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Nice! Can't wait to get my hands on a 3 ft also.
May I know what plant is that on the right background?
Thanks peanut & fingerling for the kind words.
Points taken. will see how the scape grows out along the way.
Nice! Can't wait to get my hands on a 3 ft also.
May I know what plant is that on the right background?
Jeffrey
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The plants at the background are Java fern and Java fern-windelov sp. acting as fillers (to fill up the space)Originally Posted by jeffteo
nice scape
Oh... Can't tell if you didn't say and after looking closer then can tell. I think those on the right will not grow high enough to cover the overflow. You should replace it with Java fern if you want to cover the overflow. Again you are really good with these low demand plants. They looks great in your tank.
Jeffrey
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Hi Jeff, point taken but i don't have plans to cover or camo the box up in the immediate future. Based on past experience, if there is too much foilage around the overflow box, the dirt will settle on the plants rather easily, making them appear dirty. the bare overflow box doesn't distract me from the scape much.
Besides the main 3ft tank, there is actually another mini planted tank "lurking in the shadows" of the main tank and is also what trigger me to do a scape with the low light plants.
Tank dimensions: 35cm x 20cm x 24cm (LxBxH)
Lighting: 1 x Philips compact FL (screw on type) daylight 8W x 8hrs daily (indirect)
Substrate: GEX red pack 2L
Filter: 1 x small Hang-on-back filter (~60l/h)
Plants: Mainly Nanas, Xmas moss and a mishmash collection of unidentified plants
Fauna: 8 x amber tetra, 5 cherry shrimps
No CO2 and fertilizers. Temp: ~29°C
Irregular water change. Feed once a day.
Pics taken using HP. Again pardon the quality.
The earlier sump tank has been sold and redesigned another sump with smaller footprint to enable more storage space.
One of the adult cherries perched on a nana leaf.
Some of the cherries offsprings
Your mini tank is as nice as the main one. And crystal clear water too.
With that light below the cabinet, 29 degree C is with or without ventilation fan for the cabinet?
Jeffrey
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There isn't any fans in the cabinet, just using natural ventilation. 29°C is the water temp.
The area you living in must be windy. I got to put a fan for the cabinet, the sump and the tank to keep it around 28 degree C if not will hit 31.
nice.. keep it up..
Very nice tank!
Great idea for storage!!
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The overflow + sump combination is not conducive for plants, have been grappling with CO2 distribution in the tank for a long while. Plant growth is less than ideal despite many adaptaions. Just before CNY, decided to change the tank to normal 3 ft glass tank + external filter to make it easier for me to grow plants.
Here's shots of the newly setup tank.
Previous occupants of the tank includes 5 x Altum, which had grown too big to be in harmony with other occupants. Shrimps like these are are their snacks.
Corydoras duplicareus
L183 in the background
Another angle of view
Final FTS
Images shot with Samsung Galaxy SII
Your tank looks Great!!
Admiring my Fishes calm the Beast within me
your setup is really nice...
Yup, I agree it is very nice. It is 3ft x 1.5ft tank. Alot of space to play around. Also alot of hard work needed. I think I am a lazy person who like to admire but don't like to maintain. So gotta stuck with my 2ft one and low tech.
Actually all newly setup scapes are nice to look at, but after 1-2 months everything start to go hey-wire. It does takes more effort in setting up a 3ft but in terms of routine maintenance, their difference is not very far apart. I do hope this current tank is easier to maintain as compared to my previous tank combo.
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