ceremic rings as substrate

shrimping · Post by **shrimping** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:02 pm

Has anyone ever tried having a thick layer of ceremic rings as substrate in a shrimp and moss tank? Will shrimps get lost inside?

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:32 pm

Where do you get these from?

shrimping · Post by **shrimping** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:58 pm

They are meant as biological media for filters.

Post by **Mustafa** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:24 pm

Shrimping means this:

I don't see why they can't be used as a substrate. The only problem I see with those is that they would accumulate too much waste if the substrate is too deep. I would just sprinkle a few on the bare ground to barely cover it if I were really set on using these rings.

shrimping · Post by **shrimping** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:04 pm

Thanks Mustafa, those were exactly what I was referring to.

If I use them as a substrate about 5 layers deep, is it possible for shrimps to go deep inside and never be able to find their way out again? Or do they have a natural ability to find their way out when they want to?

(I'm not worried about the waste as I think they can be siphoned out easily unlike a compact gravel/sand substrate.)

Post by **Mustafa** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:05 pm

shrimping wrote:If I use them as a substrate about 5 layers deep, is it possible for shrimps to go deep inside and never be able to find their way out again? Or do they have a natural ability to find their way out when they want to?

I don't think there would be a problem. The shrimp will probably just follow the light out.

(I'm not worried about the waste as I think they can be siphoned out easily unlike a compact gravel/sand substrate.)

The only problem with that is that you will be siphoning out a lot of baby shrimp with the waste. That will happen even if you are really careful as baby shrimp have a habit of being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

shrimping · Post by **shrimping** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:28 pm

I see, thanks Thanks Mustafa.