| Re: Cherry Shrimp setup |
Subject: Re: Cherry Shrimp setup by DaveGodfrey on 18/7/2012 22:18:27 If you're in Essex, chances are you'll have hard alkaline water, so you won't need to add any calcium tablets. Its worth checking your pH and hardness to be sure though. Anything over about 7ish should be OK to be honest. For the tank some Java Fern, Java Moss, Willow Moss, a moss ball (possibly opened out and tied onto a bit of slate with some thin cotton), will all be fine. I don't know how powerful the light on the Edge is, the tank itself isn't terribly deep, and getting into it to do maintenance is awkward, so I'd go for slow-growing, low-light plants like those. The shape doesn't really suit floating plants either I'm afraid. I've just set up a 27L cube for Sakura Shrimp, and am going for ferns, mosses, and algae only, but that's a personal choice. The algae-covered pebbles will be ideal. Mature filter media will be great- many people keep a bit of sponge in their filter that they can put into a small filter and set up a QT or hospital tank at short notice, you'll just need to feed the tank an ammonia source (either liquid ammonia or fish food) to keep the bacteria ticking over if you're not going to add shrimp immediately. (I kept mine in the other filter until I got the shrimp home, and then moved it over while I was acclimating them). |