My new shrimp rack

[szentgyo]

Hello,

During the summer I had to move to a new flat, so I decided to build a new rack for my shrimps.

I have 32 tanks in summary, but there is still some empty ones. All of the tanks is 32l. I use different soils: basalt, sand, Akadama and Amazonia I, and theres is a mattenfilter in each tank, which is driven by an air pump.

I don't have too much light, therefore i planted microsoriums, cryptocorines and mosses in the tanks. For further decoration i use basalt stones and driftwoods.

Here is some pics:

Some tanks in the beginning:

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/blog/IMG_3898.jpg

First half of the tanks, after the fill-up process:

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/blog/IMG_3927.jpg

The final system:

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/blog/P1080811.jpg

Cheers

[Ccx]

Hi szentgyo,

Thanks for sharring your setup.
Very nice to see that, which air pump you use ?

[imke_j]

Very neat and impressive armada of tanks, Istvan - thanks for sharing! Where in your flat is the storage built up? Do you care about water evaporation in your housing area?

[novina]

wow :) very nice view :)

[dxiong5]

Thanks for sharing, it looks like a very nice system with effective use of space. Looking forward to your experiences with each tank!

[powerreef]

impressive set-up. what kind of shrimp do you want to keep?

[szentgyo]

Hi szentgyo,

Thanks for sharring your setup.
Very nice to see that, which air pump you use ?

Thank you! I use 6 atman airpump, each one have 2 separated output.


Very neat and impressive armada of tanks, Istvan - thanks for sharing! Where in your flat is the storage built up? Do you care about water evaporation in your housing area?

To be honest, i don't care too much with the evaporation, but there is 2 big window in the room where the tanks are, and i open those windows very often :)


wow :) very nice view :)

Thank you! I hope one day you will come to visit me ;)


Thanks for sharing, it looks like a very nice system with effective use of space. Looking forward to your experiences with each tank!

Thanks, i will try to keep updated the thread and share my experiances!


impressive set-up. what kind of shrimp do you want to keep?

I started to cycle the first tanks in july in this rack, and the first shrimps were put in in september, so now there almost each tanks have some inhabitants. I have quite good variety of species, from neocaridinas to taiwan bees, i will post some shrimp photos, just give me a bit time :)

[countcoco]

Wow, very nice setup. Why did you choose the HMFs for your filtration? Was it because they were the only thing that made sense economically, or do you find that they really provide the best filtration?

[MananaP]

Very nice rack, do post some pictures of your shrimps if you have the time thanks.

[Summit MicroFarm]

Very nicely done. I think it looks great...and probably much more impressive in person. Pictures never really do it justice. I cannot wait to see more pics. I too just built a new 'rack' but more of a mix and match system. Someday I will have a full solid rack system like yours. =)







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[xJaypex]

Wow, looks great!

Im thinking of starting one but im afraid my lazyness will get on the way during water changes.

[szentgyo]

Wow, very nice setup. Why did you choose the HMFs for your filtration? Was it because they were the only thing that made sense economically, or do you find that they really provide the best filtration?

I was thinking a lot to choose the filtration system. In my previous tanks i used simply sponge filters, and i didn't have problem with that kind of filter, but now i wanted to try something else. Of course, the HMF not the best type, but i think it is quite good, it works like normal sponge filter, but it has bigger filtration surface.

Here is some pics from my shrimp:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/forum/P1050735.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/forum/P1060723.jpg

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[Kshitij]

WOoow
The cardinals are looking great, can i please know the tank paramaters ? also what specie is that black and white shrimp ?

[szentgyo]

WOoow
The cardinals are looking great, can i please know the tank paramaters ? also what specie is that black and white shrimp ?

Thanks. In the tank of the cardinals the parameters are the following:
GH: ~5
KH: ~3
PH: ~7,5
temp: 28C

That black and white shrimps are young panda and king kong shrimps

[adrianng1996]

can you explain the filtration on all of these tanks?

[JEMUL]

Great rack with tanks, and great pictures of the shrimps. Keep us updated ;)

[alx]

Very nice tanks and quality shrimps you have there ! Gongrats !

[J-P]

ditto!! Would live to see the plumbing + filtrations process

[Dusko]

Hi there love the tanks.

These King Kong and Panda, are they a form of Crystal Black or are they a new specie?

Thanks!

[Scorpio]

Hi there love the tanks.

These King Kong and Panda, are they a form of Crystal Black or are they a new specie?

Thanks!

King Kongs and Pandas are under the category 'Taiwan Bee shrimp' (King Kongs, Pandas, Wine Reds, Red Rubies, Blue Bolts). These shrimp are rare and expensive mutations of Crystal Black shrimp, Crystal Red shrimp and Gold Bee shrimp.


Beautiful tanks, szentgyo. You're clearly very successful with shrimp! If I might ask, what do you feed your cardinal shrimp?

[dxiong5]

can you explain the filtration on all of these tanks?


ditto!! Would live to see the plumbing + filtrations process

I have posted an article on the basic mechanism of HMF filters - awaiting approval by the moderators.

// edit: the article has been approved. Here it is, it explains how HMF works: Basic Principles of the HMF (http://www.shrimpnow.com/content.php/265-Hamburger-Matten-Filter-%28HMF%29)

[szentgyo]

Great rack with tanks, and great pictures of the shrimps. Keep us updated ;)


Very nice tanks and quality shrimps you have there ! Gongrats !

Thank you!


Hi there love the tanks.

These King Kong and Panda, are they a form of Crystal Black or are they a new specie?

Thanks!

King kong and panda (and red ruby, red wine, blue bolt...) are a mutation of the crs/cbs shrimps. You can read more about this shrimps in this topic: http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/showthread.php/5142-Hot-topic-Gentics-of-Black-King-Kong-and-other-Taiwan-Bee-Shrimp


King Kongs and Pandas are under the category 'Taiwan Bee shrimp' (King Kongs, Pandas, Wine Reds, Red Rubies, Blue Bolts). These shrimp are rare and expensive mutations of Crystal Black shrimp, Crystal Red shrimp and Gold Bee shrimp.


Beautiful tanks, szentgyo. You're clearly very successful with shrimp! If I might ask, what do you feed your cardinal shrimp?

Thank you! When i got my first cardinals shrimps, they ate only spinat, nothing else, but now they accept every kind of food.


ditto!! Would live to see the plumbing + filtrations process


can you explain the filtration on all of these tanks?


I have posted an article on the basic mechanism of HMF filters - awaiting approval by the moderators.

// edit: the article has been approved. Here it is, it explains how HMF works: Basic Principles of the HMF (http://www.shrimpnow.com/content.php/265-Hamburger-Matten-Filter-%28HMF%29)

Thank you for that great article! I use this hand made filtration system in all of the tanks, it works well!

[szentgyo]

After 2 months, the first berried females start to appear in the tanks, take a look :)

BT3 black tiger:

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/forum/P1080988.jpg

Smiley head crs:

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/forum/IMG_4103.jpg

"Wolkenpass shrimp"

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/forum/P1080979.jpg

Those blue eggs ;)

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/forum/P1070465.jpg

And a small impression from the sulawesi tank:

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/forum/IMG_4119.jpg

I hope the shrimplets will be born soon!

[dxiong5]

Thanks for the updated pictures, it's nice to see so many berried females - congrats!

[kev]

thats the stuff dreams are made of

[girishj]

Thanks for Sharing very impressive setup

[akvatera]

very nice shrimp racks, what about central aeration system for better performance, silence and much lower W per hour :)

[Big Dog]

Very nice. I wish I had a setup like this.

[cristal red 77]

very nice pictures and shrimps istvan

[MananaP]

Any update pictures of your shrimps and rack bro?

[koji™]

man that's one hella rack!! Love those quality CRS in your tank.:)

[2Toned]

Thank you for the article on HMF - very enlightening.

Your set up is impressive, your shrimp enviable. That "Smiley Head" is gorgeous!

[rahdom59]

The panda and king kong shrimp look great. What soil are you using? and how you maintain the water parameter?, GH and pH. How is the shrimp now?

[Danken]

I dream of having a rack system even half that size. Looks great, nice work

[farter31]

Great work man..hats off!!!
also,from the pictures I noticed the dried old leaves you have placed at the bottom of your tank?can we place any leaves that give that look,and help in breeding algae,or do I have to be concerned about toxin release or any such other complications?

Thank s ton!!

[hernandezJ91]

Amazing tank set up!!

[Mark]

Nice setup :)

[grillu]

how do you carry out water changes? you do it separately for each tank i presume?

[SAM007]

^^^ I am also very interested in the above post.

[Bedfordshire]

Everyone says you should use 60L tanks for breeding CRS due to keeping water parameters stable, have you had any problems with your 32L tanks?

I'm thinking if making a rack with 9 47L tanks but worried 47L is too small ???

(tanks are 56Lx30Wx30H cm)

[dxiong5]

Everyone says you should use 60L tanks for breeding CRS due to keeping water parameters stable, have you had any problems with your 32L tanks?

I'm thinking if making a rack with 9 47L tanks but worried 47L is too small ???

(tanks are 56Lx30Wx30H cm)

In general, it is easier to keep water parameters stable in larger tanks (greater volume of water, less fluctuations). This does not mean it is impossible to maintain water parameters in small tanks, you just have to keep an eye on your parameters and carry out the necessary procedures to maintain the parameters (i.e. water changes, etc.). Take a look at some Japanese breeders; their tanks are quite small and they seem to not have problems keeping high grade CRS and Taiwan Bees.

I have an ADA Mini-M (~5 gallons/20L) with shrimp and do not have problems with it.

[Bedfordshire]

Thanks man! Maybe I'm trying to follow too much advice on the forums

[dxiong5]

Lol, most advice on forums is (are?) really good - from people's personal experiences/challenges; just keep in mind that there are lots of ways to do things :2thumbsup

[Jimmy85]

wow this is awesome

[FishFan85]

Hello,

Thank you for sharing all of this, I wish I could see that in person.
How amazing your shrimp look and your setup is quit professional!!!
Keep it up, and keep the pics coming!!!

Take care now,

Joey

[BiNgO]

very nice. keep it up.

[szentgyo]

Thank you for the comments!


how do you carry out water changes? you do it separately for each tank i presume?

Yes, i do the water changes separately for each tank, i change 20-25% of water per week, it takes about 2 hours every week, but i spend much more time with observing the shrimps in front of the tanks :)


Everyone says you should use 60L tanks for breeding CRS due to keeping water parameters stable, have you had any problems with your 32L tanks?

I'm thinking if making a rack with 9 47L tanks but worried 47L is too small ???

(tanks are 56Lx30Wx30H cm)

As Donny mentioned in a bigger tank you can keep the water paramter stable with less effort, but it is not impossible to keep and breed the shrimps in smaller tanks.


Hello,

Thank you for sharing all of this, I wish I could see that in person.
How amazing your shrimp look and your setup is quit professional!!!
Keep it up, and keep the pics coming!!!

Take care now,

Joey

If you are coming to Hungary, just let me know, you are welcome :)

[szentgyo]

Some update from my tank system, and shrimps...

In this september i had to move to a new place, so i had to rebuild my rack again... Unfortunatly this time i could set up only 1 rack with 16 tanks instead of 2 racks. I finished the moving and the empty-running of the tanks at the end of september. Till the end of october i filled up all of the 16 tanks with shrimps, and this time the newborn shrimplets and berried females start to appear in the tanks.

As i had to reduce the number of the tanks i had to decide what species have to go and what species will stay... Now i am keeping only crs, cbs, rili, taiwan bee, white bee, blue and black tiger, malaya and mustang shrimps.

It seems that i will have the possibility to set up an another rack with 16 more tanks in spring :)

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/blog/P1000812.jpg

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[soonhong]

Very nice stup and great collection of shrimps you have..

[maxgl68]

Very good organization of the tank. Very nice collection of shrimp.

[jorge_]

nice rack!
why you change the filtracion?
are the sponge filter enough?

[szentgyo]

Very nice stup and great collection of shrimps you have..

Thank you, but your CRS are much more better :)


Very good organization of the tank. Very nice collection of shrimp.

Thank you!


nice rack!
why you change the filtracion?
are the sponge filter enough?

Thanks! Yes, it is enough with regular (weekly 30%) water changes, at least it works quiet well in my tanks :)

[lillith112]

I want, I want, this is an amazing set up, wish I could have something like this in my house, maybe Santa will bring me one next Christmas. You have some gorgeous shrimp there too.
Julia.

[gty]

how about new photos ?

[deone]

You must have spent alot of time maintaining all these tanks!

[szentgyo]

You must have spent alot of time maintaining all these tanks!

Not the maintenance is the most time-consuming activity, i spend much more time in front of the tanks just watching the shrimps.


I want, I want, this is an amazing set up, wish I could have something like this in my house, maybe Santa will bring me one next Christmas. You have some gorgeous shrimp there too.
Julia.

Thank you! Santa has some great surprises, just be good ;)


how about new photos ?

Here is some photos

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/blog/P1100328.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/blog/P1110124.jpg

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http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/szentgyo/blog/P1110168.jpg

And a short video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFxa6jttGq8