10"x10" cube! and mini-m - 10760 Manchester

**bsmith** · 10-04-2007, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by FacePlanted

maybe check your nitrite test kit against some RO water. see if the reading is off.

not a bad idea. i have used it on the tanks at my house and it reads 0 there.

**bsmith** · 11-06-2007, 04:49 PM

update....
i have had my shrimps (~10) in the tank for a week or so now and all is fine. here are a few pics!

full frontal, i really hadnt realized how much the marselia had grown untill i looked at the previous pics!

left

right

any suggestions??????

mott · 11-06-2007, 10:02 PM

If you are using the prefilter sponge for the safety of baby shrimps they will still get sucked in the filter with that sponge.Had one like that and had to put a stocking over it to avoid this.

**bsmith** · 11-07-2007, 04:50 AM

do you have any suggestions? this is the least porous i could find at the local petco.

mpodolan · 11-07-2007, 04:56 AM

You could try putting one of the filter media bags (like the ones that come with aquaclear media) over the sponge. I did that before I switched to the canister with the sponge on my 10g. Can't wait to continue watching this one progress!

Halibass · 11-07-2007, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bsmith782

do you have any suggestions? this is the least porous i could find at the local petco.

You can cut a net and wrap it around the inlet. I use a cut up 200 micron bag.

**bsmith** · 11-08-2007, 04:11 AM

i asked a guy from work to try and snag some of his ladies old hose (my wife doesnt wear p-hose) in hopes i can cut what i need wrap it around the inlet then put the pre-filter on over it so it doesnt look too bad.

does anyone have any suggestions for a background? cant remember where i read it but some one was talking about a sushi roller..http://www.flickr.com/photos/linda-l/26097809/
i was thinking about painting it black and seeing what that loks like???

also any ideas on what to do about the co2 tubing, man its bearable when your looking at the tank in person but in pictures its absolutely hideous!!!

Mad78 · 11-11-2007, 03:29 AM

Panty hose and media bags will clog very fast, and it is time consuming.

Here is a link to a lady that rears various types of shrimp that is currently selling a very small holed sponge cover.
heres her link.

http://plantgeek.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10186

Her name is Fishy-Girl.

**bsmith** · 11-11-2007, 05:07 AM

thanks! ill try that one.

ovenmit331 · 11-12-2007, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bsmith782

her is my messy office, just for reference

my honma away from home!

also a quick question does my ligh look like its at a good height over the cube?

questions...

who did you get that tank from? (you can pm me if you don't want the world to know) because i'm looking for something exactly like that!!!

and my evo likes your poster!

**bsmith** · 11-15-2007, 10:27 PM

nobody probly cares but, i bought a ada mini-m monday noght and will be putting everything from this tank into my m! im just really stoke to finally get my m!!!!!

p.s. does anyone think a toms mini-cannister would be too much for the m? i really would like to run my co2 into it.

sandiegoryu · 11-16-2007, 03:22 AM

The tom's mini would be perfect for the mini m.

Are you going to take down the cube?

**bsmith** · 11-16-2007, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandiegoryu

The tom's mini would be perfect for the mini m.

Are you going to take down the cube?

yes i am, my boss would probly flip if i tryed to put up another tank at the office, fortunately someone in the community (tpt) has already put a "deposit on it! now if i could just find someone to take the bio orb off my hands.

groyed · 11-16-2007, 09:24 AM

I just came across your nice nano. A suggestion on the background, try getting a piece of frosted glass and place it between the back of the tank and your HOB, it should diffuse the unsightly HOB a little

Add a small Nerite snail or two to clean-up the algae on the glass.

**bsmith** · 11-16-2007, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by groyed

I just came across your nice nano. A suggestion on the background, try getting a piece of frosted glass and place it between the back of the tank and your HOB, it should diffuse the unsightly HOB a little

Add a small Nerite snail or two to clean-up the algae on the glass.

thats a great idea, im currently contemplating a toms mini cannister filter, i think i would be able to hide that one alittle better then the hob i currently have.

i actually have some asoline spixis on the way, i hope they wont crawl out the top!

11-06-2007, 04:49 PM	#32 (permalink)
bsmith Proud member of SLAPS (View User Tanks) PTrader: (149/100%) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St.Louis, MO Posts: 4,242	update.... i have had my shrimps (~10) in the tank for a week or so now and all is fine. here are a few pics! full frontal, i really hadnt realized how much the marselia had grown untill i looked at the previous pics! left right any suggestions?????? __________________ FilStar proponent #91 XP1 & XP3 I have a 2213 and a 2222 too, my Eheim # is 299. What now? VP Member #4 "Regulator's Mount Up" VTS-253A Mini-M Agent #007 My 37 Cube and Mini-M L183's

11-06-2007, 10:02 PM	#33 (permalink)
mott Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: nj Posts: 1,055	If you are using the prefilter sponge for the safety of baby shrimps they will still get sucked in the filter with that sponge.Had one like that and had to put a stocking over it to avoid this. __________________ EHEIM Pimp Club Member #250 2217,2026,2236

11-07-2007, 04:50 AM	#34 (permalink)
bsmith Proud member of SLAPS (View User Tanks) PTrader: (149/100%) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St.Louis, MO Posts: 4,242	do you have any suggestions? this is the least porous i could find at the local petco. __________________ FilStar proponent #91 XP1 & XP3 I have a 2213 and a 2222 too, my Eheim # is 299. What now? VP Member #4 "Regulator's Mount Up" VTS-253A Mini-M Agent #007 My 37 Cube and Mini-M L183's

11-07-2007, 04:56 AM	#35 (permalink)
mpodolan Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59/100%) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lenox, MI Posts: 1,464	You could try putting one of the filter media bags (like the ones that come with aquaclear media) over the sponge. I did that before I switched to the canister with the sponge on my 10g. Can't wait to continue watching this one progress! __________________ Mike 10" Cube 10g Shrimp tank 20g planted 50g planted

11-08-2007, 04:11 AM	#37 (permalink)
bsmith Proud member of SLAPS (View User Tanks) PTrader: (149/100%) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St.Louis, MO Posts: 4,242	i asked a guy from work to try and snag some of his ladies old hose (my wife doesnt wear p-hose) in hopes i can cut what i need wrap it around the inlet then put the pre-filter on over it so it doesnt look too bad. does anyone have any suggestions for a background? cant remember where i read it but some one was talking about a sushi roller..http://www.flickr.com/photos/linda-l/26097809/ i was thinking about painting it black and seeing what that loks like??? also any ideas on what to do about the co2 tubing, man its bearable when your looking at the tank in person but in pictures its absolutely hideous!!! __________________ FilStar proponent #91 XP1 & XP3 I have a 2213 and a 2222 too, my Eheim # is 299. What now? VP Member #4 "Regulator's Mount Up" VTS-253A Mini-M Agent #007 My 37 Cube and Mini-M L183's

11-11-2007, 03:29 AM	#38 (permalink)
Mad78 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: iowa Posts: 256	Panty hose and media bags will clog very fast, and it is time consuming. Here is a link to a lady that rears various types of shrimp that is currently selling a very small holed sponge cover. heres her link. http://plantgeek.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10186 Her name is Fishy-Girl.

11-11-2007, 05:07 AM	#39 (permalink)
bsmith Proud member of SLAPS (View User Tanks) PTrader: (149/100%) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St.Louis, MO Posts: 4,242	thanks! ill try that one. __________________ FilStar proponent #91 XP1 & XP3 I have a 2213 and a 2222 too, my Eheim # is 299. What now? VP Member #4 "Regulator's Mount Up" VTS-253A Mini-M Agent #007 My 37 Cube and Mini-M L183's

11-15-2007, 10:27 PM	#41 (permalink)
bsmith Proud member of SLAPS (View User Tanks) PTrader: (149/100%) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St.Louis, MO Posts: 4,242	nobody probly cares but, i bought a ada mini-m monday noght and will be putting everything from this tank into my m! im just really stoke to finally get my m!!!!! p.s. does anyone think a toms mini-cannister would be too much for the m? i really would like to run my co2 into it. __________________ FilStar proponent #91 XP1 & XP3 I have a 2213 and a 2222 too, my Eheim # is 299. What now? VP Member #4 "Regulator's Mount Up" VTS-253A Mini-M Agent #007 My 37 Cube and Mini-M L183's

11-16-2007, 03:22 AM	#42 (permalink)
sandiegoryu Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,444	The tom's mini would be perfect for the mini m. Are you going to take down the cube? __________________ XD

11-16-2007, 09:24 AM	#44 (permalink)
groyed Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 9	I just came across your nice nano. A suggestion on the background, try getting a piece of frosted glass and place it between the back of the tank and your HOB, it should diffuse the unsightly HOB a little Add a small Nerite snail or two to clean-up the algae on the glass. __________________ Have a great day trimming... Jerry

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