Monday, 23 October 2017

Friday, 6 October 2017

Keeping and breeding Crystal Red Shrimps (CRS)

In this article I will share my experience of keeping these beautiful shrimps. This is my second attempt so far, the first one failed due to lack of knowledge and experience. Hopefully, this will be useful for you if you decide to keep these shrimps and to avoid mistakes that I've made in the past.

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Nano aquascape - "Autumn's Fall"

Dimensions: 20x15x15cm - 4 liters or 1 gallon
Lighting: Chihiros Wabi kusa LED 13.5W
Filtration: DIY nano canister
CO2: Pressurised 1 bubble every 2 seconds thru nano glass diffuser
Substrate: ADA Aquasoil Amazonia, quartz sand
Hardscape: Seiryu stones, Redmoor wood
Fertilization: PPS pro, Easy carbo
Plants: Hemianthus calitrichoides, Anubias sp. 'Pangolino', Bucephalandra sp. 'Kedagang Mini', Rotala mexicana 'Goias', Microsorum sp. 'Dwarf Narrow leaf', Crepidomanes sp. 'Calicut', Hemianthus glomeratus, Rotala sp. 'Colorata', Rotala sp. 'Wayanad', Rotala sp. 'H-Ra', Rotala sp. 'Araguaia', Rotala wallichii
Fish/shrimps: Currently nothing


Setup

Egg crate was used as a base:


Monday, 27 February 2017

Growing Cryptocoryne emersed - High-tech setup


Advantage of emersed grown Cryptocoryne is they grow easier and require less maintenance then submerged which require an aquarium conditions suitable for them with substrate, fertilization, CO2... Growing Crypts emersed is a great way to maintain a large collection of species without all the complications and care required to grow them submerged.