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    Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

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    Hi all, its me again. I am planning to set up a new 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank. This time its a serious business hehehe. Should i wash up the soil first before putting it into the tank? Is it safe to put those wall like decor inside the back of the tank? I hv a lot of question to ask. If only someone can help me.

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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    Hee hee, you really need to flip through the thread and post from the invert section, alot of infomations are from there.

    Soil do not need to be wash. Once you start to wash, the soil can consider useless.
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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    Read through previous thread till my brain become like shrimp brain already. The more i read the blurer i become. Guess age is catching up with me and this hobby may seems for youngster only. Hahaha

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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    No la, alot of uncles also into shrimps breeding too. Just read about those who successfully breed them and try to follow their thread.
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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    Bro, do not wash your soil, the nutrients in the soil will be lost. What kind of wall deocr are u refering to? Tree bark ?

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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    Fariez... bro eviltrain is very humble, so let me do the honours... just go through his threads. His setup is very detailed with pictures, very helpful for newbies and experienced folks.

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    No lor, im just evil, not humble. Wakakakakaka.
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    [QUOTE][Bro, do not wash your soil, the nutrients in the soil will be lost. What kind of wall deocr are u refering to? Tree bark ?/QUOTE]

    Yup. The tree bark. The one they usually put inside the back of their aquarium

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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    Tree barks may leech tanins. Not 100% sure though, as i have never used them before. But got to admit, they look nice in some tanks when set up properly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eviltrain View Post
    No lor, im just evil, not humble. Wakakakakaka.
    be careful.. u might get infected by his poison.. =p btw, wad kind of shrimps u planning to keep?
    My nick is lizhien. But i'm not a girl. It's Li Zhi En. =) You can call me Cole too.

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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    another question, you intend to have the 4 feet purely for scape or selective breeding them?
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    Quote Originally Posted by eviltrain View Post
    Hee hee, you really need to flip through the thread and post from the invert section, alot of infomations are from there.

    Soil do not need to be wash. Once you start to wash, the soil can consider useless.
    Wash with warm water become mud.
    Can put in pot !
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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    To occupy the empty space at my balcony. Hehehe. Just kidding. Now to thimk of it, i also dont know

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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    Ifyou want to occupy your balconey, 1 four feet not enough, make it 4 feet 3 tier, bottom for sump. Wakakakakak
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    Quote Originally Posted by eviltrain View Post
    Ifyou want to occupy your balconey, 1 four feet not enough, make it 4 feet 3 tier, bottom for sump. Wakakakakak
    Will the weight be too much?
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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    4*1*1 feet per tank, total only around 150 litres of water. Maximum weight around 200litres nia. Kekekekek
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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    sorry, wrong calculation. it should be 108 litres per 4x1x1 feet tank.
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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    Quote Originally Posted by lizhien View Post
    be careful.. u might get infected by his poison.. =p btw, wad kind of shrimps u planning to keep?
    Agreed...Uncle Eviltrain always poison people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eviltrain View Post
    sorry, wrong calculation. it should be 108 litres per 4x1x1 feet tank.
    If keep 2 4x1x1 tank total 108x2: 216
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    Re: Setting up a 3 or 4 feet shrimp tank

    Quote Originally Posted by eviltrain View Post
    Ifyou want to occupy your balconey, 1 four feet not enough, make it 4 feet 3 tier, bottom for sump. Wakakakakak
    bro eviltrain, may i ask wad's the advantages of a sump compared to a canister or HOF filter?
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