my High tech shrimp tank

[2tank]

my petworx 30cube tank setup for caridina shrimp, I have SSS grade red shrimp, C02 injection, for optimal plant growth
got a glosso carpet
and some rotala

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

Love those little guys! Plants looking healthy too.

 

[2tank]

Love those little guys! Plants looking healthy too.

yep it helps that my tap water is as soft as it gets very low gh and kh, so I can keep caradinas very easily.

 

[2tank]

Quick update on the tank, I have had a BGA outbreak, after adding micro fauna and flora bacter AE. most of my shrimp have died due to getting ill from the BGA. I am planning to do a black out on the tank.

 

[2tank]

I redid the tank after all the shrimp died. currently being used as a plant growout tank

 

[StevenF]

Sorry the hear about the shrimp and algae outbreak. One thing you might want to try is passive CO2. basically invasive co2 the diffuser is replaced by an inverted bell or container iwht no air init . it is then filled with CO2 the CO2 naturally diffused into the water. it is impossible to kill fish and shimp with passive CO2 since any excess will bubble up to the surface and dissipate before it can do any harm. So you don't need a drop checker to measure CO2, and in fact drop checkers don't work with this system. But I ca still see bubbles of oxygen on the leaves. it is also much more efficient meaning your bottle of CO2will last longer. Many people refill the bell once a day or as needed. I was able to carefully adjust my co2 to a very slow flow allowing a timer to automatically fill it to keep a small bell full of CO2.

 

[Big Boy Fish]

Im sorry to hear your loss. Also could you give me the fish tanks link since i might start my own shrimp tank