Just another 2ftx2ft tank

**benjaminong88** · 13th May 2011, 00:54

Nice glosso bro! keeping it nice and low i see. I think you should trim abit to get more shape into your scape. by the way, nice foot in the picture. ahaha i always stick my foot on my cupboard when i sit there to take photo.

**Peanut8787** · 13th May 2011, 08:22

Originally Posted by benjaminong88

Nice glosso bro! keeping it nice and low i see. I think you should trim abit to get more shape into your scape. by the way, nice foot in the picture. ahaha i always stick my foot on my cupboard when i sit there to take photo.

Thanks bro for your kind comment. Trimmed quite a bit so now still awaiting for the plant to grow longer before trimming again.

Cheers

**jeffteo** · 16th May 2011, 16:44

Originally Posted by Peanut8787

Did anyone see some brown layer of stuff which is on the equator of the soil to the glass? I wonder what causes that? Anyone got any idea?

Are you referring to the stuff on the soil and glass below the soil layer? It should be algae. I have that on mine too. When the light is too close to the side, light travels within the glass into the soil level, same concept as fiber optics. My Horned Nerite snail like to "dig" by the side of the glass into the soil area to eat the algae there.

**Saiberg** · 16th May 2011, 19:46

Nice foreground bro... Wild looking tank..

**Peanut8787** · 17th May 2011, 01:31

Originally Posted by jeffteo

Are you referring to the stuff on the soil and glass below the soil layer? It should be algae. I have that on mine too. When the light is too close to the side, light travels within the glass into the soil level, same concept as fiber optics. My Horned Nerite snail like to "dig" by the side of the glass into the soil area to eat the algae there.

Bro thanks for your info. My horned nerite snail always die on me and Otto doesn't seem to like those brown stuff too. Haha

Cheers

**Peanut8787** · 17th May 2011, 01:37

Originally Posted by Saiberg

Nice foreground bro... Wild looking tank..

Thanks bro for your kind comment. Topped up soil this evening due to the Ph level and trimmed my glosso. Ph is driving me crazy!!! Lucky now got a RO unit which keep my water at 6.5-6.6. Now blasting CO2 for the glosso to grow back and added a small air stone on the corner to add some O2 into the tank as all my CRS was strutting for air on top of my plant. Everything seems fine now. Will be updating soon again.

**jeffteo** · 17th May 2011, 12:27

Originally Posted by Peanut8787

Bro thanks for your info. My horned nerite snail always die on me and Otto doesn't seem to like those brown stuff too. Haha

Cheers

Where did you get your Nerite snails from? Mine are from Y934 and are very hardy. Got 4 in Feb this year and lasted till now. I often move them within my tanks without acclimatising them and now 2 are in my new tank which is cycling. No issue so far. Except for one which keep running away and this time round cannot find it. Change source of where you get them from may help.
I don't think Oto will eat the algae near soil level.

**Peanut8787** · 17th May 2011, 12:44

Originally Posted by jeffteo

Where did you get your Nerite snails from? Mine are from Y934 and are very hardy. Got 4 in Feb this year and lasted till now. I often move them within my tanks without acclimatising them and now 2 are in my new tank which is cycling. No issue so far. Except for one which keep running away and this time round cannot find it. Change source of where you get them from may help.
I don't think Oto will eat the algae near soil level.

I got them from petsmart. Got 6 of them and I just threw them all in. First 3 day crawl around the same corner, after that totally stop moving so i thought it might be the shrimp who is disturbing them so I throw them to the inside of my heavy leafed area and they were gone forever. Should be dying inside. I gave up on horned snail. Does the survive rate of bumble bee snail better?

**jeffteo** · 17th May 2011, 15:11

Originally Posted by Peanut8787

I got them from petsmart. Got 6 of them and I just threw them all in. First 3 day crawl around the same corner, after that totally stop moving so i thought it might be the shrimp who is disturbing them so I throw them to the inside of my heavy leafed area and they were gone forever. Should be dying inside. I gave up on horned snail. Does the survive rate of bumble bee snail better?

So far, I know only Nerite are good with algae. Small enough to go onto tight areas or thin leafs. Try getting from other LFS and acclimatise them before dumping into the tank. Snail actually need to acclimatise also.

**Peanut8787** · 17th May 2011, 16:21

Originally Posted by jeffteo

So far, I know only Nerite are good with algae. Small enough to go onto tight areas or thin leafs. Try getting from other LFS and acclimatise them before dumping into the tank. Snail actually need to acclimatise also.

Thanks bro. Will try out soon.

Cheers