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Would love to win Salty Shrimp Bee Shrimp Mineral GH+ 1000g As I'm just about out and need more, and if I win I can put the money towards more shrimp [emoji2]

Sochting oxydator, I want one ... because all the other big boys have one waaahh

Thought id share some piccys of my invert collections, past and present. In addition to this i have high grade crystals, paracaridina sp blue bee and a few king kongs Tylo snails Apples and spixi apples Atyoida pilipes Palmata? Giant fan shrimp (excuse the quality) Bamboo shrimp Macrobrachium assamense Caridina cf babaulti var 'green' Red nose Ninja! Brotia armata? Gold bee Micro crab Daddy macro Bonus pic: Danionella translucidica Sula cardinall

im led to believe saltyshrimp oz shipment arrives sometime this week .. im actually thinking of not worrying about it though ss my shrimp are breeding really well with jayc mix now !

It is harder to get at present but if you win I will be sure to locate some!! Good luck!!

Benibachi kale tablets, my shrimp go crazy over it. Cheers Jamie

I believe that Aquagreen has exported to various countries in the past, it might be worth contacting Dave and asking about it.

benibachi fulvic soil normal 5kg. because if I win then Ill be able to convince my wife to let me set up my first ever caridina tank as I have enough other equipment already and ill just need shrimp! yeeehhh !!! [emoji13] [emoji13] [emoji13]

Partly because the Worx looks a bit cold to me, I wanted something a bit warmer to bring out the colours of the shrimp and plants more. I also wanted to see if it would make a difference to some of the stem plants I've been trying to grow. No luck there, I think the problem is that my tank is a little taller than average and the light isn't penetrating enough for them. The Worx was fine for the crypts and mosses though, they grew quite happily under it.

The D size will do.

Which size oxydator would you like to win?? Mini, D or A? Guess I'm a big boy now because I use them in my tanks. Lol

No requirement to share links! But thanks for entering! I swear by mineral powder as part of my weekly regime. Good Luck!!

Benibachi Fulvic Soil - Normal 5kg because I would like to set up a new display in my smaller tank which I am in the starting stages of which I plan to have planted and include CRS.

http://newbreedaquatics.com.au/shrimp-additives/substrates/benibachi-fulvic-soil-normal-5kg.html I am just about to set up another tank for my bee shrimps. Have heard good things about it but yet to have a chance to try it. :-)

https://newbreedaquatics.com.au/shrimp-food/genchem-foods-additives/genchem-biomax-shrimp-food-50g.html I won a couple of genchem products and I think they are really great products. I would really like to try this one too. Awesome sponsor Comp! thanks Jamie.

I'd like to win a rectangular Up Aqua Telescopic Shrimp Net because it has a long handle and black mesh that will allow me to sneak up on crafty shrimp better than my current short handled white net.

Benibachi Mineral Powder, because ive seen alot of people on this forum talk about it and they use it, would be good to give it a try see if i notice anything i donno if we need to link it to prove we searched it but here it is https://newbreedaquatics.com.au/shrimp-additives/benibachi-powders/benibachi-mineral-powder-120g.html or the 500g if i win to be greedy!!!!!! XD

I'll start off first. Boss Aquaria Baby Powder because I've got a four CRS berried.

my shrimp tank

Good articles Will, thanks for sharing. I can't comment on Nitrospira vs Nitrobacter. That's at odds with my education but quite possibly correct. Our understanding of things changes constantly. I do want to suggest that there's little difference between the film of water supporting aerobic bacteria on a soil surface or a filter media surface, especially on a wet-dry type of filter. It's likely that both groups of bacteria are converting nitrite in both situations. I didn't read the article thoroughly but I'll try to get back to it. A couple of points worth going back to: Below pH 6 nitrification stops. The bacteria don't die they just become inactive - presumably they cannot survive in this condition indefinitely, they will starve. That's what I was taught too. In fact I recall an equation that showed the process running backwards at very low pH, ie Nitrate being converted back to Ammonia. I've not witnessed the process running backwards (yet!) and think nitrification doesn't actually stop at pH 6, it just slows to a virtual stop. I can't understand how or why anybody chooses to run a tank (think Taiwan Bees) at a pH below 6, and am not surprised such animals are prone to dying when moved elsewhere. In those conditions the animals have effectively never been exposed to bacteria and have absolutely no acquired immune defences. My taiwan bees are at 6.4 and while I had some initial trouble with purchased stock, those bred in the system seem very tough. Oxygen demand - many people don't consider their aquarium microflora/fauna but it is the hungriest and most active organism in your tank. In much the same way as that there is more kilograms of ants than humans on this planet, more oxygen is consumed by your biofilter than all the other combined livestock in your tank. I remember many years ago visiting the fishroom of a very successful commercial breeder and being surprised by the lack of filtration in all tanks. All he had was bare airlines bubbling away. He said that filters just made more work, as the pH dropped away too fast when he used them. While I don't recommend that practice at all, he had some top fish there which are simply not available now that he's out of the game. Anyone who kept Apistos or Killifish probably knows who I'm talking about. Competitive exclusion - we deliberately add heterotrophic bacteria to shrimp systems as an immune stimulant. These non-pathogenic strains awaken an immune response in our shrimp while at the same time fill all the niches where pathogenic strains may have occurred. I am thinking about Mosura BT9 which I have, sometimes I even add it to the tanks! I have read plenty of reports of shrimpers having better results using standard aquarium products rather than shrimp-specific ones.

Day 2 Macranda looks fantastic and so does Cuba. See how the Cuba goes without co2. Heater looks like it's fried. Set it to 21c and temp is constantly at 26c! pH - 6.3 Ammonia - 0 TDS - 260 GH - 160 KH - 70 Is ammonia meant to be showing up? Also, how often should I be doing water changes? Lighting, how long per day?