Per Isg's permission, I am allowed to post his work here on APC. The set up is done using DIY CO2, and well, I will let the pictures do the talking
At 1 month
At 1.5 month
At 2.5 months
At 3 months; an unfinished work...
Tank info:
Size:90X45X75cm
Substrate:POWER SAND SPECIAL (M) 6L , AMAZONIA SOIL (M) 18L,
AMAZONIA SOIL (S) 18L, BACTER 100, PENAC P, PENAC W, CLEAR
SUPER, TOURMALINE BC
Filtration:HYDOR PRIME 30, BIO-RIO 2L, PALM NET (FILTER 1) , HYDOR
PRIME 30, EHFISUBSTRAT, EHFIFIX (EHEIM) (FILTER 2
Light:2X OSRAM POWER-STAR HQI-TS 150W/D
CO2: DIY CO2
WC:1/3 a week
pH:6.8
Temp:24C
Cooling:A/C
Fertilizer:BRIGHTY K (5ml PER DAY) , GREEN BRIGHTY STEP 2, (5ml PER DAY) , ECA (5cc DROP PER DAY)
Fish:Cardinal tetra
Shrimp:tiger shrimp, blue shrimp, cherry shrimp, Amano shrimp, bumblebee
shrimp, black shell shrimp
Plants:Blyxa japonica, R.rotundifolia green, R.indica, R.macradra green,
R.magenta, Glosso, Fontinalis antipyretica, Vesicularia dubyana,
Bolbitis heudelotii, Narrow Java fern, Windelov, Riccia, Proserpinaca
palustris, Ludwigia arcuata
DIY CO2
***Some of the plant names might not be exactly correct as they are based on my own research of what those common names meant using various Chinese websites. Latin nomenclature is not a big thing in Asia; for the most part, people still prefer to use common names***