any CS'ers into planted aquariums, shrimps, fish or aquatic plants ?

[ed9119]

Is there sunlight shining directly on the tank? Natural sunlight is not good for fish tank as it promote algae growth.

I place mine in a position where it gets low-in-the-sky sunlight late in afternoon for about 1-2hrs a day with just one betta in one tank

The java moss from below and duckweed + salvinia from above cleans the water real good .... just little patches of brown algae which is easy enouggh to sponge off .... might throw in a couple of red shrimps to get them to start grazing

One question... any recommendations on a pelco species or that STAYS small even as an adult ?

 

[Zichar]

This thread needs photos!
I decommed my tank last year when I moved
Unsuccessful planted, my magnum pl lights couldn't provide enough intensity, 4 x 2 x 2.5
All that ADA and dennerle substrate, wasted... then again I think my cichlids had a fun time messing with them after, everyday renovation bleah

 

[snowc]

I place mine in a position where it gets low-in-the-sky sunlight late in afternoon for about 1-2hrs a day with just one betta in one tank

The java moss from below and duckweed + salvinia from above cleans the water real good .... just little patches of brown algae which is easy enouggh to sponge off .... might throw in a couple of red shrimps to get them to start grazing

One question... any recommendations on a pelco species or that STAYS small even as an adult ?

I don't think that there's any pleco that stay small enough for your tank so your best bet is shrimps. Shrimps and moss work very well. I always enjoy watching my shrimps cleaning my mini moss diligently
Avoid getting those otos as without a substainable algae diet, they will starve.

 

[Adnix]

Me! Here's some shots of my shrimps

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/macros-close-ups/738305-%A7adnix%A7-my-shrimps-snails.html

 

[benjaminong88]

think plecos v destructive for planted..

nice macro shots!

quick shot of mine to share, haven't cleaned and trimmed for sometime.

 

[ed9119]

think plecos v destructive for planted..

nice macro shots!

quick shot of mine to share, haven't cleaned and trimmed for sometime.

wowzz.... nice carpet ! whats the lighter green plants ? I think a little driftwood will give this tank alot more character

if you do give your plants a haircut, throw some trimmings our way

 

[Sion]

So this won't qualify as Ed's "electric-free self-recycling mini eco-system setup" as it has got a very efficient electric filter?

Is filter necessary for a aquatic plant tank?

 

[benjaminong88]

Light colour one is riccia. Ahha that one was some remnants from stuck in the taiwan moss then it bloomed. lol the right side was a huge drift wood but got covered up totally.

yep its a "high tech" tank type with chiller, co2, high lighting and external filter. but i run it on timer so no need to touch after setup. no necessary for big filter to keep simple plants and moss. Most impt to me is cold water seen v nice pico tanks around in office with no filter because air con is cold!

 

[fotoudavid]

mine tank not taken good care of for now.... too busy...

 

[knoxknocks]

Your aquariums look awesome! Mine looks pathetic lol.

 

[snowc]

mine tank not taken good care of for now.... too busy...

Me too.....had only been doing basic water changes. Now my tank look messy because of the overgrown moss and frogbits....must find some time to do trimming hehe

 

[ed9119]

Your aquariums look awesome! Mine looks pathetic lol.

sweeee.... looks very east-meets-west style ... whats the substrate ? Looks so clean like roasted coffee beans

 

[ed9119]

i dream of someday being able to do an aquarium like you guys' or like below

[video=youtube_share;PWwD7zzMOWE]http://youtu.be/PWwD7zzMOWE[/video]

[video=youtube;x2vLJ_vCspk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2vLJ_vCspk&feature=related[/video]

[video=youtube_share;Lsa8VhLGh2s]http://youtu.be/Lsa8VhLGh2s[/video]

[video=youtube_share;1xjV6_3Xgoc]http://youtu.be/1xjV6_3Xgoc[/video]

 

[snowc]

Hehe.....maybe can create a photo gallery here for aquascape and aquatic creatures? :bsmilie:

 

[knoxknocks]

Sorry for this really newbie question - but how do you plant turf? What type of plants are those?

 

[knoxknocks]

sweeee.... looks very east-meets-west style ... whats the substrate ? Looks so clean like roasted coffee beans

I can't remember the brand - it's some Japanese one that I got from the store. Gotta go and check LOL

 

[snowc]

Sorry for this really newbie question - but how do you plant turf? What type of plants are those?

Er.....dunno what u meant by turf? U mean a carpet effect? There are several plants you can use like moss, riccia and hairgrass. For moss and riccia, you will need to tie them to some object like wire mesh.

 

[Sion]

i dream of someday being able to do an aquarium like you guys' or like below

[video=youtube_share;PWwD7zzMOWE]http://youtu.be/PWwD7zzMOWE[/video]

[video=youtube;x2vLJ_vCspk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2vLJ_vCspk&feature=related[/video]

[video=youtube_share;Lsa8VhLGh2s]http://youtu.be/Lsa8VhLGh2s[/video]

[video=youtube_share;1xjV6_3Xgoc]http://youtu.be/1xjV6_3Xgoc[/video]

Good. You plant. Uncle come to your house to watch. :bsmilie:

 

[bonrya]

Does marimo count? :bsmilie:

 

[Sion]

Does marimo count? :bsmilie:

We already carry two marimo moss balls.

:bsmilie: