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Oh no! This was getting promising.
I think he gave/sold his tank away to his friend.Originally Posted by mincedmeat
...might as well check if Alvin can provide the updates on the tank.
Oh no! This was getting promising.
Need something to scratch that itchy hand of mine.
Don't act smart. Be smart!
What a waste!
Oh no! This was getting promising.Oops, sorry for the mis-information:
It was PROX (another Aq member) who sold his "2.5ft Iwagumi Shallow Tank"; NOT Alvin.
PROX's tank looked like this in the beginning:
again, sorry for any misunderstanding I've caused.
The tank is really crystal clear and wonder what type of tank is it .Oops, sorry for the mis-information
It was PROX (another Aq member) who sold his "2.5ft Iwagumi Shallow Tank"; NOT Alvin.
PROX's tank looked like this in the beginning:
again, sorry for any misunderstanding I've caused.
look like just a normal tank, crystal glass normally will have white or light bluish edge.
It's actually an ADA tank: http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...038#post575038
Need something to scratch that itchy hand of mine.
Don't act smart. Be smart!
no lah, the one BlessChwee quote is PROX's tank not Alvin
Stop it! I think we have a tank crisis. hehehee...
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Hey that's not bad at all. Actually it looks great.
So what's the story with Alvin's tank now? How is it going?
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Very lush HC
Did you experience any melting from the HC a few weeks after flooding your tank? If so, may I know how you handle it?My sincere apologies to everybody for the lack of response to this thread.It's been about a year since the last update. Since someone dug this thread up, might as well check if Alvin can provide the updates on the tank.
I am updating this thread as a form of closure to my first serious attempt at a planted tank albeit, it's late by almost 2 years! - I hope to share what I can remember about the initial wonderful experience and I am trying to startup again.
The tank flourished for the next 3-4 months and then family/work commitment got really hectic and I began to pay much less attention to maintenance as I was running off automated dosing pumps. However, the dosing tubes failed as the brass check valves clogged with sediments and I was not vigilant enough to notice until it was too late (weeks later).
By then I'd resorted to irregular manual dosing and that too came to a stop when the tank became difficult to salvage (unhealthy plants, algae), I just left it to grow with little pruning nor dosing.
Lights were greatly reduced and most of the hardier plants like crypts, nana continued to survive for a year until finally, I took the effort to decommission it recently.
What I've learnt from my initial experience:
1) There are alot of amazing setup guides out there, but in my opinion, too few hands-on maintenance of plants (e.g. carpet, rooting plant) for long-term scapes - I wish there were more!
2) I realised that fast growing plants with plenty of roots, start to cause significant of soil compression which is hard to rectify without uprooting.
3) Unwelcomed snails are a huge pain - I cringe thinking of them multiplying under the soil - despite my effort to sanitize my plants with potassium permanganate, they still survived and thrived.
4) Utricularia Gibba - another pest. Despite best efforts to remove them, they always come back to haunt me too - came free with Utricularia Graminifolia from local farm.
5) If I'm not careful pruning HC 'Cuba', the scissors may uproot the whole patch when I lift off.
6) Utricularia Graminfolia grows well tied to metal meshes, but it's just a temporary solution as they will float off though.
Sweetest moments:
1) UG (Utricularia Graminifolia) thriving. I didn't manage to get a full lawn unfortunately as I couldn't keep them rooted. I got half my tank surface occupied with a 1-inch thick mat though.
2) HC was surprisingly robust from emersed to submersed. Grew reallly fast and didn't melt at all.
I'm sorry I do not have any updated pics. I tried to search my computer but realised that I delayed taking update photos as things were progressing nicely initially and I wanted to do it when everything was perfect - which fell short.
I am attempting an almost similar scape with the same equipment and hardscape again because I feel that I did not complete my initial attempt and I hope the seniors can guide me along again when I have any queries I can't resolve.
Cheers!
nice update Alvin!!
hopefully can see your completed scape in time to come!!
My sincere apologies to everybody for the lack of response to this thread.
I am updating this thread as a form of closure to my first serious attempt at a planted tank albeit, it's late by almost 2 years! - I hope to share what I can remember about the initial wonderful experience and I am trying to startup again.
The tank flourished for the next 3-4 months and then family/work commitment got really hectic and I began to pay much less attention to maintenance as I was running off automated dosing pumps. However, the dosing tubes failed as the brass check valves clogged with sediments and I was not vigilant enough to notice until it was too late (weeks later).
By then I'd resorted to irregular manual dosing and that too came to a stop when the tank became difficult to salvage (unhealthy plants, algae), I just left it to grow with little pruning nor dosing.
Lights were greatly reduced and most of the hardier plants like crypts, nana continued to survive for a year until finally, I took the effort to decommission it recently.
What I've learnt from my initial experience:
1) There are alot of amazing setup guides out there, but in my opinion, too few hands-on maintenance of plants (e.g. carpet, rooting plant) for long-term scapes - I wish there were more!
2) I realised that fast growing plants with plenty of roots, start to cause significant of soil compression which is hard to rectify without uprooting.
3) Unwelcomed snails are a huge pain - I cringe thinking of them multiplying under the soil - despite my effort to sanitize my plants with potassium permanganate, they still survived and thrived.
4) Utricularia Gibba - another pest. Despite best efforts to remove them, they always come back to haunt me too - came free with Utricularia Graminifolia from local farm.
5) If I'm not careful pruning HC 'Cuba', the scissors may uproot the whole patch when I lift off.
6) Utricularia Graminfolia grows well tied to metal meshes, but it's just a temporary solution as they will float off though.
Sweetest moments:
1) UG (Utricularia Graminifolia) thriving. I didn't manage to get a full lawn unfortunately as I couldn't keep them rooted. I got half my tank surface occupied with a 1-inch thick mat though.
2) HC was surprisingly robust from emersed to submersed. Grew reallly fast and didn't melt at all.
I'm sorry I do not have any updated pics. I tried to search my computer but realised that I delayed taking update photos as things were progressing nicely initially and I wanted to do it when everything was perfect - which fell short.
I am attempting an almost similar scape with the same equipment and hardscape again because I feel that I did not complete my initial attempt and I hope the seniors can guide me along again when I have any queries I can't resolve.
Cheers!
Thanks firebladeLong time no see!
Yeah so long already... the last time I saw you is 2004 I think... almost 10 years liao...
maybe can meet you at aquarama?
Thanks fireblade
See you at Aquarama too Alvin!
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Love point 5. We learnt the same way
hope to see your next scape soon man.
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Hey Alvin, let's go to eat the Kwai chap at Macpherson again, and adjourn to Green Chapter to get intoxicated once again.
Glad to see you back. Followed your tank progress all the way till now and hope to see your next attempt soon.
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Yah, last time we met was with Kenny (hobbit6003)!
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felix, haha, I didn't realise that uprooting entire patches of HC was a common issue.Love point 5. We learnt the same way
hope to see your next scape soon man.
Sure! anytime. I've been looking forward to go there. A pity we overshot your appointment timing that day. My poison resistance is quite high - unless I find an excuse to replace my T5HO lights (just bought 8 extra T5H0 tubes unfortunately).Hey Alvin, let's go to eat the Kwai chap at Macpherson again, and adjourn to Green Chapter to get intoxicated once again.
Hi jeff, I still remember we started around the same time!
Glad to see you around and how are your tanks doing? I am going for something similar, but with much fewer species of plants this time. Going to take into account the maintenance required as well as the simple look which I'd desired - but ended up being rather too crowded with too many plant species. Keeping it simpler if possible.
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