My new 1FT "Cube".

[blue33]

Trim and replant them back till they are very compact and when they're full grown, trim to the desire slope i've shown you that day. To do that, your water circulation must be well adjust inorder for the nutrients to flow and to feed the plant bed.

[DE-ROC]

Nicely done cube, could you tell me what plant that is that you used for ground cover? Thanks!

[vwsj84]

Nicely done cube, could you tell me what plant that is that you used for ground cover? Thanks!

Hi there... Thanks for the compliment !

My foreground plant is Hemianthus Callitrichoides "Cuba" or more commonly known as HC.

More info here :

http://www.aquatic-eden.com/2006/09/...richoides.html

[wenwei]

Alright, thanks. will try that soon. will take note of what u said

[wenwei]

vic,

How is the mid ground plant growing?.. Are they growing high fast?

[weeyang19]

Latest Update : Feb 01 2009

Plant growth has been excellent so far !
However have noticed hair algae growing on my HC and moss...
Could be due to my high lighting duration of almost 13 hrs a day ... Can't seem to stop looking at my tank at night !





Thanks to Adrian a.k.a Blue33 for the excellent spiky moss.

Wah bro ur Tank Scaping Nice mann,... Will Build one the same size to do another mini Scaping like your

[vwsj84]

Wah bro ur Tank Scaping Nice mann,... Will Build one the same size to do another mini Scaping like your

Thanks for the compliment !

Thanks for the wonderful tank also !
This scape would not have been possible without good tank suppliers like you.

Am thinking about getting a 2 tier stainless steel or WI stand... bottom will put my 2 1 FT cubes... top will probably be a new 2 FT project. However I will need some customisation with respect to depth and the number of cross beams. Maybe can pm me with possible quotation? Thanks !

[craftsman]

Very very nice bro!! Reduce lighting period to 8 hours a day, and you might fix your algae issue. If you wanna view at night, do a split lighting regime. For myself, I turn on at 6am (My dining area become very bright, and in the morning, I don't need to turn on other dining room lighting...) so that I can view my tank, feed my fishes while I am having breakfast. Then light goes off at 10am (Total lighting of 4 hours)

In the evening, light comes on again at 6pm, and off at 10pm. (4 hours) so that I can view during dinner and until I sleep.

Initially, I turned on my lights for 10 hours, and I started getting algae. Then, I reduced my lights & CO2 to 8 hours, and put in UV, and all is now hunky dory.

[blackBRUSHalgae]

very very healthy grow you have! May I know what is your temp range with only cooling fan? What is WI stand anyway?

[vwsj84]

very very healthy grow you have! May I know what is your temp range with only cooling fan? What is WI stand anyway?

Thanks for the compliment !
I'm using the new range of blower style fans ( like ur air-con blower ) for my tank. Temperature ranges from 25.5 to 26.5 degrees... probably because its the cooler season now and my house is pretty enclosed and shaded.

WI stand is wrought iron stand

[torque6]

Latest Update : Feb 01 2009

Plant growth has been excellent so far !
However have noticed hair algae growing on my HC and moss...
Could be due to my high lighting duration of almost 13 hrs a day ...

Good growth and nice moderation on bioload too, not too heavy on the biofiltrations. Becareful of hair algae, once they start growing, its a matter of time before they establish themselves in the tank. Its takes close to 6-7 months to remove them once they settles in your tank for more than 2 weeks.

If possible, startup your lights to favour ending in the evenings if you enjoy viewing your tank after 7-8pm, just make sure they dont get too much natural light during the day.

[vwsj84]

UPDATES !!!



The tank on the left is my low-tech shrimp breeding tank. Plants include various mosses, nanas, java fern & US fissiden. My first ever tank ! Recently did some trimming as the moss was overgrown. Still a little messy so probably will do another trimming soon. Countless sakura, tiger shrimps inside, a few boraras and 2 mini-crayfish ! See if u can spot them !!!



Sakura shrimp from my "high-tech" tank

[blue33]

Very nice.

[weeyang19]

Thanks for the compliment !

Thanks for the wonderful tank also !
This scape would not have been possible without good tank suppliers like you.

Am thinking about getting a 2 tier stainless steel or WI stand... bottom will put my 2 1 FT cubes... top will probably be a new 2 FT project. However I will need some customisation with respect to depth and the number of cross beams. Maybe can pm me with possible quotation? Thanks !

Thanks bro for the comment,... i do have SS Stand too just let me know
Cant wait to see more beautiful set up from u

[wenwei]

the snails in your tank are having a great life... living in such a nice environment.

[vwsj84]

the snails in your tank are having a great life... living in such a nice environment.

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yes...

But no matter how many i remove... they r still there.

[uklau]

Gorgeous tank!

Well done

[tcy81]

very nice 1ft tank.

[vwsj84]

very nice 1ft tank.

Thanks ! ... did a major trimming last week... now HC has been attacked by hair algae... argh

[blue33]

Thanks ! ... did a major trimming last week... now HC has been attacked by hair algae... argh

To prevent hair algae attack inthe future, those trimmed plant tie with cotton wool that use for filter media and put back into the tank. When you trimmed your plant you have to reduce nutrients and sometime CO2 as plant is quite weak at this time, so it will not intake that fast anymore, when plant slow down the intake of CO2, the bb in the filter may suffer due to too much CO2.