Project Quiet River Shrimp Rack

[Jovel]

Bro. Got another idea for your incoming water flow partition, K1 media if it can tumble mosses into balls, it can probably circulate those media well. And full tank shot please!

[Fiona]

Impressive!!!! BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG project you have got!! Jia You!!!

[Navanod]

I can't find SS mesh that has holes small enough to prevent shrimplets from passing through.
I need a big piece 30cm by 30cm. Any idea where I can get them? Hopefully they are of good marine grade type of SS

Still searching bro? Try Kelantan lane areas? Alot of hardware shops there...I got mine off Jojoe.
Yes, you must get the marine grade or it'll rust like crazy!

Love your army of fire red
I have been trying to make US fissiden balls as I don't like the morimo moss balls in my tank but they always break up after awhile
Do you plan to let go of any of your US fissiden balls?

Thank you, I really like fire reds although they're always considered cheapo beginner shrimps.

Fissiden will never form solid balls and cannot get too big because their bases tend to die off after awhile and the ball will break up but its fun to see them roll around like the tumbleweeds in old western movies. Erm, I have quite a number of them in the tank now, quite messy. Probably will tie some to rocks and sell the excess off. Did you see that giant mass of unknown java moss looking thing in my fire red partition?

Bro. Got another idea for your incoming water flow partition, K1 media if it can tumble mosses into balls, it can probably circulate those media well. And full tank shot please!

The thought of using K1 did cross my mind but that partition will need to be cleaned quite often so I don't wanna clutter yet. I think I should have more than enough biofiltration once the 2nd canister filter is installed on the bottom tier.

I'll take a full tankshot once I can. Currently, the old 2ft is preventing me from backing up enough to shoot the full tank!

[Navanod]

Impressive!!!! BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG project you have got!! Jia You!!!

Thank you!! Its not as big as some of the bros here with SHRIMP ROOMS, but hell its was a complicated project for me because I was experimenting with an overflow system that was used mostly on marine tanks...and making it a double overflow 2 tiers at the same time (I think its a first ever attempt too).

Made many silly mistakes. Mainly with the choice and design of the partitioning mesh. I also underestimated the resistance of the chiller and the height and how much flow that'll kill from the powerhead.
I was also experimenting if I can get my fire red shrimplets to "wean" themselves from the breeders by letting them swim across to the neighbouring partition but not going too well. Haha! I'm lazy to catch so many of them!

Just spotted another silly mistake. The bottom tier cannot have normal light stands because one side of the tank is blocked by the big *** pipes from the top tier, will probably have to DIY a stand and switch to LED tubes by copying Eviltrain's idea.

[gryphon]

GC don't sell the SS mesh. Guess I really gotto walk around Kelantan lane.
Yes saw the huge ball in your fire red tank

[stormhawk]

Thanks again, couldn't have done it without your help. So far so good, only found 1 Houdini on the other side and I suspect the fella was one of those that got through before the new mesh was installed.
Had made 2 more and hot swap them in.

Much faster & easier to make, uses much less of that precious mesh and very forgiving of minor inaccuracy when installing as the foam gave a large margin for errors. Can really do very quick hot swaps. Will make future change outs much easier

Good to trash out ideas beforehand, because if it works for you it'll work for others too.

Anyway, it might be good to make a few more pieces as spares, so when you need to do maintenance on one just do a quick swap with the spare pieces.

[Navanod]

Ugh! My only updates on this project is that due to my carelessness, the hose directly coming out of the powerhead popped off earlier this week. I had removed the sponge inside the powerhead for cleaning and must've twisted the hose loose the night before.
The resulting fountain went directly for my electrical plugs which were placed "higher" to avoid getting wet in a flood. So much for that bright idea.

Besides flooding the room and half the hall, the water also shorted the multi-extensions plug, the light timer and the AC adaptor for the Eheim 2078 canister. That last item had me panicking as all the biofilters are in there and I cannot afford to lose it. Luckily, Petmart went out of the way to get me a replacement immediately and saved the day.
I was lucky nothing else got fried, especially the chiller and pH meter. Arctica and Pinpoint is really value for money!

I was also lucky not to have lost any shrimps. The design of the rack was also such that it is impossible to empty the partitions where the shrimps are kept because it is safely between 2 overflows so it is not possible to reverse siphon water into the sump. The powerhead was also elevated in the sump so once water level falls by about 5 inches (about 40L), the pump can no longer get water and the fountain stopped so my mum could rush in to switch it off (I was at work).

Sheesh...now its metal clamps and many many zipties on all the hoses.

Next project: To switch out the 2xT8 4ft light set and replaced with 4 tubes of 3ft LEDs with DIY light stand made from PVC pipes...heh heh heh

[Navanod]

Some happier updates

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...pe-light-stand

[gryphon]

Some happier updates

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...pe-light-stand

Nicely done. Good idea with the PVC pipes.

Anyway I managed to get the SS mesh at Kelantan Lane. Bought the 316 SS (marine grade) but the hole size is very fine, so it will require some maintainence to prevent it from clogging.

[Navanod]

Oh? I might wanna get finer one too cause many shrimplets went missing. Just likely died but just to be safe, I wanna put one before the sump.

[ralliart12]

...Just spotted another silly mistake. The bottom tier cannot have normal light stands because one side of the tank is blocked by the big *** pipes from the top tier, will probably have to DIY a stand and switch to LED tubes by copying Eviltrain's idea.

Possible to hang/suspend the light stand from the base of the top-tier's bottom?

[Navanod]

Possible to hang/suspend the light stand from the base of the top-tier's bottom?

It is possible, but I did not tie any wires/lines before putting the top tier on so it'll be tricky now. However, the LED tubes are rather light weight, maybe I can get away with tying it to the 4 sides?

[ralliart12]

...However, the LED tubes are rather light weight, maybe I can get away with tying it to the 4 sides?

Woah, then may I retract my suggestion, i.e. any time someone has to use the word, "get away with...", the action probably carries a risk factor to it. Try something (else) more definite then, you wouldn't want the LED tube to fall even halfway into the tank's water (since your entire tank's water (column) is connected, any electric current would traverse it completely.

[RonWill]

It is possible, but I did not tie any wires/lines before putting the top tier on so it'll be tricky now

If you have a sheet of styrofoam (between the top tier tank and frame) you can easily wriggle a stiff cable tie (between foam & frame) to hang lights. No need to press panic button yet.

If you are paranoid, use good quality ties that has metal strip reinforcement

[Navanod]

Thanks bros. Will not take risks (had a fountain the last time I tried to "get away" with something!!) but I'll take Ronwill's idea up and do some wriggling with a cable tie. If SMRT can do it, so can I!!

[avex30]

If you are paranoid, use good quality ties that has metal strip reinforcement

Wah very expensive suggestion hahaha

[felix_fx2]

Can use good bonding glue to fix a hook (those high strength) to hang the tube.

[eviltrain]

If your are good in handy craft, those 2mm stainless steel wire is good and rigid enough.

Send from my GT-P1000 (Overcome 7 Series v4.0.0)

[cheetf]

Just a word or caution. Make sure you insulate the steel wires, otherwise you might just electrify the whole stand.

[eviltrain]

Just a word or caution. Make sure you insulate the steel wires, otherwise you might just electrify the whole stand.

Haha. I miss that out. Oh ya, you can insulate the stainless steel wire using those air tube or black heat shrinks.

Send from my GT-P1000 (Overcome 7 Series v4.0.0)