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Aquanano40 CRShrimp tank....Journal Closed.

Re: Aquanano40 CRShrimp tank....Shrimp ordered.

sr20det said:
Looks awesome :thumbup:
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sarahtermite said:
It's a stunning tank, beautifully proportioned, and I love the balance between plant and wood. :clap: Your gorgeous new shrimp are very lucky!
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pariahrob said:
Couldn't agree more. Lovely looking scape and those shrimp look really vibrant. They must be liking their new home.
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Thank you, really positive comments and i can start enjoying it properly now that the shrimp are in 🙂

Otto72 said:
Ady34 said:
Yeah, no heater, there is no heater in the tank either, sits at a steady 21.5 degrees celcius, although has been up to 23 recently with the warm weather. They have been in that water since yesterday afternoon when they were posted!
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Hmm, so say for example it was winter would you still acclimatise them without a heater?
Also do you add a heater to the tank during winter?

Thanks for the lovely pics Ady, those shrimp look like great quality, congratulations :thumbup:

Now let's play the waiting game for CRS babies 😀
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I think they would always be acclimatised without a heater, putting a heater in a very small volume of water may even with the smallest heater create rapid changes in temperature and innacuracies between tank and bag water. I would always float the bag first in the tank to gradually equalise the temperatures (did this for 30 mins), then when dripping to acclimate water, the temperature would remain even in a house as its centrally heated. My house is set at 22 degrees celcius which maintains the water temp at around 22 give or take. Even during winter the house remains the same temp as my central heating runs 24/7 on a thermostat. It may be vigilant to put a heater in, set at maybe 20.5 degrees c just incase though. I have one so may do this over the colder months incase the boiler breaks down.
No worries about the pics, we all love to see them, the shrimp look great and have coloured up even more since the photos.... cant wait to get home tonight and see them with the lights on again 😀 Quickly counted 8 this morning without the lights on so im sure all is well.
Cheerio,
Ady.
 
Re: Aquanano40 CRShrimp tank....Shrimp in!

ady34 said:
I think they would always be acclimatised without a heater, putting a heater in a very small volume of water may even with the smallest heater create rapid changes in temperature and innacuracies between tank and bag water. I would always float the bag first in the tank to gradually equalise the temperatures (did this for 30 mins), then when dripping to acclimate water, the temperature would remain even in a house as its centrally heated. My house is set at 22 degrees celcius which maintains the water temp at around 22 give or take. Even during winter the house remains the same temp as my central heating runs 24/7 on a thermostat. It may be vigilant to put a heater in, set at maybe 20.5 degrees c just incase though. I have one so may do this over the colder months incase the boiler breaks down.
No worries about the pics, we all love to see them, the shrimp look great and have coloured up even more since the photos.... cant wait to get home tonight and see them with the lights on again Quickly counted 8 this morning without the lights on so im sure all is well.
Cheerio,
Ady.
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Thanks Ady for your help and patience with my questions, I'm still in Shrimp noob stages (but I have read tons of threads etc) as you probaly noticed but all this info from someone who is at the point of actually owning the Shrimp is ever so helpfull 😉

Now how about some more pics of your new children :thumbup:
 
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Otto72 said:
Thanks Ady for your help and patience with my questions, I'm still in Shrimp noob stages (but I have read tons of threads etc) as you probaly noticed but all this info from someone who is at the point of actually owning the Shrimp is ever so helpfull 😉

Now how about some more pics of your new children :thumbup:
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Hey no problem, im new to it too but im pleased to pass on any information and experiences :thumbup:
Took a little video of a few of them busily foraging away but i cant download the video as im having issues with my computer memory....it has none! Ill try and do it at work tomorrow.
All 10 have are present and correct.
Cheerio,
Ady.
 
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Could'nt resist a few more photos, as you can probably tell im still a little excited about the new arrivals...ill stop harassing everyone soon!

This first one is a little poorer quality than the rest but even as a bloke this was kinda cute:

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...must have been something interesting in there...

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this one you can use the snail poo as a sense of scale as to the size of the shrimp :lol: ...

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Cheerio,
Ady.
 
Re: Aquanano40 CRShrimp tank....Shrimp in!

really love this Ady, and mate, please keep the pics coming. Thats what a journals all about. Get the vid up as well!
 
Aquanano40 CRShrimp tank....Shrimp in!

This looks great Ady!
The shrimp do seem to be liking it by the way thy have coloured up.

They are fascinating to watch, especially when they all of a sudden jump up and 'fly' off.

Moss looks well too, and will only get better as it grows 🙂
 
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ianho said:
really love this Ady, and mate, please keep the pics coming. Thats what a journals all about. Get the vid up as well!
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I second that Ady, :text-coolphotos: and let there be plenty more 😉
 
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Cheers men,
ianho said:
really love this Ady, and mate, please keep the pics coming. Thats what a journals all about. Get the vid up as well!
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thanks Ian, ive downloaded the video at work and will post later when ive added some music background rather than the kids screaming and wife complaining! :lol:
Nothing special and shaky hands Ady again but it shows the shrimp stuffing their little faces 🙂
Whitey89 said:
This looks great Ady!
The shrimp do seem to be liking it by the way thy have coloured up.

They are fascinating to watch, especially when they all of a sudden jump up and 'fly' off.
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Cheers Nath, thats exactly what they seem to do, fly off like little insects.
Cheerio,
Ady.
 
Re: Aquanano40 CRShrimp tank....Quick video.

Hi,
couple of quick vids, very similar but couldnt decide which one to use so added both.





Cheerio,
Ady.
 
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Amazing videos Ady, your shrimps seems to love their new home. Your scape looks brilliant too.
 
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Looking great ady, shrimp colour is really nice are they from ed? mosses look super healthy and a lovely vivid green, light level must be just right! I miss my flame moss, unexpectedly it works just as well emersed. It did feel like the flame moss at the front is hiding something behind... but probably different in the flesh?
Great looking, spot on proportioned nano mate :thumbup:
 
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AAB said:
Amazing videos Ady, your shrimps seems to love their new home. Your scape looks brilliant too.
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Otto72 said:
Excellent videos Ady, your really getting into it now aren't you :clap:

The more pics and videos I see of your setup the more I can't wait to get mine up and running :thumbup:
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faizal said:
Wow ! Ady,...your flame moss look super clean & lovely 😀
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Thanks guys, shrimp do seem to have settled well and the flame moss is certainly doing well, its the one that has taken the most. I know how you feel Otto, very pleased to have mine now 🙂
easerthegeezer said:
Looking great ady, shrimp colour is really nice are they from ed? mosses look super healthy and a lovely vivid green, light level must be just right! I miss my flame moss, unexpectedly it works just as well emersed. It did feel like the flame moss at the front is hiding something behind... but probably different in the flesh?
Great looking, spot on proportioned nano mate :thumbup:
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Yeah shrimp are from Ed at Freshwatershrimp. Some mosses like the flame have really taken, as you say the flame moss at the front could do with a trim as its getting a bit big for its position (it looks that way in the flesh too). I got it in vitro so ive seen its emersed shape and your right its just the same, its amazing how the thin fronds can remain upright.
Is it ok to just lop the tops off with this moss when trimming? Im kind of reluctant to do it as its the only one thats growing in earnest and filling out the scape at the moment.
Now the shrimp are in i can concentrate on keeping everything stable so hopefully this will benefit the plants too and help get rid of the staghorn algae which is the other thing thats currently going great guns 🙄
Cheerio,
Ady.
 
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Whitey89 said:
How is this going Ady? little Fellas doing well?
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Hi Nath,
ok i think. Have only managed to count 6 shrimp over the past couple of days, but saw 3 empty shells/skins last night so maybe theyve been hiding away moulting. Dont know if i should be worried but the food i put in isnt encouraging them to swarm like ive seen photos of others doing. Ive ended up taking it out before it pollutes. They seem happy enough and busy with their little claws wherever i do see them though so maybe they are just enjoying feeding off whatever they are finding.
Did a water change and trimmed the flame moss so will post a pic tonight. After the water change added Mosura BT9 bacteria supplement, part of the routine now as recommended by FWS. Its about £15 to buy but with the amounts you need to use will probably outlast me 🙂 Manual removal of staghorn algae, but its still there and i feel after reducing the liquid carbon down to 1ml/day i should look at reducing lighting too....maybe run the 18w for 7hrs, and have the additional 11w come on for maybe 4hrs (currently both running together for 6hrs). The staghorn is all in the upper levels nearest the light, but thought it to be more c02/maintenence related :? maybe just coincidence. Id like to blast it with a strong dose of easycarb once the lighting is reduced, but dont want to upset the shrimp.
Still not balanced quite right yet, the weeping and pearl moss arnt thriving, but hopefully more lighting adjustments will help get things running smoothly.
Cheerio,
Ady.
 
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