Shrimp Tank with Undergravel Filter (Step by Step)

Simple set up shrimp tank set up done with just shrimp soil, bacteria and minerals to tweak the TDS. No need fancy media or too many products because your whole soil is the media. Tank: JBJ 30cm Cube Filtration: UGF Panels Soil: Shrimp Soil from Aquarist Chamber Bacteria: LOWKEYS Speed Sand Mineral: GH Mineral Balance

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Simple set up shrimp tank set up done with just shrimp soil, bacteria and minerals to tweak the TDS. No need fancy media or too many products because your whole soil is the media. Tank: JBJ 30cm Cube Filtration: UGF Panels Soil: Shrimp Soil from Aquarist Chamber Bacteria: LOWKEYS Speed Sand Mineral: GH Mineral Balance

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CHRISXTR3M3GAMING
CHRISXTR3M3GAMING - 7 years ago
Thumbs down for portrait video.
pat888
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
sharven solo - 7 years ago
is that soil or small Pebble gravel you're using?
Kennel Korne
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
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
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
Yen Xion - 7 years ago
Nah its perfect! thank you so much!
Max Lutes
Max Lutes - 7 years ago
Yen Xion you're welcome. I apologize for my lengthy response haha
Yen Xion
Yen Xion - 7 years ago
Thank you!!
Max Lutes
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
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
aqua bros - 8 years ago
what type of soil is that
aqua bros
aqua bros - 8 years ago
and bacteria where you get it
Hung Hoang
Hung Hoang - 8 years ago
cai den den duoi la gi the
Love Fish Tank
Love Fish Tank - 8 years ago
đó là phân nền trồng cây thủy sinh nha bạn
Remy Cho
Remy Cho - 8 years ago
did u cycle the tank? for like a few weeks?

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

Jacob Phelps
Jacob Phelps - 8 years ago
I love your video
Ho Tak Hoi
Ho Tak Hoi - 8 years ago
can u put plant in the soil
P Shinneman
P Shinneman - 8 years ago
plants don't do well with a ugf. it'd likely the roots will rot
Mark Joseph Amisola
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
Hans Thegerman - 8 years ago
joe hisaishi -summer. Great song
Alvin Chan
Alvin Chan - 8 years ago
Hello Mark, let me check with the video editor.. So sorry for the late response
Sre_ Rich
Sre_ Rich - 8 years ago
what kinda soil did you use
Alvin Chan
Alvin Chan - 8 years ago
We have a few selections.
Aqua Eden Active Soil
Power House Air Sky 'Soil'
LOWKEYS BacterSand
CoralMan24
CoralMan24 - 8 years ago
where you get that light and ugf from?
CoralMan24
CoralMan24 - 8 years ago
thank you
Alvin Chan
Alvin Chan - 8 years ago
You can order from Aquarist Chamber (Singapore)
Pm them on www.Facebook.com/AquaristChamber/
Dorito Fish
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
Wernbread - 8 years ago
I think those are crystal red shrimps
Md.Nadim Sheikh
Md.Nadim Sheikh - 9 years ago
owsam
Olav Øverland
Olav Øverland - 9 years ago
hello does these filter make a lot of sound?
Alvin Chan
Alvin Chan - 8 years ago
It's air driven, so you can control the air control
Ike D
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
Alvin Chan - 8 years ago
TDS is tweaked with LowKeys minerals to 120-130ppm
James Cook
James Cook - 9 years ago
With under gavels how do you stop them building up nitrates?
Alvin Chan
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
Robert Davies - 9 years ago
That was awesome!!!
hillbuy14
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
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
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
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
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
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
Abul Shajid - 7 years ago
super
vle206
vle206 - 8 years ago
+Michael Janes song is called Summer by Joe Hisaishi
junito1957
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
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.
MrMerryxmas
MrMerryxmas - 9 years ago
lol u just killed 10 crs
Vince Lee
Vince Lee - 9 years ago
+Alvin Chan what a proud lad u are ...haha... kiddin lol..good stuff!
 
Alvin Chan
Alvin Chan - 9 years ago
They have been in the tank for the past 4 months and breeding. :D
puka shells
puka shells - 9 years ago
is this under gravel filter better than  power filter for a 10 gallon community tank. which type of filter would be best fro a community tank.
arron poh
arron poh - 10 years ago
wont the soil leach ammonia?
Jimbo Ong
Jimbo Ong - 8 years ago
ok, will try to next few days. tks
Alvin Chan
Alvin Chan - 8 years ago
+Jimbo Ong drop by our store Aquarist Chamber, we do have all those that you required
Jimbo Ong
Jimbo Ong - 8 years ago
Hi Alvin, what kind of soil are you using? BTW do you have those stainless pipes to interconnect tanks when using one chiller?
Alvin Chan
Alvin Chan - 9 years ago
Depends on which soil you are using.

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