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100% Natural Organic mineral supplement that polishes and cleans your aquarium water. 

Calcium bentonite is formed from volcanic ash fall & apart from having powerful detoxification properties.

For decades NASA has been successfully using calcium bentonite as an internal mineral supplement to counteract bone degradation in astronauts as well as re-introducing an abundance of organic electrolytes, nutrients and minerals. 

This clay powder will also help add vital foods for your plants as well as making the existing nutrients and wastes in your tank more readily bioavailable for plant up-take.

Hand milled right here in Victoria from large clay to ensure precise smooth texture, Cause here at Mizu Sakura we are passionate about your plants and shrimp.

Calcium bentonite, (Sometimes known as montmorillonite referring to a specific geographical location in France- Montmorril.) Montmorillonite, (sometimes known as calcium bentonite referring to a specific location containing the largest know calcium bentonite quarry in the world, US- Fort Benton.) comes straight out of the earth to your tank, all the way to us from pure quarries in beautiful Western Australia, these quarries are designated solely for the harvest, production and careful packaging of natural Calcium Bentonite.

Usage: Small pinch per 20L, After water change.

Package size: 20g

 

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Mizu Sakura "Golden Bee Pollen" shrimp food is naturally packed full of enzymes, Antioxidants, lipids, Bioflavinoids, carotenoids, Good fatty acids, Proteins, and Vitamins as well as having great anti fungal and antibacterial properties, This food gives your shrimp especially babies and juveniles an excellent boost of nutrition to support a healthy immune system and proper balanced diet. 

This food is naturally packed full of good nutrition like Niacin, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Pantothenic acid and is a good protein source for shrimp.

100% Organic, Australian Bee Pollen shrimp food, ZERO additives.

5g pack

 

Mizu Sakura "Daizu Snow" is a 100% organic soy husk pellet fibre supplement for shrimp, which is low Gi, low in fat and cholesterol and high in calcium. Healthy media for mycelia culture. A great natural leave in food that won't foul your water. Low Cu content formula.

Hello, 

Recently I bought a couple of Sötching oxydators from NewBreed Aquatics closing down sale, As I've been wanting one for awhile but didn't quite have to cash to fork out.

These sold for $15ea at like 40% off.

Shipping was really fast, and they arrived well packed in perfect order.

The box comes with:

1x glass bottle with plastic lid

1x ceramic holster

2x Catylyst

2x 82.5ml bottles food grade H202 (4.9%) oxydator solution.

Instruction manual. 

Basic instruction:

fill glass bottle with H202 to within a few cm of the top.

Add catalyst. 1 for <30L, 2 for 30-60L.

Plug the cap back on carefully but tight, before inserting the bottle into the ceramic holster and placing in your aquarium.

Choose the appropriate concentration of H202 for your application, and add the correct number of catylysts, by doing this you can tailor the oxygen production in your aquarium, For example:

In my 40L tank I'm using straight 4.9% solution and 2 catalysts.

Where as in my 10L nano I'm using 2.45% and only 1 catalyst, (diluted equal parts with distilled water)

Store any spare catalysts somewhere safe so they don't get lost.

As advertised, the sotching oxydator produces oxygen aswell as an "activated oxygen" which apparently has a lot to do with neutrient and micro neutrient bioavailability in plants. They are also said to reduce algaes esp blue green algae and green spot. 

Bubbling away peacefully in my tanks. :) they are lovely to watch when my Bazooka isn't running hehe.

So whether you want to increase oxygen levels in a planted tank without increasing surface agitation (which outgasses precious co2), Increase DO levels to improve shrimplet or fry survival rates, Run a quite tank without a filter for example on your bedside table where an aquarium or scape would add a sense of peace and nature without loud bubbling or humming of filters that can be annoying, Help battle algaes or even just improve general fish and shrimp health this product does it all reliably.

All in all, its clever German engineering combined with a sleek, sexy in tank look earns this product a full 5 stars from me.

Hello, 

So I've been buying a few different products lately to get everything running 100%

One of which is the marine accudrip, and I have to say I'm very pleased with this product.

I got sick of trying to jerry rig something every water change or top off, and cause I only really keep shrimp or they're my main focus I thought why not?

Easy operation from a wheel that rolls up and down governing the water flow.

Well displayed drip to monitor flow.

RRP $20 - bit much but happy to pay it for what this product achieves as far as convienience goes.

Only downfall is I would have liked a bit more length on the hard tubing with the "U" shape so it reaches the bottom of your bucket, but a small prices of standard airline fit over it fine- easy fix.

I think anyone with anything even slightly sensitive or hardcore into this hobby would love this product and it gets a full 5 stars from me- only downfall really is the price.

enjoy.

From the Dennerle website:
 

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Sinking food sticks made of organic soy bran with valuable Chlorella and Nannochloropsis algae. Tasty feeding fun for all shrimps. The food sticks easily crumble away and form a “food carpet” – thus, every animal is able to get to the food. For healthy growth, vibrant colouring and plentiful reproduction.

Guarantee: Without artificial preservatives and colorants, without fish meal.

Tip: Shrimp King Algae Pops is also ideal for feeding crayfish, dwarf crayfish (CPOs), crabs, long-arm shrimps and snails.

Background information

Soy beans, belonging to the family of pulses, are known as source of high-quality protein. The  legumes are rich in vital amino acids, vitamins, polyunsaturated fatty acids as well as cell protection micronutrients , such as folic acid and selenium. Those are accompanied by essential minerals  such as calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc. Due to their prebiotic  properties, dietary fibres provide for  a healthy digestion.

Due to their tiny size of only a few micrometers, the unicellular green algae of the type Chlorella and Nannochloropsis are ideally suited for the feeding of baby shrimps. However, also the adult animals love to eat them, as they belong to their natural diet.

These micro-algae contain all important amino acids, minerals, trace elements, vitamins, many unsaturated fatty acids, polysaccharides and colour-enhancing pigments.

The numerous positive ingredients  make Algae Pops an ideal alternative and supplement to the main feed.  They promote a healthy, balanced growth and plentiful reproduction. Also ideally suited as valuable snack.

 

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Shrimp Crack is the result of a lot of research & testing, it is packed full of essential vitamins & minerals, like calcium, magnesium, potassium & also has a lot of essential trace minerals. It is made from all natural products & has no animal protein in it, which is very beneficial to shrimp health & well being.

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Boss Baby Powder provides a great kick start to your shrimpslet health & immunity. It's high in protein, calcium, magnesium, immunoglobin's, enzymes & lactoferrin to help give your shrimp the healthiest start in life.

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Boss Shrimp Booster is designed to help increase resistance to disease & bacterial infections by boosting immunity. It contains beneficial bacteria, enzymes, & Beta-G to increase health, growth & survival rate.

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Shrimp Snow is made from nutritious soy beans. Excellent leave-in food that promotes Mycelia growth. High in protein, ammino acids, minerals & fibre.

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Boss Mineral Balls absorb ammonia, nitrogen & efficiently maintain a stable pH. They contain more than 30 minerals that help improve health, moulting & breeding.

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AQUARIUM & DRINKING WATER Portable R/O Combo System

Before making your decision to buy an aquarium filter look beyond the price and consider the following. Yes there are cheaper systems on the market to produce DI quality water for your aquarium.
However when you look closely at these systems you will note the following.

1/ The systems consist of small DI canisters which hold very little DI resin. Di resin expires fairly quickly particularly on high TDS water like Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane. The higher the TDS the higher the residual percentage of TDS left by the RO. The purpose of the DI filter is to polish the water to pick up any residual TDS (salts) left after the RO membrane. The higher the residual, the harder the DI works, and quicker it expires.

Our system holds 350gm of nuclear grade Purolite Resin - the best in the world. Most other systems are offering less than 200 grams.

2/ Its pointless spending over $100 on a water filter for your fish if you can't take advantage of the your investment, and drink the water as well. We are constantly asked for an RO System that is suitable for drinking and aquarium water. This hasn't been possible until now.

DI resin removes the mineral content back to Zero which is great for the fish but not so good for your health. When the DI removes the residual mineral which include natural pH buffers, the pH of the water plummets to below acceptable levels for drinking water.

For example the pH after RO and DI can be as low 6 pH or even lower pending temperature etc. Basically this water is acidic and not suitable for prolonged use as drinking water. There has been a lot said about drinking acid water some of which you can read on our listing for the 6 stage XstreaMn Shuttle RO system or our 7 stage XstreaMn system.

We have built this system to accommodate both needs; safe drinking water and or DI (mineral free) water for aquarium use.

We use the highest quality components including Purolite DI nuclear grade resin, and the new and exclusive GT6- 18LS pH neutralizing cartridge for safe drinking water.

 

Source: http://www.fsahome.org/uploads/4/8/5/9/4859831/gt1-70_di_brochure.pdf

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AquaBlade long scrapers feature solid fiberglass handles. Instead of using glues that break-down like other scrapers, the AquaBlade handles are v-grooved from the side and inserted into the head of the scraper during the injection molding process. Under thousands of pounds of pressure the handle is fused to the head becoming a part of the molded piece.

Glass Shrimper Net:

Photo Credit: practical fishkeeping UK

I was very kindly gifted one of the new Glass Shrimper Nets by @newbreed at the National Shrimp Championships- Thank you Jamie.

Review:

Look and feel:

The glass is light, but thick and strong enough to resist bashing against tank glass and during washing. The hollow handle is 40cm in length.

First thoughts:

Because the Glass Shrimper net is unlike any other net I have handled before, it took some getting used to wielding it correctly and moving at correct angles and directions under the water. I felt like a bit of a buffoon at first!

What I like about it:

-The shrimp are not stressed when you try and catch them, most get into the glass net themselves. A slow to moderate speed approach does not upset them at all.

-When you put your finger over the handle hole at the top, you can lift the shrimp out of the tank without them being exposed to air and out of the water at all, avoiding stress. I found this really cool when catching shrimp for sorting.

-The shrimp move into the handle when you hold the net horizontal and this enables excellent viewing: when put in front of a light, you are able to see dark shrimp saddles that are usually not visible with the naked eye in dark shrimp like king kongs or dark tigers. I also found this excellent for culling shrimp as I could inspect them closer than I could have ever done before without stressing them too much, making sorting easier.

- I am able to sterilise this glass shrimper net properly unlike regular nets

- I also successfully used it as a glass feeding chute to transfer powder food into a feeding dish without getting lost in the current by injecting the food directly into the handle and tipping it out on the feeding dish without getting my hands in the tank.

Tip: this net works on the principle that you put the Glass shrimper net against a surface like the tank glass or moss until the shrimp swims to the back or to the handle, then you can move the shrimp to the water surface. It will not work in cornered surfaces for obvious reasons.

Because of the reduced shrimp stress and easy close-up inspection, I give this very useful Glass Shrimper net ???? out of 5 stars.

Product Description

BENIBACHI Super Bacterium BEE MAX is a mixture of enzyme and chitosan (double of Bee3) which helps to maintain water quality, promotes growth, coloration and molting of juvenile and adult shrimps. Bee3 can be used on a regular basis to increase clarity of water, or to a point whereby molting improvement is achieved. You can observe that shrimps stop dying during unsuccessful molting.

Bee Max also boosts the effect of promoting plant growth in a planted tank.

Directions:
Use 1 spoon for 60cm tank and 2 spoon for 90cm tank. Add Bee Max directly to the tank.

Available now from @The Tech Den

EHEIM professional food is a tasty and nutritional granule for Shrimp well accepted, with everything that they need with:-

• essential nutrients
• proteins, fats
• unsaturated fatty acids
• vitamins, minerals
• trace elements.

It is a Universal food being nutritious and complete diet for all species of shrimps. The recipe accurately meets all the needs of shrimp and a balanced diet.

Our manufacturer of Mesh Moss Ledges has recently discontinued the line, so in place we are pleased to announce the arrival of their new 3D Printed Moss Ledge Range.

Made from aquarium safe resins, your shrimp will love these as much as the originals.

Same dimensions at 5cm x 5cm Square or 5cm diameter Round.

They retail at $4 each. 

Introductory offer for the next week is buy 7 get one free.

Or....

8 for $28.

They have been designed for easy removal for trimming and maintenance, just twist plate and it detaches from suction cap.

Express Post is $7.50

http://newbreedaquatics.com.au/planted-tanks/aquascaping-tools

Dont forget your Skf coupon code to receive a further 10% discount. ?

I know what I will be doing this week, as I have sooo much flame moss!! Enjoy!!

Description

aPUMP is an aquarium air pump for aquariums from 10 up to 100 liters volume and is designed to supply aquarium water with oxygen, the most essential and vital element.

I set out to find a quiet air pump due to having all my tanks in my bedroom - you can imagine how annoying it was hearing a noisy air pump when you're trying to sleep!

I decided to give the aPUMP a go considering the claim of 'most silent pump in the world'.

What did I like about of it?

• It's silent - I actually couldn't hear it unless I had my ear really close to it
• It's tiny! - Slightly bigger than a 50 cent coin
• Has a suction cup
• Comes with some tubing and an air stone

If you're looking for a quality air pump, that's close to silent, don't go past the aPUMP ?

Description

Aquael Oxypro 150 Air Pump is a modern, ultra quiet aerator for the aquarium. 

Wattage(W) - 2

Max Flow Rate (l/h) - 150

Pumping depth (cm) - 200

I needed to upgrade my air pump to something that could handle multiple tanks and like my review on the aPUMP it needed to be silent due to it being in my bedroom.

What did I like about of it?

• It's extremely quiet
• Can run multiple tanks
  • I'm currently running three tanks (45cmx30cmx30cm) on the lowest setting with Biospon filters but it could probably run a lot more tanks with the flow rate turned up!
• Low power consumption
• Flow rate control knob

What did I dislike about of it?

• Diode is bright and I had to cover up it up because it annoyed me at night
• I had to put a small cloth underneath otherwise it had a small hum to it

Note: The dislikes above are due to my situation so if this air pump was used in an area where the noise didn't matter as much then it's not a problem. In fact the noise of the bubbles popping at the surface tended to be more annoying.

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Feed sticks for targeted nutritional supplementation with high-quality proteins and essential amino acids. Protein content 42.2%. For times when increased protein is required, e.g. during egg formation.

Sinking, water-stable feed sticks consisting of 100% natural ingredients as a targeted protein supplement.
Shrimp King Protein has significantly higher protein content in comparison with the main food at 42.2%. It is fed as part of the normal feeding programme for variety and as a nutritional supplement. At the same time, Shrimp King Protein enables an increased protein supply during times of increased need e.g. during the reproduction phase and egg formation. Shrimp species with inherently higher protein requirements can also feed appropriately for their species.

The proteins and essential amino acids all originate primarily from aquatic animals (Gammarus, Daphnia, decapsulated Artemia cysts, shrimps, green-lipped mussel) and as a result have optimum nutritional composition and bioavailability.

Guarantee: no artificial colourings or preservatives, no fish meal.

Tip:
Shrimp King Protein is also ideal for feeding crayfish, dwarf crayfish (CPOs), crabs, long-arm shrimps and snails.

 

Ingredients: 

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Bacterial protein from Corynebacterium glutamicum, insect proteins, stinging nettles, dandelion, mulberry leaves, Daphnia, krill, chlorella algae, montmorillonite, Moringa oleifera, rosemary, mannan-oligosaccharides, ß-glucans, flower pollen, turmeric, cinnamon
Analytical constituents: 42.6% crude protein, 7.5% crude fat, 5.9% crude fibre, 13.4% crude ash

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This is a review for the Eheim Air Diffuser that connects to the air hose. Eheim also have one that connects to your canister outflow.

I bought 6 of these to get more air into my water. They are sold as an air diffuser, with a good comparison video to a ceramic air stone on Youtube. 

I have these in 4 tanks from 50 litre to 240 litre, connected to different output air pumps. I have had them for approx. 2 months.

Price: $12-$15 each in Australia

The pro's:

• Comes with a suction cup to attach to the glass, looks tidy, very attractive finishing compared to a ceramic air stone.
• You can vary the size of the bubbles by adjusting the top body of the sphere

The Con's:

To get more air diffusion, you need smaller bubbles under pressure that travel slower to the water surface than large air bubbles. This is the concept behind buying this air diffuser. This is possible, but by setting the diffuser to such a fine setting, there is a very high pitched noise coming from it due to the pressure going through the diffuser on such a fine setting. The frequency of the high pitched noise does lower by letting off some pressure by either adjusting the diffuser itself to increase bubble size, or by dialling down the airflow from your air pump. This high pitched noise only disappears when the bubbles are the size equivalent to that of a regular air stone. The noise at the finer settings is loud enough to be annoying, and I cannot imagine that shrimp and fish want to be exposed to that noise pollution. I have tanks still running at this noise-level: it does not go away if you do not increase the bubble size.

This Eheim Air diffuser gets ??? / 5 Shrimp tails. It is an attractive average-functioning airstone if that is what you are looking for in terms of regular bubble size. As a fine air diffuser, due to the high level of high-pitched noise, I would not recommend it at all.

Figure 1 shows bubbles at a lower frequency high-pitch level that is annoying.

Figure 2 shows the very fine diffused bubbles that one expects from a diffuser, but with a noise level that will drive you nuts if you are next to the tank and who knows what stress that causes the shrimp and fish.

I found this an interesting shrimp food with a surprising use. Lowkeys Japan states that shrimp are generally fed too nutritious food on a regular basis, in contrast to what they would find in nature.

The ingredients themselves don't look that impressive at first glance:

• Seaweed
• Gluten meal
• Fish
• Vitamins

Consistency: 

A dense pellet food that does not soften, lose shape, dissolve or foul the water At All. I am not sure how they managed to formulate it like this. I use this exclusively as a holiday food as shrimp snow just makes too much of a mess in larger quantities for me. The pellets hold shape until all is eaten by the shrimp. The pellets look similar to peat moss/wood chips and do not quite look like the ingredients one thinks it would look in the above ingredient list...

Palatability:

My shrimp initially ignore it completely when put in the tank. I suspect they might be spoiled with the other foods I give them. Give them A few hours and the shrimp start leisurely nibbling for a while, then going away, and coming back in a few hours to have some more. I find this incredibly interesting: the whole structure- holding, non-fouling food that lasts forever in a tank ( I would just like to clarify: "forever" means a week holiday in this review ).

The catch:

Not available for purchase in Australia at the moment. Available in USA, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia.

Highly recommended as a holiday food option.

This Lowkeys Hiden No Esa Secret shrimp food gets ???/5 shrimp tails.