Newbie Tank in Office - My first tank!

[Sphere]

Finally decided to set up a tank in my office.

Newbie tank... think my plants will start dying soon? Any recommendation on what medium to use beside the black sand?

Thanks!!

[David Moses Heng]

Finally decided to set up a tank in my office.

Newbie tank... think my plants will start dying soon? Any recommendation on what medium to use beside the black sand?

Thanks!!

normal garden soil

[k3nlim]

Will recommend gex or magicsoil

[newtank]

Finally decided to set up a tank in my office.

Newbie tank... think my plants will start dying soon? Any recommendation on what medium to use beside the black sand?

Thanks!!

For the stem plant at the lefthand foreground (I believe its Luwigia repens), my suggestion is to move it to the background or take it out completely as it is such a fast and tall grower. Altough I believe you do not have any base fert so it might not grow as fast as it possibly could

[Shadow]

do you dosse fertelizer? how many watt is your light?

If I'm not mistaken, you are using black quart, that is not really suitable for planted tank.

[Trisaro]

Nice, but I'll prefer the HOF at the back of the tank so that it looks neater. Wish to set something like that in the office but I guess with air con temperature going as low as 18 degC sometimes, don't think some of the tropic plants and fishes will survive.

[Sphere]

Thanks for all the comments!

I have rescaped the tank and added soil and some granite pieces.

Now thinking of adding CO2. Will it be an overkill for such a small tank? (1ft)

[wenwei]

its getting nicer... what foreground plants are u having there.?

[zoombee]

Thanks for all the comments!

I have rescaped the tank and added soil and some granite pieces.

Now thinking of adding CO2. Will it be an overkill for such a small tank? (1ft)

are those bubbles in your tank coming from air pump?

[Sphere]

wenwei: actually I have no idea what the names of the plants are in the foreground :P there are bigger pics here.. anyone can help identify?
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=50619

zoombee: yes these air bubbles are coming from an air pump. I thinking of putting CO2 soon, so guess would have to control the usage of the air pump after the addition of CO2 to prevent conflict
More info in this separate thread
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=50974

[Sphere]

Rescaped the background of the tank

[tflow]

Very nice setup but beware and control the little red thing (trumpet snail) before it grows into a colony

[wingwa77]

Request for update of Full tank shot . Oh must listen to tflow advise, he is the snails expert, else your tank will have a snail rush at 12 noon every friday!

[antitrust]

the little red snail doesn't look like a trumpet snail, looks more like a red ramshorn. but a bigger photo should give a more accurate ID

[tflow]

Guess u are right...those should be identify as red ramhorn...paiseh