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    Hello Jervis, I have been looking at your tanks and they are all amazing. You are truly talented and I am in awe of your aquascaping ability. Random question, where do you get such beautiful driftwood? All of your tanks have stunning pieces of wood...

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    hi CWelch

    I kay poh a bit...
    if you click on the wood links , you will know where he got it!
    Quote Originally Posted by Jervis View Post
    Once the foundation is laid, I dump in 40kg Dennerle Crystal Quartz Gravel as the main substrate. Underneath the black gravel, I laid a thin layer (9L) of ADA Malayan Aquasoil to help lower pH in the long term.



    The hardscape is rather simple. 2 pieces of Old Black Wood - L and 1 piece of Old Black Wood - M

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    Thanks, lol, guess I shoulda looked more closely before asking , but I appreciate it.

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    jervis did you get your wood from mizuworld?

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    Dagger13, yes it is, there are links to the pieces of wood in the posts before yours. Read the previous 3 posts.

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    bro Jervis,

    mind to share the breakdown list of the costs for this tank?

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    Hi Jervis, the wood arrangement is great, but i think the plants selected are too big for the wood to stand out nicely. It would be a shame if the plants eventually overwhelms the hardscape since your tanks have the tendency for accelerated growth. cheers
    Bern still suck at Water Chemistry + Plant Names

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    Time for an update

    Here's a simplified diagram of my tank setup. Apologize for the crappy visual... I only have Microsoft Office inside my home computer



    Comments are welcomed and appreciated

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    This is an eye opener o.O
    Would be you kind to accompany some pics that correlate to the diagram?
    Cheers
    Bern still suck at Water Chemistry + Plant Names

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    Quote Originally Posted by Salphur View Post
    Great looking tank with superb photography skills to boot. Looking forward to your updates as always.
    Quote Originally Posted by emmanuelwoon View Post
    You are the reason why I am here in this forum, Jervis. =) Great photography skills !! keep updating and don't keep us waiting.
    Quote Originally Posted by fireblade View Post
    Finally the wait is over!!
    no need to sleep liao... will follow this thread closely!! :>
    Thanks guys! Will try to update more often. This tank is more difficult to shoot as the 12mm standard float glass is really crappy... but I'll try my best

    Quote Originally Posted by dagger13 View Post
    i can't wait how this tank is going to evovle in time.
    The tank is currently going through its first evolution

    Quote Originally Posted by blue33 View Post
    Looks abit dark behind? Btw looking forward your setup.
    Yupe. That's because I moved the light fixture too much towards the front. I manage to find a better position now.

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    deep sand bed in sump tank for planted tank??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Verminator View Post
    Phwoar. I shall be keeping tabs on this thread. Keep the updates free-flowing, or as free-flowing as your free time permits
    A tad busy nowadays... not as "free-flowing" as before

    Quote Originally Posted by cheetf View Post
    Deponit is an excellent choice. Just a word of caution, if you finally intend to have yamatos inside the tank, be careful if you do any minor rescape. My shrimps used to curl up and some would die when the base ferts are stirred up.
    Thanks for the reminder. Will take extra precaution when that moment arises. I usually mess the substrate during water change... with a siphoning hose in action to suck up the mess right away.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Q View Post
    can we have an excursion to your place?
    Unfortunately my tank is in an office environment... not too convenient

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    Quote Originally Posted by planted86 View Post
    deep sand bed in sump tank for planted tank??
    It's actually a legacy from my previous marine setup... I suppose having a natural denitrator will not do much harm to the system since I plan to keep large fishes. What do you think?

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    Wow... bro, I'm envy with all of your equipment
    -Robert
    Aquascaping is a marriage between Art and Farming
    My Blog: http://aquatic-art.blogspot.com/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    Wow... bro, I'm envy with all of your equipment
    Those are all old equipments bro... the few new equipments I bought specifically for this tank are:
    1) Dennerle C.O. 400 Filter
    2) ATI Sunpower T5 Fixture
    3) 12" Clip-on Fan
    4) Media and sponges

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    Quote Originally Posted by lolo View Post
    bro Jervis, mind to share the breakdown list of the costs for this tank?
    We don't talk money here... we talk passion Refer to the diagram above for the list of equipments... it shouldn't be difficult to find out the price online

    Quote Originally Posted by Burnz View Post
    Hi Jervis, the wood arrangement is great, but i think the plants selected are too big for the wood to stand out nicely. It would be a shame if the plants eventually overwhelms the hardscape since your tanks have the tendency for accelerated growth. cheers
    Actually I intentionally hoping that one day the plants will cover most of the branches. Just something that I have yet to try... for experience sake.

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    I worked out this tank's power consumption using the latest PUB tariff and I am pleased by the result... $28 per month for a 500L tank... not bad at all

    Last edited by Jervis; 5th Aug 2008 at 22:34.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jervis View Post
    It's actually a legacy from my previous marine setup... I suppose having a natural denitrator will not do much harm to the system since I plan to keep large fishes. What do you think?
    not sure about DBS in planted tank.. actually your heavily planted, fast growing tank alone is a very big denitrator already...

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    Just an update for tonight... finally decided to remove the Dennerle C.O.400 filter from the main tank and added a Jaqno CO2 reactor into my sump instead. The main tank is now totally free from equipments

    Did a pH probe calibration using pH10 and pH7 solutions.



    Off by pH 0.08 since my last calibration (6 months ago).


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    Gotten a bit more confident these few days... introduced these 2 plants yesterday



    Definitely more daring than before


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