+ACampbell Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Starting a thread for a new shrimp tank build. Picked up a 10 gallon this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Got the back of the tank painted and mounted a fluval light. Still pretty early in development. Going to be using this light. Not really planning any any fancy plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Found this really cool piece of wood at aquatek. I was warned about it floating and it was true. It's been floating at the top of a bucket for about 2 weeks. So I decided to anchor it on a piece of plastic. It worked well once to substrate was added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Added a few plants I had going in my 20g. Also moved over a few sponge filters that I had seeding in the 20 gallon for about a month. Ready for my cycle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 These shrimp are going to be eating better than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Going to use the very affordable controller to kick on a fan when the summer starts up and we get more frugal with the house AC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 Added Montmorillonite stones as well as Montmorillonite powder clay for minerals. Added a feeding dish. Added Catappa leaves and alder cones for hiding spots and ph buffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 nice build so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Todd Council Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Let the breeding begin. Nice looking shrimp tank. What is the plant that is to the left of the driftwood that looks like ulva? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 Im not quite sure as it was a hitchhicker plant I pulled from my 20g. Also not sure about the long plant in the right. The others are christmas tree moss, lacy java fern, floating duck weed, and marimo balls. Not planning on any c02 or ferts, so I hope they are hardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Todd Council Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Is the plant on the right corkscrew vallisnaria? What kind of shrimp are you going to add? (Or do we need to wait and be surprized?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 Planning on high grade crystal reds. Depending on my success I may try another tank with shadow panda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Got my fan mounted. Seems to working well. Really like the controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Still cycling. Looking VERY cloudy today for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 Cloudiness is starting to clear up after adding purgin and carbon. I've been doing a lot of reading and considering going for Pure Red Line (PRL) crystal reds. It's been a little while since Ive kept dwarf shrimp but Im really looking for a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 On 5/3/2017 at 10:43 AM, Todd Council said: Let the breeding begin. Nice looking shrimp tank. What is the plant that is to the left of the driftwood that looks like ulva? I keep seeing this plant called subwassertang on other forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 Guys, I might have a problem. I keep buy shrimp food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Todd Council Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 You don't have a problem, depending on how you answer these questions: How big is that tank? How many shrimp are you putting in there? How long are you planning on keeping the tank? OR Are you planning on feeding a MIXED diet? That tank needs to cycle so you can start buying shrimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 Lots of tiny copepods (or whatever the fresh water equivalent is) and other tiny life everywhere. Tank is really looking slick. Should be ready for shrimp soon. I'm set on getting Pure Red Line Hinomaru crystal reds and found the vendor I'm going with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Very nice tank! Glad to see you also getting back into the gateway drug of freshwater tanks. Before we know it, we are going to see a Saltwater build thread from you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 Picture time. Shrimp are doing great! They are small babies right now, and pretty hard to photograph without a true macro lens. These are Pure Red Line Hinomaru No Entry Crystal Red Shrimp. Pro Packed No Color out of the box. Dripped Acclimated them for 3 hours. Colored up nicely. Old school magnifying glass in front of the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Those are awesome looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 Everything going well. Bought a cool pH/TDS monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 They really like squash. Seeing some major growth spurts. Added some blue ramshorn snails. I may regret it later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Afraid of snail take over? I think the blue offsets the greens and black nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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