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The Task: To write some content (Library Article, How-to, etc…) here on SKF that helps existing and new members in furthering their knowledge in the hobby. Publish it to the appropriate section of the site and place a link back in this thread. I will select a winner the day after the competition closes. Because you are contributing quality content to the forum, I’ll waiver minimum post count for this comp. Due to shipping costs, this is limited to Australian SKF members only. SKF staffers can also participate as they will not be part of the winner selection process. Timeframes: Start: Now Ends: 21st December, 2015 Winner announced: 22nd December, 2015 The Rules: Must be your original work Can’t be published anywhere else Own pictures should be used – where there is a legitimate reason to use an external image, this will need to be referenced appropriately All reference material should be cited correctly – plagiarism = no entry Hints: Pick a topic that is unique or hasn’t been written about too many times Paragraphs and photos make for easy reading Look at some of the frequently asked questions by newcomers for topic ideas The Prize: A portable RO unit, kindly donated to us by FSA.

Below is a really good video of how to set up a tank for tigers. Gives a lot of good information about WP. If I ever reset my tank I would do it the same way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NErF4ZuWTrs My WP are 7.2 ph 180 tds temp 24 I use RO water and remineralise using SS GH+.

interesting. using ro water and a saltyshrimp product? nothing else to alter water chemistry? (wood and leaves i guess?) and it is at 7.2 pH? I'm hoping to grow my own asap - have been luxky enough to acquire some from a couple of other breeders but I've nearly ran out and i want more more more;!!

Looking good man! More shrimp pics!

Pmed some links to things i found useful. Have you considered an inline heater? Makes for a cleaner look inside the tank

No problems at all Will. It's a little bit of physics to understand how it works, but I'll try to put it as simply as possible. Let's start with the second question: If you look at the picture below, you can clearly see the piece of glass I put in the corner. My tank is 14 inches tall, that divider is 12 inches tall. So when my pump raises the water level above 12 inches, the water overflows into this corner compartment. It skims the protein layer forming on the surface as well as small floating debris. I added the plastic mesh later because of the size of my fish, they could go over easily, and I caught a shrimp walking on the edge today. An advantage of this is that my tank's water is always the same. Evaporation, water changes, adding or removing stuff from the tank, or anything else that would affect the water level of a tank with only, say a sponge filter, changes the level in my sump, not in the tank. The compartment also acts as a buffer, absorbs sudden changes, as when putting a large object in the tank. This leads to your first question, what happens to the water in that section? This is a flattened overflow: It sits on the tank rim, left being in the tank, the right side being out. Before fitting it, I mentioned above that I primed it, which consists in turning it upside down and filling it with water. Once full, I flipped it back. The water is stuck in because there is no air gap left. Gravity now equalises both sides, the two "U" at the bottom. When water is added on the inside pipe, the level rises equally in both sections. That tall pipe is there to vent the section outside the tank so it remains at atmospheric pressure. As the level rises on both sides, the water eventually reaches the "T" on the outside and drains down to the sump. Since it's not actually siphoning, but draining the excess, anytime the water level in the intake pipe gets lower than the "T", the flow stops. You add a glass of water, water will flow out until the level goes back down under the "T". The flow rate of water going down along the glass panel in the picture above is exactly the same as the flow rate in the clear pipe going to my sump here. I hope it helped.

Thanks @buck The rack has been invaded this week by some curiously stunning looking ladies!! You'll never guess who these came from?!? (Queen of the Tibees - hint) Yet another breeding project begins...... this never gets old!! ?

No there was around three like this when they arrived from Dave and another 3 that are solid red/brown with a tan stripe down their backs. The solid coloured ones I am pretty sure are male since they are much slimmer in build while the mottled striped ones are chunky and more girl looking. I am hoping that when any babies are born they continue the patterns and dont all decide to look like the Blackmore shrimp which can be a bit duller. A solid coloured with tan stripe down its back And a couple of Blackmore River Shrimp The berried female is particuarly patterned.