Like in fish tanks, nitrate levels should be low in shrimp tanks, too. While the most common opinion says the maximum level is 20 mg/Liter I’d prefer to say it should even be lower ~10mg/Liter – hence it depends on your set up and planting. Negative effects of high nitrate readings are: Nitrate (as other [...]
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Lower Nitrate (NO3) in a Shrimp Tank
Posted: 3rd September 2010 by Imke in Filtration, Tank, Water parameterTags: algae, nitrate, nitrification, remove nitrate in a tank
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UV sterilizer for Shrimp Tanks
Posted: 30th August 2010 by Imke in Bacterial Infections, Diseases and Problems, Filtration, Practical Advises, TankTags: UV sterilizer, UVC
The use of UV sterilzers in a shrimp tank is not spread, although bacterial problems with shrimp and mass dying of new arrived (wild caught) shrimps is reported often. If the UV unit uses high intense ultraviolet light to irradiate the water within the filtration line set up. UV light has the ability to effect [...]
Back to the Roots – A comment on Active and Passive Soils
Posted: 19th August 2010 by Imke in Filtration, General, Practical Advises, Red Bee Sand, Soil, Water parameterTags: Shirakura Red Bee Sand
Japan is the home of the most beautiful High Grade Crystal Red and we all are eager to know which is the secret of success of Japanese shrimp keepers. No wonder, most German shrimp lovers where enthusiastic about the new available Shirakura Red Bee Sand (SRBS) in spring 2009. I also was excited when my [...]
Filtration of a Big Shrimp Tank
Posted: 15th August 2010 by Imke in Filtration, TankTags: Aquael Circulator 350, Aquael Turbo 650, canister filter, UGF
While I am waiting on my new 80 x 35 x 30 tanks to come, I am thinking about the filtration set up. The former tank has run with an undergravel-canister-combination. The new tanks will run with: undergravel and canister filter Eheim 2224 (like the old one) undergravel combined with Aquael Circulator 350, perhaps with [...]
