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by anakin
Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:36 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: shrimps are dying!!! help
Replies: 4
Views: 2167

:smt024 Hi Shroitaka,

I'm keeping a tankful of shrimps too and from my experience with shrimps, they don't usually go well with chemical additives into water. I would recommend that perhaps you would like to invest in a CO2 canister-solenoid system for your planted tank. It cost more, yes, but then ...
by anakin
Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:13 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Water Conditioner
Replies: 5
Views: 3157

Water Conditioner

Hi all - just a question - the tapwater here (Singapore) contains flouride, chlorine and chloramine. I usually add water conditioner to my tapwater for a weekly 10% water change.

So far the water has not affected any of the fishes I keep but would water conditioner affect shrimps adversely? If it ...
by anakin
Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:50 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: My new office tank
Replies: 5
Views: 2274

Yes Mustafa, agree with you on the excessive nutrient part. But sometimes it's hard to grow moss with other light-demanding plants which correspondingly need a higher nutrient intake than moss. Thus while the higher-oder plants are growing alright with the nutrients and photoperiod, the moss loses ...
by anakin
Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:13 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Wat type of filters you use?
Replies: 6
Views: 2844

Mine's a HOB filter too - but I inserted a layer of net between the basket and the inlet hose.
by anakin
Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:10 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: My new office tank
Replies: 5
Views: 2274

Thanks Mustafa & cro117, I just hope the water perimeters ok with the cherrys - many of my friends had high fatalities where shrimps are concerned.

cro117, it's 9 hours now because I haven't gotten any shrimps yet, but may lengthen the photohours to 10hrs once I've introduce the shrimps - I've ...
by anakin
Fri Feb 11, 2005 7:23 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: My new office tank
Replies: 5
Views: 2274

My new office tank

Hi all, this is my first post in this forum :D and this is the picture of my proposed shrimp tank in my office (let's hope this work):


http://www.petfrd.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15565&stc=1 (alt+p)

Tank specs:
L45xD30xH30 9g tank
Liberty 200 + Atman HOF 600 with Biohome
Dennerle ...