Now that I have my 40B up and running I can focus more of my attention on my 6gal Edge. I've always had a shrimp tank, My first tank was a 20 gal long Red Cheey Shrimp tank, which was very easy to keep. Within a month of getting them, there were berried females. After keeping them for about two years, I have been researching Crystal Red Shrimp for months.
I have slowly made a list of materials and purchased them over time. After the price of a new LED edge went on sale to $116, I had to buy one. Next was aquasoil. Since the tsunami over in japan the shortage of aquasoil delayed the tank for some months. I finally found the whole system at one location, ADG. I bought a 2 liter bag of Power Sand Special-S, a 9 liter bag of Aquasoil Amazonia II, and a 9 liter bag of Aquasoil Amazonia II Powder for $130ish shipped to Alaska. I also bought 5mg each of ADA Clear Super, ADA Turmaline BC, ADA Bacter 100, ADA Penac P, and ADA Penac W.
Hey love the tank! I'm thinking about doing something similiar with my Edge and was wanting to know, after a few months, how your plants were doing with the lighting that you've got?
The DHG is not growing to well, but it is very green. It may be rooting before it grows. I dose leftover API Leaf zone for now and about 10hours of light. I'm looking at plant layouts for low light non Co2 that are CRS friendly right now.
I love and hate this tank. Its a fantastic display tank until you decide you want to change things up and it becomes impossible to maintain because of the small opening. Be careful if you are keeping shrimp, if you only run the filter and not add additional o2, it may not be enough oxygen for them. I noticed that my cardinals did better when the water level was about an inch lower and there was some surface agitation from the filter which added oxygen to the tank.
Not to put you down, but that would ruin part of the anesthetic appeal of the tank. With decent plant growth, I think the shrimp should be fine since cardinals (you are talking about the shrimp right?) are a whole lot pickier than crs.
no worries, just giving some insight on when I had the tank. We're all here to provide a little input collectively. and I agree that it is not as pleasing to lower the water level but thats part of the reason why I no longer have the tank. =)
Okay guys and gals, I was able to get 3 4x5 mats of HC for free. But they are not in the best shape. My question is how can I nurse these mats back to health? Right now they are in my 40B with the C02 pumped up.
I transfered my livestock to the 5.5, so that I can work on the 40B. I was looking over my Co2 system and the Co2 line has turned white, but only the section that is in the water. any ideas?
I have a edge, one of thoe old ones though and I converted to the plug in LED bulb. But even with the old halogen you can grow a good number of things directly below the light. Don't know if you like that aquascape look but your most demanding plant should be centered around the opening. I have Java fern and anubius petite on a rock in the center and its going great, around the tank randomly I have crypt Wendii and a Marimo ball. So I second the notion that the light isn't that great but you can do low light stuff with it and unless it is directly under the beam anything harder then low light will eventually die.
Hi fellow Fluval Edge owner! That water sprite is a beasty plant, I had to remove mine from my Edge. When you trim it, the damn thing grows more. You ever think of adding more plants? Tank looks bare.
I bought this the other day. It's finally getting warmer and I will also be ordering shrimp this month!
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