Shrimps' haven

[gwabbie]

Hey guys, have been seeing alot of people showing their setups for crs and decided to share mine too.

Setup Specs:
Tank dimensions: 30in x 15in x 14in 6mm glass tank with a centre piece (1inch from bottom and 2 inch from top)dividing the tank into 2.
Filter: HMF, eheim 2215, atman CF600 (filled with Mr aqua CR and biohomme+)
Chiller: Hailea HC150A with external thermostat. Driven by atman filter
Lighting: 1x 36W PL light switched on from 12pm-9pm on timer
Substrate: ADA Africana soil with old sea mud power as base.
Flora: Christmas moss, pellia, mini pellia needle leave java fern, glosso(going to be removed as not enought light)
Fauna: CRS, yellow shrimps, nitrate snails and oto.

Water perimeters:
pH: 6.2
GH: 8 or more
Nitrate and ammonia: 0 or near 0
Temperature: 25 to 26 degree C

Feeding:
Mosura products, Spid feed, shirakura

Setup this tank around January after my confinement week at tekong. So have been cycling for afew months before i decided to add some moss and bee shrimps in to test the waters. Bee shrimps have been removed already.

Only recently added some crs and yellow shrimps and hoping they will do well and have not had any deaths yet.
The left side are for mosuras and the left for golden/snow white and yellow shrimps.

Just to share the HMF filteration, it works quite well for me and i find that shrimps like to hang on the sponge and seem to graze on it quite alot.
There are bags of Mr Aqua CR as i had bought too much and left them there though im not too sure if it helps in the filteration.
If anyone is interested, i bought the thick sponge from C328(forgot abt the price)









I know the centre piece of sponge looks ugly but its there to separate the shrimps from swimming over to either side of tank.
Should have gotten more information from the net before proceeding with making of the tank as i have seen other tanks from other countries whereby they drill a huge hole in the middle of the dividing glass and have those mesh with tiny holes to allow water to flow through glued there.

Any comments for improvement?

[eviltrain]

very nicely setup.

[gwabbie]

thanks but i find that it is still quite messy with the mosses and glosso not growing well.

[eviltrain]

maybe you have to find some time to pick out all the plants you don't need. u will feel great if all clear up.
another note, u can use oyama paper to cover the part after the sponge filter ( make it like a frame ) so you will find it more neater
Use a piece of acrylic or glass as support for you lightset. its dangerous like that.

[gwabbie]

im trying to look for a 3ft lightset with adjustable legs but still cant find yet so this is the best solution.

[reversebungee]

the sponge as wall, i think is a clever setup.

[nasty12]

clean and neat setup!! Really a shrimps Haven!
Im Also using HMF filtration for my sula tank =D

[bluebubbles]

im trying to look for a 3ft lightset with adjustable legs but still cant find yet so this is the best solution.

Alternatively, and cheaply too, you might want to buy an acrylic transparent sheet, cut into half and place it at both end of your tank as strong cover to prevent water splashing out and at the same time for supporting your light-stand comfortably at both end. Your sponge is too soft and your light might just topple over into the water if you accidentally shift or knock them while feeding - no point risking yourself and house for a couple of dollars saved. Better act fast now. If you do not know where to buy the acrylic sheet do let me know via email. Not expensive.

[bai]

Nice setup.....make me think of split my tank half the I have more type of shrimp to keep....hehe

[fishy_dude]

not too bad a setup bro! btw would like to share exp with ya.. how long did your ADA africana take to settle and the water clears up? coz i put mine in tank for the 3rd day till now water still murky even with filtration..

[crazyhanz]

Dude, try and get a cover for the tank. The shrimps might jump out. Just a precautionary measure.

[gwabbie]

the sponge as wall, i think is a clever setup.

thanks. the sponge is used more as a filter. u can search up HMF filter.

clean and neat setup!! Really a shrimps Haven!
Im Also using HMF filtration for my sula tank =D

thanks! i find that HMF filtration works quite well for shrimps as shrimplets wont get sucked into filters.

Nice setup.....make me think of split my tank half the I have more type of shrimp to keep....hehe

haha. u can do so too. maybe u can go to c328 to see if they have thinner sponge so it wont look too bad.

not too bad a setup bro! btw would like to share exp with ya.. how long did your ADA africana take to settle and the water clears up? coz i put mine in tank for the 3rd day till now water still murky even with filtration..

hmm.. i think mine took less than a day to clear up. is it cos the way u poured water into the tank? for me, i poured water into the left side of the tank where the big sponge is to prevent any water splashes and it was it first murky but cleared up quite fast.

Dude, try and get a cover for the tank. The shrimps might jump out. Just a precautionary measure.

thanks for the advice, but i doubt they will jump out but rather climb out from the sponge.

[haywas_35]

Don't be surprise if you see shrimplet go tru the sponge

[gwabbie]

a picture of some of the crs


snowwhite

[bai]

Nice Shrimp u have there. Tks for sharing

[eviltrain]

ya, nice shrimps you have there. lovely

[Crystal Red Shrimp]

i like ur snowwhite

[goody992828]

hi bro,

Nice setup and very nice shrimp, very thick white

What substrate is the top layer?

[gwabbie]

it has been ups and down for me as i had experienced quite a number of shrimps that died.
but i was quite lucky that i managed to have several batches of shrimplets and the tank has been alot more stable now.















the right side of the tank is undergoing renovation, will post some pics once its done.

thanks for viewing

[bai]

Nice shrimp you have there.... By the way what plant is that in your picture, it look nice.