My office 1 ft tank since 2007

[Limbeh]

Hi all,

It has been with me for almost 5 years!

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In 2007 September


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In 2008 August


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In 2009 December

Not a single picture taken in 2010!


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In 2011 July


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And now, after a major revamp.

[Ganthet]

I love the simple setup. I'd just like to ask a few questions:
Are the Endler's the only livestock in the tank, and have they bred over the years?
Also, is that Peacock moss is your tank, and where did you buy it from?
And finally, what fertilisers if any do you add?

Thank you for your time,
Ganthet

[Limbeh]

Hi Ganthet,

Apart from Endlers, I also have cherry shrimps and horn snail in the tank, the only one that don't breed is the horn snail.
I am still keeping endlers today, not in the office but at home.

As for the peacock moss, I am not sure which picture you are referring to. If it is the first picture, yes, those are peacock moss which I got from Colourful Aquarium, but from the forum discussion, it is concluded to be the same as spiky moss. If you are talking about the moss in the last picture, those are weeping moss, my favourite moss as they still to wood or stones like glue, even stick on glass but they do attract quite a bit of algae.

Fertilisers ... nil.

Cheers!

[ignatius05]

Hi Limbeh,

Thanks for sharing the picture of your tank. Looks very serene and calm to me. Cool. With reference to the last picture (what you have now), what plants are those that form the tank's carpet? Weeping moss? If its weeping moss, did you tied the them to S.S. mesh or something? I looks nice, healthy and flat to me.

And the stones looks greenish to me. Did you sort of grind some mini-fissiden or something and sprinkle on the stones to get that look?

Lastly, do you use CO2 injection? I know its kind of obvious but just want to confirm.

Thanks.

[Limbeh]

Hi ignatius05,

The plant is mini pelia and they are wrapped onto stainless steel mesh by net. On the bogwood, there are both mini pelia and weeping moss, weeping moss are those at the split and tip of the branches.

The stones became greenish due to algae, not done by me.

Yes, I do inject CO2 at a rate of 1 bubble every 10 sec and it is shared by another 1ft tank via a splitter, super low rate, got to stare hard to see the bubbles.

Cheers.

[diazman]

hi bro, whats the lightset you have there? looks nice..