GH now stabilized around 5-6 and TDS ard 170-180 with fert dosing.
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So some new members added hehe
4) The next challenge is to do a rescape....Went with my wife to a LFS to get idea and we came back with some bogwood, plants and cactus wood
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Plants were chosen by my wife. I only know Cabomba, the rest I'm still trying to get an ID...anyone know?
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CRS meal time=)
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So with my Week 9 update, this is how my tank looks like now.
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Decided to just use one of the bogwood instead of 3. Too difficult to do a major rescape with my shrimps in it. I also bought some fissiden from James and tie on the wood.
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Red Nose Berried, hope to see it soon on my CRS =)
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I saw a 60x45x45 tank at East Ocean with cabinet, probably u can call to enquire before going overOriginally Posted by Ryan Peh
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You did?? Ö I'm going there today!
Ya! They have it with the cabinet. Got my set from there. I have seen ANS tanks in that size at Seaview recently as well.
The prices at east ocean are pretty expensive.. But anyway I found white cabinets 2x1ft at seaview for $141 so that's what I'm getting!
I saw those as well but I don't think the quality is as good? Or are they the same?
Into Week 11 now
This is the week that I finally see "fruits of my labour"
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Itchy hand bought a new toy
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Sunset mode
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Moonlight mode and after trimming 2-days ago
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My CRS Finally Berried!!!This is what I had been waiting for.
Hope things turns well from here and they populate well🏽
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Week 17 Update
The CRS eggs were gone just before CNY period, and almost every day I spent some time looking around for shrimplets...
About a month had past and I actually had given up....thinking something must be wrong and the shrimplets cannot survive...
But just over the weekend, I spotted this:
Yes!! I saw the first shrimplet!! More and more are spotted!!
Some updated photo of my tank
Everything seems well except:-
1) the mistake I committed earlier for not quarantine the plants, now full of tiny snails.
2) Spotted some tiny creatures, suspect those are seed shrimps.
3) Still trying to balance my fert dozing as i'm experiencing GSA and my AR Mini not doing as well.
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Well done! Great to see your fruitful results!
Very nicely done and your background from your last picture has a sunset effect
Seductively beautiful!
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well done ~
Thanks all!
This result of tank really own it to you=).
Thanks for all the wonderful videos u uploaded on YouTube and all the advise given =D
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It is coming to week 25 tomorrow.
What had happened since last update?
- Discovered seed shrimps in the tank, was introduced by AA a smaller version of pencil fish which is good clearing seed shrimps.
- Removed one of the Rotala Species at the middle, because it does not grow densely...always has a hollow feel at that part.
- Was given a glass pot, planted some Hydrocotyle Tripartita (Clover-Like plant) in it.
- I was having a busy schedule last 2 months, seldom have much time to do trimming. The 3 plants behind had grown so dense and tall. (Forgot to take photo).
It took me 4 days (almost 1 hour each day) to finish trimming. See photo:
(MC not trimmed yet)
Qns:
My tank always become very messy after trimming the MC....The trimmed MC goes everywhere around the tank......
Can anyone share how do u trim the carpet plant and avoid a big mess?
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Last edited by kaen130; 24th Apr 2016 at 10:37.
Omg your MC is so thick!!!! That looks so amazing!!
Hey do you mind sharing with us your current dosing regime?
- I don't dose MgSO4 and NaHCO3 now
- I dose the dry salt directly now (except KNO3 and Micro). Used to make KH2PO4 solution, but I realized the PO4 become 0ppm after a month when did a test.
- I dose lean and dose daily, and this is the interval I am dosing. Kept a table so I won't forget what I dose the day before lol
*Credit to XiaoZhuang's YouTube video, I modified slightly to get minimum CRS casualty and breeding ok.
I think this is a great example that CRS can be kept well in a planted tank if you pay attention to their requirements ~
Just entered into week 31.
It had been very routine since last update, daily dose, trim, feed, wc...
More shrimplets appeared and don't know how I got a black baby CRS where all my CRS are red haha.
Everything was fine except I began to notice something....the stem are getting thinner and thinner for the new growth for my taller plants at the back....
Just few days back I saw that my Cabomba and Ludwigia Acruata stem is rotting near the soil surface...
Not sure is it because the top got too dense or Aquasoil losing its effect...
So decided to trim the top, pull out the bottom and re-plant them...hope it don't affect my CRS
Also took the chance to re-design, got some nice Rotala Bonsai from Jacky in AQ, moved my Ludwigia Acruata to the centre, a row of Cabomba at the back, and the 2 Rotala at the side.
Hope things will get better
Berried Mama
"Teenager" and "Baby"
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