40 gallon breeder - CRS tank

snausage · 10-13-2010, 01:28 AM

Bravo! That's easily the best CRS tank I've ever seen.

What's the ph? It must be pretty low since you're using straight ro.

mysticalnet · 10-18-2010, 05:59 PM

would you mind sharing what are your water parameters?

skewlboy · 10-18-2010, 07:50 PM

75 degrees F
kh 0
gh 3-5
ph - depends on meter - 6.5 average

up gh w/ mosura calcium - use R/O water

Only dosing tank w/ shirakura powder (for shrimp - just overfed) and seachem iron (until i gets my reds to my liking)

read a thread recently that I may not be adding as much Iron as i think w/ the running of my UV at night (oxidizes my iron? - so not sure what that means about my color othern than the plants really like high light)

Tank looks a bit different now than in pic - but not near as bad as it did 3 wks ago w/ 6" of plants out of water and no light to bottom - killed off about $500 in erios... sucks when life gets in the way of a hobby.

mysticalnet · 10-19-2010, 01:33 AM

I don't know if GH is very super important nowadays, maybe it is, but I don't follow it, I use conductivity instead and my tank is usually about 980 - 1000 us/cm, when I test GH, it is 9!! My crs breed a lot though! Here's a video of my shrimps:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhckqwbTzdI

not as cool as your skewlboy!

skewlboy · 10-19-2010, 02:09 AM

nice shrimp -

I've never had great luck w/ number of shrimp and any fish (even just neons/cardinals) Call me picky but I would just rather have a shrimp only tank or just a few Otos in there for help with initial algae.

skewlboy · 10-22-2010, 08:51 PM

quick video update after the replant/hack job.... yes, i need a better camera - anyone got a HD camera they wanna trade for shrimp?

click the image for the video

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m...t=DSCF2336.mp4

snausage · 10-22-2010, 09:01 PM

All the plants and shrimp in that tank must be worth a ton of money.

It's such an awesome planted crs tank. I don't think I've seen such a hardcore planted tank that's used for breeding crs.

skewlboy · 10-22-2010, 11:34 PM

I just like having all possible colors in that tank - used to use it to breed yellow shrimp as well, but they were competing for food withthe CRS so I removed them. Still have one lone amano in there that I can't catch. Counted them once - was upwards of 300+ at one point...

**Cardinal Tetra** · 10-23-2010, 01:04 AM

Wow your tank is packed. I might have to get some crs from you one day if I can remove all my tigers.
BTW your plants are packed and ready to go in the morning.

skewlboy · 10-23-2010, 01:28 AM

sweet - as you can tell I'll have to make some room - I see a plant pack in my future (the downoi is goin nuts w/ sideshoots) - maybe some shrimp will have to find a new home here too...

**Cardinal Tetra** · 10-23-2010, 01:49 AM

I can't believe you're growing all those plants on just shrimp food. Perhaps it's time for you to set up more tanks haha. I'll have way more UG for you in a month or so. I always rip up my UG carpet every other month and send over half of it away since it gets too thick and then uproots.

My 10 gallon tank that I was working with for 3 years is now full of random debris, wood, mulm, snails, and livebearers. I need to start using it to raise cherry shrimp to trade with the LFS or something.

skewlboy · 10-23-2010, 01:55 AM

LOL - every time I send CRS to LFS they end up "not doing well" - its piped to their other fertilized tanks. I was tempted to offer to setup a tank and sell shrimp on consignment in their shop.

bsmith · 12-05-2010, 01:14 AM

Always jealous of the reds you coax out of your plants. Btw I'll have some pics for you on Monday. Work has been nuts.

skewlboy · 12-05-2010, 04:34 AM

thanks again - I took a few today -

OoglyBoogly · 12-05-2010, 04:51 AM

Lol thanks for making me want to nuke my tank and start over again!

Beautiful tank and I'm in the process of thinking about how to create a 75g shrimp only tank... well maybe some nano fish too... I'm kind of on the fence with that especially since my Celestial Pearl Danios keep breeding but I'd rather just have tons of amazing looking shrimp!

Can you please tell me more about your substrate?

10-18-2010, 05:59 PM	#17
mysticalnet Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 208	would you mind sharing what are your water parameters? __________________ 15G Planted Aquarium of Red Cherry Shrimps, Crystal Red, Black Shrimps & cute dwarf puffer. :p 50G Planted Aquarium of 6 Goldfishes, 2 Weather Loaches, 4 Silver Cories & 1 Pleco. 20G Planted Aquarium - Emerald Green , Tiger & Blue Pearl shrimp tank. 10G Office/Lab Planted Aquarium with Neons and Galaxy Rasboras 5G Hexagon Aquarium of baby Goldfishes.

10-18-2010, 07:50 PM	#18
skewlboy Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (78/100%) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 554	75 degrees F kh 0 gh 3-5 ph - depends on meter - 6.5 average up gh w/ mosura calcium - use R/O water Only dosing tank w/ shirakura powder (for shrimp - just overfed) and seachem iron (until i gets my reds to my liking) read a thread recently that I may not be adding as much Iron as i think w/ the running of my UV at night (oxidizes my iron? - so not sure what that means about my color othern than the plants really like high light) Tank looks a bit different now than in pic - but not near as bad as it did 3 wks ago w/ 6" of plants out of water and no light to bottom - killed off about $500 in erios... sucks when life gets in the way of a hobby. __________________ 20 gallon Dutch style; 40 gallon CRS tank; 30 c

10-19-2010, 01:33 AM	#19
mysticalnet Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 208	I don't know if GH is very super important nowadays, maybe it is, but I don't follow it, I use conductivity instead and my tank is usually about 980 - 1000 us/cm, when I test GH, it is 9!! My crs breed a lot though! Here's a video of my shrimps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhckqwbTzdI not as cool as your skewlboy! __________________ 15G Planted Aquarium of Red Cherry Shrimps, Crystal Red, Black Shrimps & cute dwarf puffer. :p 50G Planted Aquarium of 6 Goldfishes, 2 Weather Loaches, 4 Silver Cories & 1 Pleco. 20G Planted Aquarium - Emerald Green , Tiger & Blue Pearl shrimp tank. 10G Office/Lab Planted Aquarium with Neons and Galaxy Rasboras 5G Hexagon Aquarium of baby Goldfishes.

10-19-2010, 02:09 AM	#20
skewlboy Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (78/100%) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 554	nice shrimp - I've never had great luck w/ number of shrimp and any fish (even just neons/cardinals) Call me picky but I would just rather have a shrimp only tank or just a few Otos in there for help with initial algae. __________________ 20 gallon Dutch style; 40 gallon CRS tank; 30 c

10-22-2010, 08:51 PM	#21
skewlboy Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (78/100%) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 554	quick video update after the replant/hack job.... yes, i need a better camera - anyone got a HD camera they wanna trade for shrimp? click the image for the video http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m...t=DSCF2336.mp4 __________________ 20 gallon Dutch style; 40 gallon CRS tank; 30 c

10-13-2010, 01:28 AM	#16
snausage Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (29/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 1,167	Bravo! That's easily the best CRS tank I've ever seen. What's the ph? It must be pretty low since you're using straight ro.

10-22-2010, 09:01 PM	#22
snausage Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (29/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 1,167	All the plants and shrimp in that tank must be worth a ton of money. It's such an awesome planted crs tank. I don't think I've seen such a hardcore planted tank that's used for breeding crs.

10-22-2010, 11:34 PM	#23
skewlboy Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (78/100%) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 554	I just like having all possible colors in that tank - used to use it to breed yellow shrimp as well, but they were competing for food withthe CRS so I removed them. Still have one lone amano in there that I can't catch. Counted them once - was upwards of 300+ at one point... __________________ 20 gallon Dutch style; 40 gallon CRS tank; 30 c

10-23-2010, 01:04 AM	#24
Cardinal Tetra Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (110/99%) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,918	Wow your tank is packed. I might have to get some crs from you one day if I can remove all my tigers. BTW your plants are packed and ready to go in the morning. __________________ Tank: 20 gallons, 62 watts t5, DIY CO2 Unemployed, poor, and still living off the parents.

10-23-2010, 01:28 AM	#25
skewlboy Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (78/100%) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 554	sweet - as you can tell I'll have to make some room - I see a plant pack in my future (the downoi is goin nuts w/ sideshoots) - maybe some shrimp will have to find a new home here too... __________________ 20 gallon Dutch style; 40 gallon CRS tank; 30 c

10-23-2010, 01:49 AM	#26
Cardinal Tetra Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (110/99%) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,918	I can't believe you're growing all those plants on just shrimp food. Perhaps it's time for you to set up more tanks haha. I'll have way more UG for you in a month or so. I always rip up my UG carpet every other month and send over half of it away since it gets too thick and then uproots. My 10 gallon tank that I was working with for 3 years is now full of random debris, wood, mulm, snails, and livebearers. I need to start using it to raise cherry shrimp to trade with the LFS or something. __________________ Tank: 20 gallons, 62 watts t5, DIY CO2 Unemployed, poor, and still living off the parents.

10-23-2010, 01:55 AM	#27
skewlboy Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (78/100%) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 554	LOL - every time I send CRS to LFS they end up "not doing well" - its piped to their other fertilized tanks. I was tempted to offer to setup a tank and sell shrimp on consignment in their shop. __________________ 20 gallon Dutch style; 40 gallon CRS tank; 30 c

12-05-2010, 01:14 AM	#28
bsmith Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (278/99%) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St.Louis, MO Posts: 9,058	Always jealous of the reds you coax out of your plants. Btw I'll have some pics for you on Monday. Work has been nuts. __________________ L183's 60-p Crypt/CRS Playground Appalachian Allure S.Barbatus & Black C. Schultzei breeding tank

12-05-2010, 04:34 AM	#29
skewlboy Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (78/100%) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 554	thanks again - I took a few today - __________________ 20 gallon Dutch style; 40 gallon CRS tank; 30 c

12-05-2010, 04:51 AM	#30
OoglyBoogly Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: inside Posts: 565	Lol thanks for making me want to nuke my tank and start over again! Beautiful tank and I'm in the process of thinking about how to create a 75g shrimp only tank... well maybe some nano fish too... I'm kind of on the fence with that especially since my Celestial Pearl Danios keep breeding but I'd rather just have tons of amazing looking shrimp! Can you please tell me more about your substrate? __________________ My 55Gallon Low tech tank set on Flickr by OoglyBoogly, on Flickr My 55Gallon Low tech tank thread on plantedtank.net

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