3ES 4ft Tank

**3es** · 2nd Mar 2006, 17:38

Rescaped photo

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Tank Dimensions (LxWxH, specify units): 48" x 15" x 18"

Lighting Intensity(No of Watts) : 108 watts
Number and type of Lighting (FL/PL/MH) : Odyssea 55w 12000K (x2)
Age of light bulbs : < 3 months
No. of hours your lights are on : 8 hours (6pm - 2am)

CO2 Injection Rate (bps) : N/A
Type of CO2 (DIY/Cylinder) : DIY
Method of Injection (e.g. Diffusor/Reactor) : Diffuser

Liquid fertilisers Used (Product name. E.g. Seachem Flourish) : ADA Green Brighty Special Lights, Kent Botanica K
Fertilization regime (Frequency and amount per dose) : Large dosing after weekly water change, then every other day

Other fertilisers (Product name. E.g. Root Monster) : KH2PO4, KNO3, Seachem Equilibrium

Other additives (Product name. E.g. Seachem Prime) : Seachem Prime

Type of Filter (overhead/internal/canister, Product name/model if possible) : Wet/Dry Trickle Filter (Overflow Inlet, Rio Pump Outlet)
When was the filter last washed : Sponges washed weekly/every other week
Filter media used : Universal sponge element
When was the media last changed : Approximately every month
What was changed : Universal sponge element

Age of setup (i.e. since initial setup or last major re-do ) : Initial set-up, apprx. 2 months. Rescape, less than a month.

Water change frequency : Weekly, sometimes every other day
Amount changed : 20%-30% weekly, sometimes 10% every other day

Water surface movement (None/gentle/turbulent) : Gentle
Circulation (None/gentle/turbulent) : Gentle to Mild

Tank Temperature : 78F

Chemical Properties (Fill what you can)
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KH (dKH): -
GH (dGH): -
pH : -
NH4 (ppm): -
NO2 (ppm): -
NO3 (ppm): -
PO4 (ppm): -
Fe (ppm): -

Bioload (Number and type of fish and plants)
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Fauna : Crowntail Betta, Neon Tetras, Siamese Algae Eaters, Cories, Oto, Yamato Shrimps
Flora : Crypt Lutea, Crypt Wendtii Bronze, Crypt Wendtii Red, Jungle Vallis, Taiwan Moss, Java Moss, Stargrass, Glosso, Anubias, Nana Petite, Java Fern.

**ranmasatome** · 2nd Mar 2006, 18:07

more plants more plants..

**3es** · 2nd Mar 2006, 18:13

Originally Posted by ranmasatome

more plants more plants..

I know I know

I was going to wait until I filled it up some more before taking pics, but decided to share some anyway. I have some more plants on order and hopefully by the end of the week it'll be filled up some more

**ranmasatome** · 2nd Mar 2006, 18:32

cool... and i would shift that didiplis diandra if i were you... it'll grow too tall and cover that beautiful arch

**Harsh** · 2nd Mar 2006, 18:36

What Gravel??
beautiful driftwood by the way..

**3es** · 2nd Mar 2006, 18:59

Originally Posted by ranmasatome

cool... and i would shift that didiplis diandra if i were you... it'll grow too tall and cover that beautiful arch

I think you're referring to the Stargrass. I was planning on trimming when necessary to keep it short so that the arch will still be visible

I'm still debating on how I actually want to set up the foreground though, so we'll see. Thanks for the comment!

Toshi

**3es** · 2nd Mar 2006, 19:13

Originally Posted by Harsh

What Gravel??
beautiful driftwood by the way..

Thanks Harsh! I bought the gravel at my friend's LFS and it was labeled as Black Beauty. However, I don't think it's the black beauty that's commonly referred to - the one that's used in sandblasting. The black beauty used for sandblasting is suppose to be more of a sand and magnetic but the gravel I have is neither. Bottom layer is mixed with laterite.

Toshi

**Harsh** · 2nd Mar 2006, 20:01

cool.. the gravel is perfect.

**solonavi** · 3rd Mar 2006, 14:05

Nice new setup. Like the driftwood. Agree that more plants needed to add more greens, tank look abit dark now.

Cheers
JC

**3es** · 4th Mar 2006, 04:01

Originally Posted by solonavi

Nice new setup. Like the driftwood. Agree that more plants needed to add more greens, tank look abit dark now.

Cheers
JC

Thanks for the comments JC. More plants will be going in next week so hopefully it'll brighten it up a bit more.

On another note, my main light fixture started smoking last night and doesn't work properly now

Luckily my friend can get me a free replacment, but still, a couple days without enough lighting for my tank. I hope my plants will be okay in the meantime.

Toshi

**Jungle-mania** · 4th Mar 2006, 09:02

For your first try, you sure are doing a really good job. It is very nice scaping, I think it will come out very nice when all your plants come in and start to bloom.

**|squee|** · 4th Mar 2006, 15:21

You can do a good scape with that driftwood there. Try to outline the driftwood... otherwise now it's masked by the blackground.

**3es** · 4th Mar 2006, 16:37

Originally Posted by Jungle-mania

For your first try, you sure are doing a really good job. It is very nice scaping, I think it will come out very nice when all your plants come in and start to bloom.

Thanks for the positive comments

Originally Posted by |squee|

You can do a good scape with that driftwood there. Try to outline the driftwood... otherwise now it's masked by the blackground.

Hi Terrence,
I should be getting some Jungle Val early next week which I plan to plant at the back behind the middle driftwood. Hopefully the extra greenery from that will help it stand out. Also thinking of adding some Nana Petites to the larger driftwood on the left.

More plants are planned though! I'll post another pic later next week after I get my next batch of plants

Toshi

**XnSdVd** · 7th Mar 2006, 03:46

wow I really like the substrate! Any of the singaporean guys seen anything similar?

**3es** · 8th Mar 2006, 21:10

Bought a couple more plants tonight - Nana Petite (x3), Jungle Val (x5), and some more Glosso. Also added 3 Otos - thinking of picking up some more

Edited the pics since I changed the layout

Toshi

**XnSdVd** · 8th Mar 2006, 21:15

AH HA!! BLACK QUARTZ!! So that's what you're using... nice setup... but maybe you should move your lights further back. The tall background plants don't seem to be getting much light...

Anyway if the locals are wanting to get their hands on it Azmi has a nice big bag over at eco-culture.

**3es** · 8th Mar 2006, 21:20

Originally Posted by XnSdVd

AH HA!! BLACK QUARTZ!! So that's what you're using... nice setup... but maybe you should move your lights further back. The tall background plants don't seem to be getting much light...

You're probably right about it being black quartz, I really have no idea - just thought it looked nice

I have the Aqua-Glo 30w x2 fixture at the back so it's not as bright as the front which is a Odyssea 54w x2 fixture. Once I get a CO2 tank, I'll be upgrading the Aqua-Glo fixture for another 54w x2 fixture for the back. As far as I know, the plants in the back don't require high light to survive so hopefully they'll be okay.

Toshi

**3es** · 1st May 2006, 15:43

Just a little updated photo of my tank, which includes a rescape.

I think the original photo I posted looked something like this :

Then I rescaped it to this for a while :

I wasn't satisifed with it and did one final rescape which now looks like this :

Got rid of some plants and added some new ones in. The foreground plants aren't really growing in like I had hoped and I'm still in the slow process of adding in more plants (don't have too much time with work, etc.) Let me know what you think of the new scape