My new 1FT "Cube".

[vwsj84]

Newly setup 30x30x35 cm tank (made by weeyang). Thanks to blue33 for the spiky moss which are in excellent condition!!! First time trying out CO2 injection at 1 BPS. Currently fert regime consists of wondergro micro and macro. Please feel free to give your comments. Thanks and Cheers.



Btw, can someone help me ID my background plant? hahaha

Latest Update : Jan 14 2009





Side by side with my Moss Jungle 1ft cube... aka shrimp breeding ground.

[BlackShrimp]

nice foreground...

hope the downoi won't melt because mine did.

[wenwei]

maybe a oyama paper will make the scape clearer and nicer.

[vwsj84]

Thanks for the comments guys !

[WiNd08]

nicely done bro!

why not push the diffuser back and add a black background and adjust the rainbar nicely? or maybe even change to a lily pipe outflow?

[vwsj84]

nicely done bro!

why not push the diffuser back and add a black background and adjust the rainbar nicely? or maybe even change to a lily pipe outflow?

Thanks !!!

haha... actually for the rainbar i cut it so that it can fit in a 1 ft tank... however i realised that the speed of flow from the small holes r too high... causing too much turbulence in the tank... so i removed the end cap. however if i keep it parallel to the tank near the top... there will be a "swell" near the edge... causing potential spillage.

May change to a lily pipe outflow in the future

[blue33]

Newly setup 30x30x35 cm tank (made by weeyang). Thanks to blue33 for the spiky moss which are in excellent condition!!! First time trying out CO2 injection at 1 BPS. Currently fert regime consists of wondergro micro and macro. Please feel free to give your comments. Thanks and Cheers.
Btw, can someone help me ID my background plant? hahaha

No problem bro. Currently i've harvest another 4 tub of spiky moss(in excellent condition) to be sold by this week, they are well fed and in thick lump also. I like your setup, i can see that the spiky moss is nicely done on the wood. Keep us posted.

[vwsj84]

No problem bro. Currently i've harvest another 4 tub of spiky moss(in excellent condition) to be sold by this week, they are well fed and in thick lump also. I like your setup, i can see that the spiky moss is nicely done on the wood. Keep us posted.

Thanks for the words of encouragement !

Wow... where do u grow ur spiky moss ? How come always got so much to harvest... haha

[blue33]

LOL! Thats a secret. They grow very fast on me, give them good condition and they will reward you.

[vwsj84]

LOL! Thats a secret. They grow very fast on me, give them good condition and they will reward you.

EI method plus lotsa light? hahaha... I wonder if my 2 x 13w PL lightset for 1ft is overkill.

[fishbuger]

Hi bro your tank is small yet it looks packed with plants.Has a very healthy feel to it with all that green Good luck with the moss

[vwsj84]

Hi bro your tank is small yet it looks packed with plants.Has a very healthy feel to it with all that green Good luck with the moss

Thanks !

Yeah... hope the high number of plants will prevent any algae outbreak. On a more serious and sad note, i've noticed some melting on my downois and baby tears. Anyone got ideas how to stop this?
Thankfully the HC looks to be doing well... pearling and producing new leaf buds.

[illumnae]

EI method plus lotsa light? hahaha... I wonder if my 2 x 13w PL lightset for 1ft is overkill.

Nope it's not overkill I was using 2x 13w PL for my 1ft cube in office and it was just nice, i wouldn't even say it's very high light.

[wenwei]

the break betweent the forground plants and the plants at the rear (the right area) is quite abrupt.. maybe can plants some mid plant to make the change more gradual?.. just a suggestion..

[vwsj84]

Downoi and Baby tears were not doing well and melting... so decided to do a little rescape.

Anyway... my plants r not pearling... is it due to lack of CO2? I'm now injecting @ approx 60 bubbles every 40 seconds = slightly more than 1 bps. Lights are at 2 x 13 w...

[blue33]

Seems to me the CO2 is not circulating around. The scape looking much better. You can try single hose blow directly against the CO2 or place the CO2 underneath the rainbar.

[vwsj84]

okie... shall try to improve water circulation...

[vwsj84]

Updates as of 06/01/2009.

Added a few sakura shrimps and 3 ottos. GSA has appeared on the glass... but it isn't a problem for me. HC is growing well... but doesn't look as green as it can be (like torque's 1FT cube)... i.e. leaves are brownish green. Anyone can help me solve this?

[torque6]

Updates as of 06/01/2009.

Added a few sakura shrimps and 3 ottos. GSA has appeared on the glass... but it isn't a problem for me. HC is growing well... but doesn't look as green as it can be (like torque's 1FT cube)... i.e. leaves are brownish green. Anyone can help me solve this?

well, not much to help since i don't add anything to the tank, not even ferts, tried wondergro /micro/macro but ended up with hair algae within 3 weeks. Yours looks to be spreading pretty low compared to mine which has strangelers.

Wow, you're keeping 3 ottos already in a 1FT ! After seeing 1x 4cm otto at y618, i decided against keeping them in a 1FT, though illumnae do have experince keeping 3 zebras within a 1FT contained environment.

[vwsj84]

well, not much to help since i don't add anything to the tank, not even ferts, tried wondergro /micro/macro but ended up with hair algae within 3 weeks. Yours looks to be spreading pretty low compared to mine which has strangelers.

Wow, you're keeping 3 ottos already in a 1FT ! After seeing 1x 4cm otto at y618, i decided against keeping them in a 1FT, though illumnae do have experince keeping 3 zebras within a 1FT contained environment.

wow... not anything? haha... i think they grow low cos of my light... 2 X 13 watt PL + 1 18w pink/white PL