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Hello, Setting up a new tank and I have some “new parent” worries. I ordered salt, substrate, limestone, lava rock, basalt, micro algae and a moss ball from Petshrimp to start a new 2 gallon tank. Will the bacteria on the algae and moss ball be enough to provide a healthy environment for the shrimp...

Hey all! Thanks for the advice, and I apologize for not posting an update sooner. Mustafa, I did go with the hex tank on sliphorn and brantman19’s advice, and I’m glad that I did. Here’s a photo of it all decorated (mostly with supplies from this site, plus the coral from the EcoSphere and a lava r...

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I prefer a pile of smaller lava rocks.

Hello! I am new to the aquarium and shrimp world. I stumbled across the Petshrimp site and I was hooked and I am so excited to order my shrimp! I am setting up two 2.5 gallon NanoCubes, one at my house and one in my media center at my school. I ordered everything from this site, except for the glas...

brantman19 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 12:39 pm Here it is 48 hours after set up.

Any ideas on how to make algae and the macro algae grow a bit more?

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Yes, leave it alone. Algae typically does not show up for at least two weeks, and often times three to four weeks. Do not add any more food.
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Fill it up, leave glass lid on to prevent excessive evaporation.
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Very nice!

Do you have snails? They will eat alot of algae. Photos would help too.

Hi all! New to this page but very excited to learn about taking care of these amazing creatures. My girlfriend got me an ecosphere for Valentine’s Day last year and I have loved it. Unfortunately all but one has passed away. I was checking out my sphere last night and I noticed these tiny little so...

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Is that a real sea fan? If so, I would remove it. Over time they can break down and become toxic.
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Looks fantastic. Where can I get some? I would like to try it in one of my tanks.

Thanks
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Also, if it is feasible to make such a small tank work, will they be uncomfortable? I felt that since they were relatively few they’d be okay with limited space, but wanted to double check. .. I have a quart jar with seven shrimp currently in residence and they are doing great. I believe forum memb...

Hello, do shrimp need open tanks? At the present I have a very small opening in my tank setup, a circle with about 2-3mm diameter. This is to avoid dust falling in. Do they need more, or is gas exchange relatively minor? Thanks! .. The small opening you have is just fine. What is the volume of your...

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Some type of bio film. Not to worry.
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