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Not me. I have not needed to cycle a tank from scratch for many years. But I know someone on SKF has tried it. Cannot remember who. I have heard good things about Dr Tims products however.

That's absolutely correct and goes for the other products too. Despite what the instructions say on the package, these bacterial products are aerobic and need oxygen. On top of the substrate or just a cm under its the ideal placement .

When starting to use bacter ae it is important to use very small amounts otherwise it will foul the water and after that it is better to use less than the dosage stated on the container. I personnally think it shouldnt be considered as a bacterial supplement, it is used as a feeding supplement and to increase the microfauna and biofilm in the tank. NEVER put bacter ae under the substrate as it will rot and foul the water.

Compared to the amount of money I spent on my second set up this has been cheaper and I can keep more shrimp in it which is a win win for me lol. This is the first time I have used this kind of set up so it has been a bit of a learning curve. Now I know what I need to do to improve it as this was just for me to learn how to keep shrimp in these new conditions. I moved to Singapore about 7 months ago. I also believe to get the best out of your shrimp you need to spend a bit of money on decent equipment. As Jayc mentioned earlier in the journal I should have got LEDs lights. The heat generated from the t5 are a pain already lol. During the cycle my tanks sat at between 29 to 31 degree lol which was great. I did not need a heater at all lol. I think I would freeze to death where you live. Once it got down to 1 degree in and I couldnt get out of bed lol Agreed lol But I guess it costs a lot to heat all the tanks instead of cooling. You are also correct with the aircon statement. Currently I live with my inlaws as I wait for my apartment to be ready. I was too impatient to wait till my new home was ready so they let me have a small space for a rack unfortunately I can not leave the air con on 24/7. So I got some advise from keepers in Singapore and showed how to chill multiple tank with one chiller. Yes I can stick airline through the tubes (where the airstone sits) all the way under the UGF.. I believe it may be possible to put a bulkhead next to or under the UGF to help do water changes. I will try ask some people if they had done this before and if there are any pros and cons.