First attempt at CRS tank - Page 5

globalcookie · 26-08-2016, 02:31 PM

Maybe you want to do a bit more regular water change for now, reduce lighting or break your lighting hours into 2 (eg 8am - 12pm, 6pm - 10pm). See if it helps get rid of those hair algae.

I ever gotten very bad green hair algae bloom due to excessive lighting (3 days 24hrs) as i forgotten to off it (before i use timer). The whole take was just covered! Can't recall exactly how I got rid of it, but if I don't remember wrongly, lighting was one.

**leezhengxi** · 31-08-2016, 12:03 AM

Beautiful setup.

wait till you got the time add some amano shrimps, or you can add some red nose shrimp as well

kenghua · 11-09-2016, 08:46 PM

Thanks for sharing the pictures of your CRS tank. Looks good!

That drift wood with the plants looks like a bonsai tree!

corepad · 20-09-2016, 12:20 AM

Thanks for all the comments!

I'm losing the battle with the brown thread algae. It's spreading throughout the tank, my glosso is 'infected' with the brown thread algae too.

Manual removal everyday but it's like impossible to remove 100% of them.

Tried to find red nose shrimps, but C328 and the lfs around there doesn't have it. Yamato didn't touch the algae too.

WC regularly once every week but still no improvement. I had to resort to tearing the moss out of the bonsai tree.

Got a period where I was too sick to do manual removal for two days, the brown thread algae had simply overrun the tank......to my horror......however the shrimps, panda loaches and ottos are still surviving.

kenghua · 20-09-2016, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corepad

Tried to find red nose shrimps, but C328 and the lfs around there doesn't have it. Yamato didn't touch the algae too.

Have you tried Y618? Was there last week. Saw a tank with those shrimps.

corepad · 20-09-2016, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenghua

Have you tried Y618? Was there last week. Saw a tank with those shrimps.

Okay thanks! I will go try there tml.

blurry · 24-09-2016, 09:55 AM

Nice home for the PRLs. Hope you have settled your algae problem.

itchy · 09-10-2016, 11:17 AM

Any updates ?

corepad · 09-10-2016, 08:32 PM

Hello!

2 of the females are berried so far!

First time witnessing the shrimp mating dance, the whole tank went crazy looking for the female shrimp. Kind feel sad for the female, like getting 'gang raped' from all the males in the tank.

Probably I should provide more hiding spots in the tank?

Feeling a sense of satisfaction when the shrimps are molting properly, eating and getting berried.

I will upload pics when I free to take them, currently busy with uni life.

LeMe · 25-11-2016, 11:04 AM

thanks for sharing

31-08-2016, 12:03 AM	#42
leezhengxi Moderator Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6,727	Beautiful setup. wait till you got the time add some amano shrimps, or you can add some red nose shrimp as well __________________ 花有重开日，人无再少年

26-08-2016, 02:31 PM	#41
globalcookie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,446	Maybe you want to do a bit more regular water change for now, reduce lighting or break your lighting hours into 2 (eg 8am - 12pm, 6pm - 10pm). See if it helps get rid of those hair algae. I ever gotten very bad green hair algae bloom due to excessive lighting (3 days 24hrs) as i forgotten to off it (before i use timer). The whole take was just covered! Can't recall exactly how I got rid of it, but if I don't remember wrongly, lighting was one.

11-09-2016, 08:46 PM	#43
kenghua Arofanatic Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 78	Thanks for sharing the pictures of your CRS tank. Looks good! That drift wood with the plants looks like a bonsai tree!

20-09-2016, 12:20 AM	#44
corepad New Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 21	Thanks for all the comments! I'm losing the battle with the brown thread algae. It's spreading throughout the tank, my glosso is 'infected' with the brown thread algae too. Manual removal everyday but it's like impossible to remove 100% of them. Tried to find red nose shrimps, but C328 and the lfs around there doesn't have it. Yamato didn't touch the algae too. WC regularly once every week but still no improvement. I had to resort to tearing the moss out of the bonsai tree. Got a period where I was too sick to do manual removal for two days, the brown thread algae had simply overrun the tank......to my horror......however the shrimps, panda loaches and ottos are still surviving.

24-09-2016, 09:55 AM	#47
blurry New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 14	Nice home for the PRLs. Hope you have settled your algae problem.

09-10-2016, 11:17 AM	#48
itchy Endangered Dragon Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,159	Any updates ?

09-10-2016, 08:32 PM	#49
corepad New Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 21	Hello! 2 of the females are berried so far! First time witnessing the shrimp mating dance, the whole tank went crazy looking for the female shrimp. Kind feel sad for the female, like getting 'gang raped' from all the males in the tank. Probably I should provide more hiding spots in the tank? Feeling a sense of satisfaction when the shrimps are molting properly, eating and getting berried. I will upload pics when I free to take them, currently busy with uni life.

25-11-2016, 11:04 AM	#50
LeMe New Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 44	thanks for sharing

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