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G'day all I am going to start my first ever shrimp tank journal. I have just got my new tank and sump. The tank is divided into 3 sections. Each partition glass has 3 cm gap at the bottom for extra water flow between the 3 sections. I still have alot to do, including sorting out the pipings, painting the tank's back and sides black and painting the sump black all around. The decoration will be simple with driftwood, moss and ferns. I have wanted to do this for so longggg. Finally its happening. hahaha. I will update the journal when i can. Here are my tank, sump specs and accessories for the setup. Enjoy :) Tank 4'x18"x18" (120x45x45) - Divided into 3 sections. Sump 29.5'x13.8"x13.8" (75x35x35) Sump Media Matts and foams - to order Mr Aqua M noodles (10L) - to order Seachem Matrix - check Eheim Substrat Pro - check Substrate Benibachi 3 x Normal and 2 x Powder Fluvic Soil - Waiting from Aquotix Benibachi 3 x Fluvic grain - Waiting from Aquotix Lighting T5 single tube Other Asscessories 2600 l/ph Pondmaster MK2 - check JBJ Arctica 1/10 Hp chiller - check Hydor 300 watt inline heater - to order Inline UV steriliser??? - to order

So after about 6 weeks of starting a 60lt tank for these awesome creatures my wife and I decided to add yet another tank to our display tank collection so we can house more of them and go full on in to collecting them. So off we went to our LFS where auto8mycat (Alex) works. We decided to go for a Fluval studio 900 tank that looks killer in our only room in the house that was missing a tank (dining room). So I will be starting this thread to ask all your opinions on set up. HERE WE GO FOLKS.... Start the suggestions coming please people!!!!! And Riki and Alex from MP Adelaide thanks for a great deal guys c u soon for some more supplies....(Admin: hope it's ok to throw tha little plug in there but these guys ARE really cool)

Due to numerous deaths in my cube, rather then going bust, I decided to go all out and upgrade to a high tech setup. Adam at Aquascapedesign had a ex demo for sale, so I picked that up to match my 3ft in my living room. The plan is to move prefilter/G3/chiller/heater over to the new tank, and let the sponge filter and UGF to maintain the filtration in the cube and go from there. Hopefully this tank can be up and running before summer arrives! Filled the bottom with penac w, tourmaline bc and mosura old sea mud while waiting the Benibachi soil from Jeff. I ordered 10kg normal and 5kg powder, so hopefully that will be enough to create a 5-6cm deep substrate.

Hi everyone! I posted this journal on another forum, but thought i could grab some expertise from shrimpers here too! So im new to this hobby, thought I would share my experiences of this hobby so far with everyone so I can hopefully learn and also get some advice from more experienced shrimpers! I'd also like some more experienced people to aware me if I am currently doing the whole process correctly. I have been collecting bits and pieces with my spare money thats doesn't have to go towards uni for months in preparation for the two tanks that I will be creating (this shrimp tank and 3ft aquascaped tank (will journal that one in future)) For this tank I purchased a lot of second hand items from people around the community to thanks anyone that sold me something! Anyways, my brother and I made a trip to Canley Vale nursery as I heard that they stocked some natural slate, which I heard was inert. They had a few different types of rocks to choose from, they had the natural slate which i was looking for, had red slate and also had honey comb rocks (I think its called) As I live about an hours drive from Canley Vale my brother and I decided that we will go all out in purchasing rocks as we dont want to make another trip back there too soon. If i can recall it was around $4-$6 a kilo can't remember how much exactly. At home we have one of those high pressure spray guns so I gave the rocks a good clean. It really brought the colour out in some of the honeycomb rocks. I also have a 3 foot tank which im planning to do my first aquascape as well so thats why I grabbed the honeycomb rocks. My brother is also potentially going to do something aquarium related for his HSC so we bought extras. I also had some pieces of driftwood which i had purchased some time ago. I was worried they may break from the high pressure of the spray gun but they were really cleaned well from it. My favourite rock in the bunch Slate before put in tank Anyway for the shrimp tank im using: Tank: Aqua One AR380 Lighting: 3x 11w T5 Filtration: Eheim 2213 Substrate: ADA Amazonia I Driftwood, Natural black slate So I poured in some amazonia, chucked in the driftwood and a few of the rocks. Was pretty happy with how it was looking so far. I bought some HC from a member on another forum, I wasnt sure if I wanted to put the HC in the tank as I didnt want to put co2, but the offer was too good to resist. Threw in some marimos which i also grabbed from a member, put diy co2 and started the cycling. I took out the HC and co2 because i want this tank for shrimp. Grabbed some of those charcoal bamboo shelters off ebay, as i heard that they are able to take in some harmful toxins in the water ( i think). I bought some flame moss from LFS and tied it around a rock. I also made a little shelter cave kinda thing on the right side of the tank. I also in a sense was trying to create a scape that could both be aesthetically pleasing, but also provide the optimal environment for the shrimp which i will put in in the future. (ignor crypts they are for 3ft) A really really kind member sent me a piece of mesh which i will eventually stick to the back side of the tank and put java moss. (Thank you very much!) I am planning on putting US fissiden, java moss, java fern and a few other mosses in the tank but just gona put it in at a later time with my funds are replenished lol... I was thinking of possibily making a huge moss top to go onto the driftwood to emulate a tree. but ill think about that later. Anyway thats my progress so far, i will put future updates when the time comes, however if any members can give me some input about anything, it would be much appreciated! I have yet to test water parameters, i will do that in the next week or two. I am currently 2 weeks into cycling and i read it should be left for about 4 - 6 weeks before any fish or invertebrates are even considered. Thanks! Justin

Just received my oxydator today and thought it would be a good time to start a thread on my tank and it's evolution So, this is how it all started Tank Aquatic Style 40x40x40cm Substrate 4.5L bags ADA Amazonia 1 Filtration Kotobuki UGF with ADA rio Eheim 2213 with substrate pro and mech Eheim inlet pipe prefilter Gex HOB Filter with carbon, mineral balls, benibachi balls Prefilter with filter wool, matrix carbon, purigen and cuprisorb Lighting 24W PL Clip on Lights Heater 1x Hydor in-line 200w 1x ADA Glass thermometer Flora: US Fissiden Needle Leaf Java Fern Subwassertang Mini Pellia tied to Shirakura Mineral Stones Fauna CRS Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Jan 2012 Feb 2012 Apr 2012 May 2012 June 2011

Slowly consolidating my various threads from other forums back to here. Here is another project of mine which I'm doing at the same time as my 4ft tank. Naming: Now called One Tree Nano as I've put most of my yellows in the 4ft tank now. Tank Goals: - Apply knowledge gained from the experts here - Build a fun place for the shrimp I intend to keep - Keep it simple and visually pleasing Equipment on hand: Aqua One 30cm Glass Cube Black Soil Fulvic - Normal – 5Kg Black Soil Fulvic - Super Powder – 3Kg Hagen Elite 25w Mini Heater Aquaclear Mini ( 20 ) Hang on Filter DIY Components: LED LED stand Breeding caves Flora being considered: US Fissden Eleocharis Belem Fauna being considered: Neocaridina Yellow Shrimp Caradina Zebra Darwin Algae Shrimp A pic of the Aqua One 30cm cube next to the cheapy tank I was originally going to use. Both are being water tested while I wait for the stuff to turn up. The back of the cheapy has had black vinyl applied already, I might use contact paper for the cube. Tank pre-start photos

Greetings to all fellow shrimp keepers and breeders in OZ and the world... I have been keeping shrimps for about 2~3 years... started off with Cherry, Sakura.. and jumped on to CRS and CBS.. Had a taste of keeping Black King Kong (just 1pc) but ended up in failure because keeping them was so hard initially.. After that, I had a big jump into having a 6 tanks (each 60cm x 35cm x 30cm) rack which filtration is using a sump and each individual tank has 2 air sponge filters and 1 bottle of K1 media to provide extra filtration, and I am also pumping in air via EHEIM air diffuser to each of these tank.. This is the rack which I started off with and right now I am still using it to house my PRL (Pure Red Line) of 2 different bloodline. And recently I have started another rack which I have bought off another hobbyist who is temporary stopping. This rack, each tank is 120cm x 40cm x 30cm. But this filtration is totally different from my first rack.. For this rack, I am running 1xPre-filter (packed with just wool) + EHEIM 2026 + EHEIM 2217 + EHEIM 2215 per tank. (meaning I have 2 Prefilters and 6 canisters under my rack.. haha) For setting up, can say that right now I 'swear by' ADA New Amazonia soil.. No doubt it takes a long time to cycle and somehow it has been a very stable soil if the tank matures. In order to enhance the bacteria during cycling, I use Prodibio Biodigest.. Somehow this little vial of liquid bacteria hasten my cycling by almost half.. (Normally a full cycle takes 4~6 weeks, but mine, I introduce shrimps after the 2nd week) Here are some of my shrimps photos to show.. Hope to hear some comments and feedbacks from all fellow shrimp keepers.. Thank you... The PRLs... The Black King Kongs.. Sorry that some of the photos are not very well taken as they are taken with iPhone. I will try to post more photos as time comes as I have yet to take photos of my PBL (Pure Black Line).. Enjoy and thank you...

Hi Guys, Just wanted to start a journal on my soon to be shrimp tank.... Tank is an ADA Mini S 31x18x24 only containing 12L! Filtration is a Eheim 2213 filled with substrat pro and a Eheim 2211 prefilter!! Also with tiny little lily pipes. Heating is a simple aqua one 25w... :( Lighting is a Beamswork led module 5w. Quite dim actually ;). Its 10000k with a few blue leds. Stand is a DIY ADA Cabinet which can be found in the DIY section of the forum. Substrate is 2L of Up Aqua Soil. Would have gone benibachi but the bags are too big. Hardscape is a Treeish shaped peice of timber i gt from the LFS. Has a nice colour to it. Plants are Peacock Moss, Flame Moss, Xmas Moss, Taiwan Moss, Subwerstang, Nano Moss, Riccia, NL Java Fern and Emmersed HC rooted in a bed of moss and riccia :) Pictures coming in next post...

I know most would have seen this before, but as we are starting fresh here on SKF i figured i should post a thread on my favourite shrimp tank. This tank is in my office next to me while i use the computer such as now - very distracting. Size - 36 L Equipment Filtration - Eheim HOB Heater - Jager 50w (not on until winter) Lighting - 8w LED with moonlight Cooling - Twin fan clip on. Substrate - 1x5kg bag of Beni Bachi Black Fulvic Soil (normal) with benibachi mineral powder laid under substrate. Hardscape - Driftwood Plants - Bolbitis Fern Needle Leaf Java Fern Marimo Balls Peacock moss Mini Pelia Windelov US fissidens Shrimp - neocaridina heteropoda . Var Yellow CRS CBS water parameters PH - 6.4 Gh - 5-6Ëš KH - 0Ëš Temp - 22Ëšc TDS - 190 when i first started the tank with i used UpAqua Shrimp sand it looked like this this was a few month after setup then i got some higher grade ss males who produced these offspring. Gradually i lost nearly all these CRS due to unknown reasons (possibly temp, disease, low GH??) I tried many things and decided to not purchase anymore until i knew where to go next. then recently we got benibachi products in australia for the first time so i decided to start fresh and give the CRS another go. 2 of my CRS had stayed alive the whole time in another tank so i re-did the 36L with new substrate and slowly got more CRS, CBS and NH sp.Yellow and now it looks like this with the BeniBachi soil CRS colour coming from the shadows yellow saddled Big Berried CRS - this one comes out the most FTS i tried this peacock moss wall for a while but pulled it out due to bad growth. This Tank is now producing constant batches of shrimplets from CRS and yellows as well as some low numbers of CBS.

As some of you may know, I have limited space, budget and time so I decided to get a nano Fluval Edge tank last year. Initially I had no idea what to get, maybe tetras or guppies. But as I started cycling my tank, a friend gave me some anubias, java moss and a cherry shrimp. It was fun watching it in the tank and decide to try out shrimps. Cutting the story short I've since become a shrimp addict. I've had gone through lot's of problems and shrimp keeping has a steep learning curve (as most of you know). But recently I've finally began to grasp keeping sensitive shrimps like CRS/CBS and maintaining a nano tank with the thanks to many of you in various shrimps forums. Today there are around 40 shrimps in the tank. Mostly CRS, a few CBS, some cherries and small mix of native Darwin Red Nose and Darwin Algae shrimps. There's around 5 moss types in there too. Here are some of the photos of my tank. Currently I have 4 berried shrimps (3 CRS, 1 CBS). Shrimplet survival is still no great, around 20-30% but I'm happy they're breeding! I'm planning to get a chiller before summer hits and will always appreciate any advice for a shrimp noob like me.

This is reserved for my shrimp rack thread. and should remind me to do it :)