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Re: A new 4ft planted tank

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 3:19 pm
by sushant
Give your plants a 5 min bath in weak bleach, this will destroy any snail egg that can be transfered to the new tank.

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Re: A new 4ft planted tank

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:22 pm
by aawnaik
Weak Bleach?

Re: RE: Re: A new 4ft planted tank

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:25 pm
by sushant
aawnaik wrote:Weak Bleach?
5-10ml in 1/2 lts of water, soak the planesplants for 5 min and then wash and soak for another 5 min in plain water. you can alternatively use potassium permanganate too instead of bleach.

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Re: A new 4ft planted tank

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 9:10 am
by saikumar
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Re: A new 4ft planted tank

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 9:12 am
by aawnaik
Will Potasium Permanganet damage the moss?

Re: A new 4ft planted tank

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:29 am
by SCORPIO
Some plants are sensitive to Potasium permangnate like as Vals, Crypts. But I thought it will not effect mosses.

Re: A new 4ft planted tank

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:08 am
by aawnaik
Great!!!!

Thanks for the advise.

Re: A new 4ft planted tank - Unveiled - Day 1 (17/09/2015)

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:35 am
by aawnaik
Unveilling my new 4 feeter. Completed the set up on auspscious day of Ganesh Chaturthi -

Tank Dimensions - 48'X18'X18' (12mm extra clear glass)

Substrate - ADA Amazonia

Filter - Eihem 2217 & Power Filter

Hardscape - Lava Rocks

Lights - Aqua Zonic - 4ft - T5 (54WX4) 12000K (these are built in lights and may change depending upon results after a month or so)

Plants (All Plants shfted from my old tank) - It will have only low height / foreground plants.

- Hairgrass
- Vellisneria Spirals (to hide filter pipes)
- Erriocoulon
- Blyxa Japonica
- Styrogyne Repens (only one piece)
- Pogostemon Helferi (only one piece)
- Cryptocorene Wenditi Red (only one piece)
- Alternanthera Reineckii Mini
- US Fissiden on Lava Rocks

Suggestions are most welcome.

Re: A new 4ft planted tank - Unveiled - Day 1 (17/09/2015)

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:36 am
by aawnaik
Aquarium is made of 12 mm extra clear glass.

Re: A new 4ft planted tank

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:57 pm
by sujith849
do every glass store have extra clear glass?? do we need to say that it is for aquarium purpose ?? what is the costs? do saint gobain have one like what you have mentioned (extra clear glass))

:cnf