New 10g shrimp setup

**mpodolan** · 11-13-2007, 11:59 PM

Hey all. I just re-did my shrimp tank. Here are the stats

10g
Flourite
Pressurized CO2 w/ Rexulator and DIY reactor
Cascade 500 canister
36w AH supply
Dry ferts
Manzanita branches
Seiryu stones

Flora
Taiwan Moss wall
microsword
pogo stellatus
limno aromatica

Fauna
RCS
CRS
Greens

Comments and criticisms always welcome. Thanks for looking!

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Fugu · 11-14-2007, 12:18 AM

Great setup! Looks so natural! How did you get the tawain moss to stay to the wall?

**A Hill** · 11-14-2007, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fugu

Great setup! Looks so natural! How did you get the tawain moss to stay to the wall?

Use a mesh or screen to make a moss wall.

Looks very nice much bigger than a 10g.

-Andrew

**mpodolan** · 11-14-2007, 12:24 AM

Thanks, guys! I used Gutter Guard for the wall. I just cut the pieces to size, put the moss in between, and tied it up. Like FishNewb said, any type of mesh or screen should work fine. It takes a couple months to fill in, though. This thing has been part of this tank since the early summer.

Fugu · 11-14-2007, 12:35 AM

Ok, thanks, i should try that!

Jdinh04 · 11-14-2007, 10:35 AM

Nice Mike! I'd like some CRS and Green Shrimp if you ever have any available!

**Madfish** · 11-16-2007, 03:18 AM

I would like some CRS lol

**mpodolan** · 01-11-2008, 07:25 PM

Here's a quick update. Things have filled out a bit. Unfortunately, the CRS and green shrimp have all died without breeding. I added 3 Celestial Pearl Danios temporarily until I move them to a new tank. They seem to be very happy so far. Let me know what you think

rasetsu · 01-11-2008, 08:15 PM

That's a really cool looking mini-forest there!

**Vonzorfox** · 01-11-2008, 08:22 PM

Sweet, I love the micro sword carpet.

**fishscale** · 01-11-2008, 11:02 PM

How long did you have shrimp in there? This is pretty much my idea for a 20L. Well, not the scape, but CPD's and shrimp

Contrast · 01-11-2008, 11:14 PM

looks cool, i love the driftwood.

**mpodolan** · 01-11-2008, 11:15 PM

I've had cherries in here since the summer. The others were added in the fall, but all ended up disappearing after a few months. They died one by one over the course of a few months. I added the CPDs right before break from school. They seem to work well with the shrimp, as the population continues to increase

**mpodolan** · 01-11-2008, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Contrast

looks cool, i love the driftwood.

Thanks! I really like the manzanita, too!

Pen3 · 01-12-2008, 04:00 AM

I am setting up a 10gal shrimp after reading your thread but thinking of using 70w HQI for lightning. Do you think that is too much for a 10g?

11-13-2007, 11:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
mpodolan A work in progress (View User Tanks) PTrader: (52) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lenox, MI Posts: 1,154	New 10g shrimp setup Hey all. I just re-did my shrimp tank. Here are the stats 10g Flourite Pressurized CO2 w/ Rexulator and DIY reactor Cascade 500 canister 36w AH supply Dry ferts Manzanita branches Seiryu stones Flora Taiwan Moss wall microsword pogo stellatus limno aromatica Fauna RCS CRS Greens Comments and criticisms always welcome. Thanks for looking! __________________ Mike 10" Cube 10g Shrimp tank 20g planted 50g planted

11-14-2007, 12:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
mpodolan A work in progress (View User Tanks) PTrader: (52) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lenox, MI Posts: 1,154	Thanks, guys! I used Gutter Guard for the wall. I just cut the pieces to size, put the moss in between, and tied it up. Like FishNewb said, any type of mesh or screen should work fine. It takes a couple months to fill in, though. This thing has been part of this tank since the early summer. __________________ Mike 10" Cube 10g Shrimp tank 20g planted 50g planted

11-14-2007, 10:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
Jdinh04 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 2,340	Nice Mike! I'd like some CRS and Green Shrimp if you ever have any available! __________________

11-16-2007, 03:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
Madfish Keeper of the Algae (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hooper, Utah Posts: 603	I would like some CRS lol __________________ Whats this green fuzzy stuff thats growing in my tank.

01-11-2008, 07:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
mpodolan A work in progress (View User Tanks) PTrader: (52) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lenox, MI Posts: 1,154	Here's a quick update. Things have filled out a bit. Unfortunately, the CRS and green shrimp have all died without breeding. I added 3 Celestial Pearl Danios temporarily until I move them to a new tank. They seem to be very happy so far. Let me know what you think __________________ Mike 10" Cube 10g Shrimp tank 20g planted 50g planted

11-14-2007, 12:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fugu Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Murrieta, Socal Posts: 108	Great setup! Looks so natural! How did you get the tawain moss to stay to the wall?

11-14-2007, 12:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fugu Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Murrieta, Socal Posts: 108	Ok, thanks, i should try that!

01-11-2008, 08:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
rasetsu Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 187	That's a really cool looking mini-forest there!

01-11-2008, 08:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Vonzorfox Hooked on Planted Tanks (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Syracyse, NY Posts: 274	Sweet, I love the micro sword carpet. __________________ 55 gal Freshwater, Eco Complete 4x55w AH Supply, Rena XP3

01-11-2008, 11:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
fishscale duckweed. it's bad, mmk. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10) Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 3,222	How long did you have shrimp in there? This is pretty much my idea for a 20L. Well, not the scape, but CPD's and shrimp __________________ Eheim Pimp #254, Eheim Wolverine #1 55 Gallon Work in progress 10 Gallon Shrimp Tank 10 Gallon Planted QT 20 Gallon Shrimp Tank (Work in progress)

01-11-2008, 11:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
Contrast Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 112	looks cool, i love the driftwood.

01-11-2008, 11:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
mpodolan A work in progress (View User Tanks) PTrader: (52) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lenox, MI Posts: 1,154	I've had cherries in here since the summer. The others were added in the fall, but all ended up disappearing after a few months. They died one by one over the course of a few months. I added the CPDs right before break from school. They seem to work well with the shrimp, as the population continues to increase __________________ Mike 10" Cube 10g Shrimp tank 20g planted 50g planted

01-12-2008, 04:00 AM	#15 (permalink)
Pen3 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hopkins, MN Posts: 114	I am setting up a 10gal shrimp after reading your thread but thinking of using 70w HQI for lightning. Do you think that is too much for a 10g?