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This is a subject that facinates me. How people organise the space in the cabinet below the tank. Here's my contribution. The cabinet is organised using cable management trays, to keep all the wiring out of the way. I fitted all the power cables with Neutik PowerCon True 1 in-line connectors, to facilitate removal of the equipment without having to pull all the cables out of the cable management trays. You simply pull back a slide & twist and the equipment can be removed, (these connectors are popular with musicians, for all their equipment). I made up a temperature monitoring/control unit using an STC1000, and based the design on several on youtube and various forums. It is capable of controlling both a heater and a chiller, keeping the temperature within +/- 1C. I simply set the heater's control to 1 degree above what I want, and then if the heater goes rogue, no harm, as the STC shuts it down. The same applies to a chiller. If the STC faults, it shuts down and sounds an alarm, (popular with the home brew crowd). Water comes down from the tank & directly into the Fluval 406, (centre), then outputs to a Hydor Eth200 in-line heater, and then a Sera CO2 reactor 1000, which I have plumbed in, (along the right hand wall), in clear acrylic and vinyl tubing. (the whole assembly is held in place using marine plastic clips, and is easily removed for cleaning/servicing/replacement of equipment). The Fluval's quick release system allows easy removal for cleaning/servicing. On the left side is the CO2 cyclinder, which feeds the Sera Co2 reactor, via CO2 proof tubing, which runs across the inside top of the cabinet, and held in place with some 3M clear picture hooks. (the small ones are just right to hold 6mm CO2/airline tubing). I solved the problem of 'air gurgling' in the reactor, by fitting some in line valves in the CO2 tubing and a t-piece, that enables me to 'bleed' the air out, when it first starts up. A one-way check valve is fitted in-line on the cylinder side of the 'air bleed' set up. The second picture shows a timber 'cube' unit I have set up to hold most of the other things I need regularly, for the tank. I have fitted acrylic shelves (custom made) to the side to hold food, fertilisers, water conditioners, bacteria cultures and the tubing I use for water changes. The main shelves hold test kits, more food & water conditioners, and general cleaning items. I hope you enjoy, and maybe it gives you some ideas for your set up.

Hi all, I have 2 tanks, (at the moment), the larger tank is a ADA 60 x 45 x 45, (120Lt), high tech aquascape, ADA Amazonia, gold sand, driftwood (gold vine) and Seiryu rock, with Otos, Pygmy Cory, Ember Tetra, Darwin Algae & Red Cherry Shrimp. The smaller tank, is a low tech, ADA Amazonia, Seiryu rock, planted nano cube (27Lt), and is home to a couple Otos and my newly aquired CRS. The Red Cherry in the main tank are breeding regularly, and the population is increasing rapidly. I have to trim the plants every 2 weeks or they will take over the tank. (luckily my LFS is happy to by my cuttings). The only plant I have to keep an eye on in the nano cube, is a Water Wisteria, which grows like a weed, even without CO2. :-D Still learning about CRS, but I hope they too will breed in their new home. I hope you like them.

That's an aquaone 980 for reference the last mother plant I pulled from the tank last night looked like this. yes that's 1300 (1.3m) uncut!!! and this mangled mess is the original plant, when traded it had 11 pups attached and was older than my firstborn child LOL Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

If the previous posts were not obvious enough, get rid of it ASAP.

after two months, one of the first female got berried again. i noticed that the amount of eggs did reduced compared to last time. not sure what went wrong there or maybe it was angle problem. i'm happy that they are all alright and doing fine inside there. babies are growing, but some are still tiny, maybe because they are males? some of the juvenile shrimps being chased by uncle malaya shrimp. one of my favourite color when those malaya shrimps changes color. another color that i like is deep blue sea color which happens not frequently but its very nice to look at. now, to the problem part any idea what are these things? there's like tons of them swimming around like no one's business as if their father owned the tank. i dont think they're affecting the shrimps but its really an eyesore seeing them on the walls.

Cheers man

Unreal Disciple!

It's a type of bladderwort: the little hollow vessels/ bulbous structures are carnivorous traps that feed on small organisms. That weed grows like wildfire and will strangle water plants quite quickly. I received mine with some moss from a shrimper about a year ago and I had to actively hunt those filaments down in my tanks.

Just testing Shrimpy pops on my PRL and OEBT. Enjoy. Please subscribe to my youtube channel if you like the video. Cheers.

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The Eden 501 canister is actually just the sort of thing i have been looking for haha. Thanks guys, appreciate all the help. should like nice tucked away behind the tank with a set of lily pipes.

Some of the smaller OEBT'S have matured really well. I have taken some pictures of the OEBT'S and the Red Cherries that share the tank. I hope you enjoy.