Updates of My 3 Foot Aquatic Garden

[arclaveus]

Hey guys, its me again! Here r some pics i took recently of my good old 3 footer plus pics of the tank in late June for comparison. Comments r very welcomed! Cheers!

Late June - Front View


Mid August - Front View


Late June - Right Diagonal View


Mid August - Right Diagonal View


Late June - Left Diagonal View


Mid August - Left Diagonal View

[juggler]

It looks so lush and algae-free! Very beautiful photos. Can't wait to see it grow even thicker.

What's your tank specs like? How you managed to keep the Anubias spotless without algae?

[ranmasatome]

Hey Bro!! Nice la!! but i think its a bit too green... the contrast not apparent enough.. get some red/yellow/orange plants in there....personal taste la..heehee..

Anyway..thanks for the thermometer...its working great!!
i'll post my 3 footer also when its done!!

Keep it up!!

[Emg]

oO(ooooOOOOOoooowwwwww!!!!)

Arclaveus....I like green !

Beautiful tank ! I think it's fine just the way it is...the colors in the fish and the driftwood really offset the green very nicely.

What is that plant right up in front ? Will it stay that short or will you have to move it when it grows more? It gives me ideas for the front of my 20Long. I would like a nice grass type plant in there, but I only have 40watts in that setup.

[arclaveus]

It looks so lush and algae-free! Very beautiful photos. Can't wait to see it grow even thicker.

What's your tank specs like? How you managed to keep the Anubias spotless without algae?

Tank Dimensions (LxWxH, specify units): 3ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft

Lighting Intensity(No of Watts) : 2 x 36Watts + 2 x 55Watts
Number and type of Lighting (FL/PL/MH) : 2 x 3ftPL
Age of light bulbs : 4mths
No. of hours your lights are on : 2 x 36Watts - 4hrs, 2x55Watts - 6hrs

CO2 Injection Rate (bps) : 3bps
Type of CO2 (DIY/Cylinder) : Cylinder
Method of Injection (e.g. Diffusor/Reactor) : Internal Reactor

Liquid fertilisers Used : Dennerle Full Range
Fertilization regime : As per instruction in accordance to dennerle ferts

Other fertilisers : Oceanfree Root Monster, Ferka Stemma & Rosetta

Other additives : Seachem Prime per water change/adition

Type of Filter : Eheim 2026
When was the filter last washed : 4mths ago
Filter media used : EHFIMECH, EHFISUBSTRAT, EHFISYNTH
When was the media last changed : N/A
What was changed : N/A

Age of setup (i.e. since initial setup or last major re-do ) : 4mths

Water change frequency : Bi-monthly
Amount changed : 40L

Water surface movement (None/gentle/turbulent) : Gentle
Circulation (None/gentle/turbulent) : Gentle

Tank Temperature : 25-28 degrees celsius

My Anubias Nana haf abit of spot algae bt it is nt very visible.

Hey Bro!! Nice la!! but i think its a bit too green... the contrast not apparent enough.. get some red/yellow/orange plants in there....personal taste la..heehee..

Anyway..thanks for the thermometer...its working great!!
i'll post my 3 footer also when its done!!

Keep it up!!

Thanks for the comments bro, i oso feel i need smth coloured in the midground to break the foreground and the background. It used to be the Blyxa Japonica which had a tinge of copper bt as time passed the copper tinge faded away. I figured it may be due to the age of the bulbs from one of my light fixtures which was a secondhand set. Hopefully when i replace em the copper tinge wld b revived.

oO(ooooOOOOOoooowwwwww!!!!)

Arclaveus....I like green !

Beautiful tank ! I think it's fine just the way it is...the colors in the fish and the driftwood really offset the green very nicely.

What is that plant right up in front ? Will it stay that short or will you have to move it when it grows more? It gives me ideas for the front of my 20Long. I would like a nice grass type plant in there, but I only have 40watts in that setup.

Thanks for the complements bro! The plant right upfront is E. Quadricostatus. It does grow rather tall so i hafta cut em short like bi-monthly, ttz y i'm considering switching to glosso or HC. IMO, it is a good plant for large n tall tanks

[BPT]

Very nice tank Arclaveus, and very healthy plants too
E. Quadricostatus is a PITA after a while. New runner will grow on top of the old one, and slacking with trimming will leave a gapping hole underneath as the older plant dies.

[arclaveus]

Very nice tank Arclaveus, and very healthy plants too
E. Quadricostatus is a PITA after a while. New runner will grow on top of the old one, and slacking with trimming will leave a gapping hole underneath as the older plant dies.

Thanks for the compliment bro!
Dun mind my ignorance bt wad is PITA??

[|squee|]

Pain in the ***

[arclaveus]

Pain in the ***

Ah...icic....thanks for the enlightenment!