Shrimp Tank with Undergravel Filter (Step by Step)

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CHRISXTR3M3GAMING - 7 years ago

Thumbs down for portrait video.

pat888 - 7 years ago

If you have a small tank, you can use this one. This one has an air hose outside the rising tube, allowing more room for water flow in the rising tube.
http://www.ioffer.com/i/mini-undergravel-filter-set-for-small-aquarium-639823257

sharven solo - 7 years ago

is that soil or small Pebble gravel you're using?

Kennel Korne - 7 years ago

I remember, as a kid, I set up my aquarium in the most careless way possible. Although the filters I've used weren't exactly clean as I've reused them from my other aquariums back then, I didn't do any water cycling or even temperature checks. Living in a fairly hot and humid tropical country, my RCS managed to still make babies like rats. I had a carpet of java moss, though!

Ken - 7 years ago

how do you tweak the TDS? My tap is 230ppm. The only way i can go lower is to use RO water.

Yen Xion - 7 years ago

Alright I will keep this one short. I would love to try shrimp keeping along side my main tank. It would be simply a small 2.5-gallon tank to keep on my desk. I would use artificial plants and simple aquarium gravel. I would first cycle it with Neon Tetras and then introduce shrimp when I have a fully nitrogen cycled tank as I am aware they are delicate. I would not use live plants. Would this setup work?? and how often would it need cleaning??

Yen Xion - 7 years ago

Nah its perfect! thank you so much!

Max Lutes - 7 years ago

Yen Xion you're welcome. I apologize for my lengthy response haha

Yen Xion - 7 years ago

Thank you!!

Max Lutes - 7 years ago

Oh dont forget a heater! Neocardinia prefer warmer temperatures than Cardinia, but I have seen some cheap ones at petsmart that are reliable for like $10-15. Also you mentioned simple aquarium gravel, but that's generally too difficult for shrimp to turn over with their claws looking for food. Using sand is much better since the grains are so small. Your local hardware store probably has silica sand for like 5 dollars for 50lbs like it was near me. Thats super cheap compared to petsmart/petco charging $20 for a 10 pound bag of "aquarium sand" or whatever....

Max Lutes - 7 years ago

Yen Xion Using live plants would be 10 times better in a small aquarium, and using plants like anubias or moss are low maintenance. This way it cuts down on your cleaning of their waste as well as helps filter your water. I would run a small submersible filter, or maybe just an air stone and letting the plants filter. It's preferred to have one or the other in order to create some circulation. I would do maybe one water change a week. In my small tank i use a piece of airline hose like a siphon to clean up excess waste. Whatever water i take out from cleaning I replace and this is my water change. Other than that it would work. I would not keep crystals or any other strain of Taiwan bees in this setup because they're super finicky. Using cherries or any other Neocardinia like rilis is much safer for you and your wallet =]

aqua bros - 8 years ago

what type of soil is that

aqua bros - 8 years ago

and bacteria where you get it

Hung Hoang - 8 years ago

cai den den duoi la gi the

Love Fish Tank - 8 years ago

đó là phân nền trồng cây thủy sinh nha bạn

Remy Cho - 8 years ago

did u cycle the tank? for like a few weeks?

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Jacob Phelps - 8 years ago

I love your video

Ho Tak Hoi - 8 years ago

can u put plant in the soil

P Shinneman - 8 years ago

plants don't do well with a ugf. it'd likely the roots will rot

Mark Joseph Amisola - 8 years ago

What's the name of the background music? It was asked but never recv a response :) please let us know :)

Hans Thegerman - 8 years ago

joe hisaishi -summer. Great song

Alvin Chan - 8 years ago

Hello Mark, let me check with the video editor.. So sorry for the late response

Sre_ Rich - 8 years ago

what kinda soil did you use

Alvin Chan - 8 years ago

We have a few selections.
Aqua Eden Active Soil
Power House Air Sky 'Soil'
LOWKEYS BacterSand

CoralMan24 - 8 years ago

where you get that light and ugf from?

CoralMan24 - 8 years ago

thank you

Alvin Chan - 8 years ago

You can order from Aquarist Chamber (Singapore)
Pm them on www.Facebook.com/AquaristChamber/

Dorito Fish - 8 years ago

Don't forget PLANTS! :D RCS love lots of different aquatic plants. They are most fond of any plants. But mostly prefer java moss

Wernbread - 8 years ago

I think those are crystal red shrimps

Md.Nadim Sheikh - 8 years ago

owsam

Olav Øverland - 9 years ago

hello does these filter make a lot of sound?

Alvin Chan - 8 years ago

It's air driven, so you can control the air control

Ike D - 9 years ago

NO ONE EVEN ASKED!
How do u teak the TDS??? Ive never seen it done before or read anything on the subject, very little to no info at all!

Alvin Chan - 8 years ago

TDS is tweaked with LowKeys minerals to 120-130ppm

James Cook - 9 years ago

With under gavels how do you stop them building up nitrates?

Alvin Chan - 9 years ago

Nitrate are the by products of ammonia, best way of removing them will be water change and floating plants for shrimp tanks.. So we do frequent weekly water changes is to reduce it, and by adding beneficial bacteria after each water changes replenishes the loss in bacteria, after which we tweak the TDS (minerals) back to the level which we loss due to water change

20. comment for Shrimp Tank with Undergravel Filter (Step by Step)

Robert Davies - 9 years ago

That was awesome!!!

hillbuy14 - 9 years ago

Beautiful tank, would you mind sharing where you picked up your UGF and lighting fixture? Can't wait to see more videos of the tanks you have set up in the background.

Joshua Liang - 8 years ago

i live in singapore and so do you but can you tell me how much ur red cherry shrimp are and do you sell each one each price or like 10 for how much like that. please reply me

Alvin Chan - 9 years ago

The UGF we can arrange to send to you.
Do pm us on Facebook at: www.Facebook.com/AquaristChamber/

Same goes for the lighting and light arm. :)

Mark Miller - 9 years ago

Alvin,
Great video. Is this the commonly available 7.5 gallon (12x12x12) aquarium?
I want to purchase one of these tanks soon and have looked everywhere on line for UGF's. Where did you find yours??

Alvin Chan - 9 years ago

You can contact me via our Facebook Page and I can arrange to send to you.

www.Facebook.com/AquaristChamber/

Michael Janes - 9 years ago

DUDE! ok, first, very nice video, never had shrimp myself (dunno if you could get them here in argentina...) :l BUT DUUDE! WHAT IS THIS MUSIC?? ITS FREAKING NOSTALGIC! peace and love :B

Abul Shajid - 7 years ago

super

vle206 - 8 years ago

+Michael Janes song is called Summer by Joe Hisaishi

junito1957 - 9 years ago

under ground filters use to be the filter of chose back in the 70 and 80s even for keeping saltwater tanks , but they are still better then sponge filters and for raising babies fish flys

jessumano al - 8 years ago

+junito1957 yup, really miss this type of set up, but with the advent of the planted aquarium, these filters have fallen out of favor because it seems the stems plants don't do well in UG system. i have asked a pet shop in my city and they told me they no longer carry undergravel filter systems.