My 1st attempt on a 4ft tank - The Path

[lantian69]

Yes UA, I agree with u too. Thanks for advice UA. Any foreground plants to recommend?

[Urban Aquaria]

Yes UA, I agree with u too. Thanks for advice UA. Any foreground plants to recommend?

Since you have Co2 injection, there are lots of options for foreground plants... HC, monte carlo, mini hairgrass, glosso etc (the smaller and shorter the plants the better).

Just depends on which ones you prefer. Can also mix them to get an even more natural look too.

[lantian69]

Okok, me having monte carlo & hairgrass currently. Will try to remove the big plants. Thanks!!

[Everlance]

remove those big plants in the foreground as bro ua suggested, add mini hairgrass in the spaces between the rocks, rest of the foreground monte carlo. slightly more mosses/fissidens on the rock scape. you can also add some mini branches with moss tied to them between the spaces on the rockscape. leave it for 1 month and tada, awesome scape you will have. Good Job!!!

[lantian69]

Thanks Everlance, looks like it's time to "work" .. Hahaha..

[mUAr_cHEe]

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Bro mUA cHEe, is this the plant you referring to?

Sorry. I missed your reply. I was thinking of something like this.



Smaller red shrubs to keep your tank spacious still.

[lantian69]

Nice red shrubs, any idea where to get them?

[Clamence]

Nice red shrubs, any idea where to get them?

Can try AR mini, comes in the tropica 1-2 small tubs

[lantian69]

Okok, thanks Clamence.

[lantian69]

Finally got some time to update my tank here ^_^

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[mUAr_cHEe]

Good job.

Maybe you should do something about the loose soil granules that has fallen on the path.

[lantian69]

Thinking to add more smaller rocks at places with slopes. Keeping this "path" clean is a headache... hahaha..

[mUAr_cHEe]

Keeping this "path" clean is a headache... hahaha..

Yes. it will be a constant chore until your carpet is fully established.

I don't know about you. But my OCD makes it very enjoyable for me even after all the trouble to remove that one granule in the middle of the whole sand area.

1. Open cupboard door.
2. Prepare pincers.
3. Prepare rag to catch water drips.
4. Go toilet wash hands up to elbows.
5. Go back to the tank.
6. Prepare the pincers in the right hand and rag in the left.
7. Visualize plan of attack.
8. Execute plan of attack.
8a. Use pincers to grip rouge granule lightly
8b. Gently drop granule at targeted spot as low as possible so as not to cause too much disturbance
9. Slowly withdraw hand from the tank and at the same time, left hand with rag moves in to dry the immersed right fore arm as much as possible.
10. Step back and reassess the attack made.
11. Do a quick AAR to evaluate the results.
12a. If satisfied, dry pincers with rag in left hand, place the pincers back at its designated holder, close the cupboard door and hang out the rag to dry.
12b. if unsatisfied, start from step 7 until arrival at step 12a.
13. End and let out long sigh of relief.

[lantian69]

Hahaha.. I will definitely do that when I got the time to ache my back.

[mUAr_cHEe]

Hahaha.. I will definitely do that when I got the time to ache my back.

That's why I have been making sure I do some lower back exercises in my HIIT sessions.

[lantian69]

Yeah... seems like I need to do that too...

[fireblade]

nice tank there! somehow I find that the uncleaned path looks better than the clean path when you initially added the sand.
the tank looks dimmer too in the newer photos.

feel that any big leaves plants will destroy the look of the scape...

[lantian69]

Perhaps it's the position of my lighting which makes the photo looks dimmer.

[Ingen]

Those mosses growing well. I noticed we are using the same skimmer, does it skim probably for you?

[lantian69]

Hi Ingen, are u referring to those on the rocks?