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November 9th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| 15 gallen Fish tank Done!!!
Last edited by speed0factory; November 15th, 2009 at 10:28 PM.
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November 9th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| I love how you did the moss on the tree - very creative! I love seeing how tanks progress. Keep us updated for sure!  | |
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November 9th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
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Originally Posted by iloveengl  I love how you did the moss on the tree - very creative! I love seeing how tanks progress. Keep us updated for sure! | no problem and thank you. | |
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November 9th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Wow, nice tree, it looks almost like a real one! I want to try planted tanks once, yours is good inspiration. | |
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November 9th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
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Originally Posted by Wanna-be Marine Biologist Wow, nice tree, it looks almost like a real one! I want to try planted tanks once, yours is good inspiration. | it's very easy to do this, the only difficuty is that you need to find a good dift wood. thank you for your comment.  | |
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November 9th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Very nice! isn't it hard taking pics with a black bacground? LOL i have trouble all the time! i usually wait untill its dark and just use the tank's light LOL it works and doesnt reflect 
I love the tree, it kinda reminds me of one of Takashi Amano's tanks... I dont remember which one, but it reminds me of it. are you gonna add more plants to it? | |
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November 9th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Very cool! Like others said, love the tree! | |
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November 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| I love it too! What an inspiration Keep us updated with photos. Can't wait to see the outcome  | |
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November 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
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Originally Posted by Tony G. Very nice! isn't it hard taking pics with a black bacground? LOL i have trouble all the time! i usually wait untill its dark and just use the tank's light LOL it works and doesnt reflect
I love the tree, it kinda reminds me of one of Takashi Amano's tanks... I dont remember which one, but it reminds me of it. are you gonna add more plants to it? | Ya i'm going to add some ground plant i do not now what is the name of that plant, but it spred through ground....... anyway i'll keep you guys updated maybe by next Monday. thanks for your comment. | |
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November 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Do you mean the glosso foreground plant? They spread out very nice. Takashi Amano uses it too for his aquascape and it was so beautiful!  | |
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November 10th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Hello Speed and congrats on the new tank. I'll be looking forward to your updates.
Ken | |
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November 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
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Originally Posted by peacemaker92 Do you mean the glosso foreground plant? They spread out very nice. Takashi Amano uses it too for his aquascape and it was so beautiful! | i think so :P, haha don quite know what kind of plant is that. once i buy the plant then i take some pictures for you guys to refer haha  | |
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November 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Guys do you think i need a CO2 for this tank  | |
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November 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| There's a specific formula to calculate how much co2 you'll need, wait for a member with that experience to give you his/her suggestion. But having co2 in your tank wouldn't hurt at all You could try adding some root tabs and some co2 tablets into the tank for a few days and see. | |
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November 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| but it hurt my pocket  haha. Cos now i still do not have much money to do this and peacemaker92 which part of malaysia you are from | |
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November 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Nice original looking tank. Good luck with it. | |
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November 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by speed0factory but it hurt my pocket haha. Cos now i still do not have much money to do this and peacemaker92 which part of malaysia you are from | You could try DIY co2. It worked for my planted 8 gal. My plants in there are looking so nice, good progress compared to last time. Here's a link given to me by one of the members here. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-...nted-Aquarium/
I'm from PJ, Selangor.  | |
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November 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| i really like ur tank the tree and the substrate look nice together | |
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November 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
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Originally Posted by peacemaker92 | ok i'll try doing that thank you for the link. | |
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November 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| I am in the process of setting up my second DIY CO2 System. The first was also for a 15 Gallon (or there abouts). They do in fact work really well and you can easily build one for next to nothing. Here is a quick run through of how i made mine.
Things Required:
1 Drill - Cordless will be fine.
1x 5mm Drill bit
a length or decent 6mm airline
1x one way valve
1x 2 Litre Empty "Fizzy" Pop bottle.
Aquarium Silicone
Scissors
long nose grips or something similar
Bakers Yeast
Baking soda
Water
Plain White Suger
how to put it all together:
Take the lid off the pop bottle and drill a hole in the centre of the lid using the 5mm bit. Cut a small section about 6 inches of the air line and cut one end at a 45 degree angle. poke the end that you have just cut at an angle through the hole and using the grips pull it through the other side so that it is level with the end of the lid, This should be a tight fit.
Apply silicone to the outside of the top to seal it and put to one side to dry.
to make the mixture:
fill the bottle just over a quarter full with warm water and add 1 large cup of suger, then add 1/2 tea spoon of baking powder. Shake the mixture untill as much of the suger has desolved as possible, put to one side.
in a small jug add a tea spoon of yeast and a tea-spoon of suger. add a small amount of water (just enough to disolve the yeast and suger),
leave to stand for a few minutes.
fill the remainder of the bottle with cold water to cool down the warm mixture and leave just over 3 inch's from the top empty, now pour in the yeast mixture, there should still be at least a 3 inch gap from the mixture to the top of the bottle. give the mixture a quick shake and let stand.
putting it all together:
by now the silicone will be dry and the mixture will be producing CO2. screw on the lid and attach the one-way valve to the other end of the line poking out the bottle top, this is your CO2 Generator now ready to attach to a diffuser of some kind. if you have an internal filter that you are going to be using then poke a lenth of the airline somewere on the inlet side and attach the other end to the other side of the one-way valve, will will act as your diffuser and does a very good job. I have just done my second on and with the internal filter that I am using I had to drill another 5mm hole in the filter housing were the sponge was and duplicated the process that I did with the bottle top (without the silicone). I cannot see from you photo's how you are filtering your tank but if it is an internal filter then this is all you will need. If you are using an external filter then im not sure as it may carry too much oxygen and may want to invest in a diffuser or find another how-to on making one. I would also suggest buying a CO2 Drop Checker that way you can keep an eye on how much co2 is present and alter the mixture accordingly. to get more or less CO2 you alter the amount of yeast you add, more yeast will produce more CO2 but for a shorter period and reducing the amount of yeast will produce less CO2 but will last a little longer.
hope this helps
mark | |
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November 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| finally it's done
Last edited by speed0factory; November 16th, 2009 at 09:22 PM.
Reason: some error | |
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November 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by webtrawler84 I am in the process of setting up my second DIY CO2 System. The first was also for a 15 Gallon (or there abouts). They do in fact work really well and you can easily build one for next to nothing. Here is a quick run through of how i made mine.
Things Required:
1 Drill - Cordless will be fine.
1x 5mm Drill bit
a length or decent 6mm airline
1x one way valve
1x 2 Litre Empty "Fizzy" Pop bottle.
Aquarium Silicone
Scissors
long nose grips or something similar
Bakers Yeast
Baking soda
Water
Plain White Suger
how to put it all together:
Take the lid off the pop bottle and drill a hole in the centre of the lid using the 5mm bit. Cut a small section about 6 inches of the air line and cut one end at a 45 degree angle. poke the end that you have just cut at an angle through the hole and using the grips pull it through the other side so that it is level with the end of the lid, This should be a tight fit.
Apply silicone to the outside of the top to seal it and put to one side to dry.
to make the mixture:
fill the bottle just over a quarter full with warm water and add 1 large cup of suger, then add 1/2 tea spoon of baking powder. Shake the mixture untill as much of the suger has desolved as possible, put to one side.
in a small jug add a tea spoon of yeast and a tea-spoon of suger. add a small amount of water (just enough to disolve the yeast and suger),
leave to stand for a few minutes.
fill the remainder of the bottle with cold water to cool down the warm mixture and leave just over 3 inch's from the top empty, now pour in the yeast mixture, there should still be at least a 3 inch gap from the mixture to the top of the bottle. give the mixture a quick shake and let stand.
putting it all together:
by now the silicone will be dry and the mixture will be producing CO2. screw on the lid and attach the one-way valve to the other end of the line poking out the bottle top, this is your CO2 Generator now ready to attach to a diffuser of some kind. if you have an internal filter that you are going to be using then poke a lenth of the airline somewere on the inlet side and attach the other end to the other side of the one-way valve, will will act as your diffuser and does a very good job. I have just done my second on and with the internal filter that I am using I had to drill another 5mm hole in the filter housing were the sponge was and duplicated the process that I did with the bottle top (without the silicone). I cannot see from you photo's how you are filtering your tank but if it is an internal filter then this is all you will need. If you are using an external filter then im not sure as it may carry too much oxygen and may want to invest in a diffuser or find another how-to on making one. I would also suggest buying a CO2 Drop Checker that way you can keep an eye on how much co2 is present and alter the mixture accordingly. to get more or less CO2 you alter the amount of yeast you add, more yeast will produce more CO2 but for a shorter period and reducing the amount of yeast will produce less CO2 but will last a little longer.
hope this helps
mark | thanks dude, this really help me alot haha, but i do not have much time this few days. when i'm free i'll do it. | |
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November 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Your tank now is beautiful! I like the gazebo too | |
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November 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
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Originally Posted by peacemaker92 Your tank now is beautiful! I like the gazebo too | hey thanks for your comment.  | |
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