Twister54 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Hi everyone. I'm about to take the leap into multiple tanks and different shrimp species. I currently have a small 19L tank with cherry shrimp in that we're rescued from the filter of another tank. I'm going to be expanding.I brought two 36X12X12 Clearseal tanks which I hope to divide up with three sections in each tank. Eventually (I have to move house first) they will be on a rack in my living room. Initially these tanks will be used to keep my boyfriends fish in, we will have to break his large community tank down when we move and need to do some work on the house before it can be put in place so his fish will be housed in my two tanks for a while. I figured I can use this as a good opportunity to get my tanks cycled ready for some shrimp! Thanks for reading I'll keep updating as I go along, I have been inspired so much by all the awesome things you guys are doing on here! Here's a picture of one of my new tanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_OnTheRocks Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Looking forward to seeing your progress! Those are the same exact dimensions as the new Mr Aqua 22 gallon long that I have. After a quick Google search, I'm guessing you're in the UK? It seems we don't have clearseal tanks in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Thanks. Yes I'm in the UK. Clearseal tanks are the basic plain glass aquariums that are sold here. I found it quite difficult to find a cheap tank without all the filters etc. I plan to use HMF filters. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 My foam and tubing for my HFM filters arrived today . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 How much did you pay for the tank? I need an upgrade, have you thought about lights and lid for the clearseal? I don't really know much about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 The tanks were £55 each. It's worth ringing around a bit, I called several LFS and the difference in price for the same tanks was huge! There's a section on the Clearseal website which will tell you stockists in your area. I'm planning to do DIY led lights, using the reels of LED lights there about £8 ish on eBay. Not sure of the lid yet, probably make my own out of acrylic. I got some clear acrylic to make the dividers with, it was a bit of a pain to cut though so might rethink that idea! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 I have finally finished the dividers (just in time as I'm moving tomorrow) I used 2mm acrylic and cut/snapped it to size, I was worried that it would be too thin but seems okay. I have 35PPI foam attached to the dividers via some mini cable trunking. I haven't added the substrate yet but I have Denerle crystal quarts dark brown. I have two 50W heater to go in each tank which will be hidden behind each of the HMF filters Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sandovalsbco and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 The fish are all installed in the tanks and cycling has begun! Now just to wait! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I notice the pipe is brown. Is it pvc sprayed, or copper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 This pipe? It's a kinda grey color PVC. It's part of the filter, the PVC to self is colored rather than being coated in anything. The filters are from the fish tanks so won't be staying once the fish have moved. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Nope. This one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 PVC but colored. It's the same kind of grayish color as the others. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Where on earth did you find it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 It was a German website, I couldn't find anywhere in the UK to get the filter foam and this website had been recommended somewhere. They had a massive range of grey PVC piping and adapters etc as well which was lucky. Here's the link. http://www.aquaristic.net/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 No problem . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimple minded Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Soothing, I hope to run by a local plumbing distributor this week, they have clear and others colors of pvc available. I'll let you know if I find anything noteworthy. EDIT: annnnnnnnnd I see you've found an online source already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 LOL great minds think alike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted May 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 I haven't really made much progress but here's an update anyway! The fish are still in the two tanks as there new home isn't quite ready yet! But at least the tanks should be cycled now. So far however two fish have managed to end up in the wrong sections, so I do have some concerns as to how well the dividers will work for the shrimp. The HMF filters also seem to be a great place for fry, I found 7 little penguin tetras behind the HMF filters. Had a tidy up of my smaller cherry shrimp tank, the tetra fry have been put in there temporarily until they grow a bit and can be moved back. I also dumped a ton of the cherry culls into the tanks with the fish quite a lot of them seem to have survived. I have now got the wood to start building my stand for the two larger tanks. It will probably be another month at least until I get around to doing I though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted July 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Update! I've finally started building the stand. I've built the internal frame, the plan is to the face it with a more decorative outer panels as it will be a display tank in the living room. I'm in the process of varnishing the inner frame, I was concerned about the effect of condensation on the untreated wood so figured varnishing it would be a good idea. The next stages will be to put the facing on and begin making the Lighting. On a separate note I'm having some problems with the uplift tubes for the HMF filters. They keep blocking up, I was wondering if anyone has had any similar problems or any ideas on how to fix it? I used the following YouTube video for the design Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ohmiko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Well it's been a busy few days but the tanks are finally on the stand. It's not quite finished yet, but we had to move the tanks so I will just have to add the finishing touches with the tanks in place. I've changed out the water for remineralised RO water in the bottom tanks and I hope to be ordering some shrimp later this week!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Wygglz and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted September 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 The shrimp arrived yesterday and are still all alive today! I ordered 10 michlings, all look relatively happy this morning.I also ordered two pained fire red male cherries to try to improve my line. One is so young that I've no idea how they know the sex already but I guess I'll just wait and see! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 "I also ordered two pained fire red male cherries " Can you give them pain reliever? ohmiko and Wygglz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Haha I'll add it to the tank today. I wonder what dose you need for shrimp [emoji848]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted October 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Lost a painted red male today . Maybe he was pained after all! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ohmiko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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