Shrimpo Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 As I promised another member in the forum, here's my work in progress shrimp rack. The 3 tanks on top have Caridina shrimp, the 3 ones below for Neos and the rest is 1 x Paracaridina, Cardinals, Royal Blue tigers and Malawa. The tank all the way to the left at the bottom is the sump, the water pumped up to the 3 tanks, each tank drips on the one below, each tank has sponge at the overflow to prevent shrimplets from escaping and act as biological/mechanical filter. ctaylor3737, High5's, mayphly and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 After all this time finely get to see your rack. Very nice rack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Thanks man, those are the low profile Led lights we talked about, I highly recommend them for your new set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Nice rack. Are those rubbermaid containers impersonating aquariums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Those are about 3 gallon critterkeeper you can find at the LFS, I got a dozen from online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Some pictures of the shrimp. High5's and Louie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Your system is amazing and inspiring. Thank for sharing this approach in shrimp keeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evodrgn Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Wow now that's just amazing man. Really nice work and setup you got going there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicente Mcdonnell Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Whats the gadget on the upper left part of the rack? So cool, you said its a WIP what other improvements are you going to add? Also what did you use to drill the holes in the critterkeepers, and how do you seal water from leaking thru the holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 The gadget on the top is PH, TDS and Temp monitor, I am still working on the sump, I want to add something to it to lower TDS, so far I just put activated carbon as chemical filtration. I used step drill bit, just make sure the drill is at slow mode otherwise the acrylic will melt. make sure the holes are slightly smaller than the hose and there will be no leak as shown in this picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Awesome,love the simple idea and setup. Want to do something like this all on the same sump. Thanks for showing your rack! *hands beads, runs away* Greenteam, Crazyfishlady and High5's 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 All this rack talk I was thinking the same as Chris lol.... We need a more sophisticated term like modular shrimp display lol ctaylor3737 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 You guys are funny, I am glad you liked my modular shrimp display case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicente Mcdonnell Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Dont those shrimp you keep in there all require different water params? If theyre sharing water source will they be okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 All this rack talk I was thinking the same as Chris lol.... We need a more sophisticated term like modular shrimp display lolLol can't help it haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Dont those shrimp you keep in there all require different water params? If theyre sharing water source will they be okay?Yes they do. Or do they? I think all his shrimp are doing well. It could be the modular shrimp rack from the future = ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Dont those shrimp you keep in there all require different water params? If theyre sharing water source will they be okay? Most my shrimp keeping projects are for experimenting purpose, I try different methods and see what happens. the only ones that are not breeding are Orange Neos, CBS and Snow white/ Golden. Royal Blue tigers berried but no shrimplet yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Do you have a link to the shelf you're using? I am still in the works in looking for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Great setup! Where did you find the clear lids? I've only seen critter keepers with the raised colored lids with venting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Looks like glass panals were just laid on top. (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Correct Soothing Shrimp, I got rid of the raised vented lids. Duff0712, I got the shelf from eBay, I don't have a link just search for 36'' x 72'' wire shelf unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 Ooo perfect dimensions haha. Thanks will do some more research tonight! Did you look at the particle board ones at all? In terms of replacing with plywood or do you think the wire is a much safer route? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted August 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 Depends on what type of tanks and how heavy they are, for me no need for particle boards, each shelf holds less than 9 gallon water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Where did you get your critter keepers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted August 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 From eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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