2Feet tank

[tatguy]

Day 1

Lights: Zetlight ZA2430
Light Specs : 6500k ,1600Lumens

Filter : Sicce Whale 200 , ANS Ceramic Rings and Sicce Media (Comes with filter)
Filter Specs : 6W ,700L per hour
Inflow and Outflow is VIV

Chiller: Hailea 150A Set at 24 degree celsius

Tank specs: GUSH Crystal 60cmx30cmx36cm LDH , Sera Thermo Safe Mat, Regular Metal stand

CO2 system : UP aluminium 2.8L cylinder , INTENSE Torex Regulator/Solenoid , INTENSE Bubble counter , INTENSE 55mm Super Fine Diffuser , ANS CO2 pipe , ANS glass bent pipe , 1 Bubble per sec

Substrate : ADA amazonia, ANS Bright sand and JBL Aquabasis Plus

Rocks: Hairo Isshi ( Grey River Rocks)

Plants : E.Tenellus , Hydrocotyle Maritima , Ludwigia Perennis , Eusteralis. Sp , Eusteralis Stellata , Last Plant that look like HC is in the Hemianthus family but i am unsure of name.

[Urban Aquaria]

Nice setup!

I saw the Zetlight brand aqua lightset online a while back and was quite interested in it too, but couldn't find it available locally at that time... where did you get it from? And does your model come with the remote control module which can set the dawn/dusk dimmer timing and rolling cloud/lightning effects too?

[anu182]

Nice setup.

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[thebaldingaquarist]

Nice set up.
May i know where you got the Eusteralis Stellata?

This plant is rather hard to grow nicely. tried once when a friend passed 1 stalk to me. Did not survive..

[tatguy]

@ Urban Aquaria : Hi i do not know if this is against the rule, remove this post if it is admin. But I currently own a small business called Aquatic Avenue which deals in aquarium related items. ZetLight and Intense are currently some of the products distributed by me. This model does not come with remote, it can only turn on or turn off. The bigger models however, comes with those options you talk of.

@anu182 : Thank you very much

@Erctheanda : I got it from china . So far I am having success growing it in ADA,Planta and Lapis sand. I either use JBL Aquabasis or Laterite as base most of the time . CO2 at 1BPS, Temp at 23-25 degrees celcius. Lights at 7-8hours , Used before T5 and PL with no issues , LED I am currently trying out. When it grows well, it is a fast grower like most stem plants. Just cut if overgrown and replant or let the bottom half grow out if the bottom half still looks healthy. the top can also replant.

[AQMS]

Like the light set,love the scape.

[tatguy]

Thank you very much , still got lots to learn about scaping haha

[Dodofish]

Nice scape.

i really like those grey river rocks, have never seen them before. Are they available as much smaller pieces?

[qngwn]

Nice equipment and setup, I'm sure it will keep pretty once everything grows in!

[tatguy]

@Dodofish: Yes they are, here is the picture of all the rocks i used before I buried them in the soil haha. They are available at GC, smallest one i saw was just a pebble and the largest are more or less 20cm, slightly bigger than the ones i am using.
@qngwn: Thank you, look forward to more pictures as i take weekly pictures.

[Dodofish]

Thanks i will go the boutique when i have time.

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[qngwn]

Thanks i will go the boutique when i have time.

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Keep your wallet ready when you enter.. Items very tempting..

Either wallet.. Or antidote..

[Dodofish]

Yeah their facebook page emits poison scent also. Haha

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[thebaldingaquarist]

@Erctheanda : I got it from china . So far I am having success growing it in ADA,Planta and Lapis sand. I either use JBL Aquabasis or Laterite as base most of the time . CO2 at 1BPS, Temp at 23-25 degrees celcius. Lights at 7-8hours , Used before T5 and PL with no issues , LED I am currently trying out. When it grows well, it is a fast grower like most stem plants. Just cut if overgrown and replant or let the bottom half grow out if the bottom half still looks healthy. the top can also replant.

Thanks for the reply. THats a bit too far for me. HAHA

[tatguy]

haha no problem , i am currently propagating them in my farm tank, now that i just ORD-ed i got plenty of time to farm whatever i like.

[tatguy]

Before first trim.

After Trim

[tatguy]

Edit, the HC like plant is not from the HC family, the name is Micranthemum Umbrosum

[Urban Aquaria]

For the placement of your Co2 diffuser, its better to position it on the opposite side of the tank from the outflow... so that the Co2 bubbles are circulated around the tank across all the plants, instead of just rising up and disappearing at the surface (the area under the lily pipe outflow has the lowest amount of circulation).

And perhaps consider positioning the inflow on the same side and close to the outflow, so that it creates a better circulation path and helps reduce dead-spots under the outflow area.

Here is a diagram for the ideal circulation path when using lily pipes and Co2 diffusers:



Image Source: http://www.ukaps.org/index.php?page=...h-planted-tank

[tatguy]

Yes, I am aware of this , but I dislike the minor blurring caused by the bubbles blocking the view haha. Anyway the diffuser bubble super fine , have not reach surface already dissolve already then I also notice the undissolved bubbles getting sucked into the lily pipe due to the skimming effect and blown across the tank. And the dead spot problem I also got check. I used mineral powder to "trace" the flow before positioning the inlet and outlet.

My plants are growing fine and bubbling anyway, will update here if there really are any problems with the current setup

[qngwn]

Yes, I am aware of this , but I dislike the minor blurring caused by the bubbles blocking the view haha. Anyway the diffuser bubble super fine , have not reach surface already dissolve already then I also notice the undissolved bubbles getting sucked into the lily pipe due to the skimming effect and blown across the tank. And the dead spot problem I also got check. I used mineral powder to "trace" the flow before positioning the inlet and outlet.

My plants are growing fine and bubbling anyway, will update here if there really are any problems with the current setup

Nice setup with quality equipments.. Definitely worth investing in such equipments.

Would you be selling off some of your trimmings soon? Would like to get some!