Planted Tank 5 x 2 x 2

Originally Posted by castrol

very nice set up, bro, u must have been a patient guy..i try help to do planted tank with friend..only 2hours nia..i feel like smashing up the tank liao..

Guys, all time spent on maintenance are wiped off after you seen the end product a month or two after setup, anyway monthly maintenance will take up of 1-2 hours after initial setup

Few encounter when livestock kick in, diseases and water instability killed most of the fishes, I did bought hundred of Rummy nose and Cardinal tetra but now are left with about 30pcs each, these are more painful, another experience to share: plan your desire fishes and put them all in at one attempt, do not add different/new fishes subsequently which might bring in unwanted disease which kill your old fishes

Beautiful tank setup

guys more photos to share, btw anyone into penguin tetra or emperor tetra??

Please help to identified this moss also

Anyone to help identifying???

[emazroy]

Nice setup...very calming....
but the expenses confirm not calming 1!!!
Thought of owning one..but must wait till my hubby's pay increase....

Originally Posted by emazroy

Nice setup...very calming....
but the expenses confirm not calming 1!!!
Thought of owning one..but must wait till my hubby's pay increase....

Hi, passion overcome all odds, imaging having a bad day at work, but home to my planted passion which claim me and enable me still go to work the next day

However, please note that the money spent are not at a shot but bit monthly, so generally it is quite OK, perhaps you should have the starter first: first buy a Tank + cabinet + fert + sand, filled up with water

Second to come: Light, filter

Third: Chiller

lastly: plant and fishes

veyr beautiful setup, my dream planted tank

[kenza]

Originally Posted by Eric9013

All Prices are approximate from Memory
Tank 540L 5ft x 2ft x 2ft - FOC - Some friend of my gave me
Substrate: Normal American sand - SGD 40
Lighting: 2 x 150W MH 6500k - SGD 850.00 (2nd Hand)
Co2: SGD 128.00 full set (Includes bubble counter, Diffuser, Regulator Cannister 2L, one way valve, Elect Solenoid timer)
Fertilizers: SGD 80.00
Filtration: External Eheim - SGD 200.00+ (2nd)
Chiller: Teco TR20 - SGD 1,000.00+

Starter product which have been tried unsucessful and threw cost about 1,500.00 (Light, CO2 Regulator, Instant CO2 Kit, Hood, Filter, etc)

My advise if you really keen and are willing to have a place in your house took up for this hobby, go for all high end product instead, my try and error cost lot of unwanted time and money spent.

Didnt know the lighting will cost so much?

[darrytan]

Originally Posted by castrol

very nice set up, bro, u must have been a patient guy..i try help to do planted tank with friend..only 2hours nia..i feel like smashing up the tank liao..

I believe he is not just patient, but also very passionate with planted. The ways he looked into the setting of the tanks and the plants growing process, u need more than just patient

Eric, great work on the planted, cheers for u!