Link to float valves and guys please do your waterchanges this way it makes a massive difference ...like and subscribe www.aliexpress.com/item/4000246323655.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.56a84c4d4ZPo7p

Get a patent for “The Float Valve Thing,” it needs mass production😂😂

This was really nice....certainly something to implement....thanks!!!

Seems a very common sense approach - Maybe why I hadn't thought of it! Something else to add to my new CRS tank. Thanks Mark :)

Thank you for the video!! I’m less scared to do water changes now.

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas Ginny :)

Great video again Mark.... Very well explained. Thank you.

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

Very welcome

Thanks for the info! Need to do a water change today but just found some shrimp fry, this is very helpful. Always love your videos

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome :)

Great video Mark. Get well soon! Clogged up so many airstones, im gonna try the ceramic ring & valve instead :) Picked up many tricks from your videos

Really useful vid. Cheers

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

That introduction man you made my night lovely personality 🔥

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that

Great video Mark! Hope your back feels better soon!

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

I do this as well, started doing it when I first got shrimp out of fear of killing them....lol Not actually a "drip", but a slow flow through 1/4'' tubing

Hi , what was the make and name of the pen you was using ?. Great video

Just come across this video, was trying to find info about this on the web for ages and couldn't find anything this informative. Thankyou for sharing, I've now liked and subscribed to your channel just because of this.

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Well I guess I have researched/watched enough videos (Ive watched some of your videos 10x just to study), because I had this figured out already 😜 Its way easier for smaller tanks imo, and I use just a airtube valve, but the principle made me overcome water changes death. Even if you mess up a bit it doesnt SHOCK them so you end up stressing the good gene on and on!

one of the best videos of you, Mark congratulations and thank you 🍀

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@saidmilani

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks You're Welcome

great video mark, if like me you cant do gravity fed changes , i use 15 litre bucket with stripped marina 25i pump with 4mm hose attached , then end going into the tank has a flow restrictor on it to limit drips into tank, shrimp rarely notice a difference.

Great video Mark. It seems fairly self explanatory but really helps to have it laid out. Kit options are helpful and the visual explanation of the EC readings were useful too!

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@sko1beer

3 жыл бұрын

This guy is the most honest shrimp keeper on KZread and keeps no secrets and teaches stuff we would pay money to learn . I bet other professional shrimp keepers hate him but it’s ok we love him for all the shrimp he saves on earth 👍

Cool video and thanks for sharing. Where did you get those small float valves?

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

in the first comment my friend :)

Thanks for this video Mark - Doing this method, would it be safe to do two big (40-50%) water changes one day after another?

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

on neo tanks you will get away with it but not on an soft water bee shrimp tank, I think the soil lifespan would be very short like less than a year.

pet smart carry those float vault

when I am adding the remineralized water that is for example 200 tds for neo back into the tank do I have to worry about it being more than 200 because of the water inside of the tank already has solvents in it

Hi mark. what's the valve called that you are using on the drip tube and where can I get one?

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

they are airline valves but can be used for water, you will get them on ebay and amazon :)

It all free's quite movely 😁

@MarksShrimpTanks

6 ай бұрын

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Where is the link to the float valve and bracket? Love the setup, but want to make sure I get the right supplies to utilize it. Thanks :)

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

Added into the pinned comment :)

Hi Mark do you have a link to that conductivity and tedious meter that you have there or can you link me to a decent one. I’ve just noticed that the one I bought from Amazon only measures basic TDS and not microsiemens

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

This is the one I have now www.amazon.co.uk/HM-Digital-COM-80-Electrical-Conductivity/dp/B008SOPO10/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3SRSINQPRJVFM&keywords=hm+digital+com-80&qid=1640180253&sprefix=hmdigital+%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-3

Love your videos ! Can you maybe make a video about seed shrimps in shrimp tanks. What do you do with those white little insects swimming around... Cause they really annoying to look at it 😂

@latishasuarez1366

Жыл бұрын

Yes same for me. Would love to know this question as well. Please.

Hey Mark, what happens when water evaporates? Will it retain the minerals? What should we replace the water with? Ro water? Or remineralized? Thanks 🙏

Mark, Do you worry about water temperature when acclimating new shrimp or doing water changes? I'm still learning; Thanks!

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

you dont have to worry about that when dripping the water back in.

How do use a float valve for water changes? Both rodi storage and filling tanks?

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

yes

😊👍

Hi Mark. I have just switched from tap water to RO for my neos, the problem that I have is the water in my tank was sitting around 400+ tds. A couple of weeks ago I did a 10% change with pure RO (0 tds) dripped in, I lost 1 shrimp that I could see (out of 300+) which was about a week later. I've done another water change (dripped) this weekend

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

just do it over time my friend there is no rush, I would set your target tds in your water change and forgets whats in the tank. :)

the water you add back, does it have to be the same temperature or can it be a bit colder than your tank temperature?

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

Its better if its around the same.

Mark I have a question, what is your suggestion if you do not have RO water that is the same temp as your tanks? Would you just have a large bucket with a heater and just have that bucket with the same water parameters as the tank that can be dripped?

@MarksShrimpTanks

Жыл бұрын

Just keep the new water in a bucket in the same room as the shrimp for a day before use and it should be close enough.

I've noticed when I do water changes and i remineralize my RO water, if I wait 24-hours, my TDS has increased by about 50. Have you found this to be true? I currently use Equilibrium but am switching over to the brand that you use. Just wondering if that has any negative effects on the shrimp (if that happens with that brand)

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

Yes thats why you need to let it sit for 24hrs before using it.

How often do you recommend doing water changes

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

every week or two, as long as you drip it back in its fine

Does the temperature of the dripping water not need to match the tank temperature?

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

good question, yes its better if it does.... normally the water is stored in the same room as the tanks so it will be near enough the same temperature.

Hi Mark, I have a mix of shrimp in a tank that I put my culls in, but now I have some interesting silver colour with black stripes appearing, would it be worth setting up another tank and putting these guys in and see what happens?

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

yeah I would go for it :)

@joannecummins5265

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarksShrimpTanks Thankyou.

@VinylUnboxings

3 жыл бұрын

@@joannecummins5265 post a video if they start looking cool

u crazy scotsman

I just started with red cherry shrimp. My water is from a 300 ft. deep well the TDS is 125, KH 4 and GH 5, PH 7.8 should I make any changes to the water ? Thank You Joe

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

I would just bring it up and let it sit being aerated for a day before using with the tank... the water is good :)

@VinylUnboxings

3 жыл бұрын

Well first off if you keep it 300 ft higher up it'll be a lot easier to see your shrimo

also could you do a small electric water pump so you dont have to have your container above the tank? because i would love to have a 55 gallon drum and pull from it and leave it in my spare bathroom and just run a hose from it to all my tanks

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 жыл бұрын

I used to have mine this way but its much better having the water drip in from above.

I just did this last week I did a ~50 in my community tank with rcs and had it drip so slow that it took days to fill back up and my shrimp as well as everything in the tank seem very healthy and no ring of death. I thought I invented something 😂

@2869may

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a "drip" takes so long... I do a slow flow through 1/4'' tube. It's not like acclamation were you're completely changing the water they're in.

i always drip back in, i fill bucket with ro, remineralise then take a jug of water out of it and drip back in from that

Hi Mark! Hi! What would you do if you had to dilute your tank TDS? Would you lower the shrimp mineral salts in the new water? Pure RO water for dilution is probably a bad idea right? Thanks! Also, what do you think is a max TDS dilution if you had to do it 10ppm 20ppm per water change?

could you just tap the bottom of the container with the drip valve and hang it over the water

Hows things hope ur well can’t wait for the next happy Monday 👍🏻✌️👍🏻✌️

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27:22 what’s that spinning thing

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

its a dehydrator I use to dry my foods :)

Thank you! 🌊🌊🌊✨🐠

@MarksShrimpTanks

2 ай бұрын

Oh wow thank you very much. 🙂

6, 7, 8 9 10, then I let it go again :)

0:07 TELEPORTATION

I thought the idea of mixing your water from 0TDS to that of the tank was to avoid having to drip it in? That is, the waters should be so similar there shouldn't be a shock right?

@VinylUnboxings

3 жыл бұрын

"similar" sometimes just isn't quite similar enough

@sko1beer

3 жыл бұрын

I’m been keeping shrimp for just under 10 years and never knew till 3 days ago that it can get too cold for shrimp. Every day we learn something new

This was a half hour well spent. I just have the one ten gallon for shrimp, and am probably the least knowledgeable person here. But I have three other tanks, and I don't see why I shouldn't implement this system for all of them. On disability: Sometimes the disability is awesome, and sometimes society is awesome. And by 'awesome,' I mean something else entirely. lol. And by 'lol,' I mean something else entirely. Ha ha.

@MarksShrimpTanks

3 жыл бұрын

yes my back is wrecked, I cant even do a small waterchange ..

getting the water up higher than the tank KILLS my back!! only 3 gallons, i'm a weakling!

@VinylUnboxings

3 жыл бұрын

Which part of your back? It's probably at least partially a technique issue