My New 1 ft Moss Tank =)

[gorilla83]

Hi.. everyone! I just joined this forum recently =)
My 1 foot Moss tank...
Just set it up an hour ago; hope it'll grow

(the driftwood kind of fills up the whole tank... no space..hehe)

I decided not to put fine sand/gravel, cos it's much easier to clean the tank floor without the gravel... just threw in some pebbles... btw, there's no CO2 injection too...

Any comments/suggestions are welcome =)


<Tank Specs>
Tank Dimensions : 30cm x 19cm x 19cm
Lighting : PL 13W, 6400K.
Filter : Hang On Type
Fertiliser : Sera Florena + Fish Poop

<Plants>
Moss Wall : Christmas Moss
Moss on Driftwood : Spiky Moss

<Fauna>
3 Leopard Corydoras
2 Mountain Minnow


ps: How to I make my photo show up full size in my thread??

[Cacatuoides]

bare base? not using any substrate or gravel?

[gorilla83]

Yea I guess so...
but will be adding some moss lawn soon, followed by some cherry shimps...

thinking of getting boraras maculatus/merah too... but i can't find them anywhere...

[budak]

Bare gravel for such a tank is fine. You could also spread moss around the bottom and let it grow into a natural green carpet. But for a non-CO2 not too brightly lit tank like yours, I would stop all fertilising and rely just on periodic partial water changes or top-ups. In fact, you can do with no water changes altogether, just replacement of evaporated water. If you get algae problems, lower the lighting period to control algae. I would suggest not more than 7-8 hours of light daily.

[Lionel]

Do keep your water temp down..it will help alot..

[troyz]

nice tank, very creative..

[gorilla83]

Hi people...
added a moss lawn to the tank...
Included some new photos =)

Btw, i have a question:
How to display the photos full-size in the thread? Use HTML tag???

[3es]

Should look great when the moss starts growing

As for inserting an image in your post, have your image hosted and put your image link in between the [img] tags.

[img]your image link here[/img]

[taz_boy]

looking good and great bro...looking forward to see the effects of ur foreground..yet another creative idea for planted tank without gravels etc..

[gorilla83]

Thanks 3es! Will try the [img] tag when I have new pictures

taz_boy --> Bleach Fan? lol...
Maybe I'll try CO2 injection during the holidays.. wants everything to grow fast!

Btw, i noticed something-->
some of the new growth and older leaves of the mosses turned white/pale-yellowish/transparent...

Is it because of nutrient deficiency or overly strong lights or lack of CO2 or don't know what..?

[gorilla83]

Hi ppl, some updates...
Switched to low maintance tank without DIY CO2...

Changed filter to Eden 501 (great filter!),
added DIY fans, taiwan moss lawn,
new taiwan moss wall (xmas moss simply won't thrive at 27-28°C for me ._.), some marimo balls, one horned snail, and cherry shrimps... hehe

Also trying Seachem Excel and Nutrafin NPK (low dose only)...

The mosses seems to be doing well =)

btw, the cherry shrimps poop a lot... lots of poop trapped under the moss lawn...



p/s: sorry about the Starwars cup in the first pic.. used it to top up water =)

[semota]

Your tank is looking so wicked! I never thought that a bare base tank could turn out so well! Maybe I should try it when I revamp my tank...

[kemp]

geez! check out his cherries, super big n RED!
Nice tank! I always love tanks with just moss! you've really done a great job!

[kradeij]

looking good! When the moss grow out you will have a great tank!

now i'm tempted to get the marimo balls. Doea the cherries disturb the marimo ball?

[gorilla83]

Hee... Thanks all !

kradeij: from what i observed, the cherries won't eat the marimo balls, other than forage for food trapped in the balls

[richietay]

wonderful creation! your moss setup will looks great when further flourish! nice job

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How to display the photos full-size in the thread? Use HTML tag???

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[FishFan]

Nice set-up. Your Cherries are really red!

[gorilla83]

Hehe.. kind of hand-picked...
went to qianhu... then chose all the very red ones...

btw, i think some say that when it's very red, it's reaching the end of its lifespan... dunno whether my cherries are very old or not... Hope they'll breed.. i see some males and females =)

[kemp]

hand picked?
wow!
how much u've paid for them? each.

Hehe.. kind of hand-picked...
went to qianhu... then chose all the very red ones...

btw, i think some say that when it's very red, it's reaching the end of its lifespan... dunno whether my cherries are very old or not... Hope they'll breed.. i see some males and females =)