1st time Rockscape+HC

[felix_fx2]

haha. No need the ang bao.. see your tank I happy already.

as always.
your always welcomed anytime, as long as i am in the house lol

[Shadow]

shadow! where would be a nice place for rock hunting for iwagumi scape on your radar? hehe.

Seaview, NA and C328 is depend on your luck. You need to visit as soon as new shipment arrive because there are probably only 2 or 3 good rocks. Last time Colorfull also have prety nice rocks but its close down. Ocasionally I visit Mainland tropical fish farm and other pasir rish fish farm. They are the cheapest but again quality depend on luck.

If you are very serious, you can go to JB, they have many selection of nice grey color with white vein type of rocks but limited manten rocks. For manten rocks you need to go to KL

Really. How long interval does shadow visit lfs

I almost visit C328 once a week only 10 minutes from office by bus.

[Neondagger]

Seaview, NA and C328 is depend on your luck. You need to visit as soon as new shipment arrive because there are probably only 2 or 3 good rocks. Last time Colorfull also have prety nice rocks but its close down. Ocasionally I visit Mainland tropical fish farm and other pasir rish fish farm. They are the cheapest but again quality depend on luck.

If you are very serious, you can go to JB, they have many selection of nice grey color with white vein type of rocks but limited manten rocks. For manten rocks you need to go to KL


I almost visit C328 once a week only 10 minutes from office by bus.

Haha c328 got nice rocks? I alway see stones. This week you got go? Any nice rocks? I going later

In the process of learning. painful but fun!

[Shadow]

they do some time, must wait for new shipment. Unfortunately they wont get new shipment unless the old stock finished

[felix_fx2]

Wow, it's like NA from my place.
Maybe I should order 5-10kg from NA in advance. Making grey rock rescape.

[Neondagger]

Do tell me when the order come haha. so I can go down and snatch some hehe

[felix_fx2]

nothing to do haha.
Preggy Mama trying to eat BBA... hoho

[diazman]

nothing to do haha.
Preggy Mama trying to eat BBA... hoho

Waaaaah. Nice bro. Me need more shrimps hahah

[Neondagger]

Waaaaah. Nice bro. Me need more shrimps hahah

Need to queue. I also want. haha

[felix_fx2]

Update... 1 year old since setting up and no full lawn... so sad..
Still recovering the tank from BBA attack... only left abit more...
Anyone have know the name of the plant in the background?


taken with the below specs.
Canon PowerShot S95
F-stop: 2
Exposure: 1/60
ISO:80
Focal length: 6mm
apeture: 2

Still do not understand why HC so difficult to get fine detail.. or i am asking for too much....

[ralliart12]

Update... 1 year old since setting up and no full lawn... so sad...

It's been a year? Any photos of your start state, i.e. how much HC did this substrate begin with at the very beginning? Did you plant strand by strand?

[felix_fx2]

Got post at start feel free to flip back. Not strand by strand. Small bunch. If not need to go massage right after

[felix_fx2]

Testing HDR shot.. Sony SLT

[felix_fx2]

S95 manual shot... non HDR.. as HDR S95 was super ugly...

[kerwen]

Finally decided to go Non enriched tank till january and see how it goes.
Went C328 and buy some new large CR and arrange.

2 week after Cycling start with red platy, my ramhorn army, 1 horn snail & 1 very good yamato shrimp which help me uproot so many HC. ( i read an advice from shadow to someone else not to add shrimp. alas i learn this mistake the cruel way again )

may i know whats the whole equipment used for cycling the water (the orange sponge & the smaller black sponge) ?
i been having backache trying to fill up my tank whilst trying not to let the water flow disturb the tank bed. thanks

[felix_fx2]

may i know whats the whole equipment used for cycling the water (the orange sponge & the smaller black sponge) ?
i been having backache trying to fill up my tank whilst trying not to let the water flow disturb the tank bed. thanks

that is my ugly piping before i cleaned it up :P i was really lazy to setup nicely before i took a picture.
the yellow sponge is there as i didn't use my outflow duckbill.

there's a few ways to fill a tank with minimum disturbance(clouding).
Just to list a few (not all only a few)

1. Crumpled newspaper filled to half of the tank (the front part where there is space of you have woodscape or rocks behind)
2. Plastic bags (i never try this out, but it is the same as news paper)
3. A cup or bowl and let the water flow out. Note: you need water to be very small current else it will be in vain.

[kerwen]

that is my ugly piping before i cleaned it up :P i was really lazy to setup nicely before i took a picture.
the yellow sponge is there as i didn't use my outflow duckbill.

there's a few ways to fill a tank with minimum disturbance(clouding).
Just to list a few (not all only a few)

1. Crumpled newspaper filled to half of the tank (the front part where there is space of you have woodscape or rocks behind)
2. Plastic bags (i never try this out, but it is the same as news paper)
3. A cup or bowl and let the water flow out. Note: you need water to be very small current else it will be in vain.

i'm a newbie in this fish hobby . right now i am filling up water to pail of water and manually lift up to pour into the tank.
is there a pump for me to flip a switch to do the water change easier? oldman backache

[felix_fx2]

i'm a newbie in this fish hobby . right now i am filling up water to pail of water and manually lift up to pour into the tank.
is there a pump for me to flip a switch to do the water change easier? oldman backache

buy a powerhead and some tubing, it will help ease the backache.
else this is where the wife comes to assist with a good massage

[limz_777]

S95 manual shot... non HDR.. as HDR S95 was super ugly...

this shot looks better , notice are you using two drop checkers , different 4dkh solutions ?

[felix_fx2]

i got a few drop checkers. the glass is bought from another bro. testing as never use 4dkh used tank water, just to make sure it worked correctly.
gonna start new thread soon. rescape 2012