new 1ft shrimp tank

[chippy_daryl]

After reading thru forums and some tips from kind bro here.. finally manage to set up my 1ft shrimp tank.. below are the picture of my tank and currently going thru cycling.. day 3 of my tank..



is my tank too plain?? pls advice on my set up.. good and bad comments are most welcome so that i can learn more from bros here..

[chippy_daryl]

forget to add on that my tank is running on dolphin brand HOF with ceramic rings and biohome+ inside.. soil was using gex red pack..

Before u put shrimps, please check ph and water parameter. Gex have a tendency to lower ph too much or cause ph hike. Will take awhile before stablizing.

Ur tank is fine, too much plant or deco and u wont be focusing on ur shrimps. However at this junction without chiller, not advice for crs. Sakura/fire red/cherry/snowball would be good. 1ft with no chiller, chances are that temperature will be around 27-30.

Can throw in some pellets to raise ammonia, or personal preferrance, nitrogenous bacteria + some BB power to speed the cycling process. Worked fine for all my fish/shrimp tanks at home. But there are many brands of nitrogenous bacteria u can try.

Enjoy!!!

[chippy_daryl]

Originally Posted by Planted

Before u put shrimps, please check ph and water parameter. Gex have a tendency to lower ph too much or cause ph hike. Will take awhile before stablizing.

Ur tank is fine, too much plant or deco and u wont be focusing on ur shrimps. However at this junction without chiller, not advice for crs. Sakura/fire red/cherry/snowball would be good. 1ft with no chiller, chances are that temperature will be around 27-30.

Can throw in some pellets to raise ammonia, or personal preferrance, nitrogenous bacteria + some BB power to speed the cycling process. Worked fine for all my fish/shrimp tanks at home. But there are many brands of nitrogenous bacteria u can try.

Enjoy!!!

Thanks for ur fast reply bro, yes bro, I don't intend keep any crs as I don't have a chiller to do so.. Will be keeping Sakura for this tank.. As for the water parameter, i'm using API test strip. Somehow abit difficult to see the reading. From wad I see from the test strip, ph was abt 6.8 nitrite and nitrate was difficult to read..

Nice one. I don't find it plain, just nice for shrimp tank. If not it'll be hard to see ur shrimps. I would suggest maybe more soil? Urs look kinda little, 3cm only?

partiton tank? interesting what is the current tank neighbour?? hahaha. look good what type of shrimp do you intend to keep?

[Koji™]

Test strips reading all not accurate one.... I tested on alot of brands and type all fail... Better invest in individual kinda water test kits.

If everything is new, then longer cycling is advisable as I find it took me quite awhile to get good water quality; I think at least 1 week would be good.
Anyway, nice setup, simple is also my preference.

[chippy_daryl]

Originally Posted by Loudness

Nice one. I don't find it plain, just nice for shrimp tank. If not it'll be hard to see ur shrimps. I would suggest maybe more soil? Urs look kinda little, 3cm only?

i got those pack from C328 which is just nice for a 1ft tank.. haha.. maybe because i put alot of it on the back thats why the front looks very little.. tried to make it looks like a slope but not really successful.. haha

Originally Posted by avex30

partiton tank? interesting what is the current tank neighbour?? hahaha. look good what type of shrimp do you intend to keep?

yes bro avex.. partition tank, haha.. the current tank neighbour is some sakura shrimp and shrimplets.. gonna move them over after my tank is cycled. initially bought a pack of sakura and intend to kip it soiless but kena poison den start again.. hahaha.. after that will set up one more on the other side.. wonder will it looks good? lol

Originally Posted by Koji™

Test strips reading all not accurate one.... I tested on alot of brands and type all fail... Better invest in individual kinda water test kits.

yes bro, all doesnt seem to be able to read properly.. any brand to recommend?

Originally Posted by monster_88

If everything is new, then longer cycling is advisable as I find it took me quite awhile to get good water quality; I think at least 1 week would be good.
Anyway, nice setup, simple is also my preference.

yes bro, everything is new.. except the tank.. haha.. i'm cycling it till i get to the best water quality before i introduce my shsrimp..

[globalcookie]

It looks like a 'tall' tank. Not those typical small 1ft tank is it? What is the water volume?

Plain tank has it's advantage, easier to see your shrimps. Keeping things simple can be good.

HOF may not be ideal, as the amount of filter media is really limited.

Since it's partitioined tank and each side has it's own different water perimeter, you might as well consider different types of shrimps? Anyway, since you mentioned having read thru forums, you shd have noticed, soil caused lower pH usually, and sakura (cherry) suits higher pH. So, you may want to reconsider.

Test strips wise, I had bought 5-in-1 API test strips. I just find that the reading is too, 'wide' thus yes, like some shared, use individual tester. There are a few brands, I don't know which is good. Am using Sera.