Update on EvolutionZ's Mossy tank.

[EvolutionZ]

hi guys, decided to start a new thread since there is a rescape in plants. yes, i pretty much love the wood shape thats why i decided to only play around with the plants for another "feel".
i'll start with the tank specs first :

Tank size : 60x30x36 Oceanfree tank.

Lighting : kenis 36watt PL.

Substrate : 12kg of GeX red packing.

Temperature : most of the time 26C.

Flora : Spiky moss, Narrow leaf java fern, Anubias 'nana', Nana 'petite', Taiwan moss, E.tenellus, Java fern "philliphine", us fissiden and bolbitis.

Fauna : Crystal red shrimp, Cherry shrimps and Nitrite snails.

well, i guess i'll talk less..
lets look back 44 days back to this tank when its 4 days old.

latest picture.. did some changes of plants here and there.. the main focal wood top area's moss have been removed because that area has been infested with green hair algae and BBA due to being too close up with the lighting..


the plan now would be 2 other type of moss to replace the curren spiky lawn once the spiky moss over grown, it will be either taiwan moss or us fissiden, thats why i have both moss in this tank now for a "test"
3 lava rocks tied with us fissiden.

Nana petite have been growing very well here, just some spotted algae on some leaves.. the snails did'nt clear them though..

replaced the 2 pots of nana in another area with philliphine java fern..

trimmed the narrow leaf to a shorter length because it was growing too tall that it was like the spiky moss, too close to the lighting and thus, invaded by lots of bba.. shifted them to the side too.. for more room for the E.tenellus for the back area.

E.tenellus, still in emmersed form.. another test plant. but not for this tank, doubt i would bomb this tank with E.tenellus!

as usual.. shrimps gathering outside their homes!
had tied some taiwan moss to some charcoal bamboo.. they love it!

Comments please.
Thanks for viewing.

[Jervis]

This is by far your most successful scape! You are ready for ADA 2009

[sohbee]

bro this is a very nice setup. Did u use chiller for the tank and what is the spec for the setup.

[dkk08]

Bro Evo I agree that this is by far the nicest setup you've done (I've been following all your threads for awhile now... and no I'm no stalker ) Great Work! Will definitely try out the spiky moss lawn on my new tank

[BlackHawk]

This is indeed a piece of wonderful work. Great setup you have.
What type of lighting are u using, with chillier too?

[EvolutionZ]

This is by far your most successful scape! You are ready for ADA 2009

thanks bro.. ADA 2009? hopefully my hand won't be itchy enough to touch this scape.. ADA 2009 still more than half a year later

bro this is a very nice setup. Did u use chiller for the tank and what is the spec for the setup.

no chiller.. only fan, this few weeks have been pretty cooling and this tank is on the lower tier of the stand, thus the lower temperature..

This is indeed a piece of wonderful work. Great setup you have.
What type of lighting are u using, with chillier too?

Thanks bro, im using Kenis 2ft 36watt PL lighting.

[EvolutionZ]

Bro Evo I agree that this is by far the nicest setup you've done (I've been following all your threads for awhile now... and no I'm no stalker ) Great Work! Will definitely try out the spiky moss lawn on my new tank

yea, i myself agree that this is the nicest scape i ever did for my 1year + journey in scaping.. most are pretty ulgy though.. another project will be coming up later. not so soon.. hopefully that will be as nice or maybe even nicer!

[EvolutionZ]

hi guys, it has been around 2 months since this tank was set up..
did again some changes to the plants.. now im currently pretty happy with this plant mess..
gave up on crs and decided to get a pair of apistogramma agasizzi 'netz'.. and having 20 rasbora espei as dithers.

philiphines fern..

nanas..

small amount of needle leaf Java fern is in the middle now.. while a pretty big bunch of bolbitis is at the back.. the whole back ground is planted with E.tenellus. they are spreeding well..

i love schooling rasboras! need to feed more bloodworm to get them redder i guess..


enjoy!

[luncheonMeat]

Very nice mossy tank! i like the rasboras too!

[iwishweallcouldwin]

I'm sure your apistos will love their new home, glad to see you moving back to apistos again

[Savant]

I like that arrangement of DW loads... caught my eye for the longest time liao... yes... I think you can join ADA liao

[Flowerhfanatic]

nice tank and pretty fishes., i am really keen in laying my hands on some US fissidens...

[torque6]

very nice, i see u've been busy

[EvolutionZ]

luncheonMeat , thanks bro, sadly the rasbora are pretty timid.. always school at the back of the tank.

iwishweallcouldwin, yea, missed out the breeding fun! today i'll be getting yixiang's agasizzi 'netz' how exciting..

Savant, thanks bro, ADA 2009? hope i'll be able to maintain this tank till then.

Flowerhfanatic, thanks bro, us fissiden are beautiful plants.

torque6, thanks.. yea pretty busy.. exams period.

[torque6]

harlequin was a bit too big for me, even after upgrading to a 1FT, i see yours schooling very nicely, as for me, i m sticking with just my 2x boraras B..

[EvolutionZ]

yea mine were schooling tightly.. but they very hum zi(timid) leh... i raise my hand towards the tank, all of them run like as if its end of the world..

[blue33]

Your scape looking real good! Time to do some maintenance, algae is spreading!

[EvolutionZ]

im doing that everyday! think i need 100 piece of malayan shrimps to help with the massive amount of hair algae.

[torque6]

yea mine were schooling tightly.. but they very hum zi(timid) leh... i raise my hand towards the tank, all of them run like as if its end of the world..

Maybe need to train ? When i first bought my boraras, its the same thing, frequently hiding.

Any fert regimes ?

[EvolutionZ]

now they are less shy already.. its the apisto that is shy now.. haha..
nope.. no ferts at all!