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Why don't you just get some paper towels to soak up the excess water from the front? Saves moving the MC out until it dries out

Hey, I've never had any issues, it actually helps develop the beneficial bacteria as well so you can stock sooner after flooding. There are quite a few DSM threads on here that are worth a read, it's where i got all my info. My main recommendation would be making sure not to add too much...

Yup i would gladly take some off your hands if i didn't live near 3 hours away ha I am up near you next month as going Center Parcs with the family but think they'll be long gone by then

Hi, I've got a near full Monte Carlo carpet in my 20L shrimp tank, no c02 and EI ferts. I'm only using a 10W desklamp. I did a dry start for about 6 weeks until about 50% of so was covered and could see it was well rooted. It has slowly spread since, full Carpet took about 3 months after...

Pretty sure Parva is the smallest crypt (i stand to be corrected by the more knowledgeable though)

Yup that's my thinking. 2 kids means less time, so longer term aquascapes for a while

Yup agree with Konsa, i tried years ago but ended up switching out for a gravel

Looks really good. Yup i'm running 2 non-co2 tanks and everything seems to take 10x longer than c02 injected but good for long term setups

Hopefully the others are ok. i'd keep a close eye over the next few weeks and separate any other infected ones as soon as you see anything

Sounds like a good plan, i left mine 3 months. Just keep an eye out for any mold etc

Any idea how long you plan on leaving the dry start before flooding?

Yea i read around as well when treating so wasn't hopeful. Hopefully you have a better outcome

I didn't have a spare tank but separated into a bucket with heater, as read about the parasite spreading quite rapidly if left in the tank to others. Tried treating with a general ich/parasite treatment but only lasted 2 days before it died.

Yup agree with above, it looks like Ellobiopsidae. One of my RCS got infected a few months ago, was a new one at least and no other shrimp have been infected since. Are these new shrimp?

Looks good, water level a lot better. noticing any growth yet?

Thanks, Like the look on yours and have been wanting to get some sort of backing as filter tubing gets dirty quick ha

Hey Kezzab, I've done a similar nano with a DSM and MC. I'm just using liquid carbon and dosing 20% EI and all is going well, MC filling in nicely, so hopefully you'll be fine. Can i ask where you got your background from? Have been thinking of doing the same

Hi, First thing i would recommend is lowering the water level, ideally you don't want any visible water above the substrate, otherwise you will run into issues with mold etc. I've done a couple of dry starts and learnt the hard way, it's called a "dry" start for a reason. Last couple i've done...

Thanks for the reply. Yea i added a few from my main tank and this is only the second one i have lost (the other climbed out of the tank) so hopefully is nothing more than being one of the older ones.

Hi, I've found one of my cherry shrimps dead this morning, but noticed these purple/black patches on it's body and wondering if anyone has seen anything similar before, and whether it is a possible cause of death? The tank is a 20litre Do!aqua tank. It has been running now for 2months (dry...

Hey, Just recently set-up a nano tank in my home office, a Do!aqua mini s. Did a dry start for 8 weeks for the monte carlo to root fully. Just using liquid co2 and daily ferts, with a twice weekly 50% water change at the minute but reduce this soon to a weekly WC. Just got cherry shrimp in here...

Hey mate, thanks for the reply. Yea don't worry light is completely dimmable, in 5% increments, so got it 100% now and will start it about 20% once flooded. I will probably dose some lco2 at least for a month or so whilst they transition. Any suggestions as for a stem plant/ taller plant that...

Hey Guys, I picked up a Do!aqua mini s from TGM the other week (£18, sad to see the place go). This is just going to be a simple low tech for my office, probably shrimp only. I've started a DSM with monte-carlo so is a couple of weeks away from flooding at the minute. I'm thinking of a taller...

I thought of that but the k1 media just gets pulled into the narrow channel in between the spare chamber and where it says the media should go, thus blocking it. Thanks for the idea though

Hey acrobatty, i'm still playing around with it but water is kept 50mm from the top so confident air is not getting dragged in. I think it may be cavitation causing it as darrel suggested. The k1 media is getting pulled against the upper half of the wall in between that chamber and the pump...

Thanks Darrel, The pump is noisy about 90% of the time to be honest. If i turn them both off and then back on, they will spew out a load of bubbles and they then quieten down, but within 30mins or so they are noisy again. The eheim pump have an adjustable flow valve, these are on max but have...

Hi, I recently bought a second hand Evolution aqua marine 1000. It has been great so far but having some issues with the built in filtration. The return pumps (2x Eheim compact 1000) keep getting filled with air, making them very noisy until they spew out a load of micro bubbles. If it wasn't...

Thanks Ian, yea there was also a clown loach but sadly lost him within a few days of setting up, lost all his colour. All other fish have seemed fine as kept the bio media in the original tank water in transit. Will try that with the filter foam though, cheers

Hi, After a few years out of the hobby (moving house,kids etc) i've just purchased a 2nd hand evolution aqua tank. As it already came stocked with fish/shrimp and i had to pick it up a couple hours away, i only had time to do a very basic scape with just some anubias,bacopa and dhg, as wanted...