adrand Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I've been holding onto this tank waiting for a good use of it. I think now that I've been bitten by the shrimp bug it could work well for selective breeding of shrimp and/or CPD breeding. My only concern in the setup is the filtration piece. This is basically a 33long tank that is divided into 3 seperate portions. Each is drilled twice once for a 1.5inch overflow and a 1 inch return. Setting up a sump and returns for the 3 wouldnt be difficult but how can I keep the overflows safe for shrimplets or CPD fry? What is there now the openings are definitely too wide and would take them for a ride to the sump. Is there anything for the overflows that would work? Is that even the best option? Should I seal the drilled holes and just run 3 sponge filters? I would like to keep the maintenance as simple as possible and I think that might be sponge filters. I dont know. Any ideas or experiences out there? RidallWek, Timothylem, Deroyhott and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Have you thought about SS mesh over teh holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 you don't have to seal them, just use a piece of pipe / cap them - that way if you ever want to use the overflows again you can. I'd go with sponge filters and 3 individual heaters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrand Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Hmm both good thoughts. Would the stainless steel mesh eventually get clogged though causing an overfill problem? Maybe I will test some mesh on my other tank with an overflow. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miwu Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I'd go with sponge filters as well. Keep it simple so you'll have less problems along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrand Posted November 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Just a little update to this thread. I finally set this tank up. I decided to go with 3 sponge filters running off 1 large air pump for simplicity. I used diamond black blasting grit for substrate. Right now I am using the left section for breeding/raising fry, currently about 30-40 celestial pearl danios and oryzias woworae. They are my second round of fry as my first went very well and are now in a tank with the parents. The center section currently just has a couple transitory fish but will be used for shrimp in the near future when the fish move out. I am still deciding on what color of neo to go with but leaning toward chocolate diamonds right now. The right section is home to my first attempt at TBs, unfortunately i am down to only 2 as i lost 1 recently due to a large temp drop in their previous tank. Fortunately though both TBs are berried from a tangerine tiger. These offspring should be released anytime as they have been berried for over 30 days now. Their section of the tank is the only side i am currently using RO water with SS gh+, the other two sections are tap for right now. I think i will switch the center one before i introduce shrimp though. Thanks to everyone that made prior suggestions on this tank. It seems to be working out well thus far. Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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