer melting. Now waiting for tank to cycle before I get some shrimps to clear off the remaining algae from previous attack.

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: Aug 20 2015, 10:51 PM

Hey nice scape there, wondering if you are going to do the dsm or just submerge it?

This post has been edited by jenniferjen: Aug 21 2015, 12:16 AM