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CBrian Be nice I'm new here

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Hi Guys,

Just sharing a journal of my new tank..

Its been a few years, but I am coming back to keeping shrimp. When I left, back in 2010, I was keeping and breeding CRS and CBS. But time changed, and I went into keeping marine tank, where I had some good success with a shallow SPS reef.

But Im in Yr 12 now, and my HSC is coming up in October/November, and so, I had to make the decision to sell that tank, and go back to shrimp. I always missed shrimp, i dont think there is anything else more interesting and rewarding to keep, so here i am, back..

Anyways, thats enough of the boring stuff, ill get on with it...

The new tank I purchased was a Cade Mini. And i fitted it out with;

-Eheim 2213

-Lilypipes

-Hydor 90W Inline Heater

Benibachi Powder Soil

-Yinghshi Rock

So I went about setting up the tank, using RO and Salty Shrimp Mineral GH+, and planted it with some Hairgrass, Vesuvius Sword and some Weeping Moss... So here are the photos, id love to have some feedback!

Cheers

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CBrian Be nice I'm new here

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Thanks Mate, hopefully it will look even better when the hair grass spreads out completely!

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Are you planning to run CO2?

How big is the Cade mini? It all looks very sleek, especially with the lily pipes!

you should post up some pics of your old marine tank in the marine section, I'd love to see it!

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It's around 35 X 25 X 25cm. And not really, I'm not a huge fan of CO2 and shrimp, I know it can be done, but don't trust myself aha..

I'll do my best to find a few photos :)

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nice looking setup mate, very clean.

are you worried about when the hair grass grows tall and takes over the scape?

there is a mini version of the hairgrass available now

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Very cool tank dude, the scape looks amazing, can't wait to see it when everything grows in, well done :victorious:

Keen to see pics of your marine tank too :encouragement:

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CBrian Be nice I'm new here

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Thanks guys, always good to get feedback! Happy to know it's positive aha!!

Ive tried dwarf hairgrass before, and to be honest, I actually prefer the full size species instead.. In my experience (which is limited) I've found under good lighting (generally more than 1.5WpG) even normal hairgrass spreads length ways instead of tall... A trim every month or so tends to keep it nice and small, but I hope it stays this way!

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What sort of light is that? Did it come with the tank? My little nano tanks came with very poor lighting and the tanks look dark. Yours is nice and bright

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What sort of light is that? Did it come with the tank? My little nano tanks came with very poor lighting and the tanks look dark. Yours is nice and bright

Yeah the light did come with the tank; it's just 2 24W PL lamps, but they work a great. And considering the amount of soil and rock, I have plenty of light :)

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Now I really didn't want to see this. Love the Cades from Adam and thinking towards the same when we move office shortly. So so tempting, beautiful little tanks and great lighting. Need to look at filtration again for them me thinks. Thanks :-)

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Now I really didn't want to see this. Love the Cades from Adam and thinking towards the same when we move office shortly. So so tempting' date=' beautiful little tanks and great lighting. Need to look at filtration again for them me thinks. Thanks :-)[/quote']

Aha It was too good to pass up.. I recommend an Eheim 2213, works a treat and looks the goods with the fancy lily pipes aha!

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Aha It was too good to pass up.. I recommend an Eheim 2213' date=' works a treat and looks the goods with the fancy lily pipes aha![/quote']

Hmmmmmmmmmmm thanks for the recommendation. Filtration is the main concern, that and heating but heating is easier to solve and would

have to be lily pipes for sure. Everybody I work with wants to see a good display tank, that along with some high quality shrimp :-) So it must

look good, shrimp are the easy part as it were.

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Hmmmmmmmmmmm thanks for the recommendation. Filtration is the main concern' date=' that and heating but heating is easier to solve and would

have to be lily pipes for sure. Everybody I work with wants to see a good display tank, that along with some high quality shrimp :-) So it must

look good, shrimp are the easy part as it were.[/quote']

Aha it's so true! I'm sure the shrimp would be happier in a dingy tank with lots of algae to eat aha!

Anyways, you're welcome to come have a look at mine if you want man?

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