A new concept, a substrateless shrimp aquarium

[Karl B]

This started off as an experiment in an old aquastart 320 as a home for Taiwan bee shrimp.

The photo quality isn't great due to using my tablet. For the next one I will use a decent camera and more time.

But here are some photos from the construction of this aquarium

Empty aquarium with Epiweb on the base and back.

Attaching java moss to the Epiweb

Java moss attached to the back wall and rear of the base

Moss ball carpet created on front Epiweb panel


A photo after a month of growth

Thank you for looking

Karl

 

[Crumbs]

Nice idea, the background looks good.

 

[Viper26070]

That looks amazing! Great job


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[Karl B]

Thank you

I will get some better pictures of the tank and shrimps put up in the next couple of days. The second version of this idea is in the very early stages in a record 600.

I will use this journal to keep people up to date on both aquariums as they progress and also the shrimp keeping attempt.

Regards Karl

 

[kirk]

Looks good mate, I'd be happy a happy shrimp wiping my boots on that.

 

[Ian Holdich]

Looks great, but I can see substrate...

 

[LondonDragon]

Looks great, but I can see substrate...

Looks like foam!

 

[Karl B]

Looks like foam!

Ok let's call it an non aggregate substrate.

Looks great, but I can see substrate...

its a product called Epiweb used in orchid growing and vivarium.

 

[tim]

Looks good Karl, just looking at the epiweb site it could make great planters for emersed plants.

 

[Ian Holdich]

Ok let's call it an non aggregate substrate.





its a product called Epiweb used in orchid growing and vivarium.

It looks like sand, sorry. Good luck with it. Make sure you keep us up to date with it!

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Looks good Karl, just looking at the epiweb site it could make great planters for emersed plants

<riparium planter medium | Page 2 | UK Aquatic Plant Society>.

cheers Darrel

 

[Karl B]

It looks like sand, sorry. Good luck with it. Make sure you keep us up to date with it!

Sorry Ian its the poor picture quality, I will get the dslr out in the next couple of days?

 

[Karl B]

Hi all, <riparium planter medium | Page 2 | UK Aquatic Plant Society>.

cheers Darrel

Thanks for the link Darrel

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Thanks for the link Darrel

I thought we had had an "Epiweb" thread, but the one I was looking for had a lot more detail, so it must be on another forum. PlanetCatfish or Apistogramma forums? I 'll try and find it.

cheers Darrel

 

[LukeDaly]

The moss ball carpet looks sweet! Possibly a plan for a future shrimp tank!

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[Karl B]

The new tank (rekord 600) so far has a moss ball back wall and will be totally carpeted with moss balls too.