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I enjoy this content, and greatly appreciated the learning opportunity! My husband actually has a Tshirt that says "Shrimpin' ain't easy". LOL

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Your husbands t-shirt is correct 😂

@tatacd105

Жыл бұрын

what a great channel and a great guy thank yoy

'Beat it Shrimp!' That takes mr back! I used to hear that all the time from my older siblings! LOL! :)

that blue sponge with INK .... I cried I had to say it sorry hehehe

I thoroughly enjoyed this on Mark. Loads of good tips, thanks

This is a gem of a KZread channel. Good info, he cares about each animal and with good humor to boot. (Not humour, you puffers)

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Miles:)

As a newer shrimp breeder I really like the culling videos. It's nice to watch someone with more experience doing it and to hear / see what you're looking for.

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Travis. 👍

so happy you are back to doing these videos!

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them pointyboot:)

Mate hope you well you have got me thinking about keeping shrimp s for myself

loving your new format

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Miiiiiichael

I like this new style of video, I get more out of it and find them quite enjoyable

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sue, its nice to get feedback on what you like.

U have helped me sooo much with entering shrimp keeping and I can’t thank you enough mate good on ya!!!

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

No problem Cayle👍

really enjoyed this video and style. keep up the excellent info and great entertainment

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jamie

I absolutely love the longer show off format, that is what I am trying to do myself. AND I am very excited about this, I haven't had my soil deplete yet, its probably got a year left on it. I'm using Fluval Stratum right now though.

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Always love a good breakdown/rebuild video! And good coffee to go with it! Almost missed this one. Glad I didn't, nice haircut ;)

Always enjoy the content, but do thoroughly enjoy this new format, Ive been kicking the idea of starting a channel

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you William and yes give it a go and see how you get on.

I liked the net detail in the water exit you have good details than yyou I subscribe

Mark I'm not sure why this didn't show up in my feed. I try and watch Everything that you put out. I love this format. What you do on a daily basis probably answers a lot of the questions you are asked and we can figure things out in context. I have never seen a filter filled with substrate the material!! Thought about it, but never done it or seen it before. I wonder if you added fine lava rock with the soil, would it stop it from compacting plus create a better surface area for bacteria? I put it in a dirted tank mixed with worm castings for that same reason. I would appreciate your opinion and I'm sorry I missed this excellent video

Once my soil stops buffering, I plan on changing all my tanks to UGF. I'll probably change my neo tanks in the next couple of months. Still looking for the right containers and UGF to fit in them. I really like your new format and I must say I'm still loving the powdered food method of feeding. Makes it so much simplier because I no longer have to keep track of what foods I feed daily, I just mixed everything I had together and blended them up really nice.

@DJK6914

2 жыл бұрын

Where you from? I just bought acrylic sheets and the filter with tube part from Amazon. Cutting the acrylic and using aquarium safe silicone to make mine

@DJK6914

2 жыл бұрын

I can link the stuff if you want. I couldn't find any to buy other than ebay or out of country

@briandotson8028

2 жыл бұрын

@@DJK6914 I live in Germany.

3:35 made me LOL for some reason 🤣🤣

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip mate about longer formats, I also ditched the shorts.👍🤓

@MDFishTanks

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks I think shorts have their place but I feel like im short changing my audience with them and they become less likely to click and actual good video. Also, they bring in a lot of views and possible subs from random people that are less likely to click your videos again. This will hurt the CTR percentage and mean less likely to be sent out by the algorithm in the shorter term. That's my thoughts on it.

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

It took for me to see this video for it to click for me on where I was going wrong kzread.info/dash/bejne/fa57z5aAh5rSaLw.html I am still awful at making videos but I do what I can with the tools that iv got 😂

Thanks for the great video! Would you recommend putting a layer of this soil in if you have caridina tank with just gravel as the substrate? It’s quite a thick layer unfortunately. Your advice is always greatly appreciated 😊

Hi Mark, thanks for another nugget of gold advice ! Bread knife for foam. I have a request for a video? How to change/replace old ADA soil in a tank that has gone powdery/over 2 years old without ruining your scape or causing a headache.

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thats probably impossible to do sir.

I think these shrimp are far more resilient than what alot of folks suggest online. You basically did a huge water change and I'm interested to see how they react. Any increased molting or deaths or anything at all. I'm sure the plants and floating plants will help with Ammonia from the soil as well. Can't wait to see how it goes. Fun to watch as usual!

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree, I think the main issues are people not preparing the water before hand properly and over feeding, they see deaths and think it was the water change when its them overfeeding.

@gosdin27

2 жыл бұрын

@Marks Shrimp Tanks very good points

I watched and I feel tired 😅 Great video! I just like watching you doing your stuff. Always something new to learn 👍 Also great intro. Music is really pleasant. Happy shrimp keeping! 💕🦐💕

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Anna

Grate form Mark :)

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Jakub

@Doberminator

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks Ar you use Ada Amazona Gold ? , I have one tank and IT start mega slow....I do not use a sponge in such a filter because it is clogged with dust from the substrate, the substrate itself filters very well and I take the dust out with a thin hose

Nice mate 👌🏼 just found the channel, new sub 👊🏼

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub bud I will check out your channel!

I just bought that soil..

you could also use BioHome super gravel. it wont compact or mess with parameters.

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

I need the Ion exchange from an active soil to clean the tank you wont get that with standard media.

Hey mark! Have you ever done a no substrate tank? I painted the bottom and sides of my tank black and im planning on getting some neos for it. I think they look super good on a black bottom, gives it a super clean look. Keep up the great videos!! Cheers

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

shrimp do best with loads of biofilm so you will need to provide them some kind of structure?

Really good stuff man. Love the detailed step by step videos 😉 Giving me lots of good ideas. Would you say the substrate in filter is doing most of the buffering or is the actual tank substrate? Would just the substrate in filter be enough to buffer tank? Love the videos!

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and yes sir.

Hey mark, simple suggestion we would all enjoy which would also boost and draw in your last minute likes before viewers click off, would be to come back the next day with a quick A roll of the tank all cleared up followed by some juicey B roll with a few close ups of the shrimps in the tank from the vid, like you do on your live streams. We love to see some nice clear details of the shrimps in every video no matter the subject matter. Only reason I mentioned this on this particular upload is your SCR santas are my favorites!! Take it or leave it, just a thought…

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

I actually stopped doing that because people were clicking off as soon as the B roll started and they knew the video was over, I am going by what my analytics are telling me now.

I read somewhere the Amazonia version 2 soil isn't as good. Assuming it buffers the PH is you're using it. I have fluval in my tangerine Tigers. I plan on setting up another tank with a UGF I built. I just can't decide what soil I want to use. Thanks for the awesome video!

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

from what I read its cleaner than version one?

@DJK6914

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks awesome! Yeah it beats me🤷‍♂️ I've done research but can't seem to find much on it or how it behaves in a tank really

Hi Mark injoy your video s looking to begin keeping shrimp would love some advice

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Just ask away Vic 👍

OK Mark I did bunch of this UGF one of the tank I hatched CPD fry and fry went down under the filter 😳 took them long time but they are out

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

yes you need to cover that outlet.

Hej. Po wsypanie takiej ilości Ada wer. 2 nie będzie problemów z ilością uwalnuanych nawozów do wody jak ewentualnie sobie z tym radzić?

I have added lil bit aqua soil to my existing shrimp tank to fill out a portion because my plants were growing big i observed that some of my shrimps are acting weird and my shrimplets are dead.

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

thats a shame did you add a lot all at once or?

I would think the ammonia spike that comes with new Amazonia soil would hurt the shrimp, no?

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

possible if you don't know what you are doing. I am using prime to bind the ammonia for 48rs and then I dose more prime. eventually the filtration will catch up.

Hi Mark - a question. You referred to amazonia and the fact that it leeches ammonia. And you said you put some prime and bacteria. Will it be fair to say that you are going to have to keep on adding prime for quite some time? I am lead to understand that it will leach ammonia for several weeks. In a planted you can resolve this by doing massive water changed daily for the first week, every other day for the second, and so on. But you can't do that in a shrimp tank. So how long would you expect to keep adding prime? And surely that would in turn, slow down the maturation of the filter? Thanks PS love this format but do still like the lives and sharp room tours that you used to do too👍👍 Cheers, Chris

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

the soil is going into a mature tank so I am no worried about any ammonia leeching.

how well are your Sochting Oxydators working? I bought the D model and it kind of worked a little at first then the smaller bubbles stopped coming from the ceramic base and it just sort of popped a big bubble out every now and then from the space between container and base. I refilled it today and packed some filter floss around the gap between container and base which seams to help a bit. Best I can tell mine just doesn't have a tight enough seal around rubber. Is mine defective ,am I doing something wrong or what?

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

yeah mine work ok I switched it up to 6% solution to get more oxygen.

@regularguy8592

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks yes I switched to 6% also ,just have the problem with it making too big of bubbles like a 1/4 inch size. The filter floss i put in has helped but not fixed the problem.

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

I have never had that version before so I am not sure if thats normal or not mate.

Hi, doesn't that new soil leach ammonia? Is it OK for your shrimp?

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

it does and yes it doesn't affect the shrimp because ammonia isnt toxic at low ph.

Are you concerned about the huge ammonia spike from ADA Amazonia with shrimps still in the tank?

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly no, its not the first time I have done this 😬😉

@hmegadeth

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks That's good to know. I was thinking about replacing mine soon. Was going to cycle it in another tank but I guess there is enough bacteria to handle the new soil. Thanks!

@hmegadeth

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks Forgot to mention... I really like the content on your channel. You are doing great work!

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Just make sure you use some prime if you are going to try adding any ammonia based substrates to a tank with living things in it.

Türkçe alt Yazı rica ediyorum 🤭💯

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

hello mate

Lord mark, usually u use oxydator solution 3% or 6% ?

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Normally 3% but the last few weeks I have been trying 6%.

@pokosal7015

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks how is the result of 6% sir mark ?

Great video, sorry it was a pain in A$$ for ya. 🤕

would there be any Ammonia or any toxin releases, without cyclling the new soil??

@MarksShrimpTanks

5 ай бұрын

I know this is a late reply but there were no issues at all, the shrimp breed like crazy in that tank and then I moved house and they are in another tank now.

You look great with your haircut . I would be very worried with the size of a potential Ammonia spike even with the precautions you are taking . Keeping a record of any changes to water parameters over the next 4-6 weeks would be very interesting . On a related issue ; do you have a link for where you get those Acrylic Boxes for the Asian style filters as I can't find them anywhere .

@briandotson8028

2 жыл бұрын

I would also be interested in a link. Thanks!!

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

they boxes were just from some random hardware store years back, and I am not to worried about the ammonia, I have another filter in the tank and dosed prime, just to let you know this isnt the first time I have done this 😉

Can you please explain the theory behind ion exchange to clean the tank?

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Its not a theory, Negative acidic soils exchange molecules for positive and negative molecules in water.

@wilsonswateryworld4482

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks Thank you for the quick reply? How does that keep the tank clean?

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

try this link it explains it very well. ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=1524

Kind of a bit scratching my head on this one Mark. Why taking the risk to use ada straight in the tank, instead of for example cycling it Ina bucket separately with a sponge filter untill it's safe then move it when it's cycled? Plus you remove all the filter media that where full of good bacteria why not reuse it? Hope everything will be alright for the shrimpies. I just added back some new benibachi soil in my ugf, same as you was time after a year to have again better buffering capacity and optimal water parameters.

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

Its not the first time I have done this mate plus I have another double sponge filter in the tank. Remember I have like a 500% IQ but I can only use 10% of it. downloading more memory right now from ebay.

@briandotson8028

2 жыл бұрын

I use Environment Soil from GlasGarten. It doesn't leach.

@yukimura1sanada

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks 😆

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

@@yukimura1sanada double dose of prime is the answer and I will check for ammonia every day all though I think I might get a false reading using prime. I will see tomorrow, I think prime binds and and makes it safe but the test kits cans still read it as being present.

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

yes on my sera test kit I read ammonia but on the prime website it says it binds it making it safe but its still available to the filter. they are recommending double dose every 48hours.