i use the powder form last time.

the substance, you can use gravel, holland sand, or others brand soil. i use ADA soil as it will lower down the ph of the water. how much to use.. its depance on the scaping you do.

my 2ft tank update:

1st day:


after 1 triming, now its 50th days old

50th day:


just did a 2nd triming 3 days ago.

1st work out ur budget. if a standard 2ft tank 2 X 1 X 1, a full set will cost you about 1k+ without plants. work out ur budget see what i can list for u

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Added on January 24, 2008, 10:49 amabit of changing did last week.



This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Jan 24 2008, 10:49 AM

2 months old 24.01.2008









mini pellia




This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Jan 25 2008, 01:24 AM

fissiden


Spicky Moss


mini nana

lol yes but don't follow my tank to keep crs. its not a correct crs tank.

whats ur budget, pm me. then maybe able to count it out. 1k+ is a VERY good start.

lol i purposely net it up. cos i want to see how much time it take to grow .



This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Jan 28 2008, 09:55 AM

my new nano

lol i am curious does my age important lol.. anyway i am not young any more
i just bang my head on the wall and start my planted tank lol... alot of bangolow on my head:P
no i didn't joint any photo class. just snap
thanks.

anyway still newbie.. alot to learn

This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Jan 31 2008, 01:02 AM

what type of moss. and your tank spec please

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Added on February 13, 2008, 12:44 pmtry to make 1 bottole of CO2, keep your temp below 28C. java moss shouldn't be problem with low light. your tank is about 43L water(assume your tank is 2 X 1 X 1.
but flame moss is abit pick. what else you have in your tank? any photo? how about PH?

This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Feb 13 2008, 12:45 PM

hmmm filter if you have low budget just get a canister filter like cy-20, 2ft don't use HOB lah

but make sure u check the bio ring. cos some bio ring will raise PH which is not good for your plants

then go for low tech ler.. not much maintainece and they still look nice nice

maybe u list what u hv now? so i can help you to check the list.

this is what you can do.

get a ph tester, buy some bio - ring. put the bio-ring with tap water(ph 7) in a cup. test the ph see if it shoot up. if not then the bio-ring is safe to use.

put the soil in, add water, run your filter for about 3 weeks, same time you can water change until ur tank water is clear. put anti-chlorine everytime you water change. after 3 weeks. the benefit bacteria and the cycle of the tank should be good enough for the plants:)

what is the budget for your soil? cos good soil will make your life easier.

Light, depance on what plants u wanna keep. possible to show a pic of your light?

no a CO2 diffusor don't need to fill water, but a bubble count do.

GEX is a good one too but its not as cheap as holland sand.yes holland sand will do too, a few DWood in your tank will help to pull the ph down abit.

ur room temp sure very good, i guess chiller only can get 25oC heheh mine is always 27 - 28, so far so good

water will fill in itself. so worries.

waww finally your samurine come out liao hahahha..

wawww Ah Ming you also here liao.. finally we have a sifu ranking person here..WELCOME wor.. and thanks so much for the sharing. it will sure helping the newbie out

the 14ft tank is so well done too... post more pic if you are free.. hehe we need more poison!

yes soil is the best to lower down ph. and agree DW will yellow the water, but guess there are alot youngster here.. its abit pricy for them to get ADA or GEX. if using holland sand. is there any way better to pull down the ph?

This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Feb 21 2008, 09:42 AM

peat moss don't make water brownish eh?

frankzane,
light is about 1 liter water for 1W of light. 18W X 2 is not enought for a 2ft, but ask u mentioned before you will only keeping low-tech plants. so it maybe enought.

why 2 ft tank no space hang fan ah?