Just another 2ftx2ft tank

[Peanut8787]

Hi Folks,

I'm back to showcase another tank.

Tank was created on the 13/03/11

Tank Specs

I am using the new H.E.L.P advanced soil. 19L
Root enhancer
Borneo wild drift wood
Java, christmas, mini tawain, tawain, HC cuba, java fern and some other plant which i do not know their names.

2bps CO2, 7 hours of T5 7500 and 10000 light.
Canister with lily pipe
All are designed with wood and no stone.

Hope you guys enjoy.

Cheers









Finally changed the HC planting layout.







Added charcoal...

[Aquanoob]

Nice tank, where did you get the H.E.L.P advanced soil from? Information on the soil http://www.jpc-co.jp/help/english/soil/

[Peanut8787]

Added some new plant on the 15/03

[Peanut8787]

Nice tank, where did you get the H.E.L.P advanced soil from? Information on the soil http://www.jpc-co.jp/help/english/soil/

I got it from my nearby LFS which is at yishun 716 and I bought 19l which is everything the shop has.. I know the information and even contacted the japan for more info regarding this soil. It is a new product which was release somewhere in Nov 2010. This soil has 0ppm ammonia and the japanese said they would just throw in shrimp after few hours of running.

Some info about our conversation



Me;
Hi,

I have just purchased a packet of H.E.L.P Advanced soil. May I know how long
does the cycle of the soil needs as I am currently keeping some sensitive
good grade CRS aka Crystal red shrimp thus I can't afford to have any hip
cup.

Thanks

Japan;
thank you very much for your inquiry as to our Advanced Soil.
According to your question below, we assume you are using this type of substrate, soil, for the first time. Would you like to know how long does the soil keep (shelf life)?
It actually depends on the size of your aquarium tank, quantity of shrimps, the water condition of your raw water and the like. Generally, however, we ourselves, our clients, and most shrimp breeders in Japan exchange soil when they see the following indications:

Compared to before,
- shrimps do not eat well,
- water plants, do not grow well, and/or
- shrimps/fish do not lay eggs or breed well.

Water pH is the most important factor for breeding shrimps. The most efficient value is supposed to be between 5.5 and 6.5, and our Advanced Soil targets that value.

If you would like to obtain more information, you could do so by looking at our website. If you have not visited yet, please check it out.

http://www.jpc-co.jp/help/english/soil/

Also, if you provide us with more information such as the size of your tank, the quantity of your shrimps, and pH of your raw water, we could give you more precise advice according to your situation. If we may ask, would you let us know where you purchased Advanced Soil?

Again, thank you very much for your interest in our Advanced Soil. We look forward to serving you again.




This soil is constantly keeping my PH at 6-6.5. Very effective PH for those sensitive breed...

It doesn't cloud the water too. I placed some base fertilizer before lying the advanced soil.

*It does very tedious to type out H.E.L.P without the caps on. Lol

Cheers.

[Apistoinka]

Nice setup... Looking forward to see how your plants grow... Keep us update...

[Peanut8787]

Updates are on the way. Beware. It's not for the faint-hearted. Lol

[ciaossu]

Hi, looking forward on your update.

[leonard6july]

In the first picture, where then HC is still in mats, how do you keep them on the bottom? Mine always float up to the surface.

[Peanut8787]

In the first picture, where then HC is still in mats, how do you keep them on the bottom? Mine always float up to the surface.

Bro you will need to use some soil to cover up the sides. If you are using the dry method then this won't be an issue. I removed all my HC and changed to glosso. Pictures are coming!!

[Peanut8787]

Some updates.













Comment are welcome...
Cheers

[Peanut8787]

My water parameter.

PH 6.5 - 6.9. CO2 on and off
GH - 5
KH - 4
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - <20

Water changes within 3-4 days of 10% aged water and Nutri fin water conditioner, Seachem water anti-chlorine.
Seachem potassium.

Total light of 2x55W and 2x10W with 9 hours per day.
CO2 injection.

Farna,

Cherry shrimp, CRS, yellow shrimp, Oto and HYDRA. LOLLL

[tiintinn]

nice wild looking growth ")

wondering if you might have flatten the slop? Personal view, the wood on the right looks kinda out of place "P, will it be better to remove the wood and shift the plants to the left as background?

looking forward to more update ")

[Peanut8787]

Some update. Changed some layout of the branches

[ciaossu]

Hi, nice wild looking tank. i've always like wild looking tank.

[Peanut8787]

Hi, nice wild looking tank. i've always like wild looking tank.

Thanks bro for your kind comment. Still trying to improve. Will be planting some hairgrass along the woody area tonight to make it look like a real forest

[leonard6july]

Bro you will need to use some soil to cover up the sides. If you are using the dry method then this won't be an issue. I removed all my HC and changed to glosso. Pictures are coming!!

Thanks. Seems obvious to me now. What happened to make you change HC to glosso?

[leonard6july]

I also like the new layout more than the old one. The old one has the single piece of wood on the back right hand corner; kind of out of place I think.

[Peanut8787]

Thanks. Seems obvious to me now. What happened to make you change HC to glosso?

Cause I didn't use the dried method and alot of small HC kept floating up and the growing is freaking slow then glosso. lol

Cheers

[Peanut8787]

I also like the new layout more than the old one. The old one has the single piece of wood on the back right hand corner; kind of out of place I think.

Hahaha. I was thinking the whole night where to place the wood and kept shifting till the whole floor is wet.

New photo is coming. Changed a abit of the front root..

[Peanut8787]

Does it look nicer? The scape is almost completed. Tonight will be planting some hairgrass around the root area.

Do you think I should get more lights? My current light is front 2x55w PL light and back is 2x10w T8 light. Wonder if I change the back light to 2x55w PL light, will it be inviting algae?

Cheers