My First CRS Tank

[WiNd08]

Hello all, this is my first tank after decommissioning my previous almost exactly 1 year ago due to enlistment! But, with some luck I got posted to a stay out unit and have some time to set up a 2feet shrimp tank

After much thinking, wanted to place the tank in my living room on a Ikea LACK side table which costs 17.90$/-. However my mum told me to have it in her "decommissioned saloon room" where she used to cut hair for her customers

So, here the whole room is mine and I will conquer the WHOLE ROOM in time to come!!! , maybe next time.


A little box my girlfriend gave me, finally it is put into good use! My accessories box!


Hunting on the forums for a good deal for a chiller and got this from a very nice bro. Hailea C-130A Chiller. Condition I would say 9.5/10, slight user marks on the cover only.


And got a Jebo 503 cannister filter which is surprisingly quiet!


More will continue on the next post

[WiNd08]

Everything in place and we're ready to go!

Substrate: ADA Amazonia II
Additives: Mosura Old Sea Mud
Nutrafin Water Conditioner
Azoo Bacteria Starter
(Will start using Mosura Mineral Plus & Shizhen when I'm about to start adding shrimps)


Tank given to me by a very good friend of mine. 24'' x 12'' x 20'', indeed a very tall tank!!


First, Add a thin layer of ADA Amazonia II, followed by almost one bottle of Mosura Old Sea Mud and finally a thick layer of Amazonia II to cover it all up

[blue33]

wow thats fast. everything ready...

[WiNd08]

With everything set up, I'm ready to test the chiller!

Every half hour I checked the temperature difference between the chiller and the tank. And to my surprise they tally or at most with deg C difference!


Chiller starts to kick in at 25deg C as I've set to 24deg C. And when my chiller kick start, my tank temperature was 24.8deg C, I find that difference not too bad. Is there a need for a external thermostat for this case?

I'm a lucky dude to have a air-con repairmen uncle , these are what I've got from him! Insulating pipes which can help to keep my water cooler, longer!!


This is what my Biotechnology taught my in the past 3 years


Keeping a Log Book allows consistency and accuracy for comparisons in the future!

Here's the parameters for day1

pH: 7.0 - 7.5
gH: 3
NO3: 5ppm
NH4: Not tested.

Anyway, as there's no Nitrosomanas nor Nitrobacter to break down Ammonia, the levels of NO3 or NO2 should be quite low as the chart from ADA shows that Amazonia II is low in Nitrates/Nitrites. (Tried finding that picture but can't), once there is a sudden spike in Nitrates in my water, I will know that my tank is starting to complete it's cycle. This is the reason why I omitted the Ammonia test for now. (Also to save some money lah

[WiNd08]

wow thats fast. everything ready...

Hehe, really have to thank you for your guidance!

Still contemplating to DIY a external thermostat. Anyway, won't the sudden cut off of power for the chiller be detrimental to it in the long run?

[WiNd08]

Two teasers for all!

Will update tomorrow, or rather later today. *Goes to tv and camp for the Korea match*

Horned snails


CONDENSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[cannon129]

That is a good start!!

Good Luck!!

Cheers

Vince

[eviltrain]

wah, fast hand fast leg
nice to see another tank setup for shrimps.

[troyz]

wow bro...how times fly...hows army life
1 year already ah...really miss your 4ft tank...

welcome back...glad that you have posted to a stay-out unit(8-5pm)
more time for you to enjoy your hobby now...
all the best in your shrimps tank ya

cheers
troyz

[WiNd08]

That is a good start!!

Good Luck!!

Cheers

Vince

Thank you!!

wah, fast hand fast leg
nice to see another tank setup for shrimps.

Haha! this time really fast, got the idea to start about 2weeks ago and tada!!

wow bro...how times fly...hows army life
1 year already ah...really miss your 4ft tank...

welcome back...glad that you have posted to a stay-out unit(8-5pm)
more time for you to enjoy your hobby now...
all the best in your shrimps tank ya

cheers
troyz

Heh! Yes time really flies, I miss my 4ft too.. Miss my harlequin rasboras which were happily swimming in the tank, but I guess there's a chance for a better set up. (with better equipments too!)

Haha, not exactly 8-5pm as I'm still combat fit (PES B). In a shift work unit that's why! It's all good there, have very good superiors (WO, 2IC, OC)

[goody992828]

Wow wee seems like the poison is spreading very wide and fast... another project comming up with very systematic setup procedure.... great and welcome to the shrimp hobbist community.....

[blue33]

The marine people have been doing that long time ago, never heard they got problem. Thats why they are called external thermostat controller.

Hehe, really have to thank you for your guidance!

Still contemplating to DIY a external thermostat. Anyway, won't the sudden cut off of power for the chiller be detrimental to it in the long run?

[downxxer]

Nice setup. Will join you soon. Now waiting for my tank maker to pass mr my tank. Still got a long wait.

[insider]

Wow.. Another thread to keep in mind now. Even a log book in required in your setup. *Thumbs up*

[WiNd08]

The marine people have been doing that long time ago, never heard they got problem. Thats why they are called external thermostat controller.

haha, i see. chiller used to be purely for marine right? before freshwater shrimps came to the picture?

Nice setup. Will join you soon. Now waiting for my tank maker to pass mr my tank. Still got a long wait.

Will be camping at your thread too

Wow.. Another thread to keep in mind now. Even a log book in required in your setup. *Thumbs up*

haha! Just thought to take note of the changes in water parameters, once settled already maybe I won't measure so often already.

[WiNd08]

Updates on water parameters

Day1

pH: 7.0 - 7.5
gH: 3
NO3: approx 5ppm

Day2

pH: 6.0 - 6.5
gH: 3
NO3: 0 - 5ppm

Day3

pH: 6.0
gH: 3
NO3: 0ppm

wooohooo going to get my ammonia test kit tomorrow.

One thing, my water is still a little bit cloudy, is it normal for ADA Amazonia II?

[WiNd08]

One question.

How do you use the Aquarium Calculator for Chillers?

Let's say Hailea C-130A

Voltage: 220 - 240V
Working Current: 0.8Amps

To derive Wattage = 220 (best case scenario) x 0.8
= 176W

So I visually estimated that every the chiller will kick-off at every other hour. (ie, work for 1hour, stop for 1hour). So I fill in, Duration as 24hrs, and Interval as 24hrs too? So that's how I derive my estimated bill/mth?

Thanks in advance to all

[eviltrain]

heard from some bro who use the ADA soil, they complain that the water is still cloudy dispite its already few days of cycling. it should be because of the water current / flow rate too fast causing the debries to stir up.

that time when i was doing my shrimp rack, i use those fine sieve to sieve out those smaller soil. suprisingly, i can get like 200gram of very fine soil.

[WiNd08]

heard from some bro who use the ADA soil, they complain that the water is still cloudy dispite its already few days of cycling. it should be because of the water current / flow rate too fast causing the debries to stir up.

that time when i was doing my shrimp rack, i use those fine sieve to sieve out those smaller soil. suprisingly, i can get like 200gram of very fine soil.

No wonder, that's quite irritating haha!

Nevermind I guess, just let the tank cycle and slowly clear up. Hopefully the BB will eventually take care of the water clarity as well.

By the way, heard that Hill Stream Loaches are fine for CRS comm as well?

[eviltrain]

no fish!!!! execpt for oto. unless you wants shrimps to be your feeders.