Hi All SKF members

[Lplants]

Hi everyone,

Myself have been keeping CRS for 2 years now, hope to learn more new shrimp keeping information here.

Wishing all SKF member's shrimp safe during the heat wave in this summer.

cheers

Wai

[BlueBolts]

Thanks Wai, welcome to SKF. Would love to see pics of your tanks and shrimps.

[Triggs]

Welcome to SKF Wai, Good luck over the summer for you too !

[Triggs]

Welcome to SKF Wai, Good luck over the summer for you too !

[wayne6442]

Hi Wai, Enjoy SKF

[jacet]

Hi mate and welcome to SKF... enjoy and good luck for the summer too...

[fishmosy]

Welcome to SKF mate. Hope its cool summer for you too.

[Lplants]

I lost 99% of my CBS last summer, tank was in garage and they just slowly die off when water temp went up 29c, in hot days.

[Loach]

Welcome to skf Lplants :)

[Trav80]

Hi Wai,

Welcome to SKF, I'm sure you will find all of the info you need.

[Lplants]

Hi all again,

does anyone know that an UP Aqua Fan can cool down a 2ft tank by 4c when the room temp. at 30c(+)?

"sorry for posting question in this section because I'm still noob restricted to most area!"

[Dean]

welcome to SKF

i am not sure if that fan will cool by 4c but if you were to freeze a 1.25ltr bottle and add that to the tank on the hot days

with the fan it should keep the temp down.

but you are best to get a chiller to save the stress of loosing shrimp in summer..

[Lplants]

Thanks for advice Dean, will definitely try the iced bottle + fan in this summer.

may invest a chiller only if I can breed high grade shrimp.

[Neo-shrimp]

Cheers WAI

Never crossed my mind when I bought my CRS to consider about heatwave being critically dangerous for these little critters especially here in Perth...(Shrimp noob.Guy @ Pet store forgot to mention it)

All the best CJ:anonymous:

[Lplants]

Melbourne weather temperature can go from 30c+ during the day then drop to 10c-15c at night!

I'll be slowly increasing my tanks temperature from 22C to 25C over the next 2 weeks, hoping to minimize the swings during the hot days. "finger-cross"

[Neddy]

Sorry about going off topic, but wow I didn't know shrimp were affected so much by heat. Good thing I've learnt a few tricks like the ice water bottle to cool the water down.

Welcome Wai