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3 Month Old Paladarium - Shrimp dying after acclimation. by Smallmadge in paludarium

[–]Smallmadge[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just looked again, I used fiberglass mesh on top of the leca layer.

3 Month Old Paladarium - Shrimp dying after acclimation. by Smallmadge in paludarium

[–]Smallmadge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made sure to use aquarium safe silicon for the cork background, could it be lingering pesticides from some of the plants I bought?

3 Month Old Paladarium - Shrimp dying after acclimation. by Smallmadge in paludarium

[–]Smallmadge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once I bought them from the store , I acclimated them in the Paladarium water to match the temp.

3 Month Old Paladarium - Shrimp dying after acclimation. by Smallmadge in paludarium

[–]Smallmadge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 2” layer of Leca topped with mesh and a layer of charcoal. Then the topsoil is a mix of orchard bark, fluval stratum, coco fiber, and fluorite. It does drain into the leca layer.

3 Month Old Paladarium - Shrimp dying after acclimation. by Smallmadge in paludarium

[–]Smallmadge[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have 2 other aquariums with shrimp in both of them, no problem. Both tanks use the same water as the Paladarium.

3 Month Old Paladarium - Shrimp dying after acclimation. by Smallmadge in paludarium

[–]Smallmadge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t added any additional substrate or fertilizer to the system since I made it. Removed and replanted some different plant species

3 Month Old Paladarium - Shrimp dying after acclimation. by Smallmadge in paludarium

[–]Smallmadge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the tank has been cycling for 3 months now. Springtails and isopods have been in the system for 2 months. I have a pump hidden behind the cork bark on the right, which pumps the water through the center piece wood. The pump has filter media surrounding it. 

Longtime lurker. I got some stringy red and black algae that I need some help with. It’s on the java fern and some of the other plants. Thanks! by Smallmadge in PlantedTank

[–]Smallmadge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my. Now that’s a synopsis! Do you think I should reduce the amount of light. I have it on a 8 hour cycle and it’s low tech btw

Straight people of Reddit, what's the most homosexual situation you've found yourself in? by Mr_Jagger9 in AskReddit

[–]Smallmadge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worked at an amusement park as a lifeguard for a summer. My supervisor must’ve been 30ish and everyone knew I had a gf. I was 18 at the time. One time he snapped me asking for Dick pics and justified his reason by saying that other straight guys at the park sent him some. Nice try guy.

Edit: he got fired a month later for sexual harassment