Reef News Network and ReefWeeds present: The Super Mega Awesome Shrimp Bowl Build.

[Good_vibes_reefing]

I could not find any local so I had to turn to the eBay. They had many more leaves on them when they arrived but shipping took awhile to get here so I can understand why they would shed them. Only one of them that I placed in the tank I had to toss. All the others have new growth so I figure I will let them do what they wish to do. I will give them a few weeks and hope they start to get a better root going. They want to float so that has been a challenge as well.

Yeah really tried to keep absolutely everything local down to locally collected rock and driftwood treated for the bowl but I may fold to get what I really want unfortunately.

 

[LiveWire]

Yeah really tried to keep absolutely everything local down to locally collected rock and driftwood treated for the bowl but I may fold to get what I really want unfortunately.

Sometimes that’s what you have to do if the locals are not stocking what ya need. I tried 3 local stores so I gave it a good try before I went online.

 

[TheFishLady]

My shrimp and macro are arriving tomorrow! The lamp has been doing great! I don't get much evaporation, but I imagine I will once I install a timer on the light. What kind of light cycle are y'all running for your macro?

 

[Adele]

My shrimp and macro are arriving tomorrow! The lamp has been doing great! I don't get much evaporation, but I imagine I will once I install a timer on the light. What kind of light cycle are y'all running for your macro?

My shrimp came today and they are way more amazing than I expected.
My little 2 gal came with a battery powered light but it is more for show than continuous output. Luckily I have a nice window where my tank gets indirect light all day. Hope this will be adequate to get that macro going. My tree needs foliage.

 

[TessGlo]

Water just went in! Why did I make Easter Island Moai? When I read more about the SuperShimp and how adaptable and hardy they are it made me think about how SuperShrimp will most likely still be living when humans have destroyed the planet's resources, just like the Moai were left when humans used up Easter Island's resources such that the island could not support it's population. Thus, I had to make Moai.

This is sitting on my desk and I can't wait to see little SuperShrimp crawling all over the Moai. The Moai are set in Aquaforest stone fix with black sand and volcanic rock. Light is an old Fluval LED I had from one of their complete freshwater setups. The blue in front is landscaping glass, I mixed a few colors. The water should clear up a bit for next set of photos.

 

[Melanie Fish]

Our shrimp arrived this weekend! Yay!! They seem to be enjoying their new home. They’re so much fun to watch.

 

[Adele]

Does anyone know how to tell the males from the females? I went back to the Petshrimp.com site but couldn't find any info. If its based on whisker length I'm going to have to get my magnifying glass out. lol Only a couple are very red the others are much lighter in color, so didn't know if this was a factor in determining sex.

 

[VKP01]

Week 5. Ammonia is finally gone! I’m surprised with how stable the parameters are for such a small container

 

[ilyad]

WEEK 5 UPDATE

Life got busy and I did not have any time at all to post an update, oh well... carrying on forward.

WEEK 6 UPDATE

Tank is definitely cycling, in fact I think by now its algae that the shrimp can eat. Will be placing my order today.

 

[Adele]

Week 5 wet. Shrimp are in. Cholla wood tree is out and new rock I found in my goat pasture added.
These shrimp are as entertaining as the claims. Watching them paddle around then land only to fly off in another direction is strangely fascinating.

 

[SandJ]

Week 4 update:
Nearing the end of the cycle and still playing around with the rock work.

 

[SandJ]

@ReefWeeds , I just noticed my name is not listed as a participant in the first post...just making sure I am signed up.

 

[TheFishLady]

Shrimps are doing great! I put my lamp on a timer during the day since this side of the house doesn't get a lot of natural sunlight. I love watching them zoom around

 

[Collinslice]

Week 6! Not sure if I need to post a fts every week or not but if I don't here's an awesome shot I got of one of the shrimp

 

[JP Wagner]

Week 6! Not sure if I need to post a fts every week or not but if I don't here's an awesome shot I got of one of the shrimp

Need to post a pic on both IG and R2R every week. You can only miss one week.

 

[Collinslice]

Yeah I'm just not sure if a fts is required or if this counts. I think I'm in the clear but i might snap a fts and post it just to cover all the bases

Need to post a pic on both IG and R2R every week. You can only miss one week.

 

[hkm94]

Yeah I'm just not sure if a fts is required or if this counts. I think I'm in the clear but i might snap a fts and post it just to cover all the bases

Ugh, I’ve just been posting on IG

 

[Adele]

Week 6! Not sure if I need to post a fts every week or not but if I don't here's an awesome shot I got of one of the shrimp

I think its a weekly post here and on IG. Great shot BTW. This little guy/gal is very colorful.

 

[JP Wagner]

It’s raining but my shrimp are hot with that lava flowing.

 

[hkm94]

Tiny little guys....