hello
how are you
well it's been a while since we did a
new setup
this week we received the custom 10
gallon shallow tanks we are going to use
for carradina shrimp replacing their
current fluval 6 gallons tanks
we have used similar tanks for our
neocaridina setups
and with this we'll have the rack
looking similar
let's start by one of them and over the
coming weeks we'll be posting more as
they become ready
all right let's turn this tank sideways
in a way to fit the shallow next to it
oops
a bit heavy
better empty some of the water and
recycle it in the new setup
meanwhile we'll cut a self-leveling mat
for the new tank
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let's not bore you with the details
emptying the water
just make sure to keep as much as you
clean of clean water that you can reuse
it is parametrized water and not easily
made
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now we're talking
as the tank is in place we'll give it a
good cleaning and rinse it well
we use special vinegar based solution
and aquarium safe glass cleaner
also using a pressure water sprayer
helps remove excess gum from the corners
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now that is done we move now to saving
the plants and rocks for the new setup
all plants are looking nice and no
unwanted algae
definitely in the tank in early days
algae will start forming
but with proper maintenance it will
re-establish
an important thing to reuse now is the
filter
as it is cycled and has a ton of
nitrifying bacteria
it will act as tank start booster
anyways we are thinking of changing
those box filters to sponge filters soon
but for now let's keep using those
let me get you to a better angle
here we will repurpose all the plants
and rocks from the previous setup
keeping things simple
we will do an island style setup
nothing too fancy
after all it is a breeding tank and
things will change frequently
as you noticed we added some akadama
soil akadama will help buffer the ph and
reduce it for this size tank we need an
extra cup
you can rinse it before use however as
this is an empty tank we can wait for
the dust to settle
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and that is it
let's fill out with water and see where
it goes from there
hopefully there is no leak we did not
test this tank before
do
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cool
this is the tank the next day after
everything settled well
we added an amano shrimp a narrite snail
and some neocardina coal shrimps to give
it some life until we get the new
carradina let us know what you want blue
bolts or crystal reds maybe some fancy
tigers like the ones we had
this is a breeding experiment set up
we'll want to cross breed some species
shoot in the comment what you think
and that is it for today
stay tuned for two more shallow tanks in
the coming weeks
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goodbye or evoir enjoy
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you