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Many thanks NeilW, can see that glassware makes a huge difference in a small tank after looking at SteveUK's journal. Might also seriously consider going down the fire extinguisher CO2 route for one of the tanks. My clown killis would certainly benefit from the lower ph as well.

A litre a week is not too bad. Definitely can live with that although keeping the water soft might be awkward (so the clown killis might breed). I don't have my own RO unit and think there is a limit how long one can store RO water. Thanks. Folk at Aqua Essentials said the same when I called...

Hehe, thought this might be a well trodden path. Dread cleaning off the excess silicon - happy to spend the time but doubt my dexterity with a stanley knife :jawdrop The aquadistri light looks very nice. It's also good to hear your Resun CY20 has thus far been alright. I suppose it's next to...

I've got Substrat Pro in my 180l's filter which I'll try to use on the AE optiwhites' filters so hope the tanks will settle down fast. Will, of course, use the tank water from my 180l. Have also asked my local Maidenhead Aquatics to get down some black Colombo Florabase, from what others have...

Aquael Shrimp tanks certainly do look good based on the online pics. However I believe I read (sorry can't find the source again) that the filter that comes with the tank is not quite up to the task.

Just bought a couple of AE optiwhites a few minutes ago! Great many thanks to all who gave feedback on these tanks. @LondonDragon : The IKEA light and Niagra filter are very decent options. Thanks. I especially like the pendant light type effect with the IKEA light not being fixed to the tank...

Many thanks NeilW. Great to hear from someone who has the ebay optiwhite tanks. Was concerned that it might be hard to keep parameters stable in such a small tank. Also a couple of inches more in height would be nice just to increase viewing area.

I didn't know the tanks might be chipped as well. The ebay item description just mentions untidy silicon. Saw Paulo's optiwhite tank journal (in fact I'm looking for a tank to keep some of the better looking cherry shrimp I originally got from Paulo a while ago). So optiwhite glass does make a...

Heard that optiwhite glass doesn't make a big difference in smaller (or should I say thinner glass?) tanks. Would be nice validate this in person though :D. Couldn't find £50 optiwhites in Aqua Essential's website, perhaps these are similar to the optiwhites with untidy silicone AE sell on...

A clear silicon option might also be impressive. I like the non-rounded edges of the Aquael shrimp tank. Perhaps it's just me, but the optical distortion of tank contents at the rounded edges of many nanos seem visually suboptimal.

Thanks, I've seen the Arcadia Arc tanks at the Aquatic Design Centre in London. They look quite decent. The Dennerle 30l cube also looks quite appealing from the pictures I've seen online. However the Arcadia Arcs and Dennerle cubes are, I believe, made of bog standard float glass. Was wondering...

I used to have a floating carpet of Amazon Frogbit in my low tech 180l - it was a bit like having another substrate on the top of the tank with loads of shrimp foraging among the leaves and hanging roots. Removed it as the Amazon Frogbit cut off light to the rest of the tank (and probably sucked...

Yes indeed, a lot of the tank volume would be wasted on shrimp unless something vertical is used in the scape.

Perhaps these are a new entry into the UK market. Seems to be a Polish company Aquael

Does anyone have an Aquael Shrimp tank? http://www.rocketaquatics.co.uk/aquael- ... -3939.html It's supposed to have high clarity glass - was wondering whether this is anything like opti-white glass.