Building my own Aquarium Ceramic Shrimp Breeding cave

And so you may have seen something a Shrimp breeding cave at your local fish shop and always wanted to buy one. But wait, what is the price again? $9? for something like that? I wouldn't want to pay that amount of money for something that can be made easily!

First of all, you will need some pvc pipes or clear plastic tubes, I got some clear plastic tubes as they were available from the under gravel filter that I didn't use.

Next, you will need a piece of net, the same one which I have been using for all my java moss wall.

First, I tried to tie the pipes together with a tie wrap. It didn't really work out well as the nudge of the tie wrap makes tying the Java moss on pretty difficult. What I did was used fishing line to secure the pipes together.

You will then need some Java moss, I had plenty in my tank so this was also "Free"

Next apply some Java moss onto the "tied pipes"

Then I wrapped the Net onto the java moss and apply another round of fishing line to securely fasten everything together. Remember to trim the excess net/java away to make it look neater

And the End product below. I have also tried this with Pelia and it works pretty well!

New Play ground for my shrimps, YAY!

Drip Method for Acclimatization

As I have spoken a few times about the drip method for Acclimatization, I don't think I have ever posted any pictures on how I do it. Heres how;

1) First of all, you will need 1 of this air tube valves, a very simple mechanism that allows you to control the flow of the air bubbles from your air pump.

2)However, instead of controlling the flow of air, we will be controlling the flow of water here.

3)Next you will have to connect to a long enough air tube that can reach 1 end of your tank to your Acclimatization "cup". Below is a picture of how I connect them.

4) Next step will be to siphon water into the tube so that you can create a flow from a higher end to a lower end. In this case, my tank to the "cup".

5) Finally, you turn the little knob on control valve till you get approximately 1 drop of water for 2-3 secs and viola, you have just achieved the Acclimatization technique.

cheers!

[Tutorial] Water Refilling - Drip Method

I went on holiday for about 2 days. When I returned, the water level of my tank dropped about 2 inches through evaporation and I didn't prepare any water to refill into my tank >.<. By adding tap water immediately to the tank will distrupt the water conditions and might kill some shrimps.

Evolved from what Kevyn taught me on how to acclimate the newly bought shrimps via dripping method. I develop a method to slowly drip water into my tank.


Equipments Required

 Valve x 1

Aquarium Tube x 2



Container x 1

Setting Up








Setup as the image show.

1. Fill the container with water
2. Place the container somewhere higher than the tank
3. Make sure the valve is open and fill the tube with water
4. Place one end of the tube in the bottom of the container (water should flow out from the other end)
5. Turn the valve till water drips at 1 drip/sec
6. Done:)

[Ben]



[Tutorial] Making a Java/Christmas Moss Carpet

Hi everyone, have you ever seen Moss (e.g Java, Christmas, Thai SP, Flaming, Spiky) sold at your local fish shop (LFS) in a small cup? Have you ever wondered how do you grow them? Fret not, I will be teaching you how to in 7 simple steps!

1) First you will need a couple of things from DIY/LFS shop. You will need a scissors, a net, a Stainless steel wire mesh some fishing line and of cause the Moss that you will be growing.

2) Next, measure and cut the wire mesh accordingly to the size you want it to be located at.

 3) Once done, measure the cloth net with the wire mesh and leave some allowance at the edges before you cut, this is allow you to fold it and sew them together.

4) Place the moss on to the wire mesh, try not to stack the moss otherwise they may turn brown.

5) Next, flip the side where the moss are attached onto the Cloth net. Cut the length of the fishing line sufficiently to be able to to go round the circumference of the wire mesh.

6) As I have mentioned, fold the cloth net into the wire mesh and tie a simple knot at the edge as the picture above. Continue on the edges like you are sewing any other cloth. It will be advisable if you tie a knot at every corner so as to secure the net firmly onto the wire mesh.

7) Viola! the end product! now cut the loose end of the fishing line away to make it look neat!

8) Finally, add the finished product into the tank. And you are ready to see the moss grow!

Have fun!

[Kevyn]