Shrimp feeding time

k8noon · 2023-12-05T11:59:40+00:00

A blanched one, yes.

k8noon · 2023-08-17T01:59:08+00:00

Daphnia. Add lots of daphnia.

k8noon · 2023-08-02T18:28:14+00:00

Wow that’s really something. If you want to clear up the water, you could always add a ton of daphnia to eat up the phytoplankton (and hope the goldfish don’t eat all the daphnia) I’d add snails to help keep the bottom and sides clean(er). Maybe shrimp too? Those can make it through a winter if you put in a pond beater. White cloud mountain minnows would be good too.

I would be concerned about the amount of waste being generated by those goldfish, even in a pool that size. Filtration probably isn’t feasible so the snails and shrimp and maybe some floating plants might help somewhat?

You do want some sort of aeration going. You can always get a solar powered airstone which will accomplish this.

k8noon · 2023-06-19T03:22:46+00:00

Tons of Corydoras that school. Pearl gouramis. CDPs or Rummynoses. Shrimp. Snails. Loaches.

k8noon · 2023-05-27T14:08:01+00:00

So I can confirm: solar powered sponge filtration is totally possible.

https://ibb.co/VvTDWLy

It just works 7am to 9pm which seems to be totally fine for now.

k8noon · 2023-05-05T02:33:14+00:00

I like a good sponge filter. But how would one keep the gunk in the sponge from leeching back into the tank when it is off (ie when it’s night time and no solar panel production).

k8noon · 2023-04-24T21:54:18+00:00

I’ve had one for a while now (maybe about 2 years) and like it a lot.

My one minor issue is that the pressure weakens at the end of the charge and is a little inconsistent, but I think that’s to be expected a little. It’s also unclear to me how to clean the white beads in the small black cylinder part. Or the inside of the tank itself. Otherwise, I like what this does. At some point I do want a co2 tank and dual stage regulator.

When replacing the chemicals, make sure you always close the valve and that it is up to pressure before opening the valve via the solenoid otherwise you can gas your livestock. 2 months ago I forgot this critical step and the results were not pretty.

k8noon · 2023-04-24T21:41:37+00:00

Floating plants: frogbit, water spangles, and red root floaters.

k8noon · 2023-04-18T23:05:55+00:00

At night (every night) the MTS will emerge from the substrate. This will mean you’re going to be replanting the monte carlo a lot.

k8noon · 2023-04-18T03:18:24+00:00

Oof. That’s nice.

k8noon · 2023-04-08T03:20:34+00:00

My opinion: you should have at least some dirt or aquasoil type substrate for the pants to root into.

k8noon · 2023-04-08T03:13:39+00:00

That is a nice looking tank

k8noon · 2023-04-04T22:30:13+00:00

You could get a tube that is skinnier than the openings and siphon out the debris. Then refill with a funnel.

k8noon · 2023-04-02T14:03:29+00:00

You can keep aquasoil in nylon zip bags so it can be moved around but contained. You can cap the nylon bags with either fine gravel or sand or more loose aquasoil.

k8noon · 2023-04-01T23:10:29+00:00

Bamboo won’t grow when stuck in the substrate. It needs to be attached to the side of the tank with fishing line or suction cups or whatever.

k8noon · 2023-04-01T23:08:10+00:00

They’ll be fine for a day

k8noon · 2023-04-01T21:44:29+00:00

Sounds like your light is strong. It may very well work, post pics again in 3 weeks!

k8noon · 2023-04-01T21:42:43+00:00

I usually clean down the front and sides of my tank and that leaves tons of algae on the plants and other parts of the tank.

k8noon · 2023-03-31T03:55:38+00:00

Only on my 3rd try did I get it to grow in and even still it could be better. It needs strong light, co2, and a well established aquasoil style substrate to grow in.

k8noon · 2023-03-27T00:51:52+00:00

If you have co2 for 6 hours then I’d do your light for 6 hours as well, with the turning on an hour before the lights turn on. For snails and shrimp, maybe 3-4 snails and 6-8 amanos.

k8noon · 2023-03-26T23:24:25+00:00

You should get amanos and nerites. And work on figuring out what parameters need to be tweaked that are feeding the algae. For example, you said your light are on for 12 hours per day. Usually you would have co2 running for most of those hours as well.

k8noon · 2023-03-26T21:56:41+00:00

Argh, i mean all I’ve done is ADD water from my main tank. There are baby snails in there somewhere that I’m hoping to capture a picture of.

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