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What a great setup! Is that algae on the glass? Is this approx 10 gallon?

Yeah the organic matter could really kick start the algae (besides time)! I ordered 20 shrimp to start. This is a 2.5 gallon tank. :lol: I think Varanus was right that all the good algae should be present even when not visible. And given the snails and moss ball in your tank are all doing well, it’s...

Indeed! Already did!

How's your tank 03amida? Are the moss ball and snails doing well?

When I checked the tank this morning, there were more brown algae spots popping up everywhere.

Brown algae finally!! Week 6! I took Varanus’d advice and added some spirulina. And I spotted the first tiny spot of algae about 3-5 days later. Today I noticed more tiny spots of brown algae popping up. Yay!

And so many!! Congratulations!!

blubird101 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:12 pm How long does it take before you saw some babies?

That's a very interesting question. We should have a thread for that! I'm curious too.

3 berried shrimp in the lower left corner! Wow

Just because I've had many shrimp die due to high ammonia (back when I knew nothing about them), I'll never not cycle a supershrimp tank.

Maybe I should try that - I'll use the leftover spirulina powder from 3 years ago before I found this site. Appreciate the advice!

That’s a great sound plan. Still cycling ^_^, as I see no signs of brown algae. It’s going on week 6. But I have more patience now, it’s good to have a cycling buddy lol.

Yay, so exciting! These snails are pretty cool. How long are you waiting to place your order for the shrimp?

Are you asking what if your tank grew to 1000 in population, what should you do without a filter? If you let the tank grow organically, I think there is nothing to worry about...whether it’s 1000 or 2000, that’s not a concern since the shrimp won’t breed beyond the tank’s capacity and the mini-ecosy...

Brown algae always come before green algae. I don’t think air contact has a direct correlation to brown vs green. Light might have more to do with it. But I can’t say for sure how to get more green algae, I think it eventually becomes the dominant one.