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Description of the aquarium:

Category:

Invertebrates

Tank size:

47x50x30 = 70 liters ~ 18 gallons (us)

Specific features:

- Species pool - Breeder's pool

The pool may seem sparse or even planted inadequate for some eyes, however, the means for my breeders ambitions is the best way. The shrimp feel with my type of care very well. Listed on the extremely bright colors of the animals and also to see on the Vermehrungsfreudigkeit.

The backgrounds for this form of Beck design you can read in my blog:

Shrimp death - why I prefer the device form "breeders basin" in shrimp.

Basin:
The basin is custom made - stossverklebt, tailored to the showcase.
The on some images to be seen rear wall is no longer available!
Even the aluminum frame and plexiglass cover were built by me.
- From December 2007 to December 2008 it ran as Tanganyika species pool for Neolamprologus multifasciatus (some forum members there are still as such know - picture below).
- Since the 01/08/2009, the pool is a pure invertebrate Basin

The pool runs at this ground since 12.2010.

Becken vor der ersten Benutzung 12.2007 (noch mit Rückwand)

Das Becken in 2008 als Tanganjika-Becken mit Neolamprologus multifasciatus (Vielgestreifter

Aquarium decoration:

Gravel:

9 kg (about 9 liters) - Hirose Volcamia Green - soil substrate (soil)
Grit: 2 - 4 mm
Color: beige-brown
This ground of various baked earth lowers the carbonate hardness (KH) and the pH value permanently. A pH of less than 7 must be set 2 and to avoid ammonia - for Red Bee breeding in pools should a carbonate hardness (KH) of 0th If the measured total hardness (GH) of these values is less than 5 ° dH, I will raise with Shirakura Liquid Mineral Ca + this something because it can otherwise lead to molting problems.
HIROSE Volcamia Green - soil substrate (soil) does not contain any fertilizer additives. The very porous structure provides a very large surface area and thus habitat for the settlement of important microorganisms. In connection with the built-leach the soil substrate, providing an optimum condition for Red Bee's.
Other advantages, according to shrimp Gümmer:
- Reduces algae growth
- Healthy and vigorous growth in plants
- Crystal clear water, odorless

Plants:

Java moss - Vesicularia dubyana
(staked on Dennerle crusta Tubes)
Genus: Taxiphyllum
Family: Hypnaceae
Continent: Asia
Region: Southeast
Height: 5+ cm
Width: Unspecified
Light requirements: medium-high
Temperature: 15-28 ° C
pH: 5.0-9.0
Water hardness: very soft-very hard
Propagation: division
Growth: slowly

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Moss balls - Cladophora Aegagropila
Genus: Cladophora
Family: Department green algae (Cladophoraceae)
Continent: Asia, Europe
Region: Asia, Central and Eastern Europe
Height: 3-15 cm
Width: 3-15 cm
Light requirements: very low-high
Temperature: 5-28 ° C
pH: 6.0-9.0
Water hardness: medium-hard
Propagation: division, branch. Division of the moss cushion.
Special features: green algal species; Colonies are formed into balls.
Growth: very slow

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Large Fettblatt - Bacopa caroliniana (rear left)
Genus: Bacopa
Family: Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae)
Continent: North America
Region: Central America
Height: 20-40cm
Width: 3-6 cm
Light requirements: low-very high
Temperature: 18-26 ° C
pH: 5.0-8.0
Water hardness: soft-hard
Propagation: Cuttings removable head with a length of 15 cm.
Growth: medium

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1 ocelot water plantain - Echinodorus ocelot (rear left)
Family: alismataceae (Alismataceae)
Continent: South America
Region: Cultivar
Height: 20-40 cm +
Width: 25-30 cm
Light requirements: low-high
Growth: quickly
Temperature: 15-30 ° C
pH: 6.0-9.0
Water hardness: soft-very hard
Propagation: adventitious plants on peduncle
Special features: reddish brown boy, inner leaves
Other facilities: structural wall
1x Dennerle

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Narrow sword plant - Echinodorus angustifolius (left side)
Genus: Helanthium
Family: alismataceae (Alismataceae)
Continent: South America
Region: Bolivia, Brazil, Rio Guaporé
Height: 15-70 cm
Width: 5-20 + cm
Light requirements: low-very high
Temperature: 20-30 ° C
pH: 5.0-8.0
Water hardness: very soft-very hard
Propagation: separating the foothills
Growth: medium - week 1 to 2 leaves

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New Zealand Grass - Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae (centered in the pelvis)
Family: Umbelliferae (Apiaceae)
Continent: Australia
Region: New Zealand
Height: 6-12 cm
Width: 5+ cm
Light requirements: medium-very high
Temperature: 15-26 ° C
pH: 6.0-8.0
Water hardness: soft-hard
Propagation: streamers in the ground
Special features: lawn forming.
Growth: slowly

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Perming Hakenlilie - Crinum calamistratum (rear right in the basin)
Genus: Crinum
Family: amaryllidaceae / daffodil family (Amaryllidaceae)
Continent: Africa
Region: West Cameroon
Height: 40-200 cm
Width: 20-30 cm
Light requirements: medium
Temperature: 22-28 ° C
pH: 5.5-8.0
Water Hardness: 2-12 ° KH (soft-hard)
Propagation: through daughter onions
Features: Flowers in open aquariums sometimes with white flowers
Growth: slowly

Großes Fettblatt - Bacopa caroliniana (hinten links)

Dauerwellen-Hakenlilie - Crinum calamistratum (hinten rechts im Becken)

Special features of the facility:

1x Dennerle NanoDecor crusta Tubes - 3 small tube
(Ceramic tubes for shrimp and crabs)
Blue back sheet, glued from the outside.
Flowerpot saucer made of clay as a feed bowl

Dennerle NanoDecor Crusta Tubes - 3er Röhre klein

Dennerle Crusta Tubes - bewachsen mit Javamoos (Vesicularia dubyana) - darunter sind

Blumentopfuntersetzer aus Ton als Futterschale

Aquarium equipment:

Lighting:

4 * T5 8 Watt (equivalent lighting conditions by 10 clock in the morning - 4200 Kelvin, the 450 lumens)
In furniture Cabinet Luminaires:
Mini light bar series 970 (Item No .: 970008-102)
IP 20 / EVG / L = 312mm / B = 22mm / H = 43mm
Company Ibv Germany GmbH
Click here for the Manufacturer Link!

Lighting time of 9:30 clock - 21:30 clock.
Saturday: Full light (rainy)

Filtration:

LifeTech soil filter STF 32 (air operated) with 2 telescopic risers.
Each riser is an integrated Sprudelstein so unlike conventional air lifters transport the smaller bubbles more water with upward. Of the 32 included individual filter elements I have used 18th These are variable plugged together and have a measure of 14 x 7 cm each. The filter slots 2 mm wide.

In connection with the HIROSE Volcamia Green soil substrate (soil) is the entire ground is a biological filter with 9 liters filling volume !!!
From Japanese master breeders a filter volume of at least 5 liters is recommended at 60 liters tank contents. That would be projected for the 70-liter tank 5.8 liters filter volume. So I'm with the ground even when more filter volume.

In addition, soil filter suitable for the keeping and breeding of shrimp, as emerging pollutants are sucked out through excreta and uneaten food down and young shrimp can not be sucked in.

- Diaphragm air pump Tetratec APS150 for pools of 80-150 liters (very low)
Air flow: 150 l / h
Power Consumption: 3.1W
- Air Pump Hose Tetratec AH50-400
- Safety check valve JBL for air pumps
- Europet air valve, 2-way, metal, 4/6 mm

Other equipment:

Heater Dennerle Nano ThermoConstant 25 ° - 100W
Aquarium Thermometer
Persons protection devices BDI-AF 16 the company Brennenstuhl (To protect against electrical accidents)

Meters for water tests:
- Voltcraft pH measuring stick PHT-01 ATC by Conrad
- Voltcraft conductivity measuring stick LWT-01 by Conrad

Mini Nano Shrimp Net Net Dennerle
Ironing-net shape, 5 cm, white with telescopic handle (24-62 cm) of stainless steel.
Ideal as a selection Nets for shrimp in small aquariums.

Voltcraft ph-Messstick PHT-01 ATC & Voltcraft Leitwert-Messstick LWT-01

Personenschutz-Zwischenstecker BDI-AF 16 der Firma Brennenstuhl

Membranluftpumpe Tetratec APS150 für Becken von 80-150 Liter

LifeTech Bodenfilter - im Becken ausgelegt - noch ohne Soil

Sprudelstein vor der Integration im Steigrohr

4* T5 8 Watt Mini-Lichtleisten - Beleuchtung im Betrieb

Heizstab Dennerle Nano ThermoConstant 25° - 100Watt und Teleskopsteigrohr des LifeTech

Trockenfutter JBL Novo Prawn, TetraCrusta Menu & JBL Premium Spirolina

von oben links nach unten rechts: Paprika-Chrisp, Brennessel-Sticks, Spinat-Sticks,

Stocking:

Red Bee shrimp / Red Bee - Caridina cf. cantonensis
Including drawings, like:
Red Bee - K4 classification (according to the Logemännern) / Grade A - 3-Band
Red Bee - K4 classification (according to the Logemännern) / Grade A - 4-band
Red Bee - Classification K6 (according to Logemännern) / Grade S - V-belt
Red Bee - Classification K6 (according to Logemännern) / Grade S - Tigertooth

Origin:
The original color form is the black and white type, native to China - Hong Kong.
The red and white color form a breeding.
Size of the animals: to 3 cm
Recommended water values according to the literature:
Temp .: 20 - 27 ° C, better 25 ° C
GH: 3 ° to 16 ° dH, better than 5 ° dH
KH: up to 12 ° dH, better 0 ° -2 ° dH
pH: 6.0 to 7.8, better than 7

Besatz im Aquarium 70er Red Bee-Vitrinen-Tank

Die heiße Schlacht am kalten Buffet ;-)))

Water parameters:

Temp .: 25 ° C

Measured with JBL Easy Test 5 in 1 strip:
NO3: about 10 mg / liter

Measured with JBL drop tests:
KH: 3 ° dH
GH: 8 ° dH
NO2: nn

Measured with the specified measuring devices:
pH: 6.3
Conductance: 270 ĩS

After almost five years shrimp attitude I think copper measurements in terms of shrimp in my tank superfluous.
For this I ask to read my next blog:

Shrimp and copper

Feeding:

Is fed only every 2-3days.
On Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays
with the following feed in exactly the recurring order:
- Dried fodder JBL Premium Spiro Lina (flakes)
- Dried fodder JBL Novo Prawn (beads) - very proteinaceous!
- Dried fodder Shirakura Ebi Dama (Index A)
- Feed pellets (Index B)
- Dried fodder TetraCrusta Menu

Index A)
- Shirakura Ebi Dama, bag 80g
(Contains seaweed, spirulina, chlorella, natural vitamins and minerals is rich in amino acids.)

Index B)
Here different feed pellet varieties are served in a recurring sequence:
- Dandelion Sticks
- Carrot sticks
- Nettle sticks
- Chili Chrisp (dried peppers)
- Spinach sticks

For the young:
2 * per week: feed Chi Ebi rearing

Fresh vegetables: cucumber, zucchini, peppers and broccoli, salad, dandelion leaves (scalded)
Seemandelbaumblätter - Terminalia catappa
Alder cones of alder - Alnus glutinosa

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JBL Novo Prawn dried fodder and also frozen and live food should be fed sparingly because quite rich in
Proteins. Too many proteins can lead to faster growth, which means more frequent molting. Before each
However, skinning must accumulate strength and the relevant materials, the shrimp. Otherwise, the shrimp, in the
Molting die!
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Frozen food or live food I'll feed not more shrimp because I as well as others known to me shrimp breeders think am that here too many germs can be introduced with. If proteinaceous feed, then the above dry foods, since the production is carried out controlled!
Or the use of decapsulated Artemia eggs has been proven to me.
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Further information:

Fertilization incl schedule.:
- Easy-Life ProFito: adding 1x per week on Sundays: 2ml
- Easy-Life Ferro: adding 1x per week on Sundays: 1ml

Water change:
2 * per week - Wednesdays and Saturdays
approximately 12% -> about 5 liters (calculated on the water-net filling volume).
Ins exchange water before filling the addition of Easy-Life fluid filter medium.

Liquid Mineral Ca + Shirakura
is given as needed when the total hardness (GH) is too low (below 5 ° dH).
This addition results for the shrimp to vital minerals and raises the total hardness (GH) on. In very soft water, it can quickly lead to a lack of minerals in the shrimp. As a result, the animals may suffer from loss of color and skinning problems get. The nitrification microorganisms in the filter gravel can under 5 ° dH are inactive and it comes as a result in a deterioration of water quality at a total hardness (GH). For the breeding bee shrimps a carbonate hardness (KH) of 0 - 2 is recommended and to avoid ammonia, a pH of less than 7. At these values, the overall hardness (GH) is normally too low. The hardness increase deaths are avoided in the shrimp and strengthened the Panzer.
The carbonate hardness (KH) is not changed by Shirakura Liquid Mineral.
Adding approximately after every fourth water change.

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