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03-10-2008, 10:52 AM

Mabuhay!

Sun-Fed 75g tank

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I just want to share my "works" in progress....and criticisms/suggestions/appreciations/advises will always be of utmost importance to me. Please bear with me, since i'll be posting 25 pics all in all..i want you all to see my tanks in its raw form...hehehehe. Just to remind the group, i really feel that i have very little aquascaping skills (or none at all) and as of now my goal is how to keep the plants alive.

I took a picture of the tank before i added the "river-sand" .... maybe next time i'll use pure soil as my substrate. Again, i mineralized it..according to the website i've read on how to mineralize your soil. I used river-sand because thats the only thing my money can buy right now. hehehe

I've noticed that when you soak your soil for a long period of time, the texture changes its kinda smooth and more compact in a good way. I can't help it i am a big fan of K.R. and i really love the idea of using soil as substrate because i like working with soil, i love to get my hands "dirty" actually, i really dont use gloves when i work in the garden. Since its a soil substrate, the snails seems to be just gliding from one end to another, i guess they're really loving it and seeing them doing it gives me a very good feeling especially when i see their trails.

I bought the following plants below in a place called "cartimar" here in Manila. Its really a big place full of aquariums and other pet-related stuffs. I said to myself, i'll try growing again the red bacopa and the reineckki since these plants always dies on my 25g setup. But it had a twist, i put them in caps filled with vermi-soil, mineralized soil and river-sand and it looks very promising. i've never seen the plants grow roots so fast.

another example of plants in plastic cups. As you can see in the very first picture, most of the plants are in pots, i did it because back then i was still saving money to buy river-sand. Anyway, i removed some of the plants from their pots since keeping them in it only eats up space but i left a number of plants in the pots to control their growth such as dwarf lotus, vallis, horse-tail and echis.

Unfortunately, the river-sand i bought kinda look like cement sand hehehe. since i still have some white-sand and volcanic dust left i mixed it with my river-sand.

The start of my grueling experience. I have a peace lily hanging in the aquarium many believed that its a good nitrate absorber.
my peace lily para nitrate absorber.

look ma, containersssssssssssssss!!!!
Whenever i would do a WC, i always use the water from my aquarium to water my land-based plants so as not to waste anything.

As you can see the aquarium is filled with floating plants such as najas grass, water lettuce, and many more. I did not throw away my excess plants just yet because i will need it to hasten the cycling process and establish colonies of good organisms.

The (un)finished product. hehehehe

Actually, i only have a small idea on how this aquarium should look like but for now i need to master how to grow plants first. As you can see in the (un)finished product, there are no directions where the aquascape is going..hehehehe

Again, thanks for viewing please feel free to share your views.

25g tank

Mabuhay!

Please copy/click the entire link below to see pictures:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=...localeid=en_US

this one is with me for more than a year now. A lot of things have happened with this aquarium, i removed some of the plants that are just too big or too long. So i just decided to make it a low light/low-tech tank. And i just love echis...

i have this long and narrow java fern, a new addition to my tank. And i recently bough a "pelia", the one in a square metal thingy, its not doing good.

I am open to any suggestions/appreciations/criticisms.

DIY-CO2 - 2 bottles
river-sand (sometimes i topped it off with soil)
1 55w PL and 1 CFL
lighting period is from 6pm-2am

inhabitants
danios
neon tetra
betta
molly
lots of shrims and snails.

Godbless everyone.

Star of the stormy sea of my mortal life, may your light shine upon me so that I do not stray from the path that leads me to heaven.

03-10-2008, 10:12 PM

Mabuhay!

I am on-leave from office work so got nothing else to do so i tinkered my planted tank. I put the floating plants on the left side to give way to the red-colored plants for it to receive long and full power of the sun. Some of the plants have become lethargic because its still adjusting with its new spot in the aquarium...i am hoping that it will get back up soon.

top view

===TBC

03-10-2008, 10:17 PM

I am trying a number of plants as foreground or cover plant. Actually, i got this idea from another forumer, he used wisteria as foreground, so i said to myself, there's nothing wrong with trying it. I am really having difficulty growing HCs or Glossos since most my tanks belong on low-medi

i transferred my long and narrow fern here. Actually the fern was given to me by a friend...thank you so much friend.

my simple DIY-CO2

I am open to suggestions/critiques whatever...hehehhee

Godbless

03-10-2008, 11:37 PM

It looks kindda messy bro and why is the flower pot left in there?

03-10-2008, 11:57 PM

Mabuhay!

@Aquaticculture
thanks for visiting the thread. And yes, its really a mess right now because i am more focused on growing the plants rather than aquascaping. I have to admit, designing is not in my genes...hehehe For now, if i see my plants growing and thriving i am very much fulfilled.

Quote:

why is the flower pot left in there?

---actually i have 4 flowerpots buried in there. It contains the horse-tail, dwarf lotus, vallisneria and echinodorus. i need to put them in pots to somehow control their growth.

keep them coming

Godbless

Excelsior · 06-10-2008, 08:46 AM

wow it looks like a forest thick and dense..

thx for sharing ^_^
nice effort!

Azroy · 06-10-2008, 08:48 AM

looks intresting! Thanks for sharing!

06-10-2008, 11:04 PM

Wow... plenty of varieties to be seen!

Hehe.

15-10-2008, 11:24 PM

Mabuhay!

Thank you all for the replies/comments/suggestions/advises/compliments, thankyou thank you

thank you.

Finally, i was able to find the batteries of my digicam and i was so excited i took some

pictures of my planted tanks eventhough its already very very dark. :twitch:

I swear, i was never successful rearing the so-called "red bacopa", reinecki and green/red

cabombas in my 25g but here in my 75g it looks like survivors and the red bacopa is now

sporting

big leaves but more compact and an orange color. My problem is how to trim the red bacopa,

i am really scared anyone who would like to share their experiences with this plant? TIA

These is the other half of my 75g, its filled with low-light plants. And i am really awed

by the power of the sun although this side its not always hit directly i can see that they

are pearling Is it a good sign?

===TBC

15-10-2008, 11:25 PM

My 25g after a little pruning, i added a tenellus (is it correct?)

Challenge/s:
My 75g is sun-fed and i've noticed that the plants are in their "sleep" state when night

time comes because most the leaves are "closed". is it harmful to plants if i turn the

lights on at night? i do this because i want to look at it after i get home from work.

TIA for any response.

Pictures i took these morning

03-10-2008, 10:52 AM	#1
mujacko2002 Guest Posts: n/a	Newbie Philippines Mabuhay! Sun-Fed 75g tank please paste/click the whole string on your web browser. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=...localeid=en_US I just want to share my "works" in progress....and criticisms/suggestions/appreciations/advises will always be of utmost importance to me. Please bear with me, since i'll be posting 25 pics all in all..i want you all to see my tanks in its raw form...hehehehe. Just to remind the group, i really feel that i have very little aquascaping skills (or none at all) and as of now my goal is how to keep the plants alive. I took a picture of the tank before i added the "river-sand" .... maybe next time i'll use pure soil as my substrate. Again, i mineralized it..according to the website i've read on how to mineralize your soil. I used river-sand because thats the only thing my money can buy right now. hehehe I've noticed that when you soak your soil for a long period of time, the texture changes its kinda smooth and more compact in a good way. I can't help it i am a big fan of K.R. and i really love the idea of using soil as substrate because i like working with soil, i love to get my hands "dirty" actually, i really dont use gloves when i work in the garden. Since its a soil substrate, the snails seems to be just gliding from one end to another, i guess they're really loving it and seeing them doing it gives me a very good feeling especially when i see their trails. I bought the following plants below in a place called "cartimar" here in Manila. Its really a big place full of aquariums and other pet-related stuffs. I said to myself, i'll try growing again the red bacopa and the reineckki since these plants always dies on my 25g setup. But it had a twist, i put them in caps filled with vermi-soil, mineralized soil and river-sand and it looks very promising. i've never seen the plants grow roots so fast. another example of plants in plastic cups. As you can see in the very first picture, most of the plants are in pots, i did it because back then i was still saving money to buy river-sand. Anyway, i removed some of the plants from their pots since keeping them in it only eats up space but i left a number of plants in the pots to control their growth such as dwarf lotus, vallis, horse-tail and echis. Unfortunately, the river-sand i bought kinda look like cement sand hehehe. since i still have some white-sand and volcanic dust left i mixed it with my river-sand. The start of my grueling experience. I have a peace lily hanging in the aquarium many believed that its a good nitrate absorber. my peace lily para nitrate absorber. look ma, containersssssssssssssss!!!! Whenever i would do a WC, i always use the water from my aquarium to water my land-based plants so as not to waste anything. As you can see the aquarium is filled with floating plants such as najas grass, water lettuce, and many more. I did not throw away my excess plants just yet because i will need it to hasten the cycling process and establish colonies of good organisms. The (un)finished product. hehehehe Actually, i only have a small idea on how this aquarium should look like but for now i need to master how to grow plants first. As you can see in the (un)finished product, there are no directions where the aquascape is going..hehehehe Again, thanks for viewing please feel free to share your views. 25g tank Mabuhay! Please copy/click the entire link below to see pictures: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=...localeid=en_US this one is with me for more than a year now. A lot of things have happened with this aquarium, i removed some of the plants that are just too big or too long. So i just decided to make it a low light/low-tech tank. And i just love echis... i have this long and narrow java fern, a new addition to my tank. And i recently bough a "pelia", the one in a square metal thingy, its not doing good. I am open to any suggestions/appreciations/criticisms. DIY-CO2 - 2 bottles river-sand (sometimes i topped it off with soil) 1 55w PL and 1 CFL lighting period is from 6pm-2am inhabitants danios neon tetra betta molly lots of shrims and snails. Godbless everyone. Star of the stormy sea of my mortal life, may your light shine upon me so that I do not stray from the path that leads me to heaven.

03-10-2008, 10:12 PM	#2
mujacko2002 Guest Posts: n/a	its starting to look like a blog now...hehehhe Mabuhay! I am on-leave from office work so got nothing else to do so i tinkered my planted tank. I put the floating plants on the left side to give way to the red-colored plants for it to receive long and full power of the sun. Some of the plants have become lethargic because its still adjusting with its new spot in the aquarium...i am hoping that it will get back up soon. top view ===TBC

03-10-2008, 10:17 PM	#3
mujacko2002 Guest Posts: n/a	continuation I am trying a number of plants as foreground or cover plant. Actually, i got this idea from another forumer, he used wisteria as foreground, so i said to myself, there's nothing wrong with trying it. I am really having difficulty growing HCs or Glossos since most my tanks belong on low-medi i transferred my long and narrow fern here. Actually the fern was given to me by a friend...thank you so much friend. my simple DIY-CO2 I am open to suggestions/critiques whatever...hehehhee Godbless

15-10-2008, 11:24 PM	#9
mujacko2002 Guest Posts: n/a	update updates updates Mabuhay! Thank you all for the replies/comments/suggestions/advises/compliments, thankyou thank you thank you. Finally, i was able to find the batteries of my digicam and i was so excited i took some pictures of my planted tanks eventhough its already very very dark. :twitch: I swear, i was never successful rearing the so-called "red bacopa", reinecki and green/red cabombas in my 25g but here in my 75g it looks like survivors and the red bacopa is now sporting big leaves but more compact and an orange color. My problem is how to trim the red bacopa, i am really scared anyone who would like to share their experiences with this plant? TIA These is the other half of my 75g, its filled with low-light plants. And i am really awed by the power of the sun although this side its not always hit directly i can see that they are pearling Is it a good sign? ===TBC

03-10-2008, 11:37 PM	#4
Aquaticculture Guest Posts: n/a	It looks kindda messy bro and why is the flower pot left in there?

06-10-2008, 08:46 AM	#6
Excelsior Dragon Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 965	wow it looks like a forest thick and dense.. thx for sharing ^_^ nice effort!

06-10-2008, 08:48 AM	#7
Azroy Endangered Dragon Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,168	looks intresting! Thanks for sharing!

06-10-2008, 11:04 PM	#8
Salphur Guest Posts: n/a	Wow... plenty of varieties to be seen! Hehe.

15-10-2008, 11:25 PM	#10
mujacko2002 Guest Posts: n/a	My 25g after a little pruning, i added a tenellus (is it correct?) Challenge/s: My 75g is sun-fed and i've noticed that the plants are in their "sleep" state when night time comes because most the leaves are "closed". is it harmful to plants if i turn the lights on at night? i do this because i want to look at it after i get home from work. TIA for any response. Pictures i took these morning

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