Soilless Shrimp Setup - Using Sand

[ZackZhou]

First the outcome:


Few Pictures of setup:






Hardware:






Livestock added on the 3rd day:
5x Fire Red

Added on the 5th day are:






http://youtu.be/jaR6W8luCZQ

[ZackZhou]

Water parameters:
Ph:6.1
Gh: 4.5
Kh: never measure
Tds: 155
NO2: 0
NO3: never measure
NH3/4: never measure
water temperature: 24c

[goody992828]

Wow nice bro. By the way, can share what the substrate you use?

[ZackZhou]

Wow nice bro. By the way, can share what the substrate you use?

CRS haven sand. hahaha

[Navanod]

Bro, whats the soil like stuff under the lava rocks and sand? The bottom most layer?

[ZackZhou]

Bro, whats the soil like stuff under the lava rocks and sand? The bottom most layer?

Ada powersand S and BW humic

[alvinchan80]

very nice set up bro zack!!! super daring to put in Hakata as 5th day commandos!!!

ahem.. that ball of mini fissiden looks very very familiar.... muahahahahahaaha.....

[ZackZhou]

very nice set up bro zack!!! super daring to put in Hakata as 5th day commandos!!!

ahem.. that ball of mini fissiden looks very very familiar.... muahahahahahaaha.....

LOL. SELL ME! after i tie back one mesh back to you. heeheehee

[alvinchan80]

LOL. SELL ME! after i tie back one mesh back to you. heeheehee

but it looks really nice as a 'ball' on the backdrop.. haha... let me know after you tie for me... if its enough.. can tie the other '2 meshes' also?? hahahaha... end up the ball become 'botak'....

[bai]

Very Nice setup....wow you use many canister.

[ZackZhou]

heehee, thanks bai for the K1..
its in the last cannister...

[magpie]

Very nice setup using sands as base and 3rd day your commando shrimps are in. Thanks for sharing.

[Navanod]

heehee, thanks bai for the K1..
its in the last cannister...

Wahahaha, you trying to DIY TOTTO is it?!

[Brucegan2]

Wow...Nice Setup!!!Nice shrimps you have too bro...

[reiner09]

OooohhH..interesting..hehe,I thought you want try BNW soil, now you have done up something more adventurous.. so now you are running a 2026 for the chiller and 4 2213 + 1 2032 + one 2036 inline?

pardon me for my ignorance but may i know what is the white nicely polished ceremic like cup is(bottom right of your tank)? as well as what is the pipe for , connected upwards from the ugf then to a black lily pipe thing(blowing out air?)?

[ZackZhou]

Very nice setup using sands as base and 3rd day your commando shrimps are in. Thanks for sharing.

thank you

[ZackZhou]

Wahahaha, you trying to DIY TOTTO is it?!

hahaha, actually when you think of it, totto for 2 feet $420.
1x2032 $60
1x2036 $190
4x2213 prefilter $180
media $200 ~ $300.

Slightly more, hahaha but alot more media to store.
mind that i intend to flood the tank with livestock and not do water change at all. so i need the extra media as a extra tool to help remove the nitrate...
hahahaa

[ZackZhou]

OooohhH..interesting..hehe,I thought you want try BNW soil, now you have done up something more adventurous.. so now you are running a 2026 for the chiller and 4 2213 + 1 2032 + one 2036 inline?

pardon me for my ignorance but may i know what is the white nicely polished ceremic like cup is(bottom right of your tank)? as well as what is the pipe for , connected upwards from the ugf then to a black lily pipe thing(blowing out air?)?

nope, using BW soil never crossed my mind, and yea i'm running the way you stated.
ceremic thing is powerhouse small filter, gc sells them, whereas the the pipe is o2 pipe connected to the air pump for the ugf.

[reiner09]

ahh..i see i see.. thanks..

[cheetf]

Nice and neat but not really soil-less. What Dake set up is truly soil-less.