Starting Over: Shrimp Tank - Page 4 - Aquarium Advice

majolo · 10-03-2007, 03:30 PM

I'm by no means an expert, but for my 2 cents I think you can certainly go significantly lower than 10x turnover/hour (I assume that's what you meant for short). The filter shrimp will seek out spots where they get current (most likely by the intakes or outflows) and so the turnover relative to the whole tank volume probably isn't relevant... It's just a matter of having some areas with decent flow. For the record, I have an AC 300 on my 55 gallon with 3 Atyopsis moluccensis, and they generally set up shop with 2 on the intake tube and one on a plant in front of the outflow, and have seemed quite happy with the arrangement for about 9 months I think.

dskidmore · 10-03-2007, 03:56 PM

I posted on a shrimp specific board, and someone said they would suppliment my main pump with additional powerheads, it sounded crazy to me.

So you're running about half the current I'm proposing, but with a targeted output instead of distributed evenly across the tank... I need to just put it together and hold my breath. I can always downgrade, but I won't know until I try...

dskidmore · 10-04-2007, 08:18 PM

Well, doing a bit better with the photography...

dskidmore · 10-13-2007, 11:29 PM

A happy accident with the camera. I was aiming at a pair several inches closer...

plecoperson · 10-14-2007, 01:03 AM

Nice pic!

I always search a photo for unintended-ly in focus critters, too!

Atl300zx · 10-16-2007, 12:05 PM

nice catch, even got an MTS in the shot.

rich311k · 10-16-2007, 12:57 PM

Great picture.

TwoHobbies · 10-17-2007, 01:30 PM

Someone's going to have a boatload of baby shrimpies soon.

Nice picture

dskidmore · 10-17-2007, 01:56 PM

Yeah, I've seen 5 of these ladies out at the same time, and who knows how many more were in hiding at the time. The tank is so big though, I'm more likely to notice the eggs missing before I notice the hatchlings swimming. Every time I spot one of the few un-berried females, I do a scan of the tank looking for new tiny life.

dskidmore · 10-20-2007, 09:19 PM

1 Baby shrimp sighted tonight, about 1/4 of an inch long. His siblings must be in hiding. I saw him because he was hanging out on the front glass.

10-03-2007, 03:56 PM	#32
dskidmore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genesee Valley Posts: 2,290 Images: 1	I posted on a shrimp specific board, and someone said they would suppliment my main pump with additional powerheads, it sounded crazy to me. So you're running about half the current I'm proposing, but with a targeted output instead of distributed evenly across the tank... I need to just put it together and hold my breath. I can always downgrade, but I won't know until I try... __________________ 75 gallon freshwater Baby shrimp sighted! 2.5 Gallon unpowered freshwater now with high light 0.25 gallon palmtop doomed to an unlit end?

10-04-2007, 08:18 PM	#33
dskidmore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genesee Valley Posts: 2,290 Images: 1	Well, doing a bit better with the photography... __________________ 75 gallon freshwater Baby shrimp sighted! 2.5 Gallon unpowered freshwater now with high light 0.25 gallon palmtop doomed to an unlit end?

10-13-2007, 11:29 PM	#34
dskidmore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genesee Valley Posts: 2,290 Images: 1	A happy accident with the camera. I was aiming at a pair several inches closer... __________________ 75 gallon freshwater Baby shrimp sighted! 2.5 Gallon unpowered freshwater now with high light 0.25 gallon palmtop doomed to an unlit end?

10-14-2007, 01:03 AM	#35
plecoperson Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Evanston, Illinois Posts: 1,164 Images: 3	Nice pic! I always search a photo for unintended-ly in focus critters, too! __________________ -Lisa Remember that Darwin was mostly right!

10-16-2007, 12:05 PM	#36
Atl300zx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 461	nice catch, even got an MTS in the shot. __________________ 55 Gallon Tank Log

10-03-2007, 03:30 PM	#31
majolo Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Central MN Posts: 261 Images: 13	I'm by no means an expert, but for my 2 cents I think you can certainly go significantly lower than 10x turnover/hour (I assume that's what you meant for short). The filter shrimp will seek out spots where they get current (most likely by the intakes or outflows) and so the turnover relative to the whole tank volume probably isn't relevant... It's just a matter of having some areas with decent flow. For the record, I have an AC 300 on my 55 gallon with 3 Atyopsis moluccensis, and they generally set up shop with 2 on the intake tube and one on a plant in front of the outflow, and have seemed quite happy with the arrangement for about 9 months I think.

10-16-2007, 12:57 PM	#37
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Great picture.

10-17-2007, 01:30 PM	#38
TwoHobbies Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western New York Posts: 357 Images: 9	Someone's going to have a boatload of baby shrimpies soon. Nice picture

10-17-2007, 01:56 PM	#39
dskidmore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genesee Valley Posts: 2,290 Images: 1	Yeah, I've seen 5 of these ladies out at the same time, and who knows how many more were in hiding at the time. The tank is so big though, I'm more likely to notice the eggs missing before I notice the hatchlings swimming. Every time I spot one of the few un-berried females, I do a scan of the tank looking for new tiny life. __________________ 75 gallon freshwater Baby shrimp sighted! 2.5 Gallon unpowered freshwater now with high light 0.25 gallon palmtop doomed to an unlit end?

10-20-2007, 09:19 PM	#40
dskidmore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genesee Valley Posts: 2,290 Images: 1	1 Baby shrimp sighted tonight, about 1/4 of an inch long. His siblings must be in hiding. I saw him because he was hanging out on the front glass. __________________ 75 gallon freshwater Baby shrimp sighted! 2.5 Gallon unpowered freshwater now with high light 0.25 gallon palmtop doomed to an unlit end?

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