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Seeking advice- 60P low tech

Sacha

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Hi all,

I am after a bit of advice. I have the opportunity to get myself an ADA 60P (tank only). I have been wanting to set up a low-tech shrimp tank for a long time now, but never got around to it. I have had a 125L high-tech tank for a few years now and I am very happy with how the tank is doing at the moment. I was wondering what I would need to get started with shrimp in a 60P.

FILTER.
Will I need one? If so, what kind? All I have is a spare APS 1400lph external filter... which is probably overkill to the point of destroying the shrimp?

LIGHTING.
What kind of lighting do most people use with the 60P? bear in mind this will be a non-Co2 tank so I don't want to overdo it.

HEATER.
Will I need one? Are there any discreet and small ones at a reasonable price?

Any advice is greatly appreciated. I have never kept shrimp before. Cheers,
 
Hey
I have a ada 60p high tech and if you like it to be low tech then it should be easy.

Your filter will be fine just put loads of media and some purigen. Oh and don't for get a shrimp guard. Spray bar would be best to slow flow down.

Light i would use a tmc aquar bar 500. Cheap and really good for plants. I have 2 but 1 would be just fine.

Substrate i like to use soil. Any would do just so it can help lower ph down or tropica soil capped with your choices of gravel.

Heater is only use in the winter time but once weather warm up mine always stay around 18 to 20c. I find shrimp don't bread in high temperature so under 20c is good.

have a look at my journal its really simple low tech. http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/ryan-twin-aquanano.33329/

Cheers
Ryan
 
Ryan,
Your tank is fantastic, great work. Exactly the kind of thing I have in mind for my own.

About the TMC Aquabar. What do you use to actually fix it onto the tank?
 
here are the details

http://www.aquariumonline.co.uk/
Aquabar 500 Freshwater
AquaBar Tank Mounting Bracket in Silver
AquaRay MMS Rail 790mm
AquaBar Dimmer Switch. just in case you want it dimmer.

have a search around for good price. some time ebay is good.

here a picture of my aquabar
20150302_201609.jpg
 
So people.

It looks like I've gone and done it! Brought the 60P home this afternoon.

Now the most important things are lights and a cabinet. I don't fancy spending hundreds of pounds on the cabinet, does anyone have any recommendations for something that will do the job and do it well? Ideally I would like to be able to conceal the external inside the cabinet.
 
Hey Welcome to ada group. sound like your going to do the same as me. Believe me my stand it from ikea £35. Perfect fit. Look at the picture i sent you. I use one panel for the bottom with no screws and the other panel at the back with some nails prefect fit. For extra support i cut some 3-4 inch strip of mdf and wrap it with white vinyl. Really simple. Also the stand give you extra 10 cm the back which i leave all my fert and fish food. I got black background so you can't see the back.

I will post s picture for you later.

here the link
http://m.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/art/00134052/
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00134429/?preferedui=desktop

Cheers
Ryan
 
Hi Ryan,

The stand in the previous photo you posted is from Ikea? It looks great! I thought it was an ADA cabinet!
 
Hey Welcome to ada group. sound like your going to do the same as me. Believe me my stand it from ikea £35. Perfect fit. Look at the picture i sent you. I use one panel for the bottom with no screws and the other panel at the back with some nails prefect fit. For extra support i cut some 3-4 inch strip of mdf and wrap it with white vinyl. Really simple. Also the stand give you extra 10 cm the back which i leave all my fert and fish food. I got black background so you can't see the back.

I will post s picture for you later.

here the link
http://m.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/art/00134052/
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00134429/?preferedui=desktop

Cheers
Ryan

Any chance of seeing pics of how you added extra support?

Thanks
 
The stand thread in the DIY section is worth a read as well, if you'd like a go at making one yourself. That's my summer project!
 
I've done something very similar and it works OK...it is only egg box covered with foil coated thin board so you may won't to put something a bit thicker on top tho' to spread the weight; mine bent in the middle and the tank sank into it a bit.
NB unstrengthened the frame can take a max load of 20 kg on the top...that is according to IKEA.
 
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