Jeff's 20g long shrimp tank (Updated Apr.4)

[jkam]

I've FINALLY gotten around to doing a journal. Just set this tank up last week and I just got my nikon d60 a week before that .

Anyways here's the specs.

20g long (30x12x12)
5lb CO2 w/ inline diffuser
eheim 2028 w/ hydro 5 sponge filter on the intake
UGF powered by fusion 500
24w T5HO Hagen GLO
24" Marineland LED lighting
2 bags of Fluval shrimp stratum

Flora:
Starugyne Repens
Blyxa Japonica
HC
Mini Pelia
Fissidens Fontanus

Livestock:
13x CRS/CBS
15+ Fire Reds
15ish Amano shrimp
2x Otto cats
2x Baby albino bristlenose plecos


Setting up the UGF (The tank had stuff in it before) and spilled some carbon on the ground


Putting in the wood w/ moss, fissiden and mini pelia on it


Better view of the wood


Overhead view


Strange worm I found on my Starugyne Repens when I was planting it (not a callamanus)


planting Starogyne Repens + breeding tube


Overhead view


With Water


Other side

[jkam]

Some of the inhabitants from the previous tank


Fire Red (not painted fire red)

[jobber604]

nice startup on the setup. love the tankscape.
that LED does look sweet!

[Luc]

Im jealous already haha

[jkam]

I'm hoping it will fill out properly since I don't like dosing in my tanks anymore due to some shrimp casualties. I also think the ADA I had before had something wrong to it..

To make it worse, I'm not at my house where the tanks are during the week. I can't monitor it but I do have an auto feeder. Just waiting for the CRS/CBS to start breeding.

I'll try to get pics up once a week since I just got my fancy new camera

[mysticalnet]

Very good start, nice tank! Keep up with the updates!

[bamboo]

nice shrimp tank!

[2wheelsx2]

Nice looking tank? Why the UGF, especially since you have the 2028? I'd be worried about detritus accumulation since you won't be able to gravel vac it.

[Diztrbd1]

Great looking shrimp tank!

[Pamelajo]

Nice set up!