15 gallon shrimp tank

[charlie]

I finally got my shrimp tank going @ the beginning of Feb. 2011, this tank sat empty for well over a year & with the help of a nudge from a few i set it up.
Tank - Perfecto 24X12 - 15 gallon
Lighting -Marineland 24 inch LED Double Bright Lights
Filter - Eheim classic 2213
Heater - Eheim Jager 100 watt
Substrate - Hagen Fluval Stratum shrimp Substrate
Plants - Java Fern, Anubias Nana, various mosses, Staurgyne SP,,Riccia fluitans & Marsilea hirsuta.
Livestock - small colony of CRS & 2 otto cats

[Brent Shaver]

Yet another fine sample.

Ever consider doing aquadesign for a living.  Do you know how many country clubs would love a garden in a tank for there members.

And big ones...

Great Job Errol

[Jeff1192]

WOW! That looks great. How did you find planting in the stratum substrate. I recently switched out about half my flourite for stratum in my Edge shrimp tank. It's a nightmare to plant in....especially with the limited access you have with the Edge to get your hands in there. I'm really glad I didn't swap out all my flourite!

Jeff

[charlie]

Yet another fine sample.

Ever consider doing aquadesign for a living.  Do you know how many country clubs would love a garden in a tank for there members.

And big ones...

Great Job Errol

Thanks Brent, i might someday consider your suggestion when i get better, it sure would be a fun job 

[charlie]

WOW! That looks great. How did you find planting in the stratum substrate. I recently switched out about half my flourite for stratum in my Edge shrimp tank. It's a nightmare to plant in....especially with the limited access you have with the Edge to get your hands in there. I'm really glad I didn't swap out all my flourite!

Jeff

Thanks Jeff, you are correct the fluval substrate is tricky to plant in, fortunately most of the plants i picked for this tank are non rooted, with the Marsiela & Staurgyne being the exception , i forgot there is some Dwarf Hair grass in there too, but it`s benefits far out weigh the minor challenge.
I thought of the Edge sometime ago, but for the very reason you stated ( limited access) i stayed away from it, i even thought of having a larger access hole cut with modified top trim.
Now to wait & see how this tank matures, so far so good.
Errol

[Nyx]

It looks great, Errol. You have a real gift for this.

[charlie]

It looks great, Errol. You have a real gift for this.

Thanks for the compliments  .
Errol

[NanoSF]

Lighting -Marineland 24 inch LED Double Bright Lights
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I was looking into these lights for my brother in law's planted tank but aren't they 10000k coloured LEDs? Shouldn't they be 6500k? It was hard for me to even find out what colour of white lights these lights had but the only information I found said they were 10000k.

[charlie]

I was looking into these lights for my brother in law's planted tank but aren't they 10000k coloured LEDs? Shouldn't they be 6500k? It was hard for me to even find out what colour of white lights these lights had but the only information I found said they were 10000k.

Plants will grow in any light spectrum from 3000 to 12000, they are some arguments out there about which spectrum produces the best growth, in large part it`s up to your preference of how the plants & livestock look, that said most hobbyist prefer the 5000 - 10000K range.
Regards

[NanoSF]

That's odd. I have been told by a few people that my 10000k reef tank stuff will be next to useless in a planted tank. I wanted to use some 10000 LEDs for my brother in laws tank but was advised against it.

[charlie]

I finally got my shrimp tank going @ the beginning of Feb. 2011, this tank sat empty for well over a year & with the help of a nudge from a few i set it up.
Tank - Perfecto 24X12 - 15 gallon
Lighting -Marineland 24 inch LED Double Bright Lights
Filter - Eheim classic 2213
Heater - Eheim Jager 100 watt
Substrate - Hagen Fluval Stratum shrimp Substrate
Plants - Java Fern, Anubias Nana, various mosses, Staurgyne SP,,Riccia fluitans & Marsilea hirsuta.Livestock - small colony of CRS & 2 otto cats -( now grown to a large colony & still growing
Updated as of Sept.2011.

[sas]

Nice and nicer, lovely tank. Thanks for the updates .

[magnosis]

Riccia fluitans & Marsilea hirsuta

Aha I was just going to ask how manageable was the riccia - I guess I have my answer now   I saw a lot of people using submersed riccia in contest tanks, but rarely do people keep it underwater for long. It seems like a major pain in the behind to maintain and keep it from floating up, despite using hair nets and whatnot.

Pristine tank as always, you keep impressing us Errol and setting the bar pretty high for the ovas aquascapers eheh

[charlie]

Aha I was just going to ask how manageable was the riccia - I guess I have my answer now   I saw a lot of people using submersed riccia in contest tanks, but rarely do people keep it underwater for long. It seems like a major pain in the behind to maintain and keep it from floating up, despite using hair nets and whatnot.

Pristine tank as always, you keep impressing us Errol and setting the bar pretty high for the ovas aquascapers eheh

Thanks Antoine, i`m really enjoying this tank, no co2 ,no ferts......... feed ,water change & go  , .
The Riccia did not fair well ,the combination of the CRS having a regular snack & lack of co2 & high lights  helped to diminish it  ,The Marsilea got shaded from the over grown moss .

[charlie]

Update
Shrimp continue to multiply & so is the moss - just harvested a whack load to decorate the drift wood in the 25 gallon , i`m guessing i have pulled at least 200 shrimp from this tank since it`s build & there is still a ton of shrimp in there.
This tank continues to amaze me considering  the Nitrate levels & the substrate ( Fluval Shrimp stratum) a lot of shrimp folks says is no good, still buffering well & shrimp breeding like crazy with it, no fancy dosing - water change & feed, i don't even wipe the glass, i`m really having second thoughts of completely closing it down  .
Regards

[jshchrtn]

All those shrimp are awesome! What are you feeding them in that picture?

[charlie]

Thanks Josh, this tank has being very good to me & my new tanks
That is a treat of zucchini, they love it & so does the Long fin juvie albino bushnose in there.

[touchofsky]

With a lovely tank like that being so low maintenance, I wouldn't want to close it down, either!

[charlie]

With a lovely tank like that being so low maintenance, I wouldn't want to close it down, either!

That`s it , i`m convinced it stay`s 

[cdylnicki]

Excellent decision!