This tutorial is based on a set-up guide by Graham McDonnell, an admin of All Things Shrimp, a European-based Facebook group for sharing shrimp knowledge with over 10,000 members. (Ive added a few things and changed the order of one of the steps.)\r \r Graham McDonnell – All Things Shrimp\r 1. Add BW Minerax (Mineral Powder) liberally on the base.\r 2. Add BW Enlive (dormant beria).\r 3. Add BW Bebi (powdered food) – helps to mature substrate and will rapidly produce biofilm, an essential part of the shrimps diet.\r 4. Add substrate.\r 5. Fill with RO H2O mineralized with SS GH+ (or other remineralizer).\r 6. Set TDS to ~150 because it will drop about 120 ppm over the first week as soil matures\r a. Aiming for 130 TDS, which gives a gH of 5\r 7. Add hardscape/décor, plants, and filter. (This was at the end, but Ive placed this before adding other things.)\r 8. Add minerock – helps with molting and keeping a constant supply of essential minerals that are very slowly released into tank.\r 9. Add 1 bee ball for every half gallon of H2O (or 2 bee balls for every gallon). 10 Gallon = 20 BB\r a. Helps to purify water. Can last up to 2 years.\r \r From personal experience.\r \r Good hardscapes for shrimp tanks:\r - driftwood\r - spiderwood\r - lava rock\r - ohka stone\r - ornamental decorations\r \r Preferred shrimp filtration: Sponge filter (single, dual, HMF, etc.)\r - You CAN use any other types of filters as long as they are made shrimp-proof.\r \r Plants that do best with shrimp:\r - mosses\r - anubias\r - floaters (help with nitrates)\r \r **You DO NOT need ALL of the products listed in the video. That is just how I followed this set-up process. The MUST-HAVES are listed below, so if you are on a budget, these are the only things you really need to purchase.\r \r Shrimp Essentials:\r - substrate\r - shrimp-proof filter\r - leaf litter (Indian Almond Leaves/Catappa Leaves, Mulberry Leaves, Banana Leaves, Amaranth Leaves, etc.)\r \r Highly Recommended (You dont have to buy these, but shrimp do best with these in the environment):\r - any type of aquatic moss\r - cholla wood\r - alder cones\r \r Completely Optional (You really dont need these, but it may take longer for your tank to cycle/mature if you dont have some of them):\r - Borneo Wild products\r - mineral rock\r - bee balls\r - hardscape/decor\r - plants
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