faizal
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Hi everyone. This is my son's low tech tank. He's 8 yrs old. 😀 And he's taken a real liking towards the planted tank hobby. Shoeb (pronounced as "SHOW- EBB" 😀 ) actually played a major role in helping me during the setup phase. The tank's just about 1.5 months old. It has 2 guppies, a sailfin pleco, 1 adult platy & 3 platy frys 😀 .
Here are some pictures :
Can you spot the platy fry here? 🙂
Shoeb feeds his fishes everyday,...does topping up of daily evaporated water & is generally learning to keep a freshwater planted tank. I promised him that if he manages to keep this tank running well under his care for 1 year,..I will get him a 3 footer which made Shoy (nickname) a very happy young man. 😀
I love this tank,...I had never been able to grow cabomba before,...maybe it's Shoy's lucky hand. The cabombas have put out roots almost 5 cm into the substrate. ( I measured the bright white root when I moved the plant the day before yesterday).
Substrate: JBL's substrate ( I have forgotten it's name) & some old used aquasoil amazonia. I had placed a plastic screen netting material (like the one Troi uses) over this and then capped it with some black coloured aquarium soil ( some Korean product,...I can't make out the brand as everything is written in their language.) It's just half the price of the ADA's aquasoil.
Light: single 18 watt T8
Filter : hang on back with some coarse green sponge & some purigen stuffed into a nylon sock.
Plants: java fern, anubias lanceolata, cabomba, hygrophila polysperma rosanervig, crypt tropica, nymphae rubra, anubias petite nana, hygrophila corymbosa compacta, aglaeonima minima ( a marsh plant) , mini Windelov fern,
Here are some pictures :
Can you spot the platy fry here? 🙂
Shoeb feeds his fishes everyday,...does topping up of daily evaporated water & is generally learning to keep a freshwater planted tank. I promised him that if he manages to keep this tank running well under his care for 1 year,..I will get him a 3 footer which made Shoy (nickname) a very happy young man. 😀
I love this tank,...I had never been able to grow cabomba before,...maybe it's Shoy's lucky hand. The cabombas have put out roots almost 5 cm into the substrate. ( I measured the bright white root when I moved the plant the day before yesterday).
Substrate: JBL's substrate ( I have forgotten it's name) & some old used aquasoil amazonia. I had placed a plastic screen netting material (like the one Troi uses) over this and then capped it with some black coloured aquarium soil ( some Korean product,...I can't make out the brand as everything is written in their language.) It's just half the price of the ADA's aquasoil.
Light: single 18 watt T8
Filter : hang on back with some coarse green sponge & some purigen stuffed into a nylon sock.
Plants: java fern, anubias lanceolata, cabomba, hygrophila polysperma rosanervig, crypt tropica, nymphae rubra, anubias petite nana, hygrophila corymbosa compacta, aglaeonima minima ( a marsh plant) , mini Windelov fern,