My new 3 ft setup

Hi to all,

This is my new setup after cleaning the former algae infested tank.
Not sure what more plants to add. Thinking of mosses but me still a newbie.
Looking for advice from all members out there:
1) These plants are just planted for one day. Guess need 2 weeks or 3 weeks before intoducing nutrients/fertilizer.
2) Should i introduce mosses. Is it easy?
3) Should i plant more plants?
4) Should i turn off my heater? It was set at 27 degrees. (At the moment 1 pair of Discus - Pigeon blood strain, about 10 Tetras and 3 Octo is in the tank).
5) Should i introduce shrimps in the tank?
6) What type of fertilizer is good? Root sticks? Fertilizer balls or liquid? (Nana in tank)

Hope you guys can offer some help. Thanks.
Pics a bit blur (mobile phone)

looks good but would appreciate a bigger picture.... are those red diamond on the left?

Sorry bro, got no digi cam.
Those are diamonds.

Originally Posted by aebesis

Hi to all,

This is my new setup after cleaning the former algae infested tank.
Not sure what more plants to add. Thinking of mosses but me still a newbie.
Looking for advice from all members out there:
1) These plants are just planted for one day. Guess need 2 weeks or 3 weeks before intoducing nutrients/fertilizer.
2) Should i introduce mosses. Is it easy?
3) Should i plant more plants?
4) Should i turn off my heater? It was set at 27 degrees. (At the moment 1 pair of Discus - Pigeon blood strain, about 10 Tetras and 3 Octo is in the tank).
5) Should i introduce shrimps in the tank?
6) What type of fertilizer is good? Root sticks? Fertilizer balls or liquid? (Nana in tank)

Hope you guys can offer some help. Thanks.
Pics a bit blur (mobile phone)

Hi,

1. Guess you can put liquid fertilizer like seachem flourish once you setup the plant, no need to wait for 2 weeks. But I support base fertlizer too. But if you keep plants like nana, jave fern, and moss, dun think u nee base fertilizer.
2. I'm not an expert. But moss is not that fuzzy. maybe other bro can comment.
3. Better plant more in the beginning, help to cycle the tank faster.
4. I'm not sure if you need heater, unless you put it in aircon room. Normal Singapore weather should make the temp around 30deg. That's why lots of people need fan or chiller to bring down the temp. not heater...
5. Put more yamatos, but better to wait 2 weeks before putting any fish or shrimp in. or maybe you can put malayan shirmp first, cheap and hardy. if those shirmps can not make it, better wait.
6. There plenty out there, check it out from LFS. Not sure which one is the best.

Cheers,
Ed

[marwen]

Originally Posted by aebesis

Hi to all,

This is my new setup after cleaning the former algae infested tank.
Not sure what more plants to add. Thinking of mosses but me still a newbie.
Looking for advice from all members out there:
1) These plants are just planted for one day. Guess need 2 weeks or 3 weeks before intoducing nutrients/fertilizer.
Seachem flourish during water top up or water change will be good enough
2) Should i introduce mosses. Is it easy?
mosses are the hardiest plants and they do grow quite rapidly....
3) Should i plant more plants?
4) Should i turn off my heater? It was set at 27 degrees. (At the moment 1 pair of Discus - Pigeon blood strain, about 10 Tetras and 3 Octo is in the tank).
why use heater for 27 degrees? if want introduce shrimp and moss put in cool
water
5) Should i introduce shrimps in the tank?
6) What type of fertilizer is good? Root sticks? Fertilizer balls or liquid? (Nana in tank)

Hope you guys can offer some help. Thanks.
Pics a bit blur (mobile phone)

if want introduce shrimps dont need put fish ba....but yamato will put out the new shoots...very irrtating...

u got chiller to maintain the temp at 27'c??

i think if put shrimp also must put fish cause i notice that my shrimp do not take care of those mosquito larva.


i tried putting moss into my nano tank with only sand light and no liquid fert and it still grow well. very easy plant

I would suggest you remove the heater, unless your room temperature is so cold that you need a heater to warm the water.
Water temperature of your tank should be around 28-30 if you are not in an aircon room. So setting the temp of 27 on your heater is pointless.
Maybe you can consider having fan.

Sure Yamato will eat new shoots?
Anyway, thanks for the tips contributed so far. Really appreciate it.