My cheapo 3ft x 1ft x 1ft planted tank

[blackgf]

Hi guys,

Dump my 2ft shrimp tank & try out a 3ft planted tank. Been searching the above tank size for years but no luck getting a used set. Fed up ordered the tank from N30 instead. Brought 2 bags of japan soil & new eheim pump. No chiller but will pump in CO2. DIY the oyama on the back & both top side bracket. Today hook up the setup & this is my planted tank DAY ONE.

Here the is the pictures






Look at the water is crystal clear & this is DAY ONE!!






Feel free to comment!!

[SeVenZ]

nice stand! you should do the planting before you fill it with water. this way, it reduces the debris being "disturbed"!

[ciaossu]

what stand is there? from the look of it it looks dangerous to me as in it wouldn't be able to support the tank.

[blackgf]

nice stand! you should do the planting before you fill it with water. this way, it reduces the debris being "disturbed"!

Thanks. Planning to put alot of wood like tree into the tank. So didnt plant anything at starts up.

[SeVenZ]

ahh i see ! so its a tree scape your going for?

[blackgf]

what stand is there? from the look of it it looks dangerous to me as in it wouldn't be able to support the tank.

Is from a neighbour used to pray dont know what previously and they plan throw it away. So i took it coz i like the height & the wood is solid so no worries whether its can take the load or not. Thanks for the pointers.

[blackgf]

ahh i see ! so its a tree scape your going for?

Errr yes, coz is easy to maintain as u can pull out one at time to trim etc.

[SeVenZ]

hahaha icic.. are you going for a lawn ?

[blackgf]

hahaha icic.. are you going for a lawn ?

Paisei, what do u mean by lawn.

[SeVenZ]

like carpet the entire soil ?

[blackgf]

like carpet the entire soil ?

Orh no no. Would like to have it but i doubt i can achieve it.

[friend688]

Hi pal,

Happen to see this late at night. Thought I assist a bit...

Not a adviceable structure for tank set up. The overall tank and water weight are not well supported, neither is it well distributed weight.

Yes don't fill water first. Plan your scape design first. Oh no! No inner layers soil and base fertilizer.

Rdgs
Tam

[felix_fx2]

Uneven weight distribution will end up in a sad hobbyist.
You seems to have another platform/plank below the tank but it does not change your center of gravity even when the stress of the tank is not directly on the base structure.

IMHO, the "kiasu" nature of most folks will rather have it having 4 corners well grounded then play humpty dumpty.

@friend688, Tam he already filled the tank. Even when there are benefits It is not a must for base substrate like Powersand or Base Ferts if he doses liquid fertilizer.

[mincedmeat]

I would have preferred all sides properly grounded, just so that no accidents would happen.

[limz_777]

looks dangerous , is there any wood plank below ?

suggest you invest in a better base cabinet

[blackgf]

Thanks for all the pointer guys.

[ciaossu]

yup, invest in a better support to keep a peace of mind. it's not worth it to take this kind of risk, what if one day when you come home and see your house flooded with water + soil + shattered glass + livestock and also the water might damage your furniture?

i hope you will consider this point seriously. at the end of the day it's still up to you

cheers

[blackgf]

Thank u all for the advise & concern on the cheapo stand. Will look into it.
I came across this article, anyone using this PP to clean the plants? My previously shrimp tank i mess it up end up will snail, worms etc. So this time round wants to kiasu.

Preventing disease

Only buy plants that look healthy.
Do not buy plats from aquariums where the fish seem unhealthy. Plants can carry malicious microorganisms and infect your fishes.
If you want to be even safer, sterilize the plants before you place them in your aquarium. You can for instance use a dilute solution of potassium permanganate (provided that you have plant and fish species that can handle traces of potassium permanganate). Keeping a plant in potassium permanganate for 10-15 minutes will kill most malevolent microorganisms.
Remove all damaged leaves before planting. It is better to remove a lot of leaves than allow them to decay and pollute the water.
Do not panic if most leaves die, turn yellow or dissolve after planting. The shock of being repotted can make plants lose their leaves, but they will grow new ones.

[michael lai]

Dear blackgf,
I am not worried about your tank but I am worried for your safety and your family members, somemore the tank is without centre bracing. A steel stand is less than $100, very worthwhile investment. You can make a cabinet style by attaching color corrugated board to the stand. As for PP, it is worthwhile to note PP is deadly to all organism if incorrect dosage is used. My advise to read up more, please note all tanks parameters are different by nature due to different wood, sand, filter, temperature. My last input is if you are creating a drift wood scape, best substrate is white sand for the contrast. That is from my angle, aesthetic over actual biotope.


regards,
michael

[BlessChwee]

the pressure of both ends seem to put a lot if pressure to the silicon and chance if leakage is high