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[Soggy]

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Planted ako setup pero low tech. no co2. no ferts. Very minimalistic setup. Soil substrate topped with gravel. Bad pic comming from a bad camera. Lit by 2 40 watt fluorescent. Its almost 80 gallons, 4ft x 2 ft by 16 inches deep.Â* Some indirect sunlight hits the tank from the front in the mornings.

There is more hair algae than what i'd expect from this setup. perhaps, since this setup is fairly new, the soil is still leeching nutrients or with the way ive been overfeeding.

[img width=500 height=184]http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/noheal/Tank.jpg[/img]

This setup badly needs a foreground cover; owner too cheap. (The coconut husk covered with MTS is a pathetic excuse for a foreground).Â* Â* tag 25 kaau ang dwarf sag for a tiny pot!Â* The tiny pot in front is a dwarf sag, i thought i'd keep one in case the ones in the substrate die.Â* So far, theyre not dying nor are they thriving.

Those big green plants at the back are hygro corymbosa.Â* I got them from natures aquarium sauna katung naa sa mabolo along with the sunset hygro.
The sword plant at the center murag E.Horizontalis na or E.Cordifolius.
Theres aÂ* water sprite there that has gone fully emersed. Dako na kaau.
The bottle on the right is where i put an overgrown clump of vallisneria. I dont think ill ever let it touch the gravel; too invasive.

This is the tank of a cheap, frustrated biologist.Â*

Lesson learned: if you want something pwetty, DONT GO LOW TECH

wow nice tank yonch. dwarf sag na sa foreground? The woders of high light and co2...
how'd you prop the terraced rocks on the right? Styrofoam?

Cheers!

[dirk14]

ngano ni shift man ka son ka nindot rah sa imo planted tanks... unsa na baga na intake pipe? sa skimmer?

[yoncha]

@soggy, thanks... yup dwarf sags na sa foreground, then some cryptos na hinatag sa taga Nature's aquarium... lighting consist of 2 10,000k coralife and 2 toshiba plant/aquarium light, bali 4 ka 40watts. hehehe. there are two whiptails catfish and a hundred amano shrimps maoy tig limpyo... sa ako tank, tnuod na na rocks bai, gipilit gamit ug black silicone. hehe.

@dirk, me and my gf stopped sa planted kay we need to leave for manila para mga review sa boards, mao na undang. plus naglisud na ako gf maintain sa iya tank kay some stupid kid played with the CO2, mao naguba, dili na steady ang supply, maglumot na sobra... hay!

[kenny_tiu7]

@soggy, thanks... yup dwarf sags na sa foreground, then some cryptos na hinatag sa taga Nature's aquarium... lighting consist of 2 10,000k coralife and 2 toshiba plant/aquarium light, bali 4 ka 40watts. hehehe. there are two whiptails catfish and a hundred amano shrimps maoy tig limpyo... sa ako tank, tnuod na na rocks bai, gipilit gamit ug black silicone. hehe.

@dirk, me and my gf stopped sa planted kay we need to leave for manila para mga review sa boards, mao na undang. plus naglisud na ako gf maintain sa iya tank kay some stupid kid played with the CO2, mao naguba, dili na steady ang supply, maglumot na sobra... hay!

haha hu man iya manghud?

[yoncha]

not iya manghud, anak sa iya cuzin na nagstay sa ila house... those freakin' spoiled brats!!!

@soggy, mas ganahan baya ko low tech low light setup.. nindot kaau to puro java moss na set up sa nature's aquarium sauna...

[FK]

asa ng nature's?

asa ta kapalit og black nga silicon? how much?

sayon ra ba paggamit ana? mura ra og elmer's glue gamiton? hehehehe...

[zerk]

@soggy, thanks... yup dwarf sags na sa foreground, then some cryptos na hinatag sa taga Nature's aquarium... lighting consist of 2 10,000k coralife and 2 toshiba plant/aquarium light, bali 4 ka 40watts. hehehe. there are two whiptails catfish and a hundred amano shrimps maoy tig limpyo... sa ako tank, tnuod na na rocks bai, gipilit gamit ug black silicone. hehe.

@dirk, me and my gf stopped sa planted kay we need to leave for manila para mga review sa boards, mao na undang. plus naglisud na ako gf maintain sa iya tank kay some stupid kid played with the CO2, mao naguba, dili na steady ang supply, maglumot na sobra... hay!

go low-tech.... my CO2 system (one on left) is working very satisfactory.. you saw it , di ba? yonch hehehhe

I use cheap plants... if anyone wants some sags...i can spare a pot or two. i threw away a bundle of vallis just the other day.. grabe ang growth can't keep up..

[img width=500 height=375]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/zerkl/022005.jpg[/img]

[yoncha]

yup, low tech payts na kaau, kapoyan lang ko set up ug co2, kapoy assemble. hehe.

black silicone pwede mapalit sa kima(?) or sa ace hardware, im not sure.

[kenny_tiu7]

asa ng nature's?

asa ta kapalit og black nga silicon? how much?

sayon ra ba paggamit ana? mura ra og elmer's glue gamiton? hehehehe...

wla na natures karn sauna naa na atbang sa sarosa(i think) wanted to go there jud but wla time and believe me nagmahay jud ko!!! na close nlng wa jud ko ka adto.........
and bout sa black silicon buy d ones na for aquarium jud kanang as mahalun kay nka try ko ug katong ordinary balck silicon ma pakpak sa aquarium so i ended up reassembling the aquarium agen murag dobol gastos na nuon

[zerk]

@Soggy

wanna trade that red stem plant with sags?.. take as much as you.., without balding my aquarium though. the sags in my aquarium grows fast man gud..