Project 1: Back-breaking rescape in mind

**AquaObsession** · 10th Jul 2008, 13:57

I have center bracing, that why i cannot put the fan right in the middle. The bracing is about 6"+ wide.

Cheers, Christophe

**AquaObsession** · 12th Jul 2008, 17:41

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please ignore the waterwark. Just trying HDR 1st timer.

Cheers, Christophe

**Panut** · 12th Jul 2008, 17:44

Wonderful natural scape!! do you use TWO filters?

**torque6** · 12th Jul 2008, 23:47

nice arrangement of ferns. I noticed they are all tied vertically. Would this be a better way than say horizontally ?

**Jervis** · 13th Jul 2008, 01:55

I am actually quite surprise how much your Ferns love the strong MH... they are truly happy I can see

**AquaObsession** · 13th Jul 2008, 11:39

Jervis, Yes, the ferns love it. I remember 2 years or so ago, when I use my first mh lights, i was so scared to burn them under the strong lights. BUt i think fern also enjoy high lights. They grow very fast in strong lights.

Torque, Tie vertically...hmm I just tied to the bog woods. and I did so many rescape with the bog wood, so now it was basically where i could fit the foot to have the scape. and the plants growth will follow. New leaves will go in the direction of light right. they are branchy. not too sure what you mean by tie horizontally.

Magic. yes running 2 eheim 2028 filters.

what i am trying with this tank is the plants on the right hand side.

I will have regular updates on this tank growth. Hope to buy a flash, and a macro lens.

Cheers, Christophe

**AquaObsession** · 6th Aug 2008, 22:00

My poor downoi is completely eaten up.

sob sob.

Managed to get my timer fixed, and now i have regular lighting period. I will do my best to let this scape mature.

Hopefully my E.tenellus lawn will pick up after I try to remove my barb. The roots and new sho0ts are there, except eaten up.

Cheers, Christophe

**AquaObsession** · 21st Aug 2008, 10:14

Algae fighting stage! BBA attack. And my water flow and Co2 are cranked, all the time! Don't understand.

Getting BBA on my windelov ferns, some part of my substrate on the left hand side, and bba and spot algae on my fern in front.

Intend to do a blackout for 2 days. Not sure if that will help.

I have 4 small SAEs inside, just introduced last week. Do you think the tank can take more SAEs? How many do you think it can take? 8? I do not mind keeping SAEs, not just for the algae cleaning crew, but I like the fish as well.

The tank already has about 10 otos inside.

Welcome your feedback and suggestions.

**AquaObsession** · 30th Dec 2009, 18:19

given I've moved house, 2 months old. Crypts starting to spread.
downoi spreading
fissiden getting more leaves

**AquaObsession** · 7th Jan 2010, 15:22

Some grass added and spiky moss being cultivated there.
temperature now set at 25, 25-26
dernele root pills added

Finally got my hands on seachem nitrogen. Been lacking that for the past 2 months. Lucky plants were not too affected, despite the strong MH lights.

I want to add angel fish to that. when big, they will eat oto and cardinal right? that is what is preventing me from adding them.

Cheers, Christophe

**Xianghao** · 7th Jan 2010, 22:47

huh? angel fish have small mouths don't they? how can their mouths fit an oto or a cardinal?

**AquaObsession** · 8th Jan 2010, 12:04

but strong enough to kill

my thoughts, hence still don't know what fauna to add.
Maybe i will go with another round of cardinal.

**bossteck** · 8th Jan 2010, 13:12

Adult angles do attack and eat smaller fishes.
Otos are particularly bad for the health of your angels, their spiny fins tends to choke whoever trying to eat them.

**Blue Whale** · 9th Jan 2010, 22:59

Angel Fish...you are lucky to be close by Vista point. ^_^ 1 pair recommended. Don't mix up with community. But getting that pair would take you a lot of eye power to identify which are male and female which paired up. Catching them is another thing. And yes, they practically tekan any other community fish in the tank.

Once I owned a pair. When the male angel mati, the female one commit sucide by banging the glass. We could only stand and watch...can't do anything.

**stormhawk** · 10th Jan 2010, 02:37

Originally Posted by Xianghao

huh? angel fish have small mouths don't they? how can their mouths fit an oto or a cardinal?

Angelfishes have an extendable mouth which is big enough to swallow a small cardinal or Otocinclus if they wanted to. You should see them during feeding time and you will see their mouth extending outwards to snap at food.

**Xianghao** · 10th Jan 2010, 12:18

Originally Posted by stormhawk

Angelfishes have an extendable mouth which is big enough to swallow a small cardinal or Otocinclus if they wanted to. You should see them during feeding time and you will see their mouth extending outwards to snap at food.

hmm i have no experience with angelfish, but sounds cool the way u describe it..

**AquaObsession** · 10th Jan 2010, 18:13

Added the following crypts today..
1) C. undulata 'Red' (2 stalks)
2) C. pontederiifolia (2 stalks)
3) C. petchii (5 stalks)
4) C. lutea (8 stalks)
5) C. lucens (5 stalks)
6) C. griffithii (4 stalks)
7) C. cordata var. siamensis (3 stalks)
8 ) C. cordata var. blassii (1 stalk)
9) C. ciliata (3 stalks)
10) C. albida (3 stalks)
11) C. wendtii 'Tropica'(2 stalks)

Once they establish, I will be transferring the excess to my other tank (forest of joy), or put for sale.

Added fertilizers, dennele root pills, wonder gro roots tabs.

Cheers, Christophe

**Blue Whale** · 11th Jan 2010, 21:33

Consider one more light behind the tank at the bottom just behind the sand bed. Connect it same circuit with your MH lights. Should be fun and create some nice light gradient. You can visit Sim Lim Tower, left side, side door after bank, 1st shop there. They sell LED Lights. You can ask the auntie there (only one...the other is a young girl). What you need is a connector and a AC 9V adaptor. Connect up the circuit via connectors. The auntie can advise you what to get. Cost should be plus minus $30-40. Won't have heat from my current setup...kee kee.

**AquaObsession** · 11th Jan 2010, 22:13

Blue whale, I am not following you?? How to create the gradient? Won't the MH light 'kill' off any LED light.

I am in the process of searching my store for the black background.

And the picture is taken I think with EV-2

**Blue Whale** · 11th Jan 2010, 22:29

Hmm...you are not getting, I need to ring your memory back. Taiwan Seductive Picture. Go back and see it. Watch the back of the tank. It looks totally different. If that also fails for you to remember look here:

Maybe a bit on ranma's tank.

Watch the background.

Hmm..windows = reflection. Even if you have a black background, it doesn't kill that reflection tried it. I need to use hugggggge blanket to cover the windows reflection before taking that daylight photo. Still...from the side to avoid myself being in the glass. Tried that! =) Okay, you can visit the bookshop to get that black background.