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Cleaning- when i first started properly testing using tubes i found alot of people advising to rinse the with hot water and then just air dry upside down! FAIL! Ive found that if you then stick a rolled up paper towel in the tube, 50% of the time there is coloured residue on the paper towel so 50% of the time there will be the potential for cross contamination and possible false readings. The answer- baby teat bottle / straw cleaners http://www.toysrus.com/buy/accessories/babies-r-us-spout-straw-cleaning-brushes-4-pack-5f623d0-31851546

Each way has its own positive points, individual tanks are good to help contain issues like diseases or other issues like that. But larger bodies of water are more stable and things happen slower than in smaller bodies of water so having mesh to allow water to pass though can be a great thing. It’s really going to come down to what suits you and your space better? Heating, I have no idea I didn’t heat my tanks until I got my chiller/ heater and is run though the sump so that’s no help to you. Cherries will be fine with an inert substrate. Filtration depends of stocking capacity but sponges should be fine. The size pump depends on how many sponges or stone it will need to run. So work that out and go from there. Tank size depending on if you go with Nano style tanks or one bigger tank divided but I’ve had success with tanks as small as 35L All moss do well in low light, bucephalanra, anubias, crypts can also do well in low light tanks At the end of the day it comes down to you, your budget and available space.

Hi, im gk2v & i have a shrimp problem. Im very new to the hobby and already addicted!

Hi all, Just sharing a little "wisdom" I've acquired. I'm sure many if not most of the experienced keepers here will already be doing something simliar but hopefully some newer shrimpists can benefit :-) Since keeping more sensitive shrimp i thought i would follow others' advice and avoid putting my hands into the aquarium - i realised that i was doing this often by dipping my test tubes into the tank. So anyway it occurred to me to use a small syringe to withdraw the water.. usually the kit states 5ml is required but some may need other amounts anyway it's easy enough to figure out :-) Another tip I can give is that after knocking over many many test tubes and spilling delicious nutritious testkit agents across tables perhaps I could make holes in something to hold the test tubes in and avoid spilling them! I since discovered this is a common thing to do after seeing pictures of people who had drilled holes in wood etc. Anyway here is a little pic of how I do it and i'm sure there are better ways again but it's enuogh to give an idea :-) love n peace will

Love the photos of shrimp swarming.

1 have 10 mixed grade pure BB in this tank, the only time I see the females come to the front of the tank is when I feed them JayC Kandy Feast. Within 10 minutes of placing Kandy in the tank, every little shrimp comes out. Great time to check numbers & look for berried girls