Setting up a 1ft Shrimp tank

[Vincenttan]

YO,

Me setting up a 1ft shrimp tank with consist of :

1) 2 cleaner shrimp

2) 2 fire shrimp

3) some LR

4) 1 button

5) 1 orange sponge

6) 2 tube worms

Need advice on whether a 18W PL light is enough?

Any comment?

Will post a pic after everything completed.

[riot]

looks ok to me. But i will think about the filtration in greater detail - skimmer, fuge,dsb? Amt of Live rock? Circulation system?

[hammy]

looking at the LS u consider ... the bioload will be light

but be careful when u are changing water because it will be a great deal to them if change too much , and ya

1) 2 cleaner shrimp

2) 2 fire shrimp

they could be quite quarrelsome at times ....

my 2 cents

[aStRoBo|]

ya.. 18w is enough.. since only softies.. im also into 1ft.. but dunnoe wad to keep.. hope to see more pics!!

[sps_dude]

IMO... your lighting is fine..... considering u not keeping corals....but can i aksu u something... what u feeding ur shrimps.... i also dont know so want to ask u....u planning to breed them ???

[hammy]

my shrimp eat all the leftover food ...frozen stuff .... i dun actually take any special attention to feed them ... and they are with mi for at least 4months ... hee hee

[Vincenttan]

i feed my shrimp with sinking pellet. currently, i only have 2 cleaner, 1 fire and a big piece of LR... will get 1 more fire shrimp, a button and a orange sponge....

[Navyblue]

Seen the your same post in the aro forum ... so I'll just cut and paste...

Too many shrimps for such a small tank, there is definitely potential for caniballism.

Biological filtration is crucial here, a shrimp typically secrete ammonia as much as 1/3 of their body volume, make sure you have sufficient nitrifying bacteria.

Keep a maximum of 2 shrimps, even then, there is still a potential for caniballism, provide plenty of hiding space.

Food is a problem here for the tube worm due to the tank size. And if you doze enough, it will become another problem, is that you will foul the water.

Light is probably enough for the buttons, if it is placed close enough. Quite questionable for the sponge, and the food problem (as the tube worm) will further aggravate it. And most if not all of the sponges sold in Singapore is doomed already right before you buy it as most of them has been exposed to air.

[yuji]

i totally agree! i bought an orange sponge, and a few days later it turned my water in my 1 ft tank murky brown! i suspect that the sponge was dying off, probably exposed to air.

[yuji]

what kinda filter do u use for ur 1 ft shrimp tank? any protein skimmer?