Hi all...

Im new guy here..
Just to share my planted tank update..

Tank size = 1.5ft
CO2 = DIY
Plant type = Dunno much







And some of my 1.5 red arowana and parrot pic







Tq

SAE always jump out, but again water quality can be 1 of the reason too. once ur rummynose fish nose is not red, water quality is something wrong

africana but amazonia give a better contrast to crs.

heheheh really depance on luck i always go aqua world, once there is new wood in. we all rush over to pick 1st nice rock n wodd very fast kena sapu:P and normally they delived on weekday

hehhe just sent out some.. hv to wait it to grow loh

yes thinking of it.. see if my tank is ready that time lah

some small fish is about 1.5 yr, worth to keep or not. depance on if u r into fish

the plants are glosso, fern. the other one should be type of nana?

Wow, 1.5 yr is good enough, coz my friend told me they only survive for few months only.
Anyway, any suggestion on what type of fish to keep?

ur friend keep in bare tank? or planted?

haha catacombs, you SAE don't want to be in your tank, so it suicide.
still remember last time i bought 2 otto, both of them died after 1 month, don't know why.
then now my SAE, both of them is getting bigger compare to last time i bought. luckily both of them didn't attack my other fish.
i got one CAE, it quite troublesome cause sometimes it keep kacau, like attack my clown fish.

nice arowana u got there !

yeah .. i guess it right .. .. i wonder how much bag i will need for a 8footer ..

where is aquaworld ?

clown fishhhh ?????

He kept in bare tank only.
Does the plant actually help the fish to a longer lifespan?
Sorry, i know i'm noob

Anyway, all the pictures posted here really kinda poison me into getting a planted aquarium with small fish in it. hehe...

This post has been edited by SilverSpoon: Jan 5 2009, 08:32 PM

wah... can give me some glosso??... i planning to rescape my tank with glosso after cny... i mean the melaka tank...

but when i first introduce him into the tank, he seems to be fine... after an hour or so, he started feeding on the algae growing around the wood and plant...

after yumcha came back see him lying dead by the tank...

ohya, my rummynose change color when i switch off the lights... when the lights switched on, their nose turned red and tail has clear black n white stripe... does lighting period affect water quality??...

my oto still surviving... but alwiz hide somewhere sleeping... didnt do his job well cleaning up the tank..
now without my SAE, i'm depending on my yamato to clean the tank... but they seem to be lazy as well... mayb they dont eat dat kinda algae....
i need my SAE back...

if keep in bare tank, small fish get kinda stressed coz dont have plants or bushes to hide...

join our planted tank clan lah... cost is rather cheap, if u know how to search around and maintain it at low budget... for mine, around rm150 is sufficient for a nano size tank (16"x10"x10")...

of coz if u wanna go into moderate or expert level, need at least rm500 above for a proper external water filter, proper substrate and proper co2 supply...

I see, so the fish get stressed when there's no plant to hide huh? Wow... interesting.
Your nano tank seem to be the perfect size (16"x10"x10"), do you mind showing us your nano tank?

Do you mean RM150 including everything?

on off light don't effect the water, but if u run co2 with ur light. the Ph will be difference. and why ur fish face white white when off light.. hahah..very simple. when u wake up u go see mirror.. ur face also white white n blur same as them.. hehhee..

This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Jan 6 2009, 02:08 PM

my tank not really nice.... i'm jz a beginner... mayb our taikor here can show u better ones...
but normally planted tank not suitable for nano size.... parameter unstable... limited space for ur creativity.... i have no choice coz my house got no place to put bigger tank....

well, not exactly rm150 lah... its better to exclude plants and fish because those u constantly buy whenever ur hand is itchy... haha....

it depends on how committed are u in this... there are vr vr low budget ones which doesnt really grow very nice... and high budget professional level which will make u feel wanna be a fish....

like dat also can relate...

i guess its true about insufficient O2.... their color really change very fast.... about 1 minute the nose no longer red.....

I'm thinking of getting a nano size because i have limited space too.
Is the plant need to be bought very often?
How much does the plant cost?

How much does the ADA soil cost?

nola... if u hand not ithcy no need to change often lor... jz do trimming when they overgrown.... local aquatic plants available in LFS cost about rm1-rm3... excluding moss, which is about rm6-rm8 per packet....

nicer imported plants should cost more than rm10 per pokok.... i not sure about this coz i grow cheap cheap local plants only.... look damn fugly now...

depends on how much u need....

for my budget setup, i'm using 4kg of aquasoil and 1 bacterball to promote beneficial bacteria growth....

professional level also has power sand, penac A, penac P, penac W, iron, tourmaline, clear super, etc.... i see also pengsan....

moderate level with proper complete ADA soil setup for a nano tank will cost u at least rm100 above....

hi everyone,

i'm newbie in this planted tank..started my 4 feet tank a month ago..this morning doing some test on my water parameters, here u go the result :

Ph : 6.0
Ammonia : 0
Nitrite : 0
Nitrate : 50ppm

is it normal to get such high reading on nitrate level?

no need to change plants , unless u wanna rescape. but again. the plant will 'not die' only if ur tank suitable for them
plants can be few dollor to over RM100.. depance what u want.

I canot really remember the price.. it come with 3liter n 9 liter.. soil is chepaer, power is mor expensive.. 9L is RM100+

can share ur full spec? what soil u using? or a photo of u tank?

Aquarium : W4ft x D1.5ft x H1.5ft
Lighthing : 4 x 36watts, 9 hours per day
Filtration : Eheim Pro II 2026 (Substrate Pro, Ehfimech, carbon, sponge)
Substrate: Aqua Soil Malaya, Aqua Soil Africana, Power Sand, 5 ADA nutrients, bacterball.
C02 : 2 bubbles per second.
Aeration : Control timer, 13 hours during night
Water Change: Once a week 1/4
Water Temperature: 26-27 degrees Celsius.

Fauna : 2xflying fox, 2xmini puffer, 1xSAE, 2xottos, 5xneon tetra

This post has been edited by aieti81: Jan 7 2009, 10:10 AM

plants? what plants u have? low -tech or stem plants?

your tank around 194Liter water, your light is only 144W, light not very enough.

dosing any fert?

anyway with ADA soil, NO2 n NO3 is normal when ur tank is still new.

the other thing is dose fert, feeding

This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Jan 7 2009, 10:34 AM

not very sure the exact name, i'll try to upload some photos later..glosso for the foreground for sure and some nana tight to woods..noted that my lighting is not good enough since i saw that my glosso growing upwards..how many watts shoud I upgrade?

fyi, i'm not dosing any fert for this time beings..

This post has been edited by aieti81: Jan 7 2009, 10:41 AM

for 4ft, normally at least we put 6 X 32W, basic is 1Liter water 1W of light


ok look forward for ur tank.. woo 4ft interesting