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wat do u guys think of the layout with only 2 main rocks eh?
hey guys,
here's my first try at iwagumi in a pico tank, please give me pointers! set up for about 2 months. once had algae attack and had to replant all the hairgrass.. now going well!
specs:
20cm X 13cm X 13cm
gex soil
diy co2
9W light
fauna:
exclamation point rasbora (2)
oto (1)
yamato shrimp (2)
journal:
ingredients ready!
rough sketch
here's the tank
soil divided with magazine sheets
hardscape placed in
placed some accessory rocks
in goes the water!
hairgrass ready
hc planted
hairgrass planted
water filled up! amazing clarity, shot right after filling up!
one of the rasbora crossing the river
how it looks at my desk. man, very distracting! sometimes i got to go kitchen study bcos of it..
updated shot a few days back
wat do u guys think of the layout with only 2 main rocks eh?
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wow.... for a tank this size... i say it is amazing work... maybe just a few more small rocks on the right...to balance out a bit..
Glad to see the hc taking off for you.
Growing old with this forum.. :)
nice small nano tank!
I will agree with you that its very distracting!
Thinking of adding any c02 tablets?
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hi, thanks for the kind words. ya i should add some more rocks to the right eh? thanks for the advice!
Wow amazing scape for such a small tank. How do you inject the diy co2?
thanks chongyu for your kind words.
oh i inverted a small container that has been cut into half into the hang-on-back filter and allow the co2 to be trapped underneath. works something like a bell-like diffuser but got water current passing underneath..
ha, still evaluating its effectiveness, if it really works in the long term den i will post some photos of it to share! ha, my HC and hairgrass bubbling well but now i still having some hair algae problem ah, so still have to dose excel once a while.. ;p
I love it.. simple.... sometimes I wish I can do such scapes.. but everytime i get lots of algae and it's so tiring getting rid of them....Originally Posted by saiofsais
updated shot a few days back
wat do u guys think of the layout with only 2 main rocks eh?
I am into Plecos now...
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~~Jeffrey~~
Was just wondering.. Are you using any filter in the setup? I don't see any
I am into Plecos now...
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~~Jeffrey~~
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bro wasabi, i thought i see a hang on filter. I could be wrong though.
NICE scape!
hey guys, thanks for the encouraging words!
hey marle, i got place some co2 tablets once a while, but they are running low ler, so might depend on excel from now on.
bro wasabi, yupz there is a hang-on filter at the right side of the pic.. i oso still struggling with algae ah, no money to get a co2 system yet, so tryin to keep them in check with less light and yamatos.. ;p
actually this scape is meant to remind me to continuously strive for enlightenment. the bigger rock at the right is Buddha, while i am the smaller rock, bowing down in respect while endeavoring to cross the river of enlightenment. ha, got this inspiration after reading what sanzon iwagumi meant here.
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Nice.inspiration by buddhism is always cool.
wow i like the scape alot!
Growing old with this forum.. :)
i see, this is the first time i heard aquascaping is related to religion. Something new!
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Simply an amazing nano tank! Great job!
Eugene (^_^)
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Now swimming: Plecos and Apistogrammas
Nice scape!!
how do you stop the hairgrass and hc from growing onto the white sand?
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think the plants have not grown there yet. But if it really does, you can trim it away.
Adoketa, Breitbinden, Paciquamis, Diplotaenia, Elizabethae, Mendezi, Inka, Agassizi, L046, L066, Crystal Red Shrimps
From what I know, there is no content of fertilizer in the white sand thus even if the plant spread there, I doubt it will grow much. Like what Marle say, just trim it off.
hey guys, thanks for all the encouraging comments!
yupz the hairgrass still haven really started spreading yet, guess if they venture onto the white sand then i got to trim them off or pull them out to replant somewhere else..
but guys i have a question eh, my hc is starting to encroach onto the white sand, can i simply trim them down and replant the trimmings somewhere else? will the trimmed area regrow again? sorry ah, noobie question.. ;p
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