gnatster
19th Aug 2005, 02:56 PM
A member here was nice enough to send me some S-1 to try with the caveat that I report my findings. Along the same lines I have been feeding some home made foods to my shrimp. Lets find out if these things make a difference.
Here is my plan to run these experiments.
Set up 4 2.5gal (~10l) tanks. All will have the exact same type of ATI Hydro Sponge filter. I have sponges sitting in the sump of another tank for 2+ weeks to seed them. Measure the substrate level by volume and provide the same to each tank. For livestock I have many few month old but not yet mature Cherry Red Shrimp, I’m thinking starting with 6 in each . I think they make a good choice here as they grow quick and reproduce easily. My water supply is very constant being a deep well, very low in KH, GH and a fairly neutral pH all year long. All tanks would have same 50% weekly water change or same amount. I’ll mark the tank level at full and at water change level to keep that the same. All 4 tanks would be under the same light source removing bulb effects from coloration. On hand a good bit of Java moss for cover to be divided evenly between the 4.
In this experiment we are looking for 2 things.
1. Does S-1 do anything?
2. What results do we see from feeding Fruity Pumpkin Crisps?
Tank 1 – Control – Feed varied diet*
Tank 2- S-1a – Feed varied diet*, Dose S-1 at ½ package directions of 1 drop per 10l to start and at water changes.
Tank 3 – S-1b- Feed varied diet*, Dose S-1 at package directions of 1 drop per 10l to start and at water changes.
Tank 4 – FPC – Feed only Fruity Pumpkin Crisps
I don’t have the facilities to weigh each shrimp to determine mass gain, we will have to do that by eye. We can watch for coloration. Photos all to be taken at same time of each tank inhabitants with same camera at same settings with no post production save for cropping and resizing.
I think this should run until at least 1 generation has grown to produce offspring.
*Varied diet to consist of the following:
Hikari Crab Cuisine
Hikari Algae Wafers
Cyclopeeze Flake
Nisso Spiral Shell Food
HBH Shrimp Pellets
Julian Sprung Sea Veggies Green Seaweed (Porphura yezoensis)
What say we leave this portion open to comment for 1 week, then revisit to see if any changes are proposed. Then setup this experiment within a week of comments being finalized.
Here is my plan to run these experiments.
Set up 4 2.5gal (~10l) tanks. All will have the exact same type of ATI Hydro Sponge filter. I have sponges sitting in the sump of another tank for 2+ weeks to seed them. Measure the substrate level by volume and provide the same to each tank. For livestock I have many few month old but not yet mature Cherry Red Shrimp, I’m thinking starting with 6 in each . I think they make a good choice here as they grow quick and reproduce easily. My water supply is very constant being a deep well, very low in KH, GH and a fairly neutral pH all year long. All tanks would have same 50% weekly water change or same amount. I’ll mark the tank level at full and at water change level to keep that the same. All 4 tanks would be under the same light source removing bulb effects from coloration. On hand a good bit of Java moss for cover to be divided evenly between the 4.
In this experiment we are looking for 2 things.
1. Does S-1 do anything?
2. What results do we see from feeding Fruity Pumpkin Crisps?
Tank 1 – Control – Feed varied diet*
Tank 2- S-1a – Feed varied diet*, Dose S-1 at ½ package directions of 1 drop per 10l to start and at water changes.
Tank 3 – S-1b- Feed varied diet*, Dose S-1 at package directions of 1 drop per 10l to start and at water changes.
Tank 4 – FPC – Feed only Fruity Pumpkin Crisps
I don’t have the facilities to weigh each shrimp to determine mass gain, we will have to do that by eye. We can watch for coloration. Photos all to be taken at same time of each tank inhabitants with same camera at same settings with no post production save for cropping and resizing.
I think this should run until at least 1 generation has grown to produce offspring.
*Varied diet to consist of the following:
Hikari Crab Cuisine
Hikari Algae Wafers
Cyclopeeze Flake
Nisso Spiral Shell Food
HBH Shrimp Pellets
Julian Sprung Sea Veggies Green Seaweed (Porphura yezoensis)
What say we leave this portion open to comment for 1 week, then revisit to see if any changes are proposed. Then setup this experiment within a week of comments being finalized.