Rescaped - 1ft cube journal.

[EvolutionZ]

hi guys. rescaped my 1ft cube tank today for a pair of apisto.
first of all. the tank specs :

tank size - 30cm cube.
substrate - bottom 2L GeX light green packing, top 2.8L red packing.
lighting - BOYU 18watt single tube.
filteration - GeX hang on filter(highly recommanded!) with biohomePLUS.
co2 - excel
ferts - Wondergro macro and micro+ using EI along with excel.
temperature - 27C
flora - japanese hairgrass, normal hairgrass and stem plant(suspect that its didiplis diandra)
fauna - 8 boraras brigittae, 1 pair of apistogramma agasizzi 'red-black' and 2 otos.

picture time :

siphone all water out and pour in my GeX soil in.


ohko rocks i got.. washing this few rocks is damn hard! i got to soak them in bleach for 1 day 1 night to get rid of the dust and algae on them.


well... i only found out that this few rocks are too big so decided to take out a hammer and a screwdriver.
this is what i get after breaking the 2 bigger rocks.


everything was in.was hoping hairgrass at the back to grow long long..


unknown Stem plant. suspected its didplis diandra. but compared to the long didiplis i saw a the same LFS i got this plant. this was so much shorter.


at a angle.


no hooks to hook my fan to the tank. so i found out i can acctually place the fan on top of my HOB filter!


Commons please!

[Jervis]

Looking good... love the Ohko rocks! Emm... make sure the hang-on filter will not create water splashes (for whatever reason).

[iwishweallcouldwin]

nice tank! but be sure to remember to provide some hiding spaces for your apisto pair... especially if your pair starts to get into the spawning mood...

[EvolutionZ]

Jervis : starting to find ohko rocks are great hardscapes for aquascaping.

iwishweallcouldwin : yea.. once everything start to grow. even among the long hairgrass will be good hiding space for the apisto. behind the main ohko rock, there is a somehow a cave lookalike hole there.. and also i used this tall rock as this can serve as a breaking sight for the apisto.

[torque6]

Ohko rocks may leech the water, becareful, i had my soak for about a month before putting them into the main tank. The blech help got ride of the algae and change the color abit.

[Jervis]

Ohko rocks may leech the water, becareful, i had my soak for about a month before putting them into the main tank. The blech help got ride of the algae and change the color abit.

What does the rock leach?

[EvolutionZ]

hi guys.. did some changes to the tank.
found some spiky moss and i had some small ohko rocks. tied them and placed them infront of the main rocks.. looks better?




one of the best HOB Filter i would say.. still got the thingy below the waterfall to spread the flow around the tank.


angle shot.


my 2 planted tank.

[torque6]

Only new rocks leeched minerals back into the water, it could either raise KH or PH, which is why i had to soak my newly bought rocks from OTF for about a month after bleaching to make sure it doesnt affect water parameters.

[EvolutionZ]

oh gosh.. i need low pH for apisto....

[torque6]

Just test the water frequently to make sure.

[EvolutionZ]

okay thanks.
anyway. changing some plants here and there for a better apisto tank.
will update later on =)

[raymond]

hey evo, what apisto are you going to keep??

[EvolutionZ]

either a pair of apisto agasizzi 'red-black' (the one on my avartar) or another pair.. haven't decide.

[Jervis]

Only new rocks leeched minerals back into the water, it could either raise KH or PH, which is why i had to soak my newly bought rocks from OTF for about a month after bleaching to make sure it doesnt affect water parameters.

Thanks for the info... will take extra note of this the next time I introduce new rocks.

[ronang]

Where can I find the GEX filter that you are using? Not every LHS keep it ins stock. Thanks.

BTW nice job on the Nano tank. You give me inspiration to start one too.

Ron

[EvolutionZ]

so far i only see c328 and NA stocking them

[EvolutionZ]

was told by a apisto guru that my tank don't have enough hiding space for apisto, he told me to either rescape or change the background plants.
i decided to go for a change of plants.

narrowleaf java fern.. soooo expensive compared to the normal java fern.


now my tank looks go wild! crpyt wendtti geen at the back... blxya japonica at the middle back. and didiplis diandra in the middle!


closed up.


angle shot


why i said that GeX HOB is one of the best hang on back filter? for a 330l/hr HOB. look at the huge space for media.(easily can fill up 200g of biohome/biohomePLUS)
inside is with around 100g of biohomeplus. and still got alot space. the and sponge is easily avaliable at c328 or polyart.


comments please

[EvolutionZ]

update : sadly, my 1st batch of jap HG are slowly dieing off.. i removed most of them and added in a new batch hopefully it can creep..


also having half a pot of C.parva in the middle..

[Jervis]

also having half a pot of C.parva in the middle..

The Crypto parva looks really nice! I might plant some in my 1ft cube Thanks for the inspiration

[EvolutionZ]

The Crypto parva looks really nice! I might plant some in my 1ft cube Thanks for the inspiration

thanks bro.. right now all my didiplis diandra are being uprooted.. mainly because the male dug a cave under my didiplis diandra! and because of my female guarding the eggs now.. i cant touch the tank