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It's doing ok. Not fantastic but ok. Still don't have shrimp in there yet. I will see about posting some updated pictures soon.

Whitewater rock & supply. I live about a half hour from them. This is where I pick out all my tank rocks. Also got some pink Quartz to go with my wife's pink danios.

First off, questions are good, toss them all at me. It doesn't bother me at all. Now for my very limited experience with drift wood. I love the look and idea of drift wood so was really looking forward to using it in one of my other setups. However in a small tank you have to use a small...

I'm sitting here thinking and thinking and all of a sudden I realized you mean driftwood, right? If that's the case, yes I did not see a good use for DW in this setup.

Sorry, sometimes I have trouble with acronyms. What is DW?

The deeper substrate is mostly lava rock which has been glued together during build up. The water parameters are good and solid. I had a few fish in the tank for a short time and the parameters held strong.

Thanks, Slavo. As for the algae, it was growing in the moss and on the Hydro. I just cut it all out. Now I'm going to see if it grows back or not. Last time I cleaned it up it grew back within a week. I figure if I can keep it on the low side for a couple weeks than I'm good with that. Once I...

Here is an updated image of my tank. This is right after a water change and some cleaning so the water isn't 100% clean at the moment.

So, I got home today and flipped on the lights to my little shrimp (to be) tank and took a look. I gotta say, I believe I'm getting ahead of the algae thing. The water is sparkling clear and no added algae build up. In fact, the algae looks like it has much less oomph than it had before. And...

Good question! I've paid close attention to that myself recently. Absolutely no direct sunlight. During the latter part of the day the tank does receive indirect light. Not a lot but of course it doesn't take much. That has been on my watch list lately. Also, I am going to start doing huge...

I may break down and do it's working in my other tanks. If I understand correctly this is doable without the crew. And that the crews are only needed for newbies (well I am a newbie). However, I want to learn and I think this is the best and fastest way to learn. Once I figure it out I will have...

Nice feedback guys, really appreciate it. My tank has cycled for several months now. So fortunately that should not be a factor for my shrimp when that time comes. I do have a question though. As for the algae, would more frequent water changes help with that? Say twice a week instead of once...

Yeah, I'm trying to be patient and learn along the way. My goal is to have a tank where each component can stand on its own. Hard scape looked awesome. Then adding the plants has been a good stage. Once I get the algae taken care of, I figure it will be about time for shrimp.

It's going well, I have not put shrimp (or anything) into the tank yet. I need to post some pictures. I am struggling with algae and want to get that under control before I put the shrimp in. I've cut back the light to just a few hours a day and still battle with algae. I'm also not dosing any...

Here is an update on this project. Unfortunately the image got resized when uploading. If enough people are interested I can find another way to get the image up.

Theresa, you have been participating in my shrimp tank thread, but it is 9 gallons.

Tbox, getting good tips is never too late. It just happens that I finally put water in this tank on Saturday. Good point on the rock bs glass. I have been very careful and successful to this point. Also one of the reasons I decided to glue the rock together. Also, when I put water in the...

Ahh yes, I could see that. I have CPDs in my tank now and the Pink Danios are now in their rightful place in my wife's tank. I will see about posting some pics later.

Tbox, I also look forward to seeing it progress :) I will post updates as they come along.

Theresa, no I don't have any experience with shrimp. Just starting out and trying to put to use what I have learned so far.

Thanks for the tips guys. Nice to see you, Theresa, thanks for stopping by and contributing. :thumb: I'm thinking of going with Neocaridina heteropoda ( Yellow) Intense yellow shrimp. However, it's possible that changes up a bit. I'd like something with contrast to the dark colors in the tank...

Thanks for the compliment on the layout. The tank is 9 gallons. My experience (very limited) with wood is that it tends to tint the water even after boiling it for 4 days straight (just during the day). I am definitely no expert either, but from what I understand that mulm will also grow on...

This is my first Invert setup. Any feedback is always welcome. My goal with this setup was to create as much micro surface area as I could (within reason, cause yeah I could get carried away as well). This is why I chose to use lava rock. I also wanted some darker areas for hiding places...

Since I know there were a couple people watching this, I wanted to give a simple update. Feel free to ask any questions if you would like to know more about my tank adventure. Got the tank cycled now and have added some occupants. Got a few Amano shrimp and a couple mystery snails. Also have a...

Sorry for such a long delay in my response, I stopped monitoring this thread for a bit. My tank (and the others) are indeed now cycled nicely. I don't have enough experience to say with any kind of certainty, however I don't believe I saw an improvement in the time it took to cycle my tank...