My Plant Tank

7 weeks later, the glossostigma has completely covered the foreground and is now spreading to the rest of the uncovered ground. Vallis doesn't seems to grow tall, might be due to strong lights. "Hong Tai Yang" shreds off all it's emmerged form leaves and turning red at the top due to strong lights. FE (iron) seems to be a little low as the leaves always turn back to green after some times.

Currently, there's 10 cherries shrimps, 2 mountain shrimps, 20 galaxy, 3 clown killies ( 2 adult and 1 baby), 2 ballon mory, 1 oto, 1 dawrf puffer, 4 chocolate guoromi and PLENTY of snails.

Casulties: 6 clown killies, 1 oto and 10 cherries shrimps (due to iron dosing).

Birth rate: 1 clown killie and countless snails.


After 3rd week, this is how it turns out to be. This is after 3 water change as there's a high level of nitrate in brand new ADA substrate which might results in alage bloom. A film of protein was noticed on top of the water surface, always happen when the filter is new and a still water surface. This problem will goes off automatically when the Benificial Baterial (BB) starts building up. To speed up this process, bottled baterial can be dosed to the tank weekly.


After a few hours of planting and arranging of plants. This is how it looks like on the FIRST DAY. I'm trying to achieve a traiangle form for this scape. To ensure proper water circulation, a rain bar is attached to the tank glass reinforcement on top which runs the entire length.

Tank spec: 4 feet x 2 feet x 2 feet
Temp: 28 deg
PH: 6
Fert regime: weekly
Water change : weekly for the first month, 3 week once after that.