6) Update my 3 ft. planted tank.

Hi, today I have clean up my tank and took a picture of my 5 months old tank with heavily planted. The tank size is 36" x 18" x 18" H, capacity 190 liters which house many cherry shrimps.

Flora species: Anubias barteri nana, Aponogeton ulvaceus.
Bacopa caroliniana, Cabomba caroliniana.
Tropical hornwort, Echinodurus tenellus.
Hygrophyla difformis, Windelov java fern.

Substract: Gex soil black colour. DIY Co2 using yeast and sugar.

Fertilizer: Seachem excel and seachem fertilizer.
Some of the plants are fast growing type and usually I will trimmed them once a month, for water change at once a week 30% and most of the time just top up water.

Red Cherry Shrimps.



This red cherry shrimps can be mess productive livestock and are hardy shrimps which can survived at temperature 27 to 32 degree celsius and are cheap in the marketplace. These shrimps feed on moss and riccia plants and their life span around 2 years, the maximum size they can grow to 2cm. Usually I feed them with Up brand " Red shrimp food" 2 times a day and it does not cloud the water. And it's good for beginner on this hobby. Cheers.



Date 08-08-08. (lucky number).

For many chinese, 08-08-08 is the luckiest date on the Gregorian calender, it comes once every 100 years. The date 08-08-08 particularly auspicious because chinese words for "eight" and "to prosper" sound the same. Many will choose this date celebrate wedding, birthday, house warming, engagement and many others. And today, my planted tank a sign of prosperous will update here with good wealth and health for my family. Hahaha, sound great.

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Added 2 ruffle plants and intend to look for more rocks to balance the view. The plants thrive and healthy growth, so far didn't see any major algae strike. May be need a light plants trimming. Hope you enjoy it.