Fluval Ebi Shrimp Tank Build

[Billbug68]

yeahh I'm working on my patience:/ lol I can't waitttt for my Fissidens and Christmas moss to grow in but once everything grows out would I have to trim everything back that much to the point it looks crappy again?

Haha no I'm JK.

 

[chipmunk]

Haha oh. Okay good.. I probably sound stupid but Im still new to the hobby and didnt know if i was missing something.. :/ hah

 

[Billbug68]

Haha oh. Okay good.. I probably sound stupid but Im still new to the hobby and didnt know if i was missing something.. :/ hah

No stupid questions. Sometimes it will look like crap, sometimes it won't. Sometimes you'll have some die off, and sometimes you won't. It's just the nature of the beast.

 

[Brian_Nano12g]

yes definitely! I can't wait to get started ooh blue jelly shrimp would be very cool.. maybe I'll do those

If you can't find blue jelly, there's also blue diamonds. They're pricey though.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=414682

 

[chipmunk]

If you can't find blue jelly, there's also blue diamonds. They're pricey though.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=414682

Yeah joey actually mentioned blue diamonds. Although i think i might breed OEBTS and orange sakuras in my 10 gal and then have PRLs and fire yellows in the 8 gal. So then id have 4 different colored shrimp

 

[chipmunk]

Everything seems to be coming in nicely

 

[Billbug68]

Yeah joey actually mentioned blue diamonds. Although i think i might breed OEBTS and orange sakuras in my 10 gal and then have PRLs and fire yellows in the 8 gal. So then id have 4 different colored shrimp

Soooomebodys getting addiiiicted!

 

[chipmunk]

Oh my god i know... Its bad:/ hahaha

 

[Jkeating8]

Soooomebodys getting addiiiicted!

Clearly. This is all she talks to me about. Lol.

 

[chipmunk]

Hahaha its all your fault!!

 

[Billbug68]

Clearly. This is all she talks to me about. Lol.

Jealous. Wish my chick would get obsessed with it like I am...

 

[Jkeating8]

Jealous. Wish my chick would get obsessed with it like I am...

Haha well it only gives me more of a reason to go to the LFS.

 

[Billbug68]

Haha well it only gives me more of a reason to go to the LFS.

Date night!

 

[Ezzie]

Looking great! I'm thinking of doing something similar with moss to get a carpet going but I think the mesh showing through would bug me! I'm so fussy!

I'm pulling my EBI down sometime this week, I lost my gourami to it after it wouldn't cycle! I'm thinking the culprit was the fluval shrink stratum that came with it was somehow adding ammonia since it was the only thing I changed. Ah well. Gonna start all over again!

You could always add a second stock light to it like I have, would bump up your options in plants

 

[Jkeating8]

Date night!

^ this really made me laugh bill!

 

[chipmunk]

Looking great! I'm thinking of doing something similar with moss to get a carpet going but I think the mesh showing through would bug me! I'm so fussy!

I'm pulling my EBI down sometime this week, I lost my gourami to it after it wouldn't cycle! I'm thinking the culprit was the fluval shrink stratum that came with it was somehow adding ammonia since it was the only thing I changed. Ah well. Gonna start all over again!

You could always add a second stock light to it like I have, would bump up your options in plants

Yes!! it bothers me too:/ I'm so impatient. I wish it would grow in right away Mine is also taking forever to cycle.. I'm using AS though and that leaches ammonia also.. However when my bf starts his new tank he will be giving me his old filter and light (which has a higher wattage) so hopefully the bacteria in the filter will jump start the cycle. It's been up and running for 2 weeks almost and It's still not cycled. ;(

 

[Ezzie]

Are you just going to go with shrimp or fish?

 

[chipmunk]

Are you just going to go with shrimp or fish?

just shrimp

 

[chipmunk]

my tank is finally starting to cycle! I'm so excited I want to get some PRLS in there so badly

 

[Ayi]

How's the tank?