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The 120cm * 45cm * 45cm tank I ordered from Nature Aquarium @ Balestier Hill arrived on the 22nd. The stand came in about a week ago. Planting and assembly started on the 23rd. This is a walk-through of the process.

Day 22

Tank Dimensions: W120xD45xH45 cm
Lighting: 4×54W T5 (7000K)
Illumination Time: 10 hours a day
Filtration: Atman CF-1000 external filter, ceramic rings, filter wool and small amount of coral chips
Substrate: ADA Aquasoil Amazonia + Powersand Special (contains Bacter 100 + Clear Super)
Fertilizers: Potassium Sulphate + trace elements mix every 2 days.
CO₂: Pressurized system with external reactor, 4 bubbles per second.
O₂: 10 hours every night with air pump.
Temperature: 26
pH: 6.4
kH: 1

ADA Powersand Special (containing Bacter 100 and Clear Super) on the bottommost layer.

ADA Lily Pipe knock-off from AquaticMagic, recommend by tcampbell of AquaticQuotient.com.

IIITools, including a long tweezer, bent long scissors and a sand flattener, also from AquaticMagic.

Atmn CF-1000 Canister Filter (with hose-adapters to fit the Lily Pipes) and 5L CO₂ setup.

ISTA Max Mix CO₂ Reactor with glass bubble-counter and MUJI push-rack on castors with my equipment.

1st layer of ADA Aquasoil Amazonia.

All the ADA Aquasoil Amazonia are in and creating a slope.

Planning the layout.

Day 23

Tank Dimensions: W120xD45xH45 cm
Lighting: 4×54W T5 (7000K)
Illumination Time: 10 hours a day
Filtration: Atman CF-1000 external filter, ceramic rings, activated carbon, filter wool and small amount of coral chips
Substrate: ADA Aquasoil Amazonia + Powersand Special (contains Bacter 100 + Clear Super)
Fertilizers: Potassium Sulphate + trace elements mix every 2 days.
CO₂: Pressurized system with external reactor, 4 bubbles per second.
O₂: 10 hours every night with air pump.
Temperature: 26
pH: 6.3
kH: 2

I went to buy more rocks from Nature Aquarium @ Balestier Hill. I also bought $6 worth of Hairgrass (Eleocharis Acicularis) to cover the substrate.

Iwagumi (Rock Arrangement) Planning.

From paper to tank.

Spent 2 hours untangling, separating and planting the Hairgrass in about 4cm intervals.

Flo Lily Pipes in action.

Fan to cool the tank water.