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That will depend on whether your fishes are gasping for air or not.Originally Posted by Ryan Peh
I will take that as a no HAHA
Usually there should be sufficient surface agitation and gas exchange from all the water flowing and dripping in the sump filtration system, so the tank should be quite well oxygenated... but it can still be beneficial to run an air stone to further improve oxygenation, especially if you are running a low-tech tank with higher bio-loads.
Yup I know! I've seen the prices! I'm estimating around a piece for $40-50?
-- some may cost more :/ if from LFS its way more expansive but u can try to source from 2nd hand- even it it is USED please treat it with hot water before adding into tank to prevent hitch hikers, try to soak the DW, (almost impossible for big DWs) as they leech ur water and can cause ph fluctuations.
And the filter media, I bought 2 bags of brandless ceramic rings from my lfs! They sell a lot of other brandless medias too but idk why I should get..
-- anyone got any reviews on brandless CR? so far havent heard any be it good or bad
Hey do I still need an air pump if I'm running the tank using an overflow sump tank filtration system?
--when i was running my 5 ft planted i used CO2 tank which matched my lighting period only and had a normal 7 dollar seaview air pump running 24/7 into my sump tank to keep my oxygen levels constant. i din't put it up on top as i self it broke the "zen" of the calm topwater.
So Ryan,how is the tank?
ITS DONEEEEE!!!!!!
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I'm cycling with 6 albino corydoras and around 10 ghost shrimps!
Gonna test my ammonia in a few days!
IM SO EXCITEDDDDDDD
Whats that white sand?? Its so glaring under your lighting lol.
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HAHA it's just white gravel!
Oh ya and my shrimps are swimming into my sump tank through the overflow slits...
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Can I just leave it there..?
Please dont. Sooner or later they will get sucked up and minced into the pump. Identify ur shrimps path. For my i have a overflow chamber which draws water from the bottom (silicon this part up) and the top (metal mesh) but this grealty reduces water movement if things are trapped in the mesh
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Ohhhh I see! I found the path already! It's the right bottom corner. If you see the photo of my tank, you'll notice a stone there and 2 pieces of cardboard! Which blocks the other shrimps from entering. I don't have enough gravel to cover it so I'm getting more tomorrow morning.
As for the shrimp already in my sump... I can't catch it cuz there's too much filter media for it to hide in.. Especially those long ceramic tubes....
Can't really see from the photo. But as long as u know the issue n work on it things will fall into place.
Looks like he found a new home hahas poor chap instead of the large nice environment u built him he has downgraded himself into a ceramic tube
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looks like your rocks look perfect for 2 ft tank!
abit small on 4 ft...
I know right!! When I bought the rocks they look so big and heavy... Until I put them into the tank and they just shrunk
hahaha...
thats the problem with big tanks!
I'm gonna add more gravel today cuz apparently 25kg of gravel wasn't even enough to cover the surface of the tank... Gonna get more gravel to make the black part go higher
Omg guys why did all my ghost shrimp die!?!?!?
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It's... Your... Water...
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Huhhhh but aren't ghost shrimps supposed to be pretty hardy...?
I think in general, shrimps are still rather delicate and sensitive to environmental conditions. Did you test your water parameters?
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I was planning to test it after 2/3 days to let the water sort of settle down first...
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