New setup, 2ft low tech

[riise78]

Hi All,

I'm pretty new to planted tank & below clip is my current 2ft planted setup.
All comments/advices are welcome.

[AQMS]

Hi, welcome to the hobby.
Nice healthy corydoras you have there.
Just dont over feed your fishes, that is one of the common
mistake made by new hobbyist.

[riise78]

Hi, welcome to the hobby.
Nice healthy corydoras you have there.
Just dont over feed your fishes, that is one of the common
mistake made by new hobbyist.

Thks Bro.
What will happen if overfeed? Excessive nutrient which the plants cannot absorb in time & cause algae boom?

[AQMS]

Overfeeding will result in low dissolved oxygen,high nitrates and some other chemical problems.
Cloudy water is also associate with overfeeding at times,for algae growth, it will take a longer time
to develop but it is more common than cloudiness in a overfed aquariums. The blue green algae technically bacteria
rather than algae thrive when there is great amount of dissolved organics,nitrates and phosphates in the water.
All of of these are produced as uneaten food decays.
And also let not forget Plananaria, also called flatworm.They are usually caused by dirty substrate and overfeeding.

[riise78]

Overfeeding will result in low dissolved oxygen,high nitrates and some other chemical problems.
Cloudy water is also associate with overfeeding at times,for algae growth, it will take a longer time
to develop but it is more common than cloudiness in a overfed aquariums. The blue green algae technically bacteria
rather than algae thrive when there is great amount of dissolved organics,nitrates and phosphates in the water.
All of of these are produced as uneaten food decays.
And also let not forget Plananaria, also called flatworm.They are usually caused by dirty substrate and overfeeding.

Noted & thanks for sharing Bro.
Will feed moderately...

[aquanick]

very healthy cories.. just one thought though, if you have rocks and wood of the same type then the planted tank looks more natural..

[riise78]

very healthy cories.. just one thought though, if you have rocks and wood of the same type then the planted tank looks more natural..

Sorry Bro, I do not get what u mean.
Care to elaborate?

[aquanick]

just saying if you use just one type of stone (either round pebbles or granite pieces and not both), it will look better.. just my opinion..

[riise78]

just saying if you use just one type of stone (either round pebbles or granite pieces and not both), it will look better.. just my opinion..

I see, Thanks for ur advices Bro.

[riise78]

some amateur pics of my normal shrimps, kindly pardon me for the dirty tank....

[aquanick]

very nice..

[magpie]

I like your tiger shrimp.

[qngwn]

Nice pictures! What do you use to capture your shrimps?

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[riise78]

very nice..

glad u like it...

I like your tiger shrimp.

my favorite so far as well...

Nice pictures! What do you use to capture your shrimps?

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Thanks bro, I'm using Canon body 600D with Tamron SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di VC USD lens, pair with a YONGNUO YN565EX flash...

[ventisg]

Nice pictures you capture there.

[erwinx]

Thanks bro, I'm using Canon body 600D with Tamron SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di VC USD lens, pair with a YONGNUO YN565EX flash...

Hi, when using flash, how do you prevent flash reflection on glass?

[riise78]

Nice pictures you capture there.

Thks & glad u like it Bro...

Hi, when using flash, how do you prevent flash reflection on glass?

Placed ur flash on top of ur tank Bro, need to pair with wireless flash trigger like Aputure Trigmaster.
If u use ur inbuilt flash from ur body to trigger external flash, reflection will still be seen.

[paul poon]

good job riise78
those shrimp really cool!
i don't know what shrimp is that but i going to put it in my tank soon
good effort well done riise78
thanks for sharing