Samuelgoh's 3ft planted aquascape journal

[samuelgoh]

taken on 1/3/07.

The plants are as such

Background :
Rotala Rotundfolia.
Rotala Sp. Green.
Lindernia Sp
and 2 unknowns.

Mid :
Spiky moss on DW.
US Fissiden on wiremesh tied on rock.
Rotala Sp. Echinodorus Oriental.
Nymphaea lotus 'RED'.
Nuphar Japonica.

Foreground :
Echinodorus Tenellus

Dosed using EI method.
1st dose after water change = Ferka K, LushGRO KNO3, KH2PO4, Seacheam Iron.
2nd dose after 3 days interval = Ferka Aquatilizer.

Light : 2 x 55w PL
Planning to add another 36w.

CO2 injection at around 1-2 bps.

Will update every few weeks.

Hope to see some comments bro! thanks!

[Fei Miao]

Looks dark and mysterious, I didn't see any fauna here except for a platy? What do you plan to have?

I figure you can push the CO2 bps to 3-4 since there's hardly any fauna.

[samuelgoh]

Looks dark and mysterious, I didn't see any fauna here except for a platy? What do you plan to have?

I figure you can push the CO2 bps to 3-4 since there's hardly any fauna.

using the platies to test the water's parameters.

i already had a sch of columbia tetras that is ready to go up anytime. =)
planning to add otos, cherry shrimps.
so far thats about it. =)

[samuelgoh]

Tank as at 11/03/2007.
Did nothing much, except maybe adding some erected moss on wiremesh in preparation for a moss wall, and some usual trimmings and planting here and there.

upped my fert regime and co2 to 3-4 bps.

[yaya]

Bro, nice aquascape. I think with school of cardinals in your tank will boost your aquascape more nicer.

[samuelgoh]

Bro, nice aquascape. I think with school of cardinals in your tank will boost your aquascape more nicer.

thanks man.
was thinking of the following faunas, in a bid to deviate away from the crowd =X :

-columbia tetras
-rummy nose tetras
-otos
-cherry shrimps

[valice]

You might want to put in more Rotalas at the back. Looks abit sparse now.
Either that or make your scape into a convex one so as to put the nice piece of DW you have as the main focal point.

[samuelgoh]

You might want to put in more Rotalas at the back. Looks abit sparse now.
Either that or make your scape into a convex one so as to put the nice piece of DW you have as the main focal point.

thanks man! =)

actually i am trying to move the 2nd plant from the left (don't know the name yet) and move it to the right , taking the lindernia sp's place, removing it altogether, cos somehow, i feel the lindernia sp doesnt blend into my background. I am waiting for the plants to propagate then make them more dense.

getting another light to supplement the lighting requirement.
Think i still falling a tad low on the WPG side...

[doppelbanddwarf]

thanks man.
was thinking of the following faunas, in a bid to deviate away from the crowd =X :

-columbia tetras
-rummy nose tetras
-otos
-cherry shrimps

Hi nice aquascape. Real cool. Anyway i think the list of fauna would look good in your tank, especially the rummynoses.

[samuelgoh]

Hi nice aquascape. Real cool. Anyway i think the list of fauna would look good in your tank, especially the rummynoses.

thanks brother.
the rummy noses actually gave birth to 2 new fries recently.
but they are at my L-number tank! lol

[doppelbanddwarf]

Wow. So any change in the fauna for this tank?

[samuelgoh]

Wow. So any change in the fauna for this tank?

not yet though
right now the habitants are still the same old platies and columbia tetras.
(+ 4 rummy noses fries)

will add in the cherry shrimps and adult rummy noses once the scape is more stabilised. (and also remove the platies)

dun think will add in too many varieties , cause i realised, for planted tanks, actually the more simple the fauna, the nicer they blend in