whoa... Fluval really bangsawan type of tank. Congrats and welcome to the new hobby.
am sure you will spend a lot of time and enjoy the process (and frusst at time)

Yup- as JunShen say.... just go for ADA soil- we dont really need power sand. ( as also bought it for my first aquarium..)
get a decent filter... if budget one - Dpphin, but the flow is really below what state in the box. so go for CF600 at least. Go Fluval if budget permit.

i have little luck on mini hair grass... tried for like 2 years still without much success... will rescape again and try again.
On the other hand, my MC been doing well
Anyway... just sharing a new



It is low tech, i put it outdoor undershade.
seems ok - but at a delicate balance on algea outbreak. been dosing Seachem Excel alternate day

1. "ADA Power Sand contains both slow-release organic nutrients which are decomposed by bacteria into a form absorbable by aquatic plants and fast-release inorganic nutrients that are directly absorbed by aquatic plants to provide nutrients to aquatic plants effectively."

It is unnecessary because with soil alone can provide necessary nutrients that your plants need. You can go with cheaper alternatives like root tabs or osmocote.

Many people use Fluval stratum. Seems like less than ISTA Premium Soil & ADA. Anyway, should not matter if we dose ferts, with half doses in the beginning then increase to full dose, then increase again when plant mass increases. Even I failed doing this. Haha
Diatom most likely. That's normal. It will gone or reduced once tank stabilize.

power sand is pumice + charcoal + peat moss, ada claims it will oxygenate the soil
unless you have 6 inch+ of soil, then maybe you need it,
but you need dry pumice that float in order not to compact the soil, while the soil holding it down, still allow water to flow in and oxygenate the soil
the cavate is, pumice get wet lose most of its floating force, so many actually disagree with the claims of ada

and it would be hassle to re-scape your tank without disturbing the soil
roots will attach to the pumice and will pull it out

If for combating algae, if I'm not mistaken slightly more than dosage recommended on the bottle.

I just started experimenting with Hydrogen Peroxide 6%. For H2O2 3%, they said do not exceed 3ml per gallon, so for 6% I take it 1.5ml per gallon max. I dose slightly lower which is approx 18ml for 15 gallons. Going to do this 3-4 days. I have red algae (BBA but without the beard) in my tank.

I'm not really sure. I think when using in higher dosage, it become algaecide. Same thing with copper sulfate.

It has a chemical compound which breakdown the simple plant structure/those with weak plant wall... and release the components ( mainly carbon and H2O) into the water column.

so dosing it will help in reducing algea in some way... say when the algea is in low concentration all over the tank.

if there high concentrated spot of algea... then they recommend spot dosing... high concentration at a localized area- and have the filter off for say 1 hr. Take note this isnt magic bullet- and might need to repeat 2-3 time

because of the way excel works... it will have impact on other simple/soft plants... like moss. but other more sturdy plant will not suffer as much.

we may also take note- Excel does not replace CO2 gas form. it only helps in someway.
so we can expect to have similar result... no way.
it can help low tech plant to grow well... but little help to high tech plant...

Yeah, sure. Increasing CO2 injection, nutrients uptake also more efficient & this lead to better plant growth.
EDIT: Just in case I misunderstood you, I actually meant CO2 gas injection, either using pressurized CO2 tank or DIY CO2. CO2 only become liquid under sufficient high atmospheric pressure. So there is no liquid CO2. The product over the counter that labeled as liquid CO2 is misrepresented to say it nicely. It is actually liquid carbon or contain chemical that its byproduct is carbon.

BTW, I dose 18ml of H2O2 6% in 15 gallons tank for two days straight. I changed water last night, two days late, usually I do this on Sunday. I want to clean the glass because I noticed GSA a couple of days ago but last night it's gone. The glass clean. How about that. I have 5 silver flying fox, 3 corydoras & 1 Thailand ghost shrimp, all are alright. I'm out of H2O2 right now, cannot continue spot treatment for red algae.

Using Aheim classis 250 + Qanvee inline diffuser for my 10g tank...

Anyone been try putting inline diffuser on inlet instead of outlet?
What is the worst damage it could be?
Dont like the small mist putting on outlet now.

I bought from Taobao cost around CNY 350+
Much cheaper than shopee


Eheim classis series is proven reliable yet cost effective.
Bought 2 set, another set now parking waiting for new tank setup...

Its always suggest need 4x-10x flow rate.. my tank only 10g(38liter) but this eheim is about 400+ L/hr

BTW, I actually have fixed this problem before but I posted here anyway in case some of you have experienced similar problem. I fixed it by resetting the tank. The problem is in the soil. Actually the soil itself.  The soil is in reduced condition. This is what Tom Barr called it. Basically the soil is anaerobic, which means any aerobic bacteria including organic carbon eating bacteria unable to live in the soil. Organic matter like dead root for example is increasing day by day but there's no bacteria to deal with them. So it is progressively getting bad. The only reason the plants still alive because of the liquid fertilizer. This is second time this happened to me with the same soil in the same tank. Looks like I will need to replace the soil altogether.

Yes u can refill at welding shop as it uses same co2. Can also refill at fire extinguishers shops i think coz theres one here in kl refills for only rm12. Also about your inline diffuser which u use? and dont use it on inlet, ive read from many people that said it destroys the seals on canister filter after a long time

if do in welding shop, they will charge it at one time.. the  gas got heated up and the amount of CO2 in the tank will be less

when I get refill at aquascape paradise, they put the tank into freeze, cold down so pressure drop and refill again. i think they do 2-3 time and hence the tank need to be left there for 2 days

with that- the CO2 content will be a lot and can last longer.

Want to sell
Fluval led 2.0 85cm
Full set except box
Rm250

Can use for 3ft tank. 85cm. Can Google Fluval led 2.0 ya

Guys i have a bunch of rotala greens, regular rotundifolia and some hra (not red coz high nitrate) that i wanna give away or sell at small price. easily more than 50 stems here. anyone wants?

I live in rawang, location Aeon rawang. Or postage would cost rm7

Its quite normal. I noticed mine grows roots from stems when the stem has been horizontal for a while or when its tall and near the surface.

do you use any fertiliser ? usually for root plants they behave like that because of insufficient amount of nutrients in the substrate. They force to grow roots on stem to absorb nutrients in the water.

Try put a root tab fertiliser in your substrate and observe.