My 1.5 ft Iwagumi Tank + CRS Grade SS

[Ray]

hi dudes,

just to upload my tank's pics. it is still work in progress though as the HC has yet to carpet my tank entirely. do have a look and give me your comments =)
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The setup

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The beginning

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One of my SS CRS

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three months down the road

[Neondagger]

Wah 3months still have not carpeted. Die liao sia lol. I just started my hc for 3 days

[godprint]

I like it. Good job!
How many Crs in the tank now?

[Shadow]

You need more smaller rocks, put it around the main rock. Is that Japanese hairgrass behind? very messy, normal hairgrass probably better.

Just my 2 cents

[edw7636]

Agree with bro shadow. Once have smaller rocks, try putting some E tenellus or blyxia japonica to complement the small rocks.

Ps : By the way, do some trimming on HC. You will definately needed,lol

[Ecalyte]

What rocks are those?

[Ray]

I like it. Good job!
How many Crs in the tank now?

There are 10 CRS in my tank... my intention is to control the population as i dont want to spoilt the iwagumi feel.. so will sell off the shrimps if they do breed..

[Ray]

You need more smaller rocks, put it around the main rock. Is that Japanese hairgrass behind? very messy, normal hairgrass probably better.

Just my 2 cents

Thank you for the comment. This is my first tank actually, set it up with the help of my frd. i am unsure of if my hairgrass is japanese or normal ones.. the Hairgrass is to have a grassy feel as a background..

[Ray]

What rocks are those?

i am not sure coz i grab them off at a fish farm in pasir ris.. huge chunk of stones to choose from... =)

[Shadow]

Thank you for the comment. This is my first tank actually, set it up with the help of my frd. i am unsure of if my hairgrass is japanese or normal ones.. the Hairgrass is to have a grassy feel as a background..

That is very well done scape for the first try

[Ray]

That is very well done scape for the first try

I have trim my hairgrass based on your feedback as below..

[edw7636]

Wah. Nicer now .

If you still have some soil left. Top up abit near the rocks as I saw some holes there.

[Neondagger]

how come the HC seems to be growing upward? Is it just me?

[Ray]

i got plenty of soils left.. but i am afriad the new soils will leak amonia out... and that is deadly to my CRS!

[Ray]

some part of the HC will grow upwards initally and they will start to creep to the sides..

[Neondagger]

I think it will look neater if just use hc without the hairgrass. Confirm nice.
haha goodluck with your HC!

[Ray]

i did consider that intially, yup HC definetely will shine on its own. the down side is that there will be a lack of layer in the landscape. That is why i include HG as the background..

[Neondagger]

i did consider that intially, yup HC definetely will shine on its own. the down side is that there will be a lack of layer in the landscape. That is why i include HG as the background..

Ye. Thats why I thought at first before I started my planted tank. using a layer to plants to add a type of depth to the tank end up abandoning the idea and use all HC instead.
My reason. All HC would look neater, I afraid that HC would fight with the Hairgrass and grow on each other land lol.
There is more than 1 way to add depth to your tank without using 2 types of carpet.
One of the way I realise from looking at some of the bros tanks. is to do a slope. Definitely add a kind of depth.
Just my thought.
Your tank. Your way. I am not a pro in planted tank or should I say a noob in this hobby. I just started my FIRST 1ft nano planted tank. Therefore. dun think too hard about my comments haha. hardly have any evidence to support my points. Anyhow only. Your tank looks quite nice with your rock scape.!

[backspace]

The latest scape looks good.

[Ray]

no problem, its an exchange of ideas.. i already have slopes on the sides =) well theres always room for improvement.. like my rock formation..