Effects of TIO Poison - 3 Feet Tank

hi all..!

my first post equiped with photos!
so long story short, today is the second day of TIO poison by my friend to start a planted tank!

this is my first time doing a planted tank so lao jios please dont flame but guide me. im still learning. some DIY here and there please share with me ur comments on what might or might not work..

so lets not waste time!


It started with me recieving my 3ft tank back frm my friend after he decided to upgrade to a 6feet cabinet tank! rahh..so "new" tank back in my house! tio make noise by my mother again but nvm!

DAY 1
placing the tank..



i also went to shop for drift wood and etc! soaked them with water from my other fish tank!



and then for the overhead filter!



because i used to keep bigger fishes in this tank last time i reused my old atman submersible pump BUT was afraid if i used it again ALL my soil will tio sucked and later choke the pump.. but also dowan to spend more money on canisters and all! so DIY project number one!

A stand for my pump using old trays from stackable overhead filter.



End of Day 1



DAY 2
Adding in all the other necessary stuff! including soil!




of course the guy who poisoned me wasnt left out!made him come and help me with all the work! haha




and so after some kopi downstairs while allowing the water to settle down. i added in the filter and ?japanese mat? correct me if im wrong..i later changed it after reading some threads on bacteria house. need some help on this though..




DIY project number 2!
i never used CO2 or anything of that sort with my arowana and tigers so i never really bothered about how ugly those CO2 tanks looked until now.
so i decided to decorate it! haha


first coat - white
second layer - black with masking tape to tape the lines and a NICKNAME
pull off all the masking tape and tada!

anyway fellow bros out there.
here is a picture of my filter setup. any major problems?

please advise


so at the end of day two! the end result.....



haha! not much of a planted thing going on YET! but soon to come.. second day only nia!


wooo! more to come...