how much the budget to get tank like that with bla bla bla item?

This tank not really expensive. I can't remember the exact price (bought it last year), think is about RM30++. Filter is about RM20 each (suggest you look around in Jalan Pasar). DIY CO2 (only about RM1.70 per month for the sugar). The rest like ADA soil is about RM88, those ADA powder (RM45 consists 5 small pack of powder for the base), power sand RM12 (lose pack). Wood about RM12 for two. Lighting set RM80......... And other stuff like fert and so.... Overall, I spent about RM500++ for my tank. Actually, I can spend less but because I'm new in this hobby so some of the items is not in use and not necessary.

Advice you do more research before you start buy all these staff, can save you more $$$ from blindly buying unnecessary stuffs.

This post has been edited by WeSLeY: Nov 15 2008, 09:47 PM

who can help me..
err small prawn that sell at LFS for fish feeding is what species?
want find some info about it on internet.. but need the name first..

i think they being called ghost shrimp, if i not mistaken.

tq.. i think u're rite..

hows the ghost shrimp u bought dat day??... all got suicide??..

that day one ar, more than half survive, lucky for me, hope will slowly grow or breed by its own la.

the rightback there, u cucuk the windelov into soil??

lengcai,
first u need to state what tank size in your mind, then we only can roughly estimate for you the price...
please do so...

yaya, the tank size that you going to keep, cause different tank size different requirement, am i right?

actually i've been reading about self-sustaining planted tanks...

can a planted tank be done without water change for lets say few months??....

of coz water filter will be running and lighting will be controlled by timer....

Windelov??????

anyway, i've visited a few LFS and asked for their expert opinion...

to maintain a planted tank without often water change, i'll need to grow bacteria inside... what kinda bacteria dunno.... ahaks...

how to grow??... pour a layer of bacteria and ADA power sand (some sort la, i also blur adi so many different layer)..... da bacteria will feed on the power sand and grow...

if i jz use fert soil without bacteria, water change is needed because of ammonium buildup inside the tank due to fish food and etc....

so, anyone here selling any of those bacteria n powersand i need ahh??... or can derma some to me... haha... i jz have 1.5 feet tank... vr small only....

bacteria will grow after some times....
additional bacteria add on is to boost up the growth only...

means i dont need to add bacter balls??... jz run the tank for approx 2 weeks without fish and the bacteria will eventually grow??...

just put bacterballs inside forever ... .. only rm4 each ..

of course with the fish also la...
the fish will sh1t, and the bacteria will eat the sh1t....
put bacter for the sake of ease....

so cheap nia... good good... mayb i'll throw a few inside and let the tank settle in faster... kekeke... cant wait to dump fish inisde and see them swim about...

oooo.... haha.... i still blur about the ecosystem inside da planted tank... haha.... now regret why din study hard during science class last time...

Any effective ways to get rid of snails.. ?

Infestation...

Just add some medications with copper.
Guaranteed clear after awhile.