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torface Shrimp Master

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So the MTS was just too bad and the need for more tanks just to great....

So I got this:

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I've been busy the past few days filling it up and making adjustments and now it's up and running! Only issue so far is it's effing noisy and i need to buy a step ladder, the milk crate doesn't quite cut it lol!

Thanks again to Squiggle for helping me pick it up and bring it home! :)

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torface Shrimp Master

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I also had to spend ages fishing out the shrimps that were still in there... they somehow managed to survive the journey from Brisbane to the Gold Coast in less than 1cm of water and having more substrate poured on them!

I've not managed to have a good look at them yet, but a couple were sh$**y red cherries, some were wild type cherries and a few are blue and chocolates... Haven't been able to figure out what sort of grades they are yet, but they one below looks quite nice!

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More tanks the better I think! Looks great, good pick up :applause:

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I like! I have also just picked up a rack...I need to repaint and fix the plumbing first then will post up some pics!

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torface Shrimp Master

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Thanks guys, i'm very pleased with my bargain! I even got shrimp soil, breeder boxes, planting tweezers, plants, not forgetting the rogue shrimps lolI kept all the filter media in tank water and also squeezed in a couple of my sponge filters so hopefully i can have the shrimps in there in the next couple of days :)

I have also just picked up a rack...I need to repaint and fix the plumbing first then will post up some pics!
Looking forward to seeing the photos!
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Nice one Torface, I think it's a good size to manage. I can send you some ear plugs to fix that noise problem from the rack.

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Thanks guys' date=' i'm very pleased with my bargain! I even got shrimp soil, breeder boxes, planting tweezers, plants, not forgetting the rogue shrimps lol

I kept all the filter media in tank water and also squeezed in a couple of my sponge filters so hopefully i can have the shrimps in there in the next couple of days :)

Looking forward to seeing the photos![/quote']

Same thing when I bought my second hand divided tank. Some shrimp survived the 3.5 hours drive home from Sydney in a little bit of water and substrate. I kept the filter media immersed in tank water and added shrimp 24 hours after I filled up the tank. It was an instant cycle.

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Nice work torface, looks awesome all setup :victorious: It was my pleasure helping, I had an awesome time watching you almost get cleaned up by the car & taking numerous wrong turns, hahaha :stupid:

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Congrats torface. Looks like a great shrimp breeding setup....so what are the plans ?

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Congrats torface. Looks like a great shrimp breeding setup....so what are the plans ?
Not really sure yet... but i'd like to get a TB or two soon :) i'll have a crack at that before deciding what direction i want to take...
Does the top tank have a built in sump ??is that bio balls I'm looking at ??
Yes, it's kinda weird. There's a section at the back with bioballs in it. The water exits the top sections from a little gap at the bottom, under the substrate and then goes down to the bottom sump via a bulk head in the top left corner.
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I am so jealous...................................... SA is so way behind in term of shrimp keeping for gears and hobbiest..................... I see all these custom built shrimp racks but we have nothing here and I have zero DIY skills........................... great great pickup tho!

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I am so jealous...................................... SA is so way behind in term of shrimp keeping for gears and hobbiest..................... I see all these custom built shrimp racks but we have nothing here and I have zero DIY skills........................... great great pickup tho!

If you have the $$ you could get one built, i think most tank/ stand builders would stretch to something like this :)

But i know how you feel about having zero DIY skills, i'm the same hence why i bought a ready made system :encouragement:

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I am so jealous...................................... SA is so way behind in term of shrimp keeping for gears and hobbiest..................... I see all these custom built shrimp racks but we have nothing here and I have zero DIY skills........................... great great pickup tho!

I agree HexaD. I don't think people in the other states realise how hard it is to source anything for shrimp. All the talk about just go to your local LFS well very few are shrimp savvy at all and if they have anything it costs double even triple the price you guys talk about. The pump I got for $130 delivered cost between$199 and $289 ant 6 shops I went to yesterday. If they have shrimp soil its fluval or sand. The information they give out is SO wrong. There may be better shops around I only looked in the northern suburbs but you are all lucky over there! Thats the green eyed jealousy monster coming out. but it is hard here.

I think you have an awesome setup Torface and you should do really well with it. Good luck:encouragement:

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It's kinda the same here though, unless I drive to Brisbane, all the shrimp specific stuff I have to buy online...

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tidy setup torface!! cant wait to see it filled with shrimp :)

yeah im the same.. always having to drive to sydney or ordering online.. heaps better then driving everywhere :p

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