Cpark's Tank

**Cpark188** · 24th Nov 2007, 00:01

Hi everyone,

I am a new member who is very keen in Aquascaping and would like to learn from all of you about plants and its nature. Hope to get some advise from experts and hobbyist.

I have post a picture of my tank that started today and please give some advise.

Thanks.

**wafer123** · 24th Nov 2007, 00:04

Nice tank.

**Cpark188** · 24th Nov 2007, 01:13

Very nice hearing that, Thanks, still not satisfaction with it.

Cpark.

**marle** · 27th Nov 2007, 00:45

Nice layout!! You can try out the aquascaping section as well!

**zenscape** · 27th Nov 2007, 10:24

When I read the title, I thought the tank is located in a car park

Is it?

Do you supply oxygen to the tank because the light is low intensity? The bubbling looks strong. Any chance of shifting the big rocks to near centre?

**Cpark188** · 27th Nov 2007, 23:38

Hi Marle,

Thanks for your advise and will try out aquascaping section, still browsing around for ideas.

Thanks,
Cpark.

**Cpark188** · 27th Nov 2007, 23:51

Hi Zenscape,

You got me wrong, that's my short form name, make me laugh, if the fish tank in the carpark everything will be gone.

The oxygen supply for the cherry shrimps not for the plant, sometime the shrimps play around the air. I will try shifting the rock to the centre, may be good idea. My lighting 36w should be ok for 2ft x 1ft x 1ft tank.

Thanks for your advise.
Cpark

**sohbee** · 27th Nov 2007, 23:52

bro nice setup

**Cpark188** · 28th Nov 2007, 00:10

Originally Posted by sohbee

bro nice setup

Thanks brother, hopefully the plants will survive without co2.

Regards,
Cpark.

**equidorz** · 28th Nov 2007, 04:19

hi, feel that you should use a external cannister instead of air pump, dont look too nice in a planted plus a cannister has many benificial returns. Another thing is you do not use base fertilizer? think flora does better with base fertilizer.
just my 2cents
cheers

**Cpark188** · 28th Nov 2007, 12:28

Hi Equidorz, thanks, I still shopping around with accessories and the external cannister eheim 2213 just nice for my tank 13.7 gal. but price too high for me, still hunting around.

Regards,
Cpark.

**RHX** · 28th Nov 2007, 23:33

To be honest, the tank looks a bit too artificial to me. Your tank is split into 3 quadrants with bright pebbles & large stones. The small pebbles looks like pathway to the end. From what i can see you're not quite sure which do you want to make it your focal point. The pathway or the stone?
If you want your pathway to be the focal point, compliment it with plants around it & use smaller rocks. If you want your stone to be the focal point, ditch the pathway.
If you have extra cash, buy an external filter. It would be much better than using air bubbles. In fact planted tanks don't use bubbles as they agitate the water & will cause CO2 to escape, that's why it's not advisable to have air pumped into your tank.
36w is a little bit on the low side. Your ferns will do just fine, but your foreground plants might require stronger lights..

**Cpark188** · 29th Nov 2007, 19:59

Hi RHX,
Thanks for the advise and my tank looks different now as I posted my 2nd. photo in Aquarium photo gallery>miscellanous category. I intend to get a external cannister but not CO2 cylinder at the moment. The air temperory for the shrimps and pebble stones will tie with moss and later won't see white anymore, cover by moss. Nice hearing from you.

Regards,
Cpark