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Fluvalspec3richie This page is about my first experience in setting up a planted aquarium nano tank with Fluval Spec 3 2.6 US gallon mini aquarium
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Close up view of the cooling unit
06/11/2024

Close up view of the cooling unit

03/11/2024

Dismantling the cooler unit...

02/11/2024

One of my favourite local fish shops in Clementi specialising in aquatic plants...

Disassembling the major components of the chiller which includes the core cooling unit,the heatsink, ventilation fan ,p...
31/10/2024

Disassembling the major components of the chiller which includes the core cooling unit,the heatsink, ventilation fan ,power supply unit and last but not least the front panel controller.

Okay,it takes a lot of patience, determination and passion to repair the aquarium chiller. I took my time to disassembl...
30/10/2024

Okay,it takes a lot of patience, determination and passion to repair the aquarium chiller. I took my time to disassemble the chiller, removed the cover and document the process as detailed as possible.

Inevitably all aquarium water chillers will breakdown at some point of time due to wear and tear condition. I always lik...
29/10/2024

Inevitably all aquarium water chillers will breakdown at some point of time due to wear and tear condition. I always like to keep spare accessories or standby replacement chillers for the tank.

10/10/2024

Fish tank maintenance day...

19/09/2024

Another octo dies...I guess that's life no matter how well you maintain the tank things just happened...so long bye bye little one..

12/09/2024

Some fish are jumpers so it's a necessity to cover the aquarium with a top cover.

04/09/2024

Years of keeping planted fish tanks taught me valuable lessons notably one of which pertains to algae control using chemical dosing...

18/07/2024

Bought 3 otocinclus and 3 Corycats from my favorite LFS. It is in quarantine now inside the isolation box. I added a few almond leafs to soften the water. These Octos and Cory's are less than a few months old so it remains to be seen how many will make it to adult stage further down the road

17/07/2024

Time to move on...I once saved this Cory about 8 years ago when it started losing its sense of bearing and swimming in circles . It recover after some medication in an isolation box with daily water changed and mulberry leafs for food..
Time sure flies, her time is up...rip

16/07/2024

It's just a Cory, anyway after about 8 years it's hard not to feel sad about it..

Byebye Cory,gonna miss you...
16/07/2024

Byebye Cory,gonna miss you...

I experimented with various ways to get rid of the green algae outbreak in the tank. I wanted a method that is sure saf...
14/07/2024

I experimented with various ways to get rid of the green algae outbreak in the tank. I wanted a method that is sure safe for the fish.
I finally opted with the moving of the affected java moss out of the tank and immersed it in 3 teaspoons of citric acid in 3 and a half cups of water for about 20 minutes. I also added a mixture of algae remover solution.
After that I rinse the java moss thoroughly with water to get rid of the citric acid and algae removal solution and then placed it back to to the tank.

Loss two otocinclus this month, all of which I bought 7 years ago. I feel kind of sad but I guess that's life..
13/07/2024

Loss two otocinclus this month, all of which I bought 7 years ago. I feel kind of sad but I guess that's life..

Loss an algae otocinclus catfish yesterday.Only found out when I did regular removal of debris and fish waste with a tur...
27/06/2024

Loss an algae otocinclus catfish yesterday.Only found out when I did regular removal of debris and fish waste with a turkey baster. The dead algae eater was located near the sponge filter Thankfully the remaining three are fine.I guess the Seachem Purigen synthetic filter does excellent job in keeping the water free from ammonia and nitrate build up due to fish decomposition...

08/06/2024

Feeding terrapins at the nearby park..

27/05/2024

An outbreak of algae in the aquarium is quite common even in established cycled fish tank. Recently this this happened with my nano tank. It took me a couple of days to figure the best minimal disruptive technique to reduce the algae propagation without stressing the fish and plants.
I opted by taking out the affected plants and then dosing it with citric acid diluted with water in the ratio of one tea spoon citric acid powder to one and a half cup of water for about 2 minutes.

24/05/2024

A turtle enjoying the stream in the pond of the nature park near my apartment.

A very good video on aquarium algae. The video is non English and thankfully the subtitle and CC is good enough.
18/05/2024

A very good video on aquarium algae. The video is non English and thankfully the subtitle and CC is good enough.

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It is important to provide nutritional meals for your fish. I like to mix the fish food pellets from different brands ..

Always good to keep some aquarium spare accessories such as water pumps and etc. With back up accessories you can readily replace spoil parts due to wear and tear without disrupting and cause environmental shock to the fish in the tank

Close up view of the two Corydoras ask corycats

Feeding time...the cory cats love the algae bottom feeding pellets.

Just a regular video follow up on the tank after 2 days away ...

Lost one Tetra 2 days ago and am pretty sure another one will go soon...not sure what caused the mortality within a week. Might probably be due to over feeding the past few days..

The fishes in the tank could go without food for up to 4 or 5 days however I decided to set up the auto feeder even though I'll just be away for up to 3 days max.

Close up view of my little Corycats

Another usual water change and Just a regular maintenance update...one of the tetra lack appetite for meals so I decided to isolate it for closer observation..

Goodbye little tetra..this little guy lost its bearing and sense of directions and keep spinning endlessly the past few days...I had to isolate it and after almost a week it finally died, suffering over..at times I wonder if I should end it's suffering earlier by suffocating it by means of letting it dehydrated out of water or just flush it down the toilet at the sign of no hope recovering situation..I simply don't had the heart to end it's little life prematurely though...

Some updates..added hang over isolation box to house a sick tetra

Nothing much to update, removed plants that are heavily covered with hair black beard algae and soak it separately with heavily dosed Seachem Excel ..

Ista hang over separation box..

Seachem Purigen is a synthetic filter aquarium hobbyist should consider as it helps to remove excess nutrients and ammonia build up.

Christmas moss is easy to care for..just ensure the water temperature is below 25C and do water change frequently based on the bio-load of to to the fish tank

It takes consistent efforts and passion to keep the water in tank in good condition so that habitats live in healthy clean environment.

Bye bye tetra.....

ISTA hang over breeder / isolation box..

Top up CO2 cost roughly 15 bucks for 2 litre which last approximate 4 months on a 6 hour usage daily.

Been quite awhile since I last posted any updates.. life gets in the way so somewhat side track to focus on other stuff... regardless I made it a point to commit to maintain the aquarium no matter how tied up I am with other activities... this is one hobby that requires passion and commitment..

Restore CO2 injection

Updates on my experience with Ista Algae Removal dosing on 32 litre tank

There was a massive outbreak of black beard algae in my 32 litre planted tank not too long ago. Decided to give Ista Algae Remover a try as short term fix..

Aquarium chiller water pump generating some kinda of irritating faint noise...decided to investigate and discovered the plastic cover to the impeller cracked. Decided to replace with another direct USB connection 3 W pump. Did a test run on the replacement pump..

Having the right tools for maintaining the planted nano tank is very important. One such tool is the Turkey or tube baster. It facilitate targeted removal of fish wastes and debris from difficult to reach corner of the tank.

Sponge filter is very cheap, easy to maintain and last longer compare to other filter types that requires mechanical parts such as hang over box filter which require motor to drive the propeller.

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