Blue jelly island :-) journal finished

[NanoJames]

Hi mate
That's a nice scape you've got there. I really like the hardscape! Although, I was wondering when I saw that you had bought some shrimp, is that not a bit too short for cycling period?
Cheers

 

[tim]

@ fish fodder thanks mate, yep only 12 liters, I do seem to have a knack with the dimensions of this tank need to transfer that to my bigger tanks 🙂
@ manrock, cheers mate, ill drop a heater in if the temp drops below 20c, I've kept a few unheated shrimp tanks now with no issues other than a drop off in breeding in winter.

 

[tim]

Hi mate
That's a nice scape you've got there. I really like the hardscape! Although, I was wondering when I saw that you had bought some shrimp, is that not a bit too short for cycling period?
Cheers

Hey james, glad you like the layout, shrimp should be ok the substrate under the island is from an existing tank so should contain bacteria, and the filter is full of pre cycled media plus daily water changes should see off any issues.

 

[tim]

A couple of shrimp pics


This one below still has a little red on her head as I have read these were bred from rilli shrimp so I would say these four not top quality but still I like them 🙂

 

[NanoJames]

I thought you might have something like that up your sleeve!😉 Lovely shrimp by the way, I hope you have success with breeding them...🙂

 

[martinmjr62]

Tim which LFS did you go to.They look lovely.Check out my new post in the invert section😉

Cheers
Martin

 

[tim]

Tim which LFS did you go to.They look lovely.Check out my new post in the invert section😉

Cheers
Martin

Got them from osterly maidenhead, only 5 mins up the road from me. Last 4 for £20 so not too bad a price 🙂 will have a look at your thread now mate.

 

[tim]

Hi folks, not much happening with this one, shrimp have settled in nicely so far, plants are confusing me especially hc in 5 days I was expecting it to melt but so far no melt in fact it looks healthier than the hc in my high tech tank will try and post a couple of pics later.will be ordering more shrimp for this next week.

 

[tim]

couple of pics

filter in/outflow made from acrylic these filters are fairly good for small tanks but i found the tubing would collapse creating airlocks acrylic solved that problem
had its first trim today was literally 1 strand of hc really bugging me how the plants are doing low tech compared to my high tech tank where plants can melt on the sight of the planting tweezers, no carbon source and ferts once a week is all i will do with this tank i'm tempted to see how the hc does long term. fissidens geppi on order to cover the stone at the front.
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cheers for looking folks 🙂

 

[Gill]

Great use of wood, and where is the mini canister from with the acrylic lilly pipes.

 

[martinmjr62]

Tim, looking really clean and sharp mate. Loving those acrylic pipes 🙂

Cheers
Martin

 

[tim]

Great use of wood, and where is the mini canister from with the acrylic lilly pipes.

hey gill thanks mate. the filter is from allpond solutions its a renamed boyu i think. acrylic pipes are diy 9/12 mm with heat gun to make the bends then a small off cut from 12/16mm acrylic so i could use the 12 mm gush shrimp guard couldnt find a 9 mm one anywhere.

 

[tim]

cheers martin, i do like acrylic doesnt cut my fingers like glass when i break it (still is sharp though )

 

[tim]

Added some peacock moss and some fissidens geppi to some of the wood with super glue gel (visions of the shrimp stuck with the moss lol) not sure about my choice of shrimp the blue doesn't really stand out, may try a cardinia species along side the blue jellys. Pics later 🙂

 

[Ady34]

Really like this Tim, it all works well together.
That rock in the centre fits better after the adjustment, its showing more texture to it now.
Looking forward to more pics later 🙂
Cheerio,
Ady.

 

[George Farmer]

Great little setup, Tim! 🙂

Watching with interest...

 

[martinmjr62]

Come on. Get those pictures on mate. We need to see the blue jellies 🙂
Cheers
Martin


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[tim]

Really like this Tim, it all works well together.
That rock in the centre fits better after the adjustment, its showing more texture to it now.
Looking forward to more pics later 🙂
Cheerio,
Ady.

Thanks ady, the rock you mentioned was indeed flat, more texture turned round, appreciate your input 🙂

Great little setup, Tim! 🙂

Watching with interest...

Thanks George, I'm considering removing a couple of pieces of wood to try the yoghurt moss method you showcased in your latest journal.

 

[tim]

Few pics,

Fissidens geppi pearling after waterchange not used superglue to attach moss before so ill see how the moss does.
Hc sending out a runner I would imagine this is doing ok at the moment due to regular waterchanges so ill see how it does when they become less frequent

Shrimp have been quite shy so far and not the most prominent coloration


And a full tank shot to finish

I still have a few more plants to order and I'm trying to make up my mind on shrimp more jellies or maybe some red tiger shrimp ?
Thanks for looking 🙂

 

[martinmjr62]

Looking very clean and tidy mate. Is that the peacock moss on the mesh at the back ?

Cheers
Martin