my second tank..

[Wingless]

Hi all.. after i failed my 30cm tank, i decided to get a 45cm tank and start all over again..

Tank: 45x30x32 curve tank
Light: 2x16watt aquazonic lighting
Filter: GEX internal filter PF-701
Fan: ANS Cooling Fan 3000
Soil: ControSoil 8Kg

Plant: Moss tied on driftwood, one mossball, hairgrass and one (don't know the name) red leaf plant..

currently got 3 types of tetras and 1 oto doing the cycle,
heres how my tank look..


Front View - trying to make a slope so i put more soil on the right..


Angled View


Oto happily eating all the way! hahas

sorry for the poor quality picture.. any suggestion what should i add in the background as well as the foreground? thanks

[Navanod]

Good job
I really liked how the right red plant looked so far away...adds distance and depth to the tank

Have you considered fishless cycling? Ottos are not known to survive very well in uncycled tanks...however, I see you have my favorite plant, hornwort, in there. Let it grow long and big and it'll help alot during cycling to control the ammonia

How do you plan to manage the slope bro? Overtime, slopes tend to even out...

[Wingless]

Thanks bro Navanod..

Erm well, i removed the red plant because it was rotting already (bought that couple of months before).. I went to c328 and bought some more plants today with my cousin.. I will update a newer version when i get a better camera.. For the slope, i didn't know it will even out but for the time being, i will just leave it there. As for the ottos and other fishes, there's no other tank i could put it in so i seriously just can pray that it'll survive for the next 2-3 weeks..

Normally it takes 2-3 weeks for the tank to cycle finish then can put in shrimp right? Do i need to wait longer before i introduce red cherry shrimp in?

Thanks in advanced

[Navanod]

It takes far longer than that to cycle properly bro. I would not go into details but it take 6-8 weeks at the very least before ammonia is zero and another few weeks for nitrite to fall to zero. Only then is it really safe for shrimps.

[Wingless]

oh okay. think will have to wait for 2months then. will do a proper check before putting in the shrimp. thanks bro

[Wingless]

Heres a little update of my tank..

I've added some new plants (ID unknown)..


Front View
At first the moss was brownish.. after a few days the tip of the moss leaf starts to turn bright green. it's a good sign right?



Side View


The only plant that is "pearling"? Got bubble underneath the leafs but i not so sure is oxygen trap under it anot...

[Wingless]

btw the temp is 25-27deg, pH around 7.6.. a few more weeks to go before i add in cherry shrimp! anyone here sell cheap cherries shrimp (or fire red/ sakura)? hehe

[Navanod]

Hi bro, got a closeup shot of the new plant in the immediate foreground? Looks like one of the plants i tried out some time back...its not fully aquatic and rapidly melted on me

[Wingless]

Erm, sorry bro my hp couldn't do a close-up shot, the picture very blur.. I will update close-up shot when my bro takes back his camera..

[Wingless]

anyone here living in the north (sembawang area) selling frogbits/ hornwort? how much do i need for my tank? Please text me at 98758354 thanks

[Wolfgangs246]

You should check the marketplace rather than asking here. But there is someone selling frogbits as a FOC for buying his flame moss. you can try asking him if he still has any left. His name is Patrick and his number is 97688890. But I don't know if he still has any stock left.

[Wingless]

thanks bro Wolfgangs.. i prefer someone living near sembawang though but i couldn't post in the marketplace so i tried asking here.. sorry ya

[Wolfgangs246]

Hah hah no need to be sorry. Just thought you would have a better chance of success posting in the marketplace rather than here. Patrick met me at AMK MRT. Thats not too far off isn't it? Maybe 15-20 mins?

[Wingless]

Oh haha.. didn't know it was amk only.. ok i'll message him, thanks bro

[Wingless]

Here's some picture update..

[Wingless]

Hi, i would like to ask if this green algae needed to be clean away anot.. The green algae is inside the tube which the filter output.



Thanks.

[PaperCut]

Hi, i would like to ask if this green algae needed to be clean away anot.. The green algae is inside the tube which the filter output.



Thanks.

Normally i will only clean it when i see a drop in my flow rate.
Nice to see that your tank is doing fine.

[Wingless]

Normally i will only clean it when i see a drop in my flow rate.
Nice to see that your tank is doing fine.

thanks bro. ok i will clean it when there's a drop in the flow rate then haha.

so far no casualties from the shrimp and hope it stays this way..hehe..

[Wingless]

Some of the berried RCS mama that bro Sthh sold me gave birth already.. Spotted 2 shrimplets (so tiny and CUTE!).. hehe

[Wingless]

My many days of hardwork finally paid off.. After many try and error of making my own C02 setup, it's finally working.. *thanks alot bro ltsai for his explanation.. It's only 40mins and my plant starts pearling, and today i can see string of bubble coming out from the plant.. so happy, it's beautiful! hahas