A simple 3 ft planted aquascape

**yeoyl87** · 2nd Feb 2008, 14:25

I set this 3ft scape up in September last year. Just to share with you guys my 3ft tank. There are still plenty of rooms for improvement so I hope you guys can give me some advices.

Some simple stats

Theme: "Pixie's Treehouse"
3ft x 2ft x 2ft
6 x 39W T5HO
lapis sand with peat
CO2 injected
1 x AC fan

Wish all AQ's members and mods a HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

**benny** · 2nd Feb 2008, 14:27

Wow!! Perfect timing for the upcoming Chinese New Year festivities too.

I like it a lot. Thanks for sharing!!

Cheers,

**doppelbanddwarf** · 2nd Feb 2008, 18:34

Wow it looks very nice. I like the way your crypts are growing.

**yaya** · 2nd Feb 2008, 18:48

Hi bro, nice aquascape!

I like the cryptos, the plants around the driftwood and the HC(correct me if I'm wrong) laying on the foreground. It is definitely more just a simple aquascape.

Happy new year !

**illumnae** · 2nd Feb 2008, 19:27

very nice jungle effect

**dxchen** · 2nd Feb 2008, 20:32

Wow very nice indeed. I really like the bushy background and the HC lawn. Happy New Year =)

**soulfinder78** · 2nd Feb 2008, 20:56

Your tittle doesn't do justice to your scape. It's a very nice tank.

**tcy81** · 2nd Feb 2008, 22:17

very nice scape. maybe time to do some trimming after chinese new year ?

**yeoyl87** · 2nd Feb 2008, 23:09

thanks all bro for the comments and advices. Been trying very hard to keep up with trimming. They grow so fast. In the end, I threw away almost 1kg every 2 weeks

**genes** · 2nd Feb 2008, 23:50

Very nice scape! Reminds me of the dutch-style scape where plants are neatly allocated.

And...6X39W T5HO!!!

You must be dosing profusely at that amount of light. Being the lazy me, 4x39W already gave me a real headache.

**yeoyl87** · 3rd Feb 2008, 00:44

thanks bro genes, you got it wrong. I have not been dosing since 2 mths ago.

**Salphur** · 3rd Feb 2008, 12:31

Hi, I enjoy the layering effect of the plants as it creates more depth.

Cheers!

**Graeme** · 3rd Feb 2008, 15:06

Wow what a beautiful scape

Thank you for sharing,I wish I could get mine to look that good.

Graeme

**genes** · 3rd Feb 2008, 16:07

Originally Posted by yeoyl87

thanks bro genes, you got it wrong. I have not been dosing since 2 mths ago.

Wow, then how do you keep the green spot algae from taking over those slow growing plants like your narrow leaf java ferns?

**yeoyl87** · 3rd Feb 2008, 20:44

yesh Bro yaya, the foreground plants are HC (I just saw your comment).

Bro genes,
hmmmm... I guess my GSA problem is solved after I add in the horned snails ( bumble bee snails). Used to have lots of GSA on my driftwood and glass. They seems to disappear after I add the "bees" in.

**yaya** · 3rd Feb 2008, 22:38

Looking at your tank stats, it is quite surprising to know that you had not been dosing for the 2 months and yet the algae didn't show in your tank. Perhaps due to the vast amount of plants in your tank overcome the growth of algae.

**Fei Miao** · 4th Feb 2008, 15:41

Nice tank for the Chinese New Year. Add a few red platies to add some dash of festive colours

**yeoyl87** · 4th Feb 2008, 22:02

I never really grasp what causes algae. Somehow for me, the more I dose the more algae I get. The less I dose the better. Probably due to heavy feeding, the nitrates produced is more than enough. I only dose a little bit of phosphate and micros per month.

Thanks bro Fei miao, I did have some platies inside. My Gf keep complaining about adding platies. She thinks that they are "longkang" (cheap/feeder) fish.