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Tank size : 60cm X 40cm X 40cm (8mm thickness)

DIY stuff! My own design fishing leads line for hanging the lights and fan, each line can hold around 22kg, cause is make of metal line.

Here’s the final product,

And here’s the final layout, for lights and fan also,

Here’s the tank testing for any leaking, 60cm X 40cm x 40cm (8mm) opti-white tank.

Tools for scaping the sand, bought it from DIY shop(Singapore), cost around $1.35(SGD), it also can use for scraping algae on the glass. Make of tough plastic.

Wood structure being soak for awhile already, ready for arranging.

The white styrofoam is the separator for the white lapis sand and aqua soil. Timing to fill in the soil. Change a thinner styrofoam separator. Stones use is to stable the separator and the soil moving around. Some of the equipment also in place to see how it look like.

The lapis sand bought initially was too brown, went back to the LFS again to change to a more whiter one, didnt know they have different colour of lapis sand though all the same.  Aqua soil looks like chocolate chips to me, feel craving for chocolate each time i look at it.

Used a ruler to measure both sides of the soil(i know the photograph is showing one cm and the other is inches, but they are same reading/distance).

Time to remove the separator.

Perfect straight line! Loves it!  Will shift some of the soil to make it more natural after placing the rocks in.  More rocks coming soon…

I mean mist the soil and not flood.

Is time to flood 1/3 of the tank with water, for planting convenience. You can see the water is crystal clear during flooding.  I use the plastic cover for introducing water to the tank to prevent any rushing of water causing cloudy.

Next step is to prepare the plants for planting, remove any death plants or roots. I use Toyogo box cover for my plant arranging.

Plant surgery! As usual trimming off and cutting. Plastic cover is good for holding plants during planting than hand.

Filled 1/3 tank with water and start to do planting, really backache after doing this. Lots of elbow work.

Filling up the tank with water, fix the filter inlet with sponge to collect dirts and use net at outlet to collect debris. Got a fishing lead weight to weight down the wood to prevent from floating as i’ve taken out the wood for quite sometime .

Added hornworts to suck the nutrients. Water is still pretty clear at this time. Added Petite Nana between the wood also. Will tie the wood with moss later part cause the wood still in semi floating stage.

Current Plant lists:
Cryptocoryne spec. legroi
Hemianthus Micranthemoides
Ludwigia Arcuata
Ludwigia Brevipes
Pogostemon Stellatus
Riccia sp. ‘Dwarf’
Rotala Rotundifolia
Rotala sp. ‘Nanjenshan’
Echinodorus Tenellus
Eleocharis sp. (Japan Hairgrass)
Cryptocoryne parva
Anubias barteri var nana ‘Petite’
Microsorum pteropus “needle leaves” (Narrow Leaf Java Fern)
Blyxa Japonica
Myriophyllum Aquaticum (Parrot Feather)
Mini Chrismas Moss
Peacock/Spiky Moss
US Fissiden

That’s alot, right!

Peacock/Spiky Moss tie on the wood! Pebbles are added on the beach to enhance the natural look.

My COMMANDO fish, platy! to cycle the tank!

Added the mini riccia tie on the pebbles. Remove the big mini riccia rocks infront. Time to replace the inlet and sponge with surface skimmer.

Sakura Shrimp

Amano Shrimp

My first and only 15 minutes “Vivarium” during water changing.

Here’s the full tank shot! Currently most of the plant is so short.

Source : AquaticQuotient.com.

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