Tranggalangg Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Hey guys come fallow my journey in keeping shrimp! I've heard great reviews about MK products and decided to try it out for myself. Equipment : Ada - 17gal Ada soil High output t5 2211 ehiem canister filter Heater MK products blue diamond - remineralizer Red diamond - vitamins Silver powder- bacteria Golden powder- trace elements/minerals Mk life balls - help balance out the tank These are the products that i used in the set up. This picture jumped ahead in acouple steps but I'll explain here. First I laid about 2 inches of Ada then added the Silver powder. Hence this contains bacteria. After so ,I poured the rest of the Ada soil on top of the silver powder. Then I sprinkled the golden power on the very top layer. Golden powder contains minerals essential for shrimps. After those steps I decided to play around with the Aqua scape. I ended up with this scape Hard scape consist of oko stone (not sure if I spelled it correctly) and branching wood. I tied xmas moss to the branches. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk shrimpsf, Edwardnah, Soothing Shrimp and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Good looking tank! Tranggalangg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 coming along nicely!!! Tranggalangg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Beautiful setup, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Nice does it get really cold where you are? I ask because you wanna keep temps bellow 74 for shrimp so might be something to keep in mind. I have no heaters in mine and tanks sit at 68-70 and shrimp love it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANBU Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Nice does it get really cold where you are? I ask because you wanna keep temps bellow 74 for shrimp so might be something to keep in mind. I have no heaters in mine and tanks sit at 68-70 and shrimp love it lol 74 isnt a big deal. many breeders use warmer temperatures because they want the shrimp to grow faster, reach sexual maturity faster, eggs hatch faster. these things net you more shrimp in shorter time and important when trying to breed specific traits. BUT the trade off is shortly shrimp life JamesHe and Tranggalangg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 74 isnt a big deal. many breeders use warmer temperatures because they want the shrimp to grow faster, reach sexual maturity faster, eggs hatch faster. these things net you more shrimp in shorter time and important when trying to breed specific traits. BUT the trade off is shortly shrimp life Yeah but most heaters keep temps above 76. I keep some in my cycling tanks and while all tanks around them are 70 the cycling ones stay a constant 78+ with the generic tetra heaters. Maybe I just always had bad luck with shrimp when temps went over 74. Tranggalangg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Great Tank! I want also start a MK style tank someday. Tranggalangg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranggalangg Posted February 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 I keep my all my tanks at a constant 71. Because at night it drops to 63 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Love the layout very natural looking. Tranggalangg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranggalangg Posted February 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Thanks for all the input guys i appreciate it (: Soo I finially got the chance to fill up my tank with Ro water.! But ran into a major problem... I totally forgot to boil my branching wood. my wood was floating up. but I came up with a solution. I took 3 rocks and tied it to the bottom of the wood to sink it down. By doing this I messed up my aquascape... So I was hoping in 3 weeks when the tank is done cycling the wood will sink and I will be able to fix my scape. Totally bummed out lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Nice start, too bad about the wood but I'm sure it'll look just as good after you fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Yeah but most heaters keep temps above 76. I keep some in my cycling tanks and while all tanks around them are 70 the cycling ones stay a constant 78+ with the generic tetra heaters. Maybe I just always had bad luck with shrimp when temps went over 74. I use Eheim Jager heater. no problem to set temp at 70F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranggalangg Posted February 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Update! I finally got my branching wood to sink down. And fixed my aquascape. My water is still pretty cloudy because I was messing around with the soil. I'm currently running my ehiem 2211 and a Aqua clear 20 on the tank. I'm hoping it will clear up the water. My boyfriend told me to throw a sponge filter in the tank. He said it's going to help soak up the soil particles. From this point on i am going to leave my light on for 24 hrs a day. I heard doing this should help the cycle process. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 If you have filter floss in your filters, it should clear up quick. Are you going to change the Eheim intake after you cycle the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranggalangg Posted February 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 What do you mean change the eheim filter intake? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 What do you mean change the eheim filter intake? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I would switch to a SS mesh intake or sponge intake unless you wanna suck up a bunch of shrimp into your canister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranggalangg Posted February 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Ohh haha I'm going to put those fluval sponge things on the intake. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANBU Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Get a stainless steel filter from Han! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk h4n and High5's 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranggalangg Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Yay my tank is super clear now! This ehiem filter is going to work! Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk leo1234, ANBU and miwu 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miwu Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Looking good! Tranggalangg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo1234 Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Looks great keep us updated. Tranggalangg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubism Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 looking nice ! glad to see more people trying out the MK method. Tank should be green soon ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranggalangg Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Thanks guys! My tank is going to turn green? What do you mean by that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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