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Old 01-09-2014, 12:56 AM   #1
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Today went to Sunpets Aquarium in Jalan Kayu to get few bags of ADA Amazonia Soil and went Seaview grab some others equipment.

Decided to take some pictures to show on how i setup with cheap products.

Here's how I always start up my tank.

1st Day of tank setup (31/8/14)

1: Add in a thin layer of soil and some sponge filter. I'm using aircon to chill all my tanks so I don't need any canister to link up to the chiller.



2: Fill up my tanks with di water.





3: Add in a bit of Anti Chlorine.



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Old 01-09-2014, 01:00 AM   #2
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4: After fill up water add in liquid bacteria.







That's all for my setup.

Will let it run till water clear and add plants in tanks.

When I going to add shrimp into tank will adjust the TDS to the range i wanted. As Di water TDS value is very low.
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Old 01-09-2014, 01:59 AM   #3
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Great sharing and nice simple setup.....nowadays I always save money on buying shrimp products...I also use the same liquid bacteria which is so good and cheap...
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Old 01-09-2014, 03:49 AM   #4
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Neat and tidy simple setup.

Aircon going to on it for 24hrs a day?
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Old 01-09-2014, 10:15 AM   #5
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Yes the aircon is running 24/7.
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Old 01-09-2014, 10:23 AM   #6
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Bro...Great posting.

the sand height is very low? like 1-2 cm height?
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Old 01-09-2014, 02:45 PM   #7
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This tank is not even 1-2cm just a thin layer only. I have different height for soil but setup procedure is still the same.
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Old 01-09-2014, 07:30 PM   #8
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Bro can to share more on yr filtration?
Is it just air pump driven sponge filter?
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Old 01-09-2014, 08:20 PM   #9
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Wow tks for sharing. Which LFS can I buy the liquid bacteria?
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Old 01-09-2014, 10:10 PM   #10
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Thank you Bro Bai for sharing your setup! Very informative and educational.. Still got a lot more to learn from you!

where did you buy that liquid bacteria from? can it also be used for existing setup tank that is currently running?

do you put any minerals or bacteria at the base of your tank before you put the soil? Do you feel it is necessary to put those?

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