Hi everyone, I am new to the hobby and the forum. Here to share some pictures of my first planted tank set up a few weeks ago. Its my first try at aquascaping. The main theme is a "farm stay" sort of feel.
Specs:
Tank: 60cm by 30cm by 36cm
Filtration: Aquanic AQ 700
Substrate: ANS Planta soil
CO2: 5 bps
Chiller/temp: Cheapo chiller 25 degrees celsius
Lighting: 25 W on for 2 blocks of 4 hrs
Plants:
HC Cuba
Monte Carlos
Frogbits (To soak up excess nutrients)
Mixture of Java, Flame and Spiky moss (Moss tree)
Downoi (Bought from a nice bro in this forum)
Fauna:
Red, Black and Golden Bee Shrimps
Low quality Taiwan Blue King Kong
Nerite snails
Day 1:
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Week 3:
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Please feel free to comment. Hopefully I can get a lush carpet soon.
Wow, beautiful for first timer.
Thumbs up.
May I ask, for the last second picture, left portion. What plants is that, with small leaves.
I having that but I don't know the name
Not bad for 1st try and look like the tank is stable
You meant those spread on the ground? I believe those are HC Cuba. If you meant those behind the house, they are Ambulia. I might be incorrect though.Originally Posted by kurty
yeah, ok. then i got HC cuba too.You meant those spread on the ground? I believe those are HC Cuba. If you meant those behind the house, they are Ambulia. I might be incorrect though.
beautiful work
Great achievement considering this is your first aquascaping. Wait till the hc cuba crawls and spreads, that will be a beautiful sight
Thanks guys! I'm still learning. Credit goes to the forum for all the inspirations and helpful tips on plant care. Hopefully the HC Cuba can spread well. Will update as time goes by.
Beautiful scape! But why the house and windmill?
Oh please remember to cut your HC often if it grows thick. If not, the below will rot (can't reach the light) and your whole carpet of HC will float up.
May I ask if your hc or Monte will float?
Mine does... every night after work, I will have to spend time on it, planting again.
I tried to sink it real deep but worried that they don't get much light for growth..
Bean + Kurt
I wanted to make it feel like a farm with the house, and the sheeps. Can't really do something like this in real life (in Singapore) so the fish tank is like an alternate world to me.
I have heard horror stories on this!My plan is to trim it fortnightly.
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My Monte is very secured. What I did was to weigh it down with a few pieces of lava rocks when I first planted it. I have it on for almost 3 weeks. I will shift the rocks to a different portion of the large patch of Monte every 2-3 days so that the covered area can get lights as well.
HC was floating everyday as well initially for the first week. I then made up my mind and plant it really deep. Have been secured since.
I have also added ADA Brighty Green Step 1 On their recommended dosage so that the roots can develope better. Think it proved effective.
There is actually a category of aquascaping style for this... supposedly its called "Taiwanese style":
http://www.aquascapingworld.com/thre...quascapes.282/
They use tiny houses and figurines to create a diorama which resembles those old chinese mountain village paintings.
Didnt know about Taiwanese style aquascaping. But UA bro is spot on. I wanted to create a livable space in the tank. Thanks for the link. New inspirations if I want to start another project.There is actually a category of aquascaping style for this... supposedly its called "Taiwanese style":
http://www.aquascapingworld.com/thre...quascapes.282/
They use tiny houses and figurines to create a diorama which resembles those old chinese mountain village paintings.
A little update on the tank. Its week 6 so I thought I should post some pictures. I made a mistake of adding Eiho Plant Carbo when I am also injecting CO2. I think the tank was over supplied with CO2. As a result it wiped out all of my Crystal reds and blacks. My Golden bee was also almost wiped out. My wife took pity on me and bought me some Crystal reds to restock.
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I have since stop dousing Plant Carbo. Instead, I used Seachem Flourish Comprehensive (starting from week 4).
The plants turn out well. Once in a while, I still pick up dead shrimps but most of them are doing well now.
Week 6
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Sorry to hear that your shrimp are affected by the eiho carbon. On the other hand, i must say your plant grows impressively well. You have a caring spouse who consoles you by buying shrimp to top up.
Ya man, real sad about the shrimps. The downoi you sold me are doing well by the way. The bottom leaves are melting but new leaves are forming on top. They are very well rooted as well.
Great to hear that.the downoi are doing well.
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