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Take a look let me know what you think and if I should do more videos like this comment below.
 
 

Update of shrimp tanks.
Some changes from dutch to new aquascapes.
 

 

 
 

 
Sullawesi tanks, change salty to 7.5 ph .
 

 

 
 

 
 

 

An update...
 

 
 

 
 

 
a very interesing rcs i found in my 180lt  tank, with sakuras.
I find 5 likes this and moved them to a new tank, selective breeding.
I want to see what shrimplets i can get .
 

 

 
A new tank for sullawesi, its not ready yet. 
 

 
 

I use my Milwaukee probe in a planted community tank with my well water.  It's attached to a pH controller (also Milwaukee) and does a great job of keeping the pH at 6.9, which is enough CO2 with my KH to make the plants grow great  while allowing a safety margin for the fish and Neo shrimp.  So I love it for that, and it works great.  And I guess I'll keep it unless I become aware of a probe that will work for both my well water and reconstituted RO/DI.  I'd go with that probe (if it existed) simply because I'd have more confidence in it.
 
But for the shrimp tank with the reconstituted RO/DI, I think I'll have to stick with API.
 
Nicpapa, mine was both lower and higher.  It was just plain all over the place...  But the API test gave me a steady reading, and one that I believe to be true because of the parameters in my shrimp tank.  It's got ADA Amazonia soil which should buffer the pH to about 6.8 with at least a 2" substrate depth.  And that's what the API read.  6.8.  But the Milwaukee probe was giving readings that ranged from 6.0 to 7.6! 
 
Yeah, not very useful...  Will be sticking with API for the shrimp.

Just some pics of my CRS and Golden bank I took now, feeding some Shrimp King   S grade     SS grade     SSS grade     Golden Bees     Bank  

My TB project has also began.....finally, and I am over the moon1
Had a King kong male and bred to variuos CBS and CRS females and have probably around 200 f1 mischlings.
I have bred him back to two cbs females and got 6 TB's from one batch and 9 from the other
Most are King Kongs and pandas and the 2 Blue bolts
 
some pics of the new gems
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
My King Kong male.....the stud
 

Hi everybody!
 
I have been quiet lately as we moved house and life, but wanted to share my new rack.
The tanks are 120*45*30cm, divided in 4. The middle tanks will be replaced with the same as on the top and bottom shelve.
 

 
 
Top tank is still cycling and I will transfer all the CRS to this one, according to grade, S grade left, SS grade second left, SSS grade second right and TB in right tank
 

 

 
Same will happen with the middle tank, as with grading and then golden bees in the right side tank
 

 

 
Bottom is Neos, left are culls, second left are dreamy blues, second right are Taiwan Fire reds and normal tigers and then left are blue jelly.
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
I will update as I go along

Heres a video update of tanks
 
Its 100lt tanks , one pair ancistrus, and a lot of babies 100-150.
I had 20rummys , but after i left for 1.5 month i found only four.
Filter is fluval 206, light 21watt osram 865, no co2 , and ferts when i saw something wrong.
There is a lot of bba, but it look great to this tank,and dont do anything .
 
 
 
Shrimp tanks , rcs , snowball, orange. neocaridina
Light is 28 watt for 3 tanks.
Diy ferts, co2 difuse in hang on filters.
In rcs tank temp is very low , thats why the green algae on leaves temp is 18c.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The 180lt nature style
Light is 2 x 39watt osram, and one red.
Filter 2 ecco pro 2036 , and co2 cerge reactor.
Fert diy , ~ Ei .
 
 
 
 
100 lt sulawesi tank .

Light 21 watt, use salty shrimp mineral 7.5.
Shrimps are 200++.
 
 
 
Last four tanks.

First tank topaz blue shrimps, light is 7watt led the cheap one for home , co2 difuse in hang on filter, no ferts, water ro , tap and mineral.

The other 2 crs tanks,light is 18watt t8 for both tanks, in one there is co2, in the left there are 7 otos , trying for breeding, and here ro mineral, and no ferts.

The last one with neo yellow, light is again cheap 5w led, no ferts , cos difuse in fillter ,water ro -tap and minerals.
 
 
 

I had it in neocaridina topaz blue....
I start with 10 shrimps the most was afected.
I just remove molts from the tank,
Now shrimps are 100+ and never see this parasite  again.

I dont loose any species, only some plants and some shrimps...
After 2-3 weeks..  water changes and plant mainteance..
Plants growing nice, and there are alot of female beried.
 
 
 

I dont loose any species, only some plants and some shrimps...
After 2-3 weeks..  water changes and plant mainteance..
Plants growing nice, and there are alot of female beried.
 
 
 

Some pictures and videos. Updating more tomorrow.

https://vimeo.com/190327612

Third place with my red cherrys in category 1, first place with my royal blue tigers in category 3, Second place with my blue bolts in category 6.  Also I took home Monica's safari shrimp and a lot more will take pictures soon.

Getting excited for Chicago.

Single shots.

Nice buce flower.

I use akadama in those liters for crs, the high of substrate is 1-2cm, after a year i add a litle akadama over the old for ph lowering. 
I shiphon the substrate at every change of water, specialy the place i feed them .
Most people dont clean the substrate, i dont when and how begin this myth.
In all shrimp tank after a year or less , i reset them ...

Wow I love your tanks. They are absolutely stunning. I wish I could have someone local help me design/setup a tank. It really requires talent!!!  I can grow plants I just don't know how to master this thing called aquascaping . KUDOS TO YOU

Going to nature... in 180lt
 
Tanks is a ~week,  its not ready yet, but you can see a small video .
 
 

And 180lt
 

An update of my shrimp tanks.   neocaridina var yellow        Snowballs     http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/nicpapa/DSC_8327_zpseuc4dtdw.jpg[/img   neocaridina var orange       crs             Caridina dennerli               Topaz blue ( new species)             Some testing tanks   Tank with  led 3 watt...
Without filter and temp heater.   There are 10 rcs , and begin to multiply.     Tank 50 lt with  one 7watt  cheap led. Substrate is sand and gravel and under there is a litle layer of garden soil.    

Boring the shrimp tanks only with plants , and i add some woods and stones.
I moved plants to other tanks .
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Update of shrimp tanks.
Some changes from dutch to new aquascapes.
 

 

 
 

 
Sullawesi tanks, change salty to 7.5 ph .
 

 

 
 

 
 

 

Update of shrimp tanks.
Some changes from dutch to new aquascapes.
 

 

 
 

 
Sullawesi tanks, change salty to 7.5 ph .