My first CRS tank after 8 times of redo

[chansl]

Hi guys

After 2 months spent on redoing my tank for 8 times, this is my final product

I redo 8 times because i made alot of wrong choices like buying the wrong soil, wrong ceramic, wrong stuffs. However, thank to the seniors on this forum, i manage to slowly get things right and yup, this is the outcome of it.

I would like to specially thank Zenith82 bro and xconnect bro for advising me personally. Very nice brothers.

My current tank will be cycling until i got the optimal level.

Using 2226 ehiem filter, STIFG Flite chiller (Super super quiet ), a prefilter, a t8 light and internal filter

Using Gex soil with ada powder soil on top

2 christmas moss on small wood and christmas moss on my driftwood. 2 unknown plant i bought from c328.

Please feel free to share your comment. I am still learning. Hoping to get my first shrimp from AQ brother so do wait for me.

[Jianyuan]

Everything looks good to go now. Kudos for your not dying spirit!
Best of luck this time round mate.

[cheetf]

Your picture not there.

[Zenith82]

Chansl, I think you miss out the links for photos.

Allow me to help you post the picture, as this is the photo of Chansl's tank sent to me thru Whatsapp. I would say he had a very unique DW very nice design.

[huizhong]

that dw is nice!
i'm also learning and quite new. dunno how many shrimps die under me already
i like your thick soil. maybe a background would make the tank look nicer and neater

[cheetf]

That's one rocking driftwood! Tie some fissidens on it.

[darrentyl]

Wow, that big center piece of DW looks great. Very nice setup..

[Navanod]

ADA powder soil? Hehe, xconnect bro!

And what's a STIFG Flite chiller?

[chansl]

Thank guys for your encouragement

[chansl]

that dw is nice!
i'm also learning and quite new. dunno how many shrimps die under me already
i like your thick soil. maybe a background would make the tank look nicer and neater

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Hi bro actually there is no background because the tank is beside my studying table and the purpose is for the outside people to be able to look at my tank too. Which is why it was kept as simple as possible.

Cheers !

[chansl]

ADA powder soil? Hehe, xconnect bro!

And what's a STIFG Flite chiller?

It is a Ada soil but in a form of powder .. Pretty expensive but i think it makes it look neat =)

Sorry i mean SFILIGOI Flite chiller .. will edit the post

[avex30]

I like the driftwood nice but one thing i wish to say your soil look abit thick kindly do not stir your soil in future if you see the bottom or mid-section of the soil having greenish or yellowish or reddish please please don't stir.....

[bai]

Nice and simple setup.....I like the big driftwood also....hehe

[xconnect.]

looks good. the standing dw remind me of mine with mini fiss

[HeMan]

Nice DW indeed, how long have you been cycling now?

[Navanod]

It is a Ada soil but in a form of powder .. Pretty expensive but i think it makes it look neat =)

Sorry i mean SFILIGOI Flite chiller .. will edit the post

Its expensive because ADA sells them by volume, not weight. The ADA normal soil is same volume but much lighter.
Powder is normally used for aquascaping, not shrimps but yea, looks neat (that's why Amano uses it as a top soil)

[chansl]

Its expensive because ADA sells them by volume, not weight. The ADA normal soil is same volume but much lighter.
Powder is normally used for aquascaping, not shrimps but yea, looks neat (that's why Amano uses it as a top soil)

You mean it don't reduce Ph? Oh no . Why not for shrimp? Feel like anther wrong purchase. Lol

[chansl]

Less than a week but the Bio ring inside is been cycling for 2 months as I had redo 8 times. Lol

[alvinchan80]

You mean it don't reduce Ph? Oh no . Why not for shrimp? Feel like anther wrong purchase. Lol

it does reduce PH and brings it down very well... dont worry...

[chansl]

I like the driftwood nice but one thing i wish to say your soil look abit thick kindly do not stir your soil in future if you see the bottom or mid-section of the soil having greenish or yellowish or reddish please please don't stir.....

Roger sir . Why will it turn colour? I just know that it meant that soil lost its buffer ability and something to do with air trapped inside.