ahaha .. ok .. do change it to diffuser ok .. or .. make ur own CO2 reactor with pvc pipes and some bioballs ..

ahaha .. yeah it is .. and looking growing well i see .. if Nezu hv extra.. can sell to me ... nana petite is rm35 per pot at SLS

update on my semi cichlid planted tank ..
80% crushed coral removed, tank was half cleaned, fish removed to temp place, backgound attached but still curing, pumps, light and wiring is in place.





p/s: 9ft tank permission was denied .. mom said cost too high .. tank alone is 1.5k, cabinet is 2k, all substrate, powersand, bacterballs, penac, etc is 4k, co2 with solenoid will cost 600, lights is 7k....

to save cost, i planned to diy a plywood tank but that patern is denied as well .. mom said she dont want me to go fibreglass or even if i only used the resin anymore ..

maybe gonna buy a 3ft instead and put it in my room ..

This post has been edited by coldfusionpower: Feb 15 2009, 09:45 AM

AHAHAHA .. im not chinese ...

denied because she wanted to use the space lar .. 9ft is damn big .. and it consume too much of my time and money ..

no ... im rojak buah bugis ....

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it not gonna do anything. the co2 just gonna build up in the container and overspill ... goes upward .. u need something to desolve it into the water ..google DIY CO2 Reactor ..

ahaha .. 7k just the lights ...total everything is around 15k

ADA bacterballs is smaller than that ..

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yes .. it worth it in a long run ...

nice tank ... but wheres the shrimp ? huhu .. become Ghost edi ar ?

yes.. check valve is important. like usermode said. it will prevent water to come into the regulator when there's no co2 pressure or OFF. this can happen to any co2 device. no matter u are using manual regulator, diy co2 or solenoid regulator. and no it wont broke your regulator. dont worry ... just we dont want any water in the pressurized bottle ..DIY co2 not that important .. since it will add more water to the mix .. ahahaha


thats industrial check valves ... the small spinning top look alike check valve commonly used for automotive .. .. some even for hydraulics ..

that one i dunno .. but a friend told me that theres a big LFS near the Juru autocity tho .. didnt know true or not. ... ahaha yes ...


good info ...

personally, i like glosso better .. but HC will cover up the ground much dense and nicer .. japanese hairgrass as the back to create visual of depth ... .. but for nano .. err .. not sure .. maybe HC would be nicer .. my smallest tank is 2ft .. no experience with nano tank . sorry ... maybe catacomb and nezu hv more ideas

grade S around 40-50 each i think .. or issit grade A .. forgot edi ..

yeah ... the Orange Drawf Crayfish is super cool ! looks like miniture lobster !!

one time .. i got grade A .. about 10 of them. they breed and guess what . they was killed ... a stupid nephew of mine pour milo inside the tank .. since that i have cctv looking at my tanks 24/7... AHAHA

if not mistaken .. the whiter the body, the more high the grade ...

ohoho .. saw ur advertisment at MAC .. welcome to planted tank world !

hahaha . same here ...

Here's my previous planted tank cost

Used standard 4 footer tank with metal stand = rm50
9ltr Amazonia II x 4 bags = rm320
9ltr Amazonia II Powder x 2 bags = rm280
Dymax 4ft 110w PLL with casing x 2 = rm520
9kg CO2 Tank with regulator and diffuser = rm340
Used broken Resun CL650 chiller = rm250 (repaired it myself.. cost FOC )
china brand canister filter x 2 : rm320
lights timer x 2: rm80

plants, fishes, driftwood, fert, etc ... cant remember .. but i know i spend too much on planted tank .. huhuhu


my current cichlid tank

used standard 4 footer with metal stand : rm30
coral rocks x 16kg : rm120
crushed coral sand No.5 x 2 bags : rm30
crushed coral sand No.1 x 2 bags : rm30
china brand canister filter : rm180
air pump and air stone : rm30
small bunches of Nana Petite : rm30
DIY background cost : rm39
light timer : rm40

if possible ask for discount .. for rm400 i can get new 2kg tank and solenoid ..

normal soil is big while powder is smaller .. powder soil is needed when u want to plant small foreground plants since the powder has more smaller gab so the roots can easier stick to. if u dont use foreground plants, normal soil will suffice ..

grass : japanese hair grass .. its a foreground plant .. so need powder .. the side where taller plants, dont need powder soil .

iwagumi means rock arrangement . usually one or two island of rocks only are used in the whole tank .. each island use 3diffrent stone or 7 max .. other places will be covered by foreground .. usually glosso or HC. most iwagumi doesnt hv other plants type at the scape .. but a few nice big blyxa japonica located near the island would be nice ...

iwagumi examples..

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nah .. i think iwagumi is easier .. less trimming .. ahahaha .. before doing iwagumi, i had to trim every week .. =_="


well .. theres actually some arguement about this for years... some said this .. some said that ... my last iwagumi doesnt follow that .. because i dunno which one to follow ..

rojak2 laa .. .. aslong ur eyes are happy ..ok edi ..

if 9ltr amazonia II powder, will cost rm120-140 each bag.

golden ratio is just the placement ratio .. they calculate where your focus area should be. for iwagumi, focus area should be the biggest rock. usually if ur tank is 3ft, the focus area you wanted is to the left, ur focus point should be 1ft apart from left and 2ft apart from right ..

if not mistaken laa .. i forgot this stuff edi .. HAHAHA

crayfish or so called 'lobster' cant live inside a planted tank .. they will kacau the soil and rip apart the plants .......

huhuhu ...thats a veryy nice cichlid. stop tempting me presario316 ....

yes u can .. but im not sure how well glosso will grow tho ..

heres my previous tank .. with just holland sand ..

hey .. i recognise that tank !!

or you can always make a trap with cucumber inside ... let one day .. sure got snails in the trap .

well not exactly a trap . more like a free feast for them .. ahaha . i tried it once and it works .. but puffer fish would be better .. the problem is, where do u wanna throw the puffer fish when he's done ? .. coz puffer can kacau shrimp also ..

anyway .. just take a bottle .. cut it into three section .. throw the middle part .. put cucumber inside the bottom part .. and the top part put it upside down . so the nozzle.mouth are pointed downward. the snail will go in and eat the cucumber and stay there ... some will go out but most will stay because theres food .. ahaha

1 night only ....