My 1st Planted 31g Tank Journal

[mincedmeat]

If I saw what I had when Amano was doing his "thing", I think he layers the top layer with powder instead as it would be easier during planting.

IMHO, the stone in the middle seems to be distracting. You might want to take a second look after settling the soil issue before planting and flooding.

[felix_fx2]

If I saw what I had when Amano was doing his "thing", I think he layers the top layer with powder instead as it would be easier during planting.
IMHO, the stone in the middle seems to be distracting. You might want to take a second look after settling the soil issue before planting and flooding.

Top layer finer grain will aid plants that "creep" to have a hold easier also. Mr Amano is arts director
i only feel that middle rock will be buried when foreground grows and become the hole.

Maybe after arranging rest 1-2 days and look again, the view might be lots different. When not satisfied don't flood or plant, or learn to regret later on and rescape :P

[Numbskull]

Thanks for all your concern. I will lift up the middle rock a bit so it will not be covered by HC.

But i think this will be my final scape. Bought the plants i wanted earlier. In the midst of planting now.

Post some pictures before i started planting earlier. Taking a break now as i am having back ache from all the planting.


As advise by brothers here, Bought another pack of Amazonia. Somehow its 2 different colours as my previous packet. This one is a bit darker. Slope at the back is higher now and soil deeper.



HC, Hydrocotle Verticillata, Lidwigia Arcuata, Petite nana, Crypto "tropica" and bloodstar grass. 2 pots of unknown plants (shape like grass) from y618



Root tablets in soil before planting.



More pictures coming up after planting. My smoke break over.

[Numbskull]

Flooding my tank halfway. almost 1 hour and its not half filled.

A full tank shot of tank before blooding.



HC



25 minutes into flooding.



Water via airtube from my filtered water.



More pictures will be up tomorrrow. Too tired to post anything. And tank not flooded fully yet.

[tetrakid]

@numbskull
Hi,
Those rectangular white plastic frames under your substrate which you use to support your rocks. May I know what you call those?
And where I can buy them? What sizes do they come in? How much a piece? Also, is it possible to get black ones?

Thanks in advance.

[mincedmeat]

Bro, some of your pictures were deleted. Not sure what happened there.

@numbskull
Hi,
Those rectangular white plastic frames under your substrate which you use to support your rocks. May I know what you call those?
And where I can buy them? What sizes do they come in? How much a piece? Also, is it possible to get black ones?

Thanks in advance.

You could look for underground filters and use them as support of the rocks. These are optional, really. Some says it helps because it distributes the weight of the rock/s, others don't do it simply because of "aesthetics" (read: Amano - I saw him place huge pieces of rock (and I mean HUGE) in his glass tanks without these support).

[Peanut8787]

@numbskull
Hi,
Those rectangular white plastic frames under your substrate which you use to support your rocks. May I know what you call those?
And where I can buy them? What sizes do they come in? How much a piece? Also, is it possible to get black ones?

Thanks in advance.

Egg crate. Alot of LFS sells them. I think its sold for $10 per big piece. For black, i don't think i have seen it before

[Numbskull]

@numbskull
Hi,
Those rectangular white plastic frames under your substrate which you use to support your rocks. May I know what you call those?
And where I can buy them? What sizes do they come in? How much a piece? Also, is it possible to get black ones?

Thanks in advance.

Hi tetrakid, those are egg crates. Bought from c328.

Yes they come with black colour as well. Got
All 4 piece for 1 & 1/2 purple note.

[felix_fx2]

Hi Numskull,

Kindly refrain from using color coding for price. Thanks.

Coded Pricing
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ice_discussion

[Numbskull]

ok. Sorry about that. will take note in future.

Just an update on my full tank shot.



2nd day and water still not clear. Tomorrow morning first thing is to do water change 50%.

[mincedmeat]

Could probably be because of where your intake is currently placed. Seems like the rock is blocking a good part of the filter intake. My suggestion is to raise the height of the intake or just move the piece of rock.

[Numbskull]

Could probably be because of where your intake is currently placed. Seems like the rock is blocking a good part of the filter intake. My suggestion is to raise the height of the intake or just move the piece of rock.

Thanks for your suggestion but moving my rock will destroy the scape and i had limited space to move my intake pipe.

But anyway water cleared up moderately this morning. Doing another 40% water change now.

[Leonhwr]

Wouldn't rocks affect the water parameter like gH?

[felix_fx2]

i see alot of nice fine co2 emitted
is there a midground plant there beside the main rock?

btw, no worries, i personally feel older version $2 is redish orange and caused me some "Malu" in the past.

[Numbskull]

Wouldn't rocks affect the water parameter like gH?

Certain rock yes. Just have to make sure you purchase rocks which dont alter GH.

i see alot of nice fine co2 emitted
is there a midground plant there beside the main rock?

btw, no worries, i personally feel older version $2 is redish orange and caused me some "Malu" in the past.

spot on Felix bro. Diffuser bought from GreenLeafAquarium. Bazooka atomiser.

Its Cryptocoryne Wendtii "Tropica" beside the main rock.

[felix_fx2]

that is a nice item to have...

crypt wendtii, lets hope it does not grow oversized and popping up all over the place..

[limz_777]

is that pennywort? it looks abit big for the scape

[Numbskull]

Is that what u all call it? All i know the scientific name is call Hydrocotle Verticillata.

YEsi must agree it does look a bit big. Hopefully when its submerged it will shrunk in size.

[hk75]

Nice misting effect. Make me hand itchy.

[Numbskull]

haha hk7 bro. awaiting for your a new scape on your thread!!

I wanna get poison by your post as well!