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Hi ya all, I am alex

just thought i wold get one here to have a look around, and to do some learning, i am mainly in to marine set ups, and currently have 2 but have just set up a small planted shrimp tank and just dropped a few in the other day, i have successfully breed peppermint shrimp in the past and kept redline and blood shrimp in my marine tanks now. but i already seem to be favoring my new fresh water to my marine tanks... which will probably mean a upgrade for them soon.

i only have a small fluval planted tank, which i have u[graded the substrate to elos, with some dinosaur dung... being a marine freak, i am thinking i dont have enough light but will see how plants grow for now, i have 11watt fluval power compact.. where as i have 8x39 watt t5's over my 3x50x50 cade marine tank well i will leave it at that for now and look forward to doing some learning

Alex

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Triggs Shrimp Breeder

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Hey mate welcome to the forum.

Would love to see some photos of your tanks if you have the chance/time ?

Cheers

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will find a couple of nice pics... I am about to buy a canister filter for this tank as the internal takes up to much room, the ph probe for the CO2 controller will also be hidden...(somehow)

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Dean Shrimp Master

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Welcome to Skf mate. Nice to see you having a go at both marine and fresh ;)

Lighting for fresh requires less than marine so I think you will be

Fine with the compact.

We have a small marine forum and when you have access would love to

See some info about the peppermint breeding.

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Hello Alex, I'm new too to this forum!!! i'm Will nice to mee you too!!!

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Hi Alex, I'm new to this forum as-well :). Seems we have the same Aquarium!. Fluval right? Maybe not the same equipment though lol. Seems you have a Ph controller on it? Looks good mate,

Rik

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Hi rik and planted, it is good to see a few fellow adelaidens wll have to organise a tank crawl one day see what you gus areup to with your tanks

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welcome mate, good to see a few members going with the marine shrimp to keep the site balanced ;) would love to one day, but have to get what i have now under control!

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