Tank Reboot

The last tank failed as the use of LED lights was itself a failed experiment. The tank went into decline, clearing it out was a series of battles with procrastination. Eventually, it was vacated and the space used as a shelf.

2 May 2015

Welcome to 2015 and a new tank. The Significant Other was surprisingly supportive of this new venture. Much of the hardware was primarily obtained from Nanyang Seaview Aquarium. 

• Tank - 60 X 30 X 34
• Beamsworks Hi Lumen 60
• Aquaworks Slim Filter
• Thermometer
• Cooling fan from Top Aqua

Aquascaping materials were obtained from several sources over a week. The first items were two pieces of driftwood from GreenChapter. I pick the two because of its texture and shape. I picked up the third from C328. Its size and knobbly texture made it perfect as the visual centrepiece for the tank. A mistake was being too conservative with the gravel and rocks. A friend had reported using only 6kg of gravel for his tank of the same size. However, as my aquascape was sloped instead of the initial plan of a central mount, 9kg of shrimp soil and 3.6kg of rocks were barely sufficient. If I had a chance to do it again, I'd double the rocks used and add a further 3kg of shrimp soil for a steeper slope.

Plants were obtained entirely from a farm in Pasir Ris. As before, the plants were to be a mix of java fern. This included a large driftwood that had a healthy mop of narrow leaf java fern firmly attached; two pieces of windelov, two pieces of java fern, both attached to pieces of wood. The last was a small amount of Christmas Moss attached to the driftwood.

The driftwood on the right was adjusted to the back and placed higher for a better layout. This is the final layout at present. The narrow leaf java fern on the left ought to grow and fill out the space while the windelovs will create a border running from the centre back to the right of the tank. Hopefully, the java ferns at the back will grow large and tall to fill the tank.

Rescaped 4 May 2015