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hello
how are you welcome to my channel in
today's video
we are going to talk about a shallow
tank setup for breeding neocardena
shrimp
if you remember the fluval nano split
design tank we had
we decided to replace those small tanks
with 10 gallons
shallow aquariums for the coming weeks
we will be posting a breeding setup for
each of the four
starting with the yellow needle a
shallow tank for yellow sequoia
neopartina shrimp
cleaning and preparing the glass is a
repetitive process for all four tanks
so we might only include it in this
video please subscribe and let me know
in the comments what you like to see
while cleaning the glass we found a
small crack on the side panel
and went ahead and patched it with
silicone it is supposed to work anyway
we'll keep an eye on it and we'll update
you in future videos if anything happens
a hairline crack in fish tanks is a tiny
cleft that sometimes develops in the
inside or outside of the glass
especially at the bottom edges and in
the front of the aquarium
it is only fair that i let you know we
may need to change a whole pane
especially if it becomes a large crack
it took us a while to understand the
vinyl background has a thick layer that
should be removed
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once remove it becomes easier to stick
it with light soapy solution
after 24 hours on the silicon we now
proceed to fill the tank and leave it
overnight this will test if it holds
water and applies a pressure on the
crack
oh hi this is me wondering when i will
get a newer bigger tank
i can see my new neighbors got one
apparently the crack is holding up well
with the patch
it is time to proceed with draining the
tank and starting this capping setup
please remember to subscribe and know
this is a breeding tank not a planted
aquascape so we will keep the design
simple and easier for calling and
breeding outside
we went ahead and cleaned the okadama
soil akadama is widely used in shrimp
aquariums as ph lowering soil
this clay lowers the carbonate hardness
and ph of the water making shrimp
fish and crayfish feel more at ease the
akadama soil is also good for planted
tanks and it provides a good nutrition
for roots
mixed with crushed black lava will make
it the perfect substrate for bacterial
colonies
helpful for the nitrification cycle
here's the final result
as i said we want to keep it simple no
additional perspective options like
higher background or
shallow white sand path it is a shallow
tank and better seen from top to the
scape will be designed from the top
now filling with water we used a simple
jug method
and this one uses a pond pump from a
bucket let us know in the comment if you
want to see a diy video about the setup
after the water comes the cloudiness we
will wait a couple of hours
for it to settle this little sponge
filter is effective but will be changed
in the coming weeks for a bigger one
we are thinking of a diy bottom filter
or a regular sponge filter
let us know which one you think is best
meanwhile we will prepare the botanicals
and the driftwood for scapping
as simple as that we will not use rocks
maybe only a small one for wood support
the plants are mainly epiphytes
lucephalandra and some mosses
here is the hand tying up some needle
moth on the driftwood
recycled from the volcano tank in
previous video
those pieces of malaysian driftwood are
a great surface for biofilm
an important component to provide food
for shrimps
the bucephalandra being trimmed cleaned
and re-glued comes from several months
ago and has already established itself
okay i'll leave you for some rushes from
the placement and scalping session
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and voila here's the status now we added
a cleanup crew
bought a sinkless and a mono shrimp hope
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thank you for watching see you next time
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