QUOTE(daveooi @ Oct 5 2013, 09:54 AM)
Newbie here, share some of my shrimp tank set up.
Hi dave...welcome to this thread.
Glad to have you here. Am only seeing your nick @ my-mac. Guess you should be the same person
QUOTE(lily64my @ Oct 5 2013, 08:02 PM)
Jealous! Gorgeously seductive fire red shrimp!...GT....want to try this out?
lol
Lol of course I would love to...so let's hope my reds go into a breeding frenzy soon...then in no time I'd have such tank too
All I need is patience....since my tank is small. 4 berried females at the moment so let's see what the shrimplets survival rate is...
QUOTE(sniper on the roof @ Oct 6 2013, 06:54 PM)
Just set up tank no.2
Now for the looong wait cycling
Woot! Congrats on tank no.2!!! Yup just be patient in cycling it. Better be safe than sorry. It was more than a month before I had any shrimps in.
QUOTE(sniper on the roof @ Oct 6 2013, 11:12 PM)
My new tank is everything new.. filter media is has pre-packed bacteria and i plan to dose seachem stability. You reckon a week is ok?
Substrate is shrimp specific non fertilized ones.
Also should I add activated carbon? Was in a rush, didn't have time to fully soak the driftwood more than an hour. I suspect its gonna be leeching tannins.
Seachem stability or prodibio digest. I used digest for mine. Used the normal one as I couldn't find the nano/start up version back then.
I have not used activated carbon at all since day 1. Replaced it purigen instead (like what arrow recommended). Besides, activated carbon could only last up to a month...so I didn't want to go thru the hassle. But since I'm having planted tank too activated carbon is not necessary. Purigen really helps to make the water clean & clear.
QUOTE(lily64my @ Oct 6 2013, 11:15 PM)
And will black soil be good match colour for fire red?
So yellow golden back should be with what colour soil? Or maybe trying sand.
Arrow pls advise..
Gratz on the new tank! Like what arrow said anything looks good on dark background apart from those dark colored shrimps. I'm using ADA soil too...and with those green plants...fire red pops out
good contrast
@arrow: crap I think I have some air pockets still im the soil. Mind telling how it'll post to be a timebomb? If it escapes it disturbs the soil hence ammonia is released with it?
Travelling again this whole week so have fun folks! Will drop in when I'm free