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Well Done Madam Ineke, will this mean I have to bow and scrape to you now ??? Bob

Thanks peeps. One of the female is berried at the moment. I wonder what colours will come out, hopefully some more greens fingers crossed :)

Congratz ineke..... Well deserve :-)

Beware her whip! lol

Happy new year all. Hopefully another big year here at SKF. Lots of things planned for this year.

I ran my sump standalone for around a month before plumbing it into my rack, another two weeks from then. 6 weeks to be safe. This was all fresh media though. Next time I will use some cycled media in the mix to speed it up.

I have a very makeshift setup that has survived a full year. It is only a clam shell with a thin layer of substrate. I have a clump of moss and some Vallis in a pot. There are a few charcoal logs for the shrimp to hide in, there are no filters, heaters or lights , no fish. It is kept under a pergola so gets no sun. My culls continue to breed in there - although the number is low at the moment I have had a huge colony in there. The water is crystal clear and although I have had a few mossies there haven't been enough to worry us. It gets very hot and very cold out there but the shrimp survive well. I top the water up with the water I siphon from my tanks. Adelaide gets extremes of temperature and I have noticed in the winter the shrimp are slow and easier to catch but otherwise they all seem good. If I were to setup again I would pick a deeper pond to help lessen temperature fluctuations but otherwise I'm happy with the shrimp in there. The last time I caught some out I got over 100 various size shrimp.

I used 70mm X 35mm M10, I wouldn't go any smaller than this, 90mm X 45mm is way better but, obviously, not as cheap.