Je®vis 2009 Competition Tank

[Jervis]

150W HQI over 60cm seems quite alot of firepower
looking forward to your planting list!

My tank is taller than the usual 2ft... so 150W MH is not really that excessive

Good & interesting start you have. Keep the pix coming pls But with this lights I guess you will need chiller too.

Currently I plan to keep temperature low by using 2 fans. Will install a water top up system to constantly top up with freshwater.

Watch the heat You still got enough time.

Thanks for the assurance... yeah 1 month to be exact

... you need steroids for the plant to grow.

I happen to have all the ingredients to achieve that effect

I'm sure he has alot of burning power and chiller to get it kicking. ...

Will try to go without chiller

Wow, so much more ADA goodness..
Looking forward to seeing what plants you will use.

Coming up shortly

[Jervis]

First plant to introduce... Riccia fluitans mainly due to shortage of time. With 1 month left, I don't think I can have enough patience to wait for moss to wrap round the branches



First completed bogwood... 3 more to go

[EvolutionZ]

interesting looking!

[Jervis]

The planting area will feature:

1) Blyxa japonica surrounding the "tree trunk". They are from my previous 2ft tank.

2) Potamogeton gayi behind the "tree trunk". They are newly bought online.

3) Glossostigma elatinoides as foreground plant. All the way to the plastic dividers. Will plant them tomorrow.

[Captain Telecredible]

hmm... looks pretty nice and clean. Wonder if you intend to remove the plastic divide. Sort of distracting for me.

[Jervis]

hmm... looks pretty nice and clean. Wonder if you intend to remove the plastic divide. Sort of distracting for me.

I can't remove the divider or I'll have a hard time cleaning the sand But I have plans... if things go according to plan... the divider will disappear this weekend

[Jervis]

A more interesting angle to look at the left side of the tank



Completed tying Riccia fluitans to the second bogwood, sitting on top of the first wood.

Currently using temporary lighting and I believe the tank will look deeper if I change the background to black

[oblivion]

I can't remove the divider or I'll have a hard time cleaning the sand But I have plans... if things go according to plan... the divider will disappear this weekend

oh ho im damn curious to see how that is being done!
anyway is it noticeable from the front view?

[Viper007]

Wow the height of this tank is certainly high!

Your MH lighing will be very good to reach the depth.

[Jervis]

oh ho im damn curious to see how that is being done!
anyway is it noticeable from the front view?

To avoid disappointment... nothing new really. Just place some moss in front to cover the plastic divider

[ghim]

Got a funny feeling with riccia on bogwood. Surface area is just too small. And with MH, feeling hits harder.

1 month still enough time for faster growing moss. Java, taiwan, spiky.

You tanks is not really that tall

[Jervis]

Got a funny feeling with riccia on bogwood. Surface area is just too small. And with MH, feeling hits harder.

1 month still enough time for faster growing moss. Java, taiwan, spiky.

You tanks is not really that tall

Funny feeling? Well, let's see how's the outcome... part of the fun right? I seriously think the branches will look better with black background. Will give it a try this weekend.

I will have some Taiwan moss around the sandy area.

I guess it's a relative statement... but for most planted tanks, 45cm is considered tall for a 60cm wide tank. I just wonder why Amano seldom uses it

[JadeIceGreen]

I think your riccia will look great as like your old forest tank. Riccia is a great plant, it is just how we use it in our scapes.

[Verminator]

Coming along wonderfully. Certainly got me hooked on this thread

[Jervis]

To avoid disappointment... nothing new really. Just place some moss in front to cover the plastic divider

Here's a pix... Taiwan moss tied to beige colour Biohome... at least manage to cover the divider

[oblivion]

Here's a pix... Taiwan moss tied to beige colour Biohome... at least manage to cover the divider

any particular reason why beige biohome is used?
i thought you would use ada moss rocks since its an ada tank!

[Jervis]

any particular reason why beige biohome is used?
i thought you would use ada moss rocks since its an ada tank!

Biohome is used because it's slimer and easier to position and move around... beige is to easily match with the sandy bottom

[oblivion]

Biohome is used because it's slimer and easier to position and move around... beige is to easily match with the sandy bottom

ok i learnt something today --> color camouflage

must have been a real pain tying the moss to the small biohome pieces
i got stubby fingers so even when i previously tied moss to the bigger ada moss rocks i had problems!

[Jervis]

ok i learnt something today --> color camouflage

must have been a real pain tying the moss to the small biohome pieces
i got stubby fingers so even when i previously tied moss to the bigger ada moss rocks i had problems!

I'm quite good at tying things... must be all the Jap influence if you know what I mean

[Jervis]

I think your riccia will look great as like your old forest tank. Riccia is a great plant, it is just how we use it in our scapes.

You can still remember that tank? Yeah I learned a lot from that tank and I've applied some of my knowledge into this tank.

For example, I purposely use this Hydor inlet as it will help trap floating Riccia from the surface I moved it to the front to take this picture