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What age are your shrimp? Lots of reasons why shrimp might die in a newish home. Younger shrimp are definitely at risk from hydra, they can grab and kill juvies. Mature shrimp are, as far as I know, mostly unharmed by by hydra though they do sting them and may stress them into dropping eggs...

You seem to have hydra and staghorn algae. Worth looking at images and verifying to be sure. The forums here have a bunch of great advice for dealing with both if you search with those terms. Hydra isn't ideal in a shrimp tank and you'll want to find a way to eradicate those pretty fast. Some...

Thanks for the response Andrew, that makes a lot of sense. I'm going through those links now. The wider context is probably relevant too. My other half has a very nice espresso/coffee machine (more usually be found in a coffee shop/He works from home/loves coffee/was a gift after he sold his...

I use remineralised RO water in my shrimp tanks and my OH uses it in his coffee machine. However we have experienced a few overflows from our current system that is plumbed in the press (where our washer is) without a pump, auto shut off or storage tank. Bad idea. I've been looking through the...

I’ve always had good experiences with them. I order shrimp, plants and other supplies regularly, they deliver fast and are packaged well.

I haven't shopped with these folks, nor do I have experience with the plant - but it is available on ebay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Floating-Plant-Salvinia-Cucullata-Fresh-Water-Aquairum-UK-java-anubias/132662671372?hash=item1ee34fb80c:g:0OoAAOSwNRdX9R4R

I got the chance to pop in to Aquarium Gardens for a few minutes yesterday (while driving back to London), it was fantastic. The scapes are excellent, staff/owners friendly and helpful and the availability of hardscape and plants are top notch. Hoping I'll be able to go back when I have a bit...

Beautiful.

Welcome!

We lost this battle and our cats now only drink from the tanks. Great indicator of water quality. ;)

Stunning! Well done.

Looking good! Do you have a plan for the guppy population growth you might experience?

Yeah as @tam says - grey is usually stress (and I find old age). I find that my Embers usually recover from this in time and anything that can be done to allow them to de-stress is useful. For me this usually means staying away from the tank for anything other than the necessary water changes...

Two tanks on the go, two in waiting. I'm just getting started. :)

Thank you! Ah yes, Aquarium Gardens are great, hopefully they will stock it soon.

May I ask, where are you getting the hydrocotyle mini? I love the look of it. @CooKieS @Kalum

What did you have it set to, how full is/was the bottle and how long did you watch the CO2 count after setting it up? Glad your discus survived!

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I have a canary camera that I point at my tank and can watch from my phone remotely. Also have a nest camera that watches mover the main room so I can track target scale changes.

I use egg crate under substrate mostly to stop sharp rocks scratching or cracking the glass while scaping. It is also helpful in providing a bit of a foundation to scape substrate features.

I had a couple of problems with them but they made good on all the orders in the end (just felt a bit slow to respond). No other problems since.

Very nice, looking forward to seeing how these develop. :)

That's delightful. Nice work.

Nice, that is going to be fun to work with.

I haven't been to Pro Shrimp in person but often order shrimp, plants and other supplies from them. They've always been very helpful. Would love to hear what the store is like.

Welcome @Pilki :)

Welcome, hi from E9.

Welcome!

We got in nice and early so we had some quiet time to outselves - now there are hundreds of people going through. They all say Wow! when they walk in.

Right now, that's true :)

thank you for the tips. We went for pasteis de nata this morning, Aquaeden tomorrow I think :)

Excited to see this tomorrow.

Oh nice, I'm in Lisbon, going to see it tomorrow. A surprise trip organised by my better half.

It closes September 30th btw. Did you go see it?

Welcome to UKAPS.

P.s - if the tabs haven't come with a list - stick a root tab in a glass of water and let it dissolve for a bit - test that water for ammonia.

Which root tabs and do you have an ingredient list? Some may contain urea or other substances that may lead to an ammonia spike.

Welcome!

Happy birthday Elliott & welcome :)

Welcome! Looking forward to seeing your new tank.

Wow - I've been travelling and missed these responses, this is really helpful - thank you @zozo @dw1305 @Parablennius @greenmac75

I am looking for a known source for black reticulated foam that is suitable for building my own matten filters. Does anyone have a recommendation? Ideally 25mm+ thick and available in sheets 500x300mm and upwards. Lots of foams available on the internet, most seem to be treated to meet fire...

Do you have other livestock in the tank?

Providing lots of hiding places and a shortterm drop of water level usually helps mine settle. Worth checking water - especially TDS, PH and oxygenation.

@LondonDragon As far as I know they have moved and no longer have a store on Portland Street. New address is Aquatic Design Centre 26, Zennor Trade Park, Zennor Rd, London SW12 0PS

Yeah, imo that is a lot of shrimp for a 30 litre tank, the population is reaching a limit there. More space should help. Is your intent to breed? Some people keep a larger secondary cull tank to which they move lower grade shrimp to keep the primary tank at a good population level for...

How many shrimp do you have in the cube? What are your tank parameters? Running CO2?

Welcome Bradley!

What is your tank like for food sources? My Amano used to hustle when they arrived but now that they are settled they are usually quietly working away somewhere they feel safe. Unlike some of the breeder tanks on YouTube they don't seem to swarm over food because they have a rich environment of...

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Nice :) that's the trick.

Nice cherries there and a great set-up. I've been using Wemo to control my tank lighting schedule for a while now and I love it. I travel a fair bit so it's nice to be able to check everything has been running as it should. I also have hooked the lighting up to Alexa (amazon) so I can ask the...

Thanks for the tip on the JBL inline unit - I might try this next time around.

Yeah, I just can't see how those units were allowed to leave a factory. Glad you spotted it before hooking it up. Also looking for an alternative.

They kindly refunded my purchase in full. Now looking for other inline CO2 options.

That's a nice tank profile and a lovely piece of wood. Looking forward to seeing this one develop. Do yo mind me asking - what type/brand of tank is it?

Wow. That is stunning.

Welcome!

I'm not actually sure what the official one looks like - I probably don't have an original either? Bought it without doing too much checking. So much time spent mopping up water from a Vitsoe unit. Significant other hasn't quite forgiven me yet. :(

As a +1 on inline Up I installed an Aqua Up yesterday and after 3 minutes of successful flow one of the plastic seams cracked and separated as per the image. (Sorry image is so large) Thankfully I was watching and cut the flow fast. Then when I was taking off the second bit of piping the other...

I have a similar depth profile and it was good for much longer than 6 months without adding ferts but with heavy plant growth I eventually did need to add more nutrients when my plants suffered similar die back/melting. I now periodically push fert tablets and clay sticks under planted sections...

Stunning!

Welcome!

The cormorants do catch carp reasonably frequently - this one did seem different but that's probably my imagination. Very happy to see the local regeneration efforts cleaning up the canal, still lots of birds nesting in garbage sadly but things seem to be improving.

Didn't realise that hotties were a thing - incidentally our home backs onto the Lea Navigation Canal. I spend a lot of time in the garden and on a good day the water is very clear. There are some interesting fish in the canal. I can't be 100% sure but there was something that looked large, black...

Looking good @Juraj C. , the plants are coming in strong! Is the white backing permanent? I'd be curious to try a black to really bring out the green and capture the shadows?mood lighting :)

Nice scape, I'm a big fan of the ADA 60P - this looks awesome so far. :)

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It looks like it. It is a bit of an escape artist and grows super fast so the net and trimming is a good idea. More detail on it here https://www.ukaps.org/index.php?page=one-of-the-uses-of-riccia-within-the-aquarium

Just added this to my shrimp kit, thanks for the idea @kadoxu

Thanks! I quite like working with acrylic and you've tempted me to try this. Any joy with the cement?

Affirmative. Tweezers can be used to pluck it off and then it's a case of checking CO2, water flow & light ...

This looks ace! Sorry to hear about the leak, hope the cement holds up. How do you clean algae from the acrylic without scratches?

Welcome!

It's looking great! I've been running a smaller 30x30x30 ADA (the aquarium that I adopted) but I've been wondering about moving up to this size (your 60x45x45). I think your scape has convinced me. :)

Does anyone know if/where this ADA glassware can be found in the UK?

Really impressed by the planting here Gareth. Looking forward to see it mature and fill out. Wabi kusa are nice use of leftovers too.

Look at that pearling!

Very nice!

I'm in Hackney. Nice set-up, Aqua oak look good.

I adopted an abandoned aquarium 3 years ago and have since nursed it back to health. Now I'm trying really hard not to get into scaping.

Found UKAPS on google while searching for some CO2 advice.