Danny's Custom 4 Gallon Shrimp Tank
 

So I got really inspired by the way deep blue built its 3 gallon long tank. You can check out it on my 3 gallon journal in my sig. I liked the idea of a long and slim tank for shrimps so I decided to make my own. It will be made out of 1/4 inch acrylic.

Tank Dimensions - 24L x 6W x 7H in inches

I haven't been able to assemble it yet because I'm still waiting for the cement. Preview: Cut pieces

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Filtration: Sponge Filter

Lighting: 36" Beamswork 129 LED fixture

Substrate: Ada Aquasoil Amazonia New

I just recieved the 9L in the mail and the bag is huge!

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Plants: TBA

Shrimp: I am almost certain I want to start a colony of SS Grade CRS. Not sure what neos I want to put with them but in the future I will introduce Taiwan bees

I can't get anything else until my tank is assembled + cycling the ammonia out of the Amazonia.

The cement came in the mail today here's the finished product! Just need to give it a day to cure then comes the water test.

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Very nice! Great job.

thats nice! where did you b uy the acrylic from?

that came out pretty good, is that your first DIY acyclic tank?

Thanks everyone!

Yeah this is my first I'm pretty happy with how it came out. I think my next project will have to be a custom mr aqua 12 gallon long out of acrylic.


It is actually scrap acrylic. My girlfriend's dad works with construction so he can get me a ton of scrap acrylic. It just so happened the two pieces I used to make the tank was almost new condition. With only wear and tear on the protection paper.

You could sell your custom tanks! A new industry is born!

Here's an update:

Water test from last night
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An hour later: (not the final layout, just what I had extra)
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Pretty cool. You should of went with a clear not black hob filter.

Yeah I probably should have, that's what I had lying around. I'm not sure if I want to switch the positions of the sponge filter on the left and the hob. But I definitely will black out the background of the tank.

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Finally after a week of cycling my ammonia and nitrite levels are almost zero.

If anyone was wondering I did a search and to speed up the cycling process I had the temperature at 85. I used a sponge filter and two aqueon hob filters with sponge intakes. They all already had media bacteria on them from filtering another tank. I also used anacharis from another tank along with dwarf water lettuce.

I just ordered some plants and Borneo Wild stuff along with 20 CRS Grade SS. Now gotta wait to scape the tank and for the shrimp to come.

Subscribed! Very cool.

Looking good so far can't wait to see more.

Here's another update!

Shrimp are scheduled to arrive tomorrow. More pics to come. In the mean time I recieved my plants I ordered here's the fts let me know what you think!

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Nice job! That tank looks great.