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by chinamon
Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:04 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: question regarding internal filters
Replies: 7
Views: 1636

Re: question regarding internal filters

not to be particular , but a surge protector is designed to work the other way, it will trip if a power surge hits the house, i.e. lightening. it is not the same as a gfi or even a circuit breaker which are designed to trip on the load side of the outlets. a circuit breaker will trip if the number ...
by chinamon
Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:00 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: newbie here with a couple simple questions
Replies: 7
Views: 2011

Re: newbie here with a couple simple questions

How did it go? Just make sure that you put some calcium carbonate rock into your tank (not a huge rock..just a small one should be enough for now) so your Ph does not dip too much below 7. If it does, your microorganism flora and fauna change, which can cause havoc among your shrimp. Try to keep th...
by chinamon
Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:26 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Cardinal Shrimp
Replies: 14
Views: 7011

Re: Cardinal Shrimp

nice! ive been wanting to buy a 100mm macro for my 7D but i need a 70-200 f/2.8L IS a little more (and i still cant afford that yet)
by chinamon
Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:22 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: newbie here with a couple simple questions
Replies: 7
Views: 2011

Re: newbie here with a couple simple questions

Hi, and welcome to the forum! The tank must be fully cycled, which means that your ammonia must be 0. I would wait until you see some algae growth on the side walls of your tank before even thinking about putting shrimp in there. Also, make sure that your powerhead is shrimp-safe...shrimp and their...
by chinamon
Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:28 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: newbie here with a couple simple questions
Replies: 7
Views: 2011

newbie here with a couple simple questions

hey everyone, im brand new to the shrimp scene (just discovered it on saturday at a local nursery that had an entire section just for dwarf shrimp) and i got hooked immediately. ive owned fish, firebelly newts, turtles and fiddler crabs in the past but shrimp seem to be a little more intricate. i wi...