My planted project
 

Sold off all my tank as moving house. My new place is way too small for any big tank, thus decided to go something smaller and not too "monster" looking lol :D

With so many beautiful planted tanks in the for, I told myself why not set up a planted tank instead ha.

After months of planning, reading through all related forums and discussion with my contractor and fish kakis, I finally got down to work, purchasing all the necessary equipment and most importantly the customise tank.

Finally the tank is done and delivered to my new place.
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Some details of the customise tank
Size: 122 x 46 x 30cm
The height was purposely request for 14" instead of 12" due to the 2"
sit-in onto the cabinet

Thickness: 10mm rimless
Tank maker: N30

Specially request N30 to do up an extra spacing on both sides for the inlet /outlet pipes and wires.
(Got a monkey at home, do not wish to see anything attached on the tank being pulled down )
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/31/2adypumy.jpg

The "heart " of the setup

1) 4ft Green element 32 leds 3watt per led
2) Ehiem cannister 2028
3) Teco chiller TR15
4) JBJ solenoid and Dupla CO2 tank system
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/31/uny8uru9.jpg

Read so much about ADA, got the opportunity to visit Aqua Forest when I was in Tokyo for holiday last month and was pleasantly surprised that most items were much much cheaper than in Singapore. I became a shopping lunatic at that moment and purchased most of my ADA items there :p

Aqua Forest at shinkuju
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http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/31/mejuteze.jpg

Items brought from there
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/31/u7a9yre8.jpg

Nice. Will camp here to look at your updates.

The fun works begin, setting up with rocks and driftwoods ( thank you uncle kwek for the nice texture driftwoods:))

washed, soaked and dried
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/31/vy9e7u2y.jpg

After much trial and error, the final layout of the tank
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/31/u7uqahah.jpg

The Pure sight of the ADA products make it drool worthy. Thanks for sharing. Tank looking pretty awesome already !

Thanks bro, will update as the tank progress:)

Yes I almost went crazy when I compared the price there, almost brought back that superjet filter:D

Good thread... see you this saturday for shopping :D:D Plant i will pass you this saturday also :D

thanks Edmund:D

Why so shallow? U plan to have plants growing over tank edges? Then u need to mount light higher... perhaps 1-2 feet above tank... mount soil in back corners to 3 inches off water surface... something liddat thinking?

intend to keep buceps only so dun need so tall tank lah, if u ever see any tall and fast growing plant in my tank is just for deco and nitrate absorber lah:D

My planted project
 

I like ur style... knowing exactly wat u wan.

With chillers may I recommend a suave of bolbitis tied near water effluent so u get some sway in ur tanks to make more alive... but to break for contrast u r going to need something else... I recommend Tonina species or m&m slightly off center directly under light source which in any case u r not going to plant buceps directly under 100s of watt of led power in shallow water algae be grow like seow on ur buceps. Get some pelia going also not a bad idea though deep but translucent green be okok.

Ok my input for u... Swee Swee from here on.

thanks BB for the inputs, will definitely take those into consideration:)

Man, bro, mind PM me rough prices ? Got friend going in & out of Japan often, maybe can trouble to help bring in ;P

PMed liao
Happy shopping:D

Wa... everything so pro... u dare not say u went to japan to consult takashi amano oso arr? no need paiseh wan lah..... :D
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I know him but he dun know me leh:p

nice planning...

you want bolbitis ....let me know!:p:p:p

you want windelov ferm leaflet also let me know....(without the long stem already.)....

heard your bucep tank concept not pure already!:D:D:D
bec got a deep green monster invaded into your tank!:D

Ha need space for bucep leh:p
That green monster must at least keep one lah:D

The green monster is very nice... must take pic from above and show nutx :p:p

Planting and more planting

Staurogyne repens kenna strips naked ha
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/02/6y2upave.jpg

Buceps and more buceps
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/02/u6yhypu9.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/02/asy3e4aj.jpg

White nana
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/02/9y6y8evu.jpg

Final layout
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/02/u5u9emut.jpg

Haha
Ok nutz for you the green monster
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/02/4a6e2ema.jpg

swee swee... maybe you keep every week 1 new leaf grow out :D

Hopefully lah:)

like that also want to show me?:rolleyes::D:rolleyes::D

Share share mah...
Where can compare to your:D

hahahaha, people one pcs only... you carpet how to compare :eek::eek:

pls keep low profile!:o:p:o:p

can grow 1 leaf a week one....:D:D:D

next time u visit me...I tell you!:D

very nice setup still have plenty of space for more buceps :p:D:)

Ha ok:D

Yes plenty of space for them:)

Gc now hv many new buceps.... can go their thread n see....
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Ha AC also many many:D
But best is from you lah:p

Ha... becos cheap n good arr?
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yah lor, but until now I no chance to purchase buceps from you leh:D

wah...openly complaint!:D:D:D

never go indo recently so no new supply lor..... maybe can get new ones in nov... hehe

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