my new ~1.4 ft cube tank

[ongtw]

hi jervis, it should be. my 11+11 watts light is the light with standard casing where i rest it on top of the tank where as the 15 watts light is actually a sort of like the clip on by the side type of light. i used this for my 1 gallon tank previously and i think it has got a cheapo reflector. could that be the case?

[torque6]

Agree with jervis, the back of the aquarium seems abit dark.

Btw, I like the way you place the stones around the white sand, not too bad

[ongtw]

hi guys,

this is how i place my lights. should i be getting another lightset and forget about the clip on? i saw one from NA going for about 25. its a 1.5ft 24watts pl light

[ongtw]

oh btw guys,

not sure if my dosing is correct. i've calculated and my tank is about 50L of water. wondergro micro i think needs about 10ml pee 50L of water. so what i did was to divide this 10ml into 3 and dose them on seperate days.

so on a daily basis its like micro,macro,mirco,macro,micro,macro followed by water change the next day

[Jervis]

Yeah I think you'll get a better coverage with a new lightset... not to mention neater looking on the outside

[torque6]

1PL with 24w should suffice, since your tank can accomodate 1.5FT lights, might as well use it. Most of us having smaller tanks dont have this type of luxury

[ongtw]

hi guys,

i'm convinced the clip on light is not working as expected. the pic above is a new arrangement which i did this morning. only one day and when i came back, i noticed my stem plants all slanted towards the front. i suppose they're growing towards brighter light and since my 11+11 watts light is placed at the front thus the result.

i think i'll have to pay NA a visit and get the lightset. with 11+11 and another 24 watts do u think i can plant HC? sigh its still melting.

[ongtw]

oh missed out one point. is my dosing regime correct?

[torque6]

11w x2 should suffice, but a single 18w or higher will be brighter than having 2 lower wattage lights. I am not familiar with wondergro, i use the sechem range with N+P on 3x , K 2x trace 2x per week.

[Jervis]

I will say 11+11+24 is definitely sufficient for growing HC

[tcy81]

maybe it will be better if you get 2x18W instead.

[ongtw]

tcy81,

where can i get 2 *18? i need it to be about 1.5ft in length. pls advice. also, i'm doomed the fan is taking too much space. if i'm going to get another light, the fan won't fit. should i be getting another different fan which takes up a smaller space? if yes which brand should i get? then i can sell off this set. lol

[tcy81]

i have pm you already.
i thinks its better to get a single high wattage light bulb than to a few of low wattage light bulb to get the desired wattage.
The light penpetration will be better.

[torque6]

i have pm you already.
i thinks its better to get a single high wattage light bulb than to a few of low wattage light bulb to get the desired wattage.
The light penpetration will be better.

yes, its helps with space constraints as well if you only went for 1x 24w, there is a guy in the aq merchants that sells some hooks to position fans, might want to look him up.

[ongtw]

hi guys,

thanks for the pointer. i think i'm going to either get the 24 watt from NA or the 36 watts from mizu world.

thanks!

[ongtw]

hi guys,

can anyone help me id these plants? i just got them cos i like their looks. lol.

thanks in advance.

moss that i got from c328

[CK Yeo]

1) Moss
2) Mayaca fluviatilis
3) Rotala indica (reddish one)
4) Hydrocotyle verticillata?
5) Myriophyllum hippuroides?

ck

[ongtw]

hi guys,

time for a quick update of the tank. everything seems to be growing ok except for one or two of them including jap hairgrass which are growing pretty slowly. anyway i've just trimmed the tip of the hairgrass and will continue to monitor its growth rate. the tiger lotus (thailand breed) that i've planted is growing like crazy and there's so many shoots coming out!

how to i trim it? do i just trim the leaves? Btw can anyone help me id and see if its really tiger lotus or something else?

comments welcome







thanks!

[torque6]

Looks every nice ong. Jap hg is usually slow, might want to trim them to encourage runners, however becareful as you may uproot them. I noticed a small cave on the right side, do you intend to keep apisto to showcase your tank ?

[ongtw]

hi torque,

yes! in fact i've already got a pair of viejita. just that they went hiding when i took the pics.

now trying to see what's wrong with my female viejita