+2.5ft tank - Day 141

After massive trimming . . .

+2.5ft tank - Day 132

Growth after 4 months+. Daily dosing of BorneoWild Growth and ADA Phyton Git seem to be able to suppress GDA (or any other algae) growth. GDA on the rocks is complete disappear now.

Glosso growth after 2 weeks of inserting BorneoWild Boost A. Glosso on "turbo" drive?

+2.5ft Tank - Day 98

BorneoWild Boost A - Soil fertilizer.

Info taken from www.borneowild.com
Boost (Capules) is a substrate supplement containing 70 kinds of immediate and slow release macronutrients, nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, that stimulate plant growth, ensure proper balance and improves nutrient uptake. Recommended for densely planted tank with rosette and stem plants.

Promising huh??

Antibiotic anyone? :P

FTS - . . . . day 98.

Current maintenance schedule:-
1) Daily 1ml of BW Growth and 2-3ml of BW Essence K
2) 50% water change every 10-14 days
3) Fishes are fed twice daily with BW Staple S and twice weekly with BW Pro Color.

Current tank stats:-
1) Temp: 24-25C
2) Co2: 2 bubbles per 3 secs

Current fauna:

15 Otos
15 Ember tetra
20 Boraras maculatus
20 Boraras brigittae
1 Badis bengalensis
3 Fire Red shrimp

5ft Shallow Marine Tank

Full tank shot + Cabinet

Custom made cabinet with 4 doors for better access.

Sump is slide in via this access

Sump. Acrylic cover to prevent splash, evaporation and sound (I hope). Have yet to cut hole to allow piping. Pending plumbing works.

Side shot

Overflow outside of the tank.

Black acrylic with weir. No background sticker required.

Very neat workmanship.

German silicone with industrial grade strength.

Tank size : 150cm (L) x 75cm (W) x 40cm (H) - braceless
Sump size: 90cm (L) x 50cm (W) x 37.5cm (H)

5ft Shallow Tank + Sump + Cabinet

COMING SOON . . .

+2.5ft tank - Day 65

Quick left side shot. Glosso not as compact compare to the middle section due to light distribution but still acceptable.

Mini update:

Today added 1 pot of Cryptocoryne parva. Saw it at LFS many months ago. Feel pity for the plant so I decided to adopt it back. Separate out into smaller portion and treated with BW Growth to kill algae.

My method of killing algae on newly purchase plant since someone ask me as per below..better share it here so no need to pm.
1) I use 5ml of BW Growth with 5ml of filtered water (1:1)
2) Separate plant into smaller portion and wash it under running water.
3) I use my hand to gently rub off visible algae and dirt. Please do it with extra care because plant is very fragile.
4) Soak the plant in the solution for ~10mins.
5) Rinse the plant with running water again.
6) Plant is ready for planting.

Note - this is not a proven method. Will provide update after a week. For reference, the plant is covered with quite a lot of hair algae.

Boraras Maculatus

Suitable little fishes for small tank. I am having 15 of this on top of 20 Ember tetra. Occasionally they shoal together with Ember tetra.