Keeping it shrimple

[hypnogogia]

I'm planning on setting up a small shrimp tank over the Christmas holiday, a joint project for my daughter and myself, and will share updates here.

I bought a second hand DOOA and equipment from @Little. I have:

• tank - 30 litres, All In One tank
• ONF Flat nano+
• Heater
• small airpump and air stone.
• various substrates: ADA power sand S, ADA Aqua soil V2, ADA Aquasoil Amazonia
• Fine decorative gravel
• Some manzanita wood
• a decorative stone

Basically, I have everything that I need to get started.

My plan is to keep this low tech, so no CO2, with easy plants, - some small crypts, some floaters and some hydrocotyle leucocephala as it's fast growing for the start up phase.

Questions I have

1. I'd like to use the pump and air stone in the in built sum with some K1 media, but not sure if I should go for the normal or micro variety, any thoughts?
2. Also, regarding the ADA substrates that I have, will these be suitable for low tech? And which one am I best to use, and if using more than one, in which order to they go in? I'm unfamiliar with using active substrates like this.

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[Teleos]

I'm planning on setting up a small shrimp tank

1. I'd like to use the pump and air stone in the in built sum with some K1 media, but not sure if I should go for the normal or micro variety, any thoughts?

No complex filtration is necessary for shrimps. It doesn't matter which filter material you use. Use the one you like best. I would simply use a black 20 ppi sponge. The reason for this is that I always have it on hand. If I had the choice between the normal or micro, I would choose the micro version.

 

[Miniandy]

For 2, what kind of shrimp are you planning on keeping?

 

[hypnogogia]

For 2, what kind of shrimp are you planning on keeping?

Red Cherry Shrimp.