New Shrimp Setup

[Jon-san]

Thanks for all the nice comments and the upz!

Very clean setup. Nice. You may want to consider using shrimp soil next time. I used to use such gravel in my previous setup, but realised it has very sharp edges (which is magnified several times if you are the size of a shrimp) and may not be very good for shrimps. Besides shrimp soil is able to give a more favourable pH.

i wish i have a tank size like yours though. But i do not have the space for it. You may see my pictures here...

Very nice tank Joy-San

Wish i had the skills to set up such a neat tank too.

BTW, what is the plant in the left front corner and right back corner of the tank?

bro, i love the 3 rocks on the right, read about ur not so smooth-sailing house moving, im sure you will be able to bounce back, all the way!

Nice set up.. Simplicity rocks..

[Jon-san]

Originally Posted by slapper

Very clean setup. Nice. You may want to consider using shrimp soil next time. I used to use such gravel in my previous setup, but realised it has very sharp edges (which is magnified several times if you are the size of a shrimp) and may not be very good for shrimps. Besides shrimp soil is able to give a more favourable pH.

i wish i have a tank size like yours though. But i do not have the space for it. You may see my pictures here...

Thanks, bro! Why would you want my tank size? Mine is really small! Only 40cm x 19cm x 23cm. I used the black quartz mainly coz i liked the shimmery effect, especially with LED lights. Shrimp soil would give it too dull an effect.

Originally Posted by fishlearn

Very nice tank Joy-San

Wish i had the skills to set up such a neat tank too.

BTW, what is the plant in the left front corner and right back corner of the tank?

Thanks for your nice comment! I didn't have much plants left surviving from the moving house. Would have preferred more moss. The plant in the left corner, I think, is of the Myriophyllum family. Which sub-species, I'm not too sure. I got it from Seaview. Cheap cheap, only $1.50. But I'm not sure if it's because of my tank condition previously, but it seems to be changing form. Was a lot more furry looking when I first got it. The plant on the right, I'm not too sure about. Looks like hornworts, and grows like it too! Am averaging about 2inches of growth every 3 days.

Originally Posted by mudget

bro, i love the 3 rocks on the right, read about ur not so smooth-sailing house moving, im sure you will be able to bounce back, all the way!

Thanks for the encouragement! I certainly hope so too!

Originally Posted by mon

Nice set up.. Simplicity rocks..

Thanks, bro!

[Sunday]

20.. years.. old? That is ancient man! Got a picture? Wish i could set up a small planted tank now but too caught up with my 6.5 footer's filtration, FYP and yada yada. Nice one dude, i love curved tanks.

[Jon-san]

Originally Posted by Sunday

20.. years.. old? That is ancient man! Got a picture? Wish i could set up a small planted tank now but too caught up with my 6.5 footer's filtration, FYP and yada yada. Nice one dude, i love curved tanks.

Lol! Yup. It's an old Eheim 2013, a leftover that my dad kept from his marine tank setup back in the 80s. Imagine the embarassment I had to go through when I was at Qian Hu trying to buy a replacement 'O' ring. The salesperson checked his catalogue, asked all his senior staff and finally came back with this answer, "Eheim doesn't carry such a model, you must be mistaken" . Decided not to buy the 'O' ring for the 2213, even though I suspect that it would fit the 2013. Came home, decided to give the canister the go-around test and amazingly, the 20+ year old rubber seal was found to be 100% serviceable. No leaks from any of the joints either. Impeller's in good working condition. Just as silent as my 2213. So hey, I'd be a nut not to use it! Truly built to last!

[Koji™]

Personally I don't like moss ball. I would rather have a branchy bog wood with some moss tied to it.

Nice simple set up you have. I used to have somthing like that till I couldn't stop buying more cute stuff to put in the tank and it became messy along the way till I revamped my tank. Keep it up!