paid2
18th Mar 2010, 11:20 AM
I have a small 20L Sulawesi tank, which is going ok, but I have decided to
house them in a larger 75L tank, and make a few changes from the smaller one.
I'm going to use a better version of the HMF that some one showed me on another forum (thanks for that)
http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2897&d=1268910928
This one will have 2 main layers of mat, one carbon activated, which i like as
it is quite solid, and holds up better than other sponge.
http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2898&stc=1&d=1268911079
I am then using a finer sponge layer over that, which will mean I can clean
one sponge at a time, thus not affecting the bacteria too much.
I am then using a small sponge at the base, to hold back the coral sand substrate.
Behind the HMF is an internal canister filter, a heater and the air hose.
Lighting will be quite low, just 1 60cm t8, as there will be minimal planting.
The stone work is just river pebbles from a local chalk stream, many of which have holes and small caves which the shrimp like to hide away in.
I'm using quite large pebbles, as the tylos are very good at pulling down, and generally moving about smaller stones, so they shouldn't be able to move these.
ph is 7.5 at the moment, but the tank is only 1 day old, so I am hoping the coral sand will raise it a bit, if not, I will add some powdered oyster shell, as it worked well in my small tank for raising the ph to 8. the shrimp also seem to like to eat it in my 20L
If all goes well, i will move some snails in in a week or so, and let them help cycle it. As they will move the coral sand about a fair bit, which will help.
http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2896&d=1268860160
house them in a larger 75L tank, and make a few changes from the smaller one.
I'm going to use a better version of the HMF that some one showed me on another forum (thanks for that)
http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2897&d=1268910928
This one will have 2 main layers of mat, one carbon activated, which i like as
it is quite solid, and holds up better than other sponge.
http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2898&stc=1&d=1268911079
I am then using a finer sponge layer over that, which will mean I can clean
one sponge at a time, thus not affecting the bacteria too much.
I am then using a small sponge at the base, to hold back the coral sand substrate.
Behind the HMF is an internal canister filter, a heater and the air hose.
Lighting will be quite low, just 1 60cm t8, as there will be minimal planting.
The stone work is just river pebbles from a local chalk stream, many of which have holes and small caves which the shrimp like to hide away in.
I'm using quite large pebbles, as the tylos are very good at pulling down, and generally moving about smaller stones, so they shouldn't be able to move these.
ph is 7.5 at the moment, but the tank is only 1 day old, so I am hoping the coral sand will raise it a bit, if not, I will add some powdered oyster shell, as it worked well in my small tank for raising the ph to 8. the shrimp also seem to like to eat it in my 20L
If all goes well, i will move some snails in in a week or so, and let them help cycle it. As they will move the coral sand about a fair bit, which will help.
http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2896&d=1268860160