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<br>\r<br>Graham McDonnell – All Things Shrimp\r<br>1. Add BW Minerax (Mineral Powder) liberally on the base.\r<br>2. Add BW Enlive (dormant beria).\r<br>3. Add BW Bebi (powdered food) – helps to mature substrate and will rapidly produce biofilm, an essential part of the shrimps diet.\r<br>4. Add substrate.\r<br>5. Fill with RO H2O mineralized with SS GH+ (or other remineralizer).\r<br>6. Set TDS to ~150 because it will drop about 120 ppm over the first week as soil matures\r<br>a. Aiming for 130 TDS, which gives a gH of 5\r<br>7. Add hardscape/décor, plants, and filter. (This was at the end, but Ive placed this before adding other things.)\r<br>8. Add minerock – helps with molting and keeping a constant supply of essential minerals that are very slowly released into tank.\r<br>9. Add 1 bee ball for every half gallon of H2O (or 2 bee balls for every gallon). 10 Gallon = 20 BB\r<br>a. Helps to purify water. Can last up to 2 years.\r<br>\r<br>From personal experience.\r<br>\r<br>Good hardscapes for shrimp tanks:\r<br>- driftwood\r<br>- spiderwood\r<br>- lava rock\r<br>- ohka stone\r<br>- ornamental decorations\r<br>\r<br>Preferred shrimp filtration: Sponge filter (single, dual, HMF, etc.)\r<br>- You CAN use any other types of filters as long as they are made shrimp-proof.\r<br>\r<br>Plants that do best with shrimp:\r<br>- mosses\r<br>- anubias\r<br>- floaters (help with nitrates)\r<br>\r<br>**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<br>\r<br>Shrimp Essentials:\r<br>- substrate\r<br>- shrimp-proof filter\r<br>- leaf litter (Indian Almond Leaves/Catappa Leaves, Mulberry Leaves, Banana Leaves, Amaranth Leaves, etc.)\r<br>\r<br>Highly Recommended (You dont have to buy these, but shrimp do best with these in the environment):\r<br>- any type of aquatic moss\r<br>- cholla wood\r<br>- alder cones\r<br>\r<br>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<br>- Borneo Wild products\r<br>- mineral rock\r<br>- bee balls\r<br>- hardscape/decor\r<br>- plants
