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Old 18-09-2013, 07:02 PM   #1
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Hi...start a small planted shrimp tank...mainly following the steps taken by LZX....

Soil use


mineral use, Old Sea Mud Powder


and the tank with hang-on filter!


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Old 18-09-2013, 07:08 PM   #2
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After 1 water change, I stirred up the air bubbles trap within the soil




these are the plants


I didn't know that this plant is a cut plant without roots...not sure wheter it will survive!


mini nanas


2 other types of nanas

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Old 18-09-2013, 07:10 PM   #3
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another plant




This is how it look like:




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Old 18-09-2013, 07:12 PM   #4
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After 4 days of cycling...time for commando to enter!

Is this Sakura or Cherry?


Golden Back Shrimp



partial tank view...
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Old 18-09-2013, 07:13 PM   #5
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will be getting some PRL when the tank stable....

will these 2 type of shrimps cross breed with PRL?
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Old 18-09-2013, 07:13 PM   #6
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Bro. The root from that cut spiky plant will come out from the spiky part one.. so plant as low as possible.. but its growth is very boring.. just one long stem shoot up very high.. my shoot up so high that I took all out and gave away.
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Old 18-09-2013, 07:15 PM   #7
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Bro. The root from that cut spiky plant will come out from the spiky part one.. so plant as low as possible.. but its growth is very boring.. just one long stem shoot up very high.. my shoot up so high that I took all out and gave away.
Bro...yup...saw one shoot up in the last tank photo!
I'll leave it first, while sourcing for some interesting plants...
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Old 18-09-2013, 08:17 PM   #8
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haha.. your interesting plant should be on the way liao. I will also be dropping by his place when his shipment arrive for some buceps.
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Old 18-09-2013, 09:01 PM   #9
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haha.. your interesting plant should be on the way liao. I will also be dropping by his place when his shipment arrive for some buceps.
haha...thanks for the linkup....

i saw few buceps in C328 also...and some apple something....
not familiar with all these "new" plants...time to go back and study harder!
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Old 18-09-2013, 09:23 PM   #10
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haha...thanks for the linkup....

i saw few buceps in C328 also...and some apple something....
not familiar with all these "new" plants...time to go back and study harder!
Most lfs they are selling the more common buceps like gigantea

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