Steps in Rescaping 3ft tank

[AquaObsession]

May I suggest you take out the fishes? I dun wanna these poor creatures to stay in unstable water parameters.....

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I think using only driftwood will be good enough

Nice Lemon tetras. The lotus and blyxia japonica stand out a little.

[freezze]

May I suggest you take out the fishes? I dun wanna these poor creatures to stay in unstable water parameters.....

I save 50% of the water ... is the water still consisted new?

I think using only driftwood will be good enough

i using the rock to prop up the DW..

The lotus and blyxia japonica stand out a little.

Should i move the lotus to the right corner? and shift some of the japonica further in to the left?
and should i have some foreground plant? (i still have hairgrass) but i encounter alot of dirt get trap in the foreground plant from the previous tank..

[freezze]

one day after tank renovation, the water has cleared ..

[grey_fox]

Nice, but something looks a-miss, can't put my finger on it though.. btw, the corydora on the left has not moved yet? Hehe. Come to think of it, the rock on the right that's leaning on the DW looks naturally placed

Good job on the rescape.

Just take into consideration to provide good a good fert regime now that its been reset as you're using T5HOs Insufficient CO2 & poor fert regime and you'll get an algae farm.

[freezze]

thkx for the comment..

just wondering is this normal.. after redone the tank.. most of the fishes now like to swim at the front.. before that they will either hide or swim to the back whenever someone get close to the tank...

do i need to plant more? or add in a foregrd plant?

any1 know where get yamato shrimp at a reasonable price.. wann to increase the shrimp pop... the lone yamato is all by itself...

as for the cory.. thy like to stay at the front for phototaking..

[solonavi]

Think adding some foreground plants and a backdrop will do some gd?

Cheers
JC

[V31]

I'd add some hairgrass to empty space.. anyway, nice setup.

[freezze]

maybe i plant some hairgrass on the both side this weekend ...still got a tub of hairgrass wif me..

[freezze]

decide not to have any foregrd plant and save the hairgrass for my 2ft tank..

here the pic of the tank on Day 6 (the cory has finally moved.. )


the moss wall on both side are starting to grow..

[freezze]

the lotus had the most grow since day1... moss turn brown ... now starting to sprout new leaves..

Day13

[freezze]

update for my tank
Day 19
The lotus has grow into a monster - how u trim it ? issit just cut it..


The blyxia japonica on the left had melt and new leaves can be seen growing..


the moss on the wall and driftwood is growing healthly.. need more time for the moss wall to fully grow..

Taiwan Moss Wall


Any comments to improve..

[freezze]

since the last rescaping of the tank.. abt 3mth ago



algae problem encounter so far are hair algae, bba, spot algae.. the hair algae destroyed the moss on the left DW.. i completely removed the moss and use hot water treatment to remove the bba.

all the blyxia japonica had melted away...(seem that i cant grow this plant in my tank)

the moss wall is fully developed but i have to weekly remove the hair algae with a toothbrush..