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Due to algae breakout and dead plants, I have decided to rescape my tank. This is partly due to my overseas commitment.

This is my previous tank:


Current setup:



What did I do?
- I replace all plants with HC (Low tech tank with daily dose of Excel)
- Add in a bag of soil as I found that my previous setup has shallow soil depth. This result in plants being unable to take root.
- Fauna are those that survived
- Lower layers of soil are from previous setup.
- Temperature: 24 degree for 12 hours and 28 degree for the remaining hours

Any comments and advice for me? Should I proceed to high tech tank with constant chiller and CO2 canister? ]]> Aquascaping Laversiner http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/102403-Rescape-my-tank! http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/102402-Up-Aqua-A-165-co2-regulator?goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:33 GMT Anyone knows who carries the above regulator in Singapore? Anyone knows who carries the above regulator in Singapore? ]]> Equipment and Accessories Oliverpool http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/102402-Up-Aqua-A-165-co2-regulator http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/102401-Java-Fern-Lace-(Microsorum-pteropus-Windelov)?goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:36 GMT Hi guys I have this fern and I noticed it grows some black hairy balls near the tip of its leaves. Looks like bba but it is not. It can be easily removed and have a hard texture, like a grain of... Hi guys I have this fern and I noticed it grows some black hairy balls near the tip of its leaves. Looks like bba but it is not. It can be easily removed and have a hard texture, like a grain of sand. Is it the place where plantlets grow from it? ]]> Plant Talk Zeonic http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/102401-Java-Fern-Lace-(Microsorum-pteropus-Windelov) http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/102396-Male-Fire-Red-Sakura-shrimp?goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:48 GMT Hi guys, have anyone spotted any lfs which sell fire red/ sakura shrimp in different tank according their sex? Hi guys,
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New to planted tank (wall mount 27L tank) and been reading on fertilizer dosage. I realized there are two conflicting dosage that are being suggested online.

1. A Seachem excel chart that detail the amount based on the size of the tank. It suggest 0.6ml flourish Phosphorous 2-3 x a week. (http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...tor-chart.html)

2. A EI Method calculator based on the size of the tank and products. It suggest 12ml 2-3x a week. (http://calc.petalphile.com/)

The difference between these two are too huge for comfort.

Would appreciate if someone that been using Seachem products would provide some insights to the amount I should be dosing. Currently, I am dosing Flourish comprehensive, Flourish Nitrogen, Flourish Phosphorous based on (http://calc.petalphile.com/) I fear it's way too much... ]]> Fertilisation and Algae Ingen http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/102394-Seachem-dosage-amount http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/102393-EOA-Just-How-Much-You-Will-Save-With-Eco-Water-Pump?goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 09:14:07 GMT Just How Much You Will Save With Eco Water Pump Image: http://www.eastoceansg.com/uploads/JEBAO%20FM%20how%20much%20will%20you%20save%20page.jpg Do you know how much electric bill you are spending... Just How Much You Will Save With Eco Water Pump

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Thinking of crs lately with a eheim eco pro 2032, will it be suitable to run a 1/10 hp chiller? ]]> Equipment and Accessories gene http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/102392-Switching-to-crs-set-up-with-chiller http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/102390-32-Litre-quot-Tapestry-Garden-quot-Tank!?goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 06:06:44 GMT I decided to re-scape my previous 32 Litre "Tree Scape" Tank and convert it into a flora/fauna holding tank, as i'm currently in the midst of preparing larger tanks for my future scapes too.

To stock up on some plant selection in advance, i sourced assorted suitable plants from the various LFS, then properly cleaned and quarantined them before adding them into the tank.

Although it wasn't my intention to create a scape (its just meant to be a holding tank after all), i still followed the usual layout of placing fast growing tall stem plants behind, slower growth lower plants in the middle and carpet plants in the front. I also made sure each plant group had some space between them to accommodate horizontal growth and propagation too.

After arranging everything in the tank, it somehow turned out to be a rather pleasant layout. It kind of reminded me of those "dutch style" tanks with plants arranged in neat groups, or those "collectoritis style" tanks with masses of different plants. :)



The plants are abit short at the moment, hopefully they eventually grow and fill up the tank soon.

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Here are the tank stats:

Tank Size: 45cm x 30cm x 24cm (High Clarity / Low Iron Glass)
Substrate: ADA Aqua Soil New Amazonia (Powder Type)

Filter System: Eheim 2224 + 13mm gUSH Lily Pipe Set
Filter Media: Seachem Matrix

Temperature: 29-30°C (Day) / 27-28°C (Night)

Lighting: Up Aqua Z-Series Pro LED Z-15 (45cm)
Light Duration: 2 x 4 hour shifts (9am-1pm / 5pm-9pm)

Co2: None
Carbon: Seachem Excel
Fertilizer: Tropica Plant Growth Specialised Fertilizer
Fan/Chiller: None

Water Change Regime: 50% Weekly

Water Parameters:
Tested using API Freshwater Master Test Kit
pH = 6.6
Ammonia = 0 ppm
Nitrite = 0 ppm
Nitrate = 0-5 ppm

Flora:

Front:
Hemianthus Callitrichoides
Hemianthus Glomeratus
Staurogyne sp. 'Repens'
Eleocharis Acicularis

Middle:
Cryptocoryne Parva
Cryptocoryne Willisii 'Lucens'
Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Mi Oya'

Back:
Hygrophila Polysperma 'Sunset'
Rotala sp.'Nanjenshan'
Bacopa Caroliniana
Ludwigia Palustris
Bacopa Monnieri
Lindernia Rotundifolia 'Variegated'
Aciotis Acuminifolia

Fauna:
Danio Margaritatus
Corydoras Habrosus
Otocinclus Macrospilus
Otocinclus Cocama
Neocaridina Heteropoda

Feed:
Hikari Micro Pellets
Hikari Micro Wafers
Hikari Sinking Wafers

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I would have liked to add even more plants, but this tank is really out of space... maybe i might use one of my larger tanks to create a dedicated plant collection tank too. :grin:

For now, i'll just be monitoring the growth rates of the plants and tweaking the conditions (adjusting flow, excel and fertilizer dosage, water changes etc) and see how well they acclimatize to the tank environment. It'll be a good opportunity to observe how the various plants grow over time.



Although there is a relatively high fish and shrimp bio-load in the tank, the large amount of plant mass naturally consumes nutrients and nitrates from the water very quickly, i tested the nitrate measurements using a API test kit and the results came up yellow, which means almost 0 nitrates in the water.

This indicates that the plants are consuming more nitrates (and possibly more nutrients) than the bio-load can produce, hence i now have to regularly dose fertilizers which contain both micro and macro nutrients to keep up with the plants demand. At the end of each week, a large water change is done to remove the excess nutrients and reset the nutrient levels.

On a side note, most of the plants i choose are in the easy-moderate demand range, which are able to grow without pressurized Co2 injection (albeit at a slower pace, therefore no need to trim the plants as often). The approach for my future tanks will also be based on similar lower maintenance conditions.



Will update on the tank and plants progress over the next few weeks. :D ]]> Aquascaping Urban Aquaria http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/102390-32-Litre-quot-Tapestry-Garden-quot-Tank! http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/102389-Pseudomugil-sp.-quot-Neon?goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 05:48:51 GMT http://www.rainbow-fish.org/forums/v...er=asc&start=0

see the pics and the video

they are in C328 pretty little guys

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