New Pond setup

[eklikewhoa]

Heard nothing but good things about that food.

[76dragon]

Checked my mailbox (front door) and this came in the mail. I am going to cut it into 5inch squares and make filters out of them for the shrimp pond experiment.

It even has the holes in there already. I'm stoked. I bought the food just because shipping was free with the Poret form

[76dragon]

I can , but shipping is 15 bucks per box. I am thinking about waiting til I go to Dallas and find a place there.

[thebaoster]

From the guy on tpt. He shipped really quick. Ordered on Sunday, shipped on Monday and got it Wednesday.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sponsors-power-seller-specials/156946-double-red-line-akadama-black-lava.html

nilocg

+1 He's really fast but the shipping is pretty hefty.

Are you going to order some more from him Phung? I would like to get 2 more bag.

[76dragon]

THey will be easy to catch and get out. I am only gonna put 4 or 5 as a test so its not a big deal

Phung

[eklikewhoa]

I would not put RCS in there to test. If you want to test shrimp then get amano or something that won't take over and will be easy to catch out.

[76dragon]

From the guy on tpt. He shipped really quick. Ordered on Sunday, shipped on Monday and got it Wednesday.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sponsors-power-seller-specials/156946-double-red-line-akadama-black-lava.html

nilocg

[myjohnson]

Where did you order the Akadama from?

[76dragon]

Ok, so I am going to empty the small pond and bring it inside tomorrow. With all this advice I am getting, it seems as though it would be best for me to put it inside and make it a shrimp only pond. No fish, no plecos, nothing but shrimps and plants.

I will start another build thread as I go along.

First step is to empty out but save the aging water that I have in there to reuse.

Once I bring inside and empty, I will put my diy undergravel filter in. Put in the lava rock that I have soaking to block the sand/small particles from getting pumped up, then put the akadama soil on top of that.

Ill let it sit for a week, then put some test RCS shrimp in there to make sure the water is habitable for them. Then the journey begins to acquire some good quality CRS.

Hope it turns out right.

[76dragon]

Yea, but one step at a time. Once I get good with CRS /CBS, then I can expand. I still have 1 more 200 G tub that is empty.

Phung

Would be so BA if you did a sulawesi pond

[daphilster08]

Would be so BA if you did a sulawesi pond

[SunnyHouTX]

You sure it's not Fug Lee MJ?

[myjohnson]

Thanks!

I'm in the market for one. I need a pond for my dog, ug-lee. He is Asian.

[eklikewhoa]

We have a place up north for the ponds.

[76dragon]

Yea, but with a MJ, I don't have anywhere to hide the purigen and chemi pure bags..

How much electricity is either Emperor 400 compared to a Maxijet??

The 300's , I got from Tractor Supply store a few years back. The 75(I think) I just got a few weeks ago from a guy on the local forum. 50 bucks.

Phung

More filter is always better.

But if you had a MJ and sponges that's all you need.

Where did you get the tubs from?