Suggestions for my new home tank!

[ZackZhou]

Guys I got my own flat now and recently just started on a new 3 feet tank.

It is used as a divider in the living room, thus I need both sides of the tank to be of decent look.

Any suggestions for the current scape and plant recommendations?

Any lfs that I can get hold of various plants right now?

Thanks!


The view from the other side



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[jackychun]

The hardscape looks very nice! Well done!


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[jackychun]

For plants, you can visit Green Chapter/Fishy Business/ Aquaric Avenue/ Sun Pets for various high quality tissue culture plants. Just give them a call before you come to check on the stock and plants that you'd like.

For your scape, IMO foreground can choose Eleocharis acicularis 'mini' so that it can cover surrounding nicely. Variuous of Anubias plants and mosses can be attached to driftwoods and rocks and mingle with some bushes of ferns. Around the rocks and driftwoods can have some Hydrocotyle tripartita crawling. With such big tank, fish should be very happy!


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[BFG]

Congratz on getting your own flat !

[ZackZhou]

For plants, you can visit Green Chapter/Fishy Business/ Aquaric Avenue/ Sun Pets for various high quality tissue culture plants. Just give them a call before you come to check on the stock and plants that you'd like.

For your scape, IMO foreground can choose Eleocharis acicularis 'mini' so that it can cover surrounding nicely. Variuous of Anubias plants and mosses can be attached to driftwoods and rocks and mingle with some bushes of ferns. Around the rocks and driftwoods can have some Hydrocotyle tripartita crawling. With such big tank, fish should be very happy!


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Thanks! Went to seabird and got some plants. Will go sunpets or fishy business later today! Thanks for the help!


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[ZackZhou]

Congratz on getting your own flat !

Thanks thanks! Shopping trip now.


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[fireblade]

Congrats on your new flat and new tank!

Your scape maybe can add some more rocks surrounding the wood? don't think you can have tall plants... maybe have some crypts in between the wood and surrounded by hairgrass..as foreground plants.

[popimac]

Hi ZackZhou, may I know what's your lighting brand? Looks great!

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[ZackZhou]

Congrats on your new flat and new tank!

Your scape maybe can add some more rocks surrounding the wood? don't think you can have tall plants... maybe have some crypts in between the wood and surrounded by hairgrass..as foreground plants.

Haha, thanks!

I went with xmas moss on the driftwood in the end. Haha.

4th day, doing not bad so far


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[ZackZhou]

Hi ZackZhou, may I know what's your lighting brand? Looks great!

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I got it from Taobao,

70w x 2 metal hailiade and 4 x T5..

Cost around $100sgd.


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[ZackZhou]

View from the other side, since the tank is used as a divider, thus I wish both sides of the tank can have decent view.


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[jackychun]

Looks great bro! Surely it will come out to be very nice planted tank!

Nevertheless, just take note on algae outbreak may occur at the beginning period. You can plant some fast growing plants like Heteranthera zosterifolia (star grass) at first to absorb excessive nutrients. Once the tank stable, then you can gradually remove it and plant what you want.


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[sfk7]

Agree with Jacky. Plant more now

[rick_seah]

Great setup!
What is your filtration system?
How are you cycling the water to get it ready for fish?

[ZackZhou]

Looks great bro! Surely it will come out to be very nice planted tank!

Nevertheless, just take note on algae outbreak may occur at the beginning period. You can plant some fast growing plants like Heteranthera zosterifolia (star grass) at first to absorb excessive nutrients. Once the tank stable, then you can gradually remove it and plant what you want.


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Haha will do. But from what I understand, on theory algae outbreak will not occur based on excess nutrients. As Long as co2 is enough there shouldn't be outbreak. Haha


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[ZackZhou]

Great setup!
What is your filtration system?
How are you cycling the water to get it ready for fish?

I'm using a second hand ehiem pro 300.

Planning only to add fish in 2months later. Until plants are fully grown. So by then should be ready. Heehee


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[Mameshrimps]

You can start adding yamatos and oto on the 3rd week. I add it in my 2nd week and all are alive. But test your water parameters before adding.

[spmort]

Any chiller bro?


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[golfball]

Nice branches layout. Well done. Conventional wisdom is to plant heavily to get best chance for success.

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[ZackZhou]

You can start adding yamatos and oto on the 3rd week. I add it in my 2nd week and all are alive. But test your water parameters before adding.

I never buy any test kits. Hahaha. Guess I can only wash plant growth to judge.


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