Je®vis 4FT PLANTED TANK

**luncheonMeat** · 15th Sep 2008, 23:07

Nice tank bro Jervis, can i just ask how you plant the HC? Did you plant it with the pot? If i plant it without the pot, it would float wouldn't it? I am planning to plant that in my new tank at the foreground too. Please advise.

**Jervis** · 15th Sep 2008, 23:16

Originally Posted by luncheonMeat

Nice tank bro Jervis, can i just ask how you plant the HC? Did you plant it with the pot? If i plant it without the pot, it would float wouldn't it? I am planning to plant that in my new tank at the foreground too. Please advise.

No I don't plant with the pot... the crystal quartz sand is heavier than soil... I guess that helps in holding the HC in place. Also, I plant them in thicker bunches so that they can have better grip compared to individual plantlet.

Here's the latest tank shot of my foreground... added some small pieces of stone to break the "green"... can spot my Yamato shrimp?

**luncheonMeat** · 15th Sep 2008, 23:47

Spotted your yamato! barely see it, just the eye only.

I am not sure of the crystal quartz sand you are talking about. is there somewhere i can find out more? by the way, i posted my brand new tank day 1 picture...

, please give some advice ok. The front is so bare i don know what to do with it!

Cheers!

**Jervis** · 16th Sep 2008, 00:32

Originally Posted by luncheonMeat

I am not sure of the crystal quartz sand you are talking about. is there somewhere i can find out more?

http://www.dennerle.info/EN/HG09UG03.htm

**Jervis** · 17th Sep 2008, 09:45

I have something exciting to reveal tonight... but before that... there's something sad to share

All my Altum angels are gone (bought 10 small specimens)... the strong 4 manage to survive for 3 weeks... I guess that's not too bad a record for first timer... but that's not good enough

Will not try Altums anymore in the future unless I am ready to have a dedicated tank just for acclimatizing them... a lot more to learn on therapy, medication and nutrition.

10 is all it takes I guess

**StanChung** · 17th Sep 2008, 10:20

Sorry to hear that. It's not easy to keep alive.

**blue33** · 17th Sep 2008, 11:30

Originally Posted by StanChung

Sorry to hear that. It's not easy to keep alive.

Even when they grow to adult size?

**blue33** · 17th Sep 2008, 11:36

Originally Posted by Jervis

I have something exciting to reveal tonight...

Exciting to reveal???...

Btw, sad to hear the gone of your Altum...

**fireblade** · 17th Sep 2008, 11:43

wah must login tonight liao!!!
what time is the update?!?!!

sorry to hear your loss... poor little fellas...

**illumnae** · 17th Sep 2008, 13:14

it's going to be a very colourful update

**blue33** · 17th Sep 2008, 13:41

Maybe he quit this hobby and go back Marine?

**jacian** · 17th Sep 2008, 13:47

Sorry to hear about your loss. So you must have gotten something to replace the altum?

**Jervis** · 17th Sep 2008, 18:42

Originally Posted by blue33

Maybe he quit this hobby and go back Marine?

You got "wind"

Not quitting but starting a new marine tank

**Jervis** · 17th Sep 2008, 18:47

Thanks all for the kind words... it's really sad to see them "give up" one by one

Anyway here's the colourful update

Introduced 2 days ago... looking healthy.

**cheetf** · 17th Sep 2008, 19:01

Only one slight problem with that, there goes your algae clearing crew. About to give up on my discus.

**Verminator** · 17th Sep 2008, 19:07

Jervis - are you like me. You try in vain to get fish to get along which have got no chance from the beggining

examples from me being my Jack Dempseys with my Japonica shrimp. Another being clown loach in a planted tank. Dwarf chain loach and my Dempseys.

Yours being Discus and algae crew

Good luck with that mate...

**Jervis** · 17th Sep 2008, 19:32

Originally Posted by cheetf

Only one slight problem with that, there goes your algae clearing crew. About to give up on my discus.

Originally Posted by Verminator

Jervis - are you like me. You try in vain to get fish to get along which have got no chance from the beggining

examples from me being my Jack Dempseys with my Japonica shrimp. Another being clown loach in a planted tank. Dwarf chain loach and my Dempseys.

Yours being Discus and algae crew

Good luck with that mate...

You guys referring to Yamato? I only have 3 to 4 Yamatos in there... my cleaning crew is primarily made up of SAEs and Otos. Somehow I got a feeling these few Yamatos will be able to survive as they are really huge

With the amount of plants I have... they will find shelter