My Shrimp Set Up, Rascal Collection

[rascal]

HI guys, this is my 3rd shrimp set. Finally can start my journal This will be one of my biggest set up that I be doing. In this set up i will be keeping mostly CRS and hopefully some king kong, wine red and blue blot. I am not that expert like some bros out there and i am still learning if there is anything wrong or to better improve my set up, feel free to comment.

Some specs below:

Tank dimensions: 10mm 4ft x 1ft x 1.5ft.
Filter: Eheim 2260 (will be connecting with a dummy filter that will fill with wool and pad)
Filter media: Eheim substrat pro 5liltre x 3(will be getting nxt week)
Chiller: Hailea Chiller 1/4Hp.
Light: Solite Type 4.
Substrate: Benibachi soil with mosura Bt9 and sea mud (still pending, may be getting end of this month)
Flora: simple and clean set up just MOSSS

This will be how my set up system look like:
Tank>> dummy filter or pre filter(filled with wool and pad)>> eheim 2260>> chiller >> back to tank
*NOTE: ONLY eheim 2260 will be running the whole system.

I will be posting picture tomorrow or when i am free
hope you guys like it.

QUESTIONS that i want to ask!!!!
and i hope bro out there can help me with this.

Regarding my eheim 2260.
In the box, i have 25/34mm hose that is for the outlet of the eheim 2260.
Can eheim 2260 used a smaller hose size as i will connect it to my dummy filter? (i could not find another filter that has an outlet/inlet using 25/34mm hose)
and if can, how can i do it??

i hope bro out there can help me with this
Thanks

[rascal]

this is are some of my picture,
nothing much for now just all the basic stuff.
hope you enjoy

Cabinet is done by Fishy Bussiness
Tank done by Aquatic Style
Both good workmanship..


Moss will be tie at different part of the wood!!


loving it


testing my Solite Type 4.
haha, must wrap my tank for now as my nephew like to roll his toy cars on it

[Andy Woo]

Bro , you can try to heat up the smaller hose using lighter unit it turn soft then force into the eheim .should be able to fit in smoothly .

[bai]

For ehiem 2260 hose 25/34mm you will need a reducor to connect the sizer hose like 16/22mm. Don't think it's possible to heat up the small hose and force in as the 25/34mm is quite big.

By the way I find ehiem 2260 too high flowrate for your 4ft X 1ft X 1.5ft as it's 2400LPH. If you have gotten the canister then maybe you will need a double tap to adjust the flowrate if it is too strong.

[HeMan]

I like your driftwood very much.

Benibachi soil you need at least 4 to 5 packs to fill up the tank of 4 cm soil height.

Keep updating the process bro, thanks

[rascal]

thanks guys for viewing.

bro andy woo: i think 25/34mm hose is too big and even i manage to put it i scared it is not sealed properly and the filter will draw in air, any way i will try you method


bro bai: ok i will get a set of double tap and the 2260 inlet(draw water from tank) will be connecting it with a dummy filter(fill with wool and pad) so i believe that will slow down the flow a bit, by the way do have the picture of a "reducer". last time i thought it was a kind of double tap hahha

bro HeMan: yes, me too.. fall in love with it when i saw at the farm by the way i be getting 7 pack of soil just in case. may be end off this month i will order them

[Navanod]

Be very careful with the 25/34 reducer connector. Use metal clamps and add a few zip ties to it. Mine came off and I had a fountain in the room.

[rascal]

bro NAvanod: is this what you and bro bai are talking about??



is there a reducer connector that is for 25/34mm hose?? if yes reduce to what size? sorry if i ask a lot of question with this.
thanks by the way
may be this is so far the best solution i finding for been cracking how to do this..hahha

[Navanod]

Yes, I used a 25/34 to 19/25 reducer that I found at C328. However, note that it's rather loose over the 25/34 end.

[darrentyl]

I'm not sure about the reducer from 25/34 to 16/22 or even smaller. The pre-filter that i bought does have the 12/16 and 16/22 connectors.

I got my reducer from the local LFS which they have the size of 20/14 which can fit the 12/16 and 16/22 hoses at $2 each.

[bai]

Yes like what Bro Navanod have mentioned using the reducer the hose need to secure with those stainless steel ring to prevent it from coming out and flood your living room.

The picture you have attached is the reducer.

[rascal]

Bro Navanod, you said you used a 25/34 to 19/25 reducer,so only 19/25 hose or 16/22 hose or any other hose size can fit to my dummy filter? or is there any filter brand using 19/25 mm hoses??

if yes then tomorrow i will buy the parts..
sorry if i ask to much question as i too am still learning

finally i get my solution.

thanks guys!!!

[xconnect.]

Maybe you can buy two ehiem installation kits And combine the rain bar part for a super long rain bar

[Navanod]

Bro Navanod, you said you used a 25/34 to 19/25 reducer,so only 19/25 hose or 16/22 hose or any other hose size can fit to my dummy filter? or is there any filter brand using 19/25 mm hoses??

if yes then tomorrow i will buy the parts..
sorry if i ask to much question as i too am still learning

finally i get my solution.

thanks guys!!!

The 19/25 was for connecting to my chiller. I then used a 16/22 outlet from the chiller so it can fit my Eheim installation kit.
Eheim powerhead 25/34 ---> Chiller 19/25 ---> Install Kit rainbar 16/22

It really killed the flow from my powerhead though

[rascal]

hmm..

bro navanod: thanks

i have another question before i order my soil,
which one of this soil would you recommend
1) Benibachi soil
2) ADA new amazonia
3) BorneoWild Shrimp Soil

or any other brand
i heard benibachi only good for 6 mths after that it can't maintain ph level??

thanks

[xconnect.]

I heard Ada bestest but need cycle long which is a very worth it

[Navanod]

The lifespan of soil is entirely dependent on your waterchange frequency and what kind of water you use, as well as whether you have calcium rocks in the tank.
I have good experience with ADA amazonia (about 1.5 yrs before the pH started going up) and now I'm using Borneowild. It's keeping my 422 tank at 6.1pH. However, note that for this current tank, I cheated by using peat to lower the pH before putting in the BW soil, so your mileage may vary.

Benibachi is supposed to be good too, but I have no experience with it.
Avoid other plant soil and GEX.

[Jovel]

there's still Mosura soil, ADA africana, Shirakura Red Bee Sand and more.

I heard some Senior PRL/KK/BB/RW keepers here mix their soil to achieve PH below 6.

I'm using borneowild shrimp soil + humic for my nano crs + fire red tank. What I can say is after 8 months the PH is now about 6.5, and before that it was 6.2 for half a year.

I only use ADA amazonia for my planted 3ft , too much ammonia for shrimp keeping for my own preference, unless properly cycled for a long time. Some bros here do use it still thou. after 3 months with alot of Rocks in my scape, PH is still 6.7.

hope it helps.

[rascal]

have any one try ADA africana or mix it with other soil?? how low it can get

my last 2 set up i used gex and magic soil.
but this time i want try some other products.

by the way thanks bro novel

[rascal]

one question,, is hs-66a and Hailea HC-300A [ 1/4 Hp ]
have the same spec in terms of the amount of water(liters) it can chill !! I'm confused about this..

hope bros out there can help me with this.