my FIRST shrimp tank( simple setup)

**berber** · 12th May 2010, 23:50

hi all... im new bird in this hobby of shrimp.. so give me more advise and DO's & DON'Ts eh... heres a look at my tank and equipment... its a crystal glass tank "40","40","40" running on a small BOYU canister filter with rain bar and a PL light which is on for about 7-10 hours everydays, oh yah.. i have have a chiller too an HAILEA 130A keeping the temp at around 23.5- 25 degrees... today i tried something new LOL DIY CO2! its up and running producing around 1bubble every 3sec.. heh.. so here are the pictures-> TAKE A LOOK THEN GIVE ME SOME RECOMANDATIONS EH!!! THANKS ALOT!

top view

whole tank

front view of tank

over view of everything

DIY CO2!!!

**sgbetta** · 13th May 2010, 00:06

This is clearer....can see more things!!!Good job boy......

**madnugget** · 14th May 2010, 00:07

bro, did you plant your ferns into the soil?!? just curious, does your co2 diffuser able to squeeze co2 out from your diy co2? i tried tat initially and doesnt work out for me..

**marle** · 14th May 2010, 01:33

try not to use diy c02 for shrimp tank as it would mean a fluctuation of the input of c02, thereby leading to a change of pH. Shrimps are quite sensitive to such stuff.

**berber** · 14th May 2010, 02:15

Originally Posted by madnugget

bro, did you plant your ferns into the soil?!? just curious, does your co2 diffuser able to squeeze co2 out from your diy co2? i tried tat initially and doesnt work out for me..

the defuser dont really work well with DIY co2.. so i have to place the tube into the water inlet and let it go through my filter system then come out...

but im taking it off soon though.. co2 is not consistant!

**berber** · 14th May 2010, 02:16

Originally Posted by marle

try not to use diy c02 for shrimp tank as it would mean a fluctuation of the input of c02, thereby leading to a change of pH. Shrimps are quite sensitive to such stuff.

NOTED... thanks for the advice.. i will take it off.. its not realli that good though just that im trying to let my plants grow lusher.. then i will remove it liao...

**magpie** · 14th May 2010, 17:17

Bro, what is the thing on the center? Driftwood with moss?

**berber** · 15th May 2010, 00:18

Originally Posted by magpie

Bro, what is the thing on the center? Driftwood with moss?

yah.. its just moss tied down on drift wood...

**Wjustin** · 16th May 2010, 01:23

The chiller under powered?

**berber** · 16th May 2010, 02:24

Originally Posted by Wjustin

The chiller under powered?

underpowerd? dont think so.. its working perfectly fine.. maintaining water temp at 23.5 to 25.0

**Kiatster** · 16th May 2010, 03:53

Hi Madnugget, i have been using DIY CO2 since i started the hobby and have never had problems with bubbles coming out of diffusers and these include spiral diffusers. The most likely problem is leak. And it may be where the airline tube goes in at the cap area. If you see bubbles produced from the reaction (in the bottle) that means the mix is ok.

Let me know if you need help with it.

Originally Posted by madnugget

bro, did you plant your ferns into the soil?!? just curious, does your co2 diffuser able to squeeze co2 out from your diy co2? i tried tat initially and doesnt work out for me..