Small Low Tech Tanks

[boi_wave]

hey buddies. im super super new in this fish aquarium thingy because my past hobbies and still strong hobby is gg fishing in and out of singapore. i have a 60 cm by 40 cm by 40 cm fish tank at home and my dad is so eager he pestered me to get the items for the tank. all i had is a small pump, no lightings, simple sand and gravel plus few live plants. im intending to get a similar size of tank from a friend of mind, to start a fresher on. planted tank before moving the fishes in. i really need help because i want to learn to make it beautiful and spectacular to see and taking care of them.

[Verminator]

In terms of help if you have specific questions fire away in the appropriate section; preferably Beginners' Corner. It may also be beneficial to browse through this section and others and you'll find pretty much everything you want to know has already been asked/discussed in previous threads. I certainly find past topics a big help. Failing that i'm sure the many kind people on here would gladly answer any questions

[williamng]

hey buddies. im super super new in this fish aquarium thingy because my past hobbies and still strong hobby is gg fishing in and out of singapore. i have a 60 cm by 40 cm by 40 cm fish tank at home and my dad is so eager he pestered me to get the items for the tank. all i had is a small pump, no lightings, simple sand and gravel plus few live plants. im intending to get a similar size of tank from a friend of mind, to start a fresher on. planted tank before moving the fishes in. i really need help because i want to learn to make it beautiful and spectacular to see and taking care of them.

Hi

Just to share. 60 x 40 x 40cm is a good start. In order to grow plants, you need the following things: -

1) Substrate = Mainly soil such as aquasoil amazonia or some use GEX or some use a combination of base fert + sand

2) Lights = You need lights even for low lighting plants. No lighting is not possible

3) CO2 = Try to put at least CO2 tablets. I have seen tanks without CO2 and the plants looks like they are dying. Very important

4) Fertilizer = Most people use it and I know some manage to grow plants without fertilizers.

If you are free, visit aquarama on sun to look at some tanks, lightings, fertilizers and other equipment. I saw some stuff on discount.

[qngwn]

is your hang on filter the one seen here?

http://www.guppysaquariumproducts.co.../prod_336.html

[unholy1]

How do you keep the temp down? Whats the temp of your tank?

[FC]

The filter is not like the one in the link. I think the brand is "Sun".
There is no fan to cool the tank. I guess the temp is about 27~29 degree celcius.

[boi_wave]

how long does ur grass takes to grow??

[tarzanboy]

Tank update:



2 days ago, I tied moss to the wood branches.




The glosso sprout new leafs


The moss on the wall growing


I like this little tank. Easy to take care, water is clear, plants growth is slow and fishes are happy.

Hi,Fc may I know what is the plant that you insert into the cork bark.

[FC]

Due to no CO2 injection, the "Japanese" hairgrasses take long time to grow. Simply plant more will do. Advantage is that no trimming is required.

Those mosses on the cork bark are spiky mosses, they are realtively fast growers with good frond shape.

[tarzanboy]

See the cork bark wall.




Mars,
Nice "tree" there! I will keep for future refrence.
Jason,
Thanks for the nice pointers. I will first see how it goes when the hair grass and glosso fully cover the ground.

Hi, FC may I know that how you attact the fern on the cork bark it look nice and natural care to share thank

[FC]

Spiky mosses anchor themselve easily. I simply use pincer to push mosses into the cork bark's grooves. After a or two week, the mosses will grow out and look like what I had.

[bettaboy]

simple and nice bro, thanks for sharing this
can use it for my future scapes.

[slowcat]

Love the way your glosso is growing. Any idea whether it is possible to grow glosso in lupis gravel?

Thanks

[FC]

Yes, you can grow them on gravel. However, they would do better or easier to grow on soil. See below link where I shared about use of fertilser, gravel and soil.
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=59446

[skybird]

may i know where to buy the cork bark? how much?

[alien54d]

your low tech look nicer than my high tech
haha

[FC]

The cork bark was a gift from a hobby friend.

Thanks for the compliment. Low tech tank, for its' low maintenance, is indeed a good alternative to enjoy planted hobby.

[boxedfish]

may i know where to buy the cork bark? how much?

nature aquarium sells cork bark

[skybird]

nature aquarium sells cork bark

Thank for infor, i will go there to check the price!

[slowcat]

This is great. The Spikey Mosses, can it attach / take root in a synthetic media like the styrofoam rock wall?

Thanks.