Ok guys my back is pretty bad today so I am not going to sit on a computer ,I am going to lay down ..I will however answer you all tomorrow ok LOVE YA !!

@NeonTetraAquarist

7 жыл бұрын

Marks Shrimp Tanks Poor Mark!

@AquaApprentice

7 жыл бұрын

Marks Shrimp Tanks feel better brotha

@georgehliston

7 жыл бұрын

Marks Shrimp Tanks hi Mark, where can I find the small suckered and the canvas stuff?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

+George Liston I got them on eBay along time ago .just search for plastic canvas and you should find some 😃

@georgehliston

7 жыл бұрын

***** ok thanks and thank you for the quick reply.

Remember to show the moss wall later when it’s matured, please.

Love this idea!! I've been wanting to do this but thought it was impossible lol

Looks like a cool idea, I definitely need to try it in a future setup!

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

I chose a super slow growing moss so mine did take a while to fill in.

This was a really helpful tutorial. Thank you!

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Great video. Hopefully I'll be able to pull this off in my future shrimp tank

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

This is going to be very interesting to see how the moss comes in through the layers there.

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

It already has ,this video is about 2 weeks old and I am seeing some growth :)

@kids2577

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks in what video we can see some result after a view weeks growing?

@joncoke8208

Жыл бұрын

Yea same do we see end results? Thanks

You're shrimp are beautiful! 😍

I'm looking forward to see the end result.

What a whip stitch 😍

That's awesome I am excited to see the moss wall progress

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Me to,thats the first time I have ever made one so it will be interesting to see how it does.

@brenangallagher9569

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure I hope it all works out 😀

Nice mark. A tip with that is to let it sit on the floor of the tank for a week or two before putting it on the wall. It makes the process much faster and gets more even.

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

+xSean145 thank you .fantastic tip

love these kind of do-it-yourself projects :-)!

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

+ForeverYDK thank you 😃

This is one of the best ideas for putting together one of these moss walls I've seen. How has it's growth been?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Its been doing ok ,you can see it in Todays video :)

Looks great. You can also glue the mos with superglue, works great and the Shrips do not bother.

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

I might try that in the next one :)

Great video thank you for making it I think I'm going to be doing that soon

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

+Tyler Jackson thank you for watching 😆

Build a wall of moss and make the shrimp pay for it !

Do you have an updated video on this moss wall? I know this was from years ago but I was thinking about making one for the back of my 10 gal and 20 gal. I wanted to see how yours turned out ☺️

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

it probably somewhere in the shrimp room updates around that time, it did grow but filled with duckweed so I removed it eventually.

i have stenosis of the spine along with ruptured discs and spurs....so i feel your pain Mark...rest that back please!!!!

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

+Dwain Kitchel my back is done for Dwain

if i may add a small tip: if you took the time and lay that moss is threads, not clumps, you would get faster growth rate and much more aesthetically pleasing effect.

That is the most clearest and cleanest water that I’ve seen in my entire life.

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

its the soil, the clay absorbs all the tannins.

Congrats on +7k subscribers Mark, great video!!

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Royal ,remember and join my facebook group Aquarium Shrimp Keeping if you havnt already ,we are going to let hobbiest post there own KZread videos once a day :) That will give you more exposure :)

@royalcitizen6101

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah all over it thank you Mark!😄🦐

Tnx for this video =) How do this moss wall look today? =)

Thank u sir and keep going 🌹

You're a dab hand with the needle Mark! :-)

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

I edited out the parts that didnt go to well :D

Any update on miss wall you made. How does it look today

Where did you buy those nets to use as backgrounds?

I had an excess of java moss so put in in my small garden pond, it grew like crazy, I thought it would die come the winter, the pond got a layer of ice on it but the next spring the java moss was fine and started growing again!!!!

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

Oh thats good to know,thank you :)

@chrisrusso4512

5 ай бұрын

Might put some in my container pond

Hi Mark. This is interesting. Have you posted any updates on this in the 2 years since you made it?

@MarksShrimpTanks

4 жыл бұрын

No, It did grow very well but was filling up with duckweed which looked bad so I removed it.

Silly question, where did you find the tiny suction cups? I've been looking everywhere (locally and online) and the smallest I can find are about the size of a penny (or a 1 krone coin) and they're white or clear which yellows and looks terrible. Love the channel, wonderful vids and camera work, Happy shrimp keeping!

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

hello Jacey ,these one I got on ebay but they arent very good :D

good aquarium

Is there a new video with an update on the moss wall please? I made a moss wall with phoenix moss this morning and I'd like to get an idea of how it will look (hopefully soon). Great video BTW 👍

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

No this tank was redone twice since this video, the moss grew really really well but so did the duckweed in it.

ooohh something to do on my day off

Hi I am from qatar. I like all your tubes U r 👍🏻 My question is what is the ideal temperature for shrimps in degrees centigrade Thank u

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Hello Amer 22-24c :)

I'm woundering where you get the mesh from. Is it avilable in Norway or do you order it from ebay?

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

yes it was from ebay its called plastic canvas :)

Hey Mark, do you think we can use subwassertang to do a wall?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

I think so yeap .

you may need to cover the out side of the tank so the moss will grow in the right direction i have done the same thing as you and found it likes to grow in between the glass and mesh and not in the tank where i like it to be i am using flame moss for my wall

Hello marks. I love all of shrimp and i want to make a new tank with only shrimp on it. Should i buy TDS meter for my tank? how about PH meter?

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

If you are using tapwater a ph/gh/kh test kit would be better for you and you have to use a dechlorinator

@moanzu

6 жыл бұрын

Im using Rain water for now, is it okay? My RCS dead everyday so sad. ohh, Btw, show me your stardust shrimp update hehe.

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

Rain water doesnt have any minerals in it so thats probably why your shrimp are dying

I need java moss and duckweed so bad but it's so hard to find at pet stores in South Africa lol

This should be interesting!

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

THANK U Dank Tanks :)

hey Mark! are all your lights LED?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

No some are still T8s and GU10 leds but I am slowly changing over to security light LEDS :)

How long did it take for the moss to come through and fill in?

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

not even a week, I removed this after a while because it literally got filled up with duckweed.

Could this be done with Christmas moss?

The way you say tedious and TDS I'd the same and for some reason it's cracking me up😂

You should do a video on seed shrimp and how to control them

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

I cant control them lol ,I donr mind them anyways :D

If a moss wall was built as you did, would this spread all around the tank or just stay on the wall.

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 жыл бұрын

It probably would stay on the wall but I do have some moss thats stuck on the glass so it would probably be possible to do over a long time

hey mark have you got any of those flees spare that I could pay shipping for in Glasgow trying to make a little ecosystem

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Its still winter here so I cant ship any living things yet.

Hows the moss wall growing in? Just made one for my tank. Hoping it goes wild

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

You will see it today ,its grown about 1cm in a month ..which is slow ,my Java moss has grow 3 times as fast.😬

What would you type in online to get the mesh stuff. Cant find anything like it. I was going to use a car radiator grill but fancy that stuff now haha

@MarksShrimpTanks

Жыл бұрын

Hello Mate, try googling "plastic canvas" 👍

@Chardymc

Жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks cheers mate, now to try and get enough to do my new 4ft without breaking the bank haha

Good

cool

Where can I find some of that lattuce-like wall stuff?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Ebay is where I bough it ,its called plastic canvas.

Is there an updated video to how this turned out over time?

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 жыл бұрын

no I did have it updated once but I cant remember which video it was, I did remove it though because it was just constanly getting filled with duckweed

Can you post a video of the wall now? Thx.

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

I will make sure I cover it in my next update :)

So how did it turn out? Is there an update vid.

unbelievable

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

What is?

Hey mark quick question will amano shrimp eat neocaridina baby shrimp

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Not sure .

what is the mesh? is it for something else? Or is it bought in aquarium store?

@MarksShrimpTanks

Жыл бұрын

its called plastic canvas you can buy it on ebay.

Can you please make a video on how you fertilize your plants, your take on co2 levels and how you keep algae under control?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

I dont use CO2 or Ferts ,I think I am for the most part algae free because I use RO water .

@DirkSachse

7 жыл бұрын

Ok, thanks :)

@DirkSachse

7 жыл бұрын

But how do your plants survive? From where do they get their nutrients?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

The active substrates I use will have some nutrients in them .

@chonchat

4 жыл бұрын

Actually java moss can grow anywhere even without substrates. It gets nutrients from the water through its stems and leaves.

Can you use monofilament?

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

Yes you can use mono :)

Ahhhh knitting with mark

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

I know right lol

This wall would be just over a year old now, how is it looking? Similar moss walls I have made have died for some reason so I am curious how this one did.

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

I moved it after about 6 months because it just got full of duckweed and looked bad .

Where did you get those tiny suction cups?

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

ebay years ago ,if you search for them you will probably get thousands of results back

I have a divider with holes can I use that as a canves?

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I would for sure :)

@Blumad3410

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I wasnt too sure if I could but thank you so much :) cant wait to get started

At the end of the video I saw a red and white shrimp with the black shrimp. Are you not meant to keep different colour shrimp separated to prevent hybrid colours?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

I am not selectively breeding those ones so they can stay together :)

@Slacks2k

7 жыл бұрын

ah ok, so its ok if they choose to breed? Otherwise would you also recommend separating shrimp by colour for shrimp keepers? I hope to start soon :)

Marks shrimp tank is it possible for java moss naturally grow on to the side of the tank because my java moss is growin very dense and now son of e strands are coming to try to get on my glass

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

yes it can attach itself to things even my subwassertang attaches itself to the glass :D

Please add the link to the moss wall update video in the description so future viewers can easily access the update video through the description

@MarksShrimpTanks

Жыл бұрын

There is none, I think I did do some update videos around that time for the entire room you can see its grown in but I cant remember what videos.

8:22 is that pelia moss?

Did you ever do a follow up on this moss wall?

@MarksShrimpTanks

Ай бұрын

No, I did grow it out but was forever getting filled with duckweed and it looked a mess so I removed it.

@chngdbygrace

Ай бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks did it look a mess because of the duckweed or just in general didn't look how you wanted it too? I am asking because I have come across forums where people have said with it being sandwiched between the mesh screens the moss just didn't fill out and looked bad. Some sewed the moss onto polystyrene boards, they claimed that it looked better but did not post any pictures. I like how the moss grew out in your skewers video, but like the idea have having a full wall of it...

@MarksShrimpTanks

Ай бұрын

the moss itself was fine but because I had power filters in that tank it turned into a duckweed collectoer.

Cool :)

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir :)

What make is that tank with the silver trim?

@MarksShrimpTanks

Жыл бұрын

Hello Simon, My aplogies for the late reply, the tank make is Aquastabil I think.

Hi Mark. Do you think nerite snails will eat my java moss?

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

Probably not but I have noticed they eat all algae include that hard to remove green spot algae ..I have had them before and they really need hard water.

@SalamanderFangskin

6 жыл бұрын

thank you :)

You said you''d update a year ago? I sure'd like to see what it turned out like! Can you update and show us. ...unless it all died. lol

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 жыл бұрын

the wall is no longer with us, it did fill in very well but it absolutely got stuffed full of duckweed so I removed it.

Those white tubes in the tank are PVC?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

They are .

Mark, I'm using regular wood moss tied to a piece of driftwood and my goldfish love nibbling on it. I've had it in there about 2 months now, its Do it and growing great. Think I may try some in my shrimp. What are pintos?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Pintos are just a different type of Shrimp :)

@sirdukeusa3289

7 жыл бұрын

Oh ok. Hope you can get some so you can show. How you feeling today? Hope the therapy done some good.

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Therapy was good ,The physio says I am getting a dislocated faucet joint in my back which is part of the spine ,The joints are meant to sit on each other but when they dislocate they side by side ..its the reason I cant straighten up when it happens..I have a picture of it happening on one of my facebook albums if you look there ,those pictures are old so you can tell even though its uncomfortable I have gotten used to it . Thank you for asking :)

@sirdukeusa3289

7 жыл бұрын

Mark, I too have faucet joint syndrome, so I understand your pain.

Is there a follow up vid ?

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 ай бұрын

no there isnt, it grew well and then got full of duckweed so I removed it.

Maybe take a hair dryer to the mesh.and bend or melt it into some interesting crevices and ledges? Cover that with moss for more of a 3-D effect?

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 жыл бұрын

good idea :)

Is there an update on the result of that wall?

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

Yes it was removed a long time ago because it just filled up with duckweed unfortunately

Staples might be easier?

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

Staples will rust

i have tryd this with myggnetting, but it didnt grow. maby it was to small holl.. sorry for the norwgian word, but i dont know in english :/ hope it will work to you, meby i will try again then..

don't know if you've tried it before but my neo's absolutely swarm new life spectrum small fish food

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

I havnt tried it out yet but I will look out for it :)

Update video? What does it look like now after 6 years

no update on it ?

ser fram emot att se den växa.

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

THANK U Sofi :)

Well, how did it turn out?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Its grown about 3cm in most places but there are still some bald areas its growing as best as it can for a none Co2 tank.

Hi mark, maybe you can help me.. i got some crystal reds and blacks. but they dont seen to be peeling there skin.. what can i do?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Regular water changes will make them molt more frequently ..just remember to try and match temperature and you will be ok .

@mjade553

7 жыл бұрын

Weekly waterchanges about 15%, and the temperture is 25c

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

You just have to be patient my friend ,they will molt .

@mjade553

7 жыл бұрын

Thnx mark!

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

+m Jade you are very welcome 😃

Tried doing this but the moss seems to be dying what should I do?

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

There could be a million answers to that my friend because I dont know your waters content, look for things like is there enough light ? do you do enough water changes ?

Is there an update on how this looks??

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 жыл бұрын

Nope I no longer have it in the tank it was filling up with duckweed

why do i need to double layer it ? any reason ?

@MarksShrimpTanks

4 жыл бұрын

it holds the moss together, you could go single layer and use thread to hold all the moss to the frame

How did it turn out?

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

It grew nice enough, you can see it still in some of my older videos.. eventually though it got full of duck weed and I removed it.

@invertMASA

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks Nice, Think I'm going to make one this weekend. And the duckweed problem is real. I'm battling that in a tank of mine right now. Just when you think you got it all out, BOOM! its back.

is there a update?

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 жыл бұрын

No unfortunately it started to get filled with duckweed and look bad so I removed it.

@chromequest707

6 жыл бұрын

All good bro

@chromequest707

6 жыл бұрын

Stuff happens

@evelynfrechette2911

5 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks You should have removed the duckweed!!!

What species the anubias in there? I'm from Indonesia

@MarksShrimpTanks

4 жыл бұрын

no idea with plants my friend

@advaneic3824

4 жыл бұрын

Marks Shrimp Tanks bacot lo anying, thanks

Will Shrimp baby go into the mesh and get trapped and die?

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

yes possible, I got tons of duckweed trapped in it after a few months and it just looked a mess so I removed it.

@rohans3447

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks ok thanks 😊

Did you say a Woss Mall ??? lol !

@MinnyLouWho

7 жыл бұрын

Im kidding by the way ;) I tried a woss mall in one of my tanks but the moss didnt grow well at all....but it didnt grow well anywhere in the tank. Im thinking I need new lights in that tank..hrmmmm.....

@MinnyLouWho

7 жыл бұрын

Im kidding by the way ;) I tried a woss mall in one of my tanks but the moss didnt grow well at all....but it didnt grow well anywhere in the tank. Im thinking I need new lights in that tank..hrmmmm.....

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah this video is now 2 weeks old for me and my moss wall is growing ,its like a stubble on a mam lol

I have 5 herniated 3 ruptured disks so I sympathize.

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

Ruptured disks are the worst pain level 0-10 instantly if you move the wrong way .

Never made an update ??

@MarksShrimpTanks

Ай бұрын

I didnt, it grew fine but then got full of duckweed so I removed it, saying that moss is very easy to grow, If you want a tip on growing it make it the dominant plant in the tank with the most mass, I do this in aløl my shrimp tanks now. Try watching from this point in this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/eHekr6dvdtu8c7g.htmlsi=1XHGGO4LYPBOIl45&t=223

So how'd it turn out? I'm not feeling like I should go thru 187 Comments to maybe find out. Right?

16th veiwer pretty good ehh? i think also first comment

Dont you think the moss can't grow out of the mesh because its sandwiched like that?

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

+Sub1117 it's growing already 😃

get well soon

@MarksShrimpTanks

7 жыл бұрын

My back is sore but better today ,thank you :)