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    My Future Shrimp Breeding Setup

    I have a 40 breeder that I want to set up and did not want another tank stand, so I picked this up at Lowes (Shag carpet to set the mood for breeding )

    I am not sure exactly what I want to do with it yet. My thoughts so far are 40 breeder planted display on one shelf. May be 4 10 gallons each on two other shelves or 2 55's with dividers for breeding. And will probably remove one of the shelves. I'm still throwing around ideas and will be taking it slow.
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    Be sure to replace the particle board with something more substantial. Looks nice . . . and familiar.
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    • #3
      what shrimp are you breeding?
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      • #4
        Tim, Thanks for the recommendations on the rack. There were a few options for racks at Lowes, but I chose this one because it conceals the slots on the frame and had a cleaner look than the others. I have already bought plywood for two of the shelves. I will probably be keeping the particle board for the top and bottom shelves for now, since they will not be supporting any substantial weight.

        I will be keeping and hopefully breeding CRS, CBS, OEBT, Painted Fire Red Neos, Orange Neos, and Yellow Neos. I will probably be keeping others as time goes by, I am just trying to be selective at this point.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Vigilante View Post
          Tim, Thanks for the recommendations on the rack. There were a few options for racks at Lowes, but I chose this one because it conceals the slots on the frame and had a cleaner look than the others. I have already bought plywood for two of the shelves. I will probably be keeping the particle board for the top and bottom shelves for now, since they will not be supporting any substantial weight.

          I will be keeping and hopefully breeding CRS, CBS, OEBT, Painted Fire Red Neos, Orange Neos, and Yellow Neos. I will probably be keeping others as time goes by, I am just trying to be selective at this point.
          Sounds like someone is going to be having fun...
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          • #6
            That is a very nice looking rack , what are the dimensions and price if you don't mind me asking ?
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            • #7
              Particle boards is a bad idea around any substantial volume of water.

              I have the same rack. I split mine in two though, because I didn't like the possibility of it tipping over. I also upgraded the panels to some nice thick plywood that I watersealed. Its nice the water beads right up and is easy to control incase of the eventual spill.

              Looking foward to seeing this thread develop.
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              • #8
                Particle board and the humidity will be bad not to mentionspills. I would definitely get rid ofthe one on bottom; you might be ok if you paint the one on top. Looks like a nice setup you will have there.
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                • #9
                  you could leave the particle boards if you covr them with some fiberglass which will make it stronger and water resistant.
                  75g Tank,
                  2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
                  2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
                  10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
                  10g Tank
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                  2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic

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                  • #10
                    hmm, i would think that you would have to really get the fiberglass level and flat to put an aquarium on it. if it were me, i would use the 7 ply birch plywood that i have used in guitar speaker cabinets and then seal it or cut a piece of glass for the top. its really strong and true. as i recall, sunkenmetal likes melamine for being water resistant and i know its really flat since i have used it for woodworking tool tables.
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                    • #11
                      there are different types of fiber glass. i use the cloth sheets and the bondo fiber glass type.
                      75g Tank,
                      2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
                      2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
                      10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
                      10g Tank
                      Hospital 2-F. Endlers

                      2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic

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                      • #12
                        I am going to go with the plywood for shelves. I have 2 already and will be replacing the rest before I any tanks are added.

                        Does anyone have any cheap 10 gallon aquariums laying around? I am looking for 4 of them right now.

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                        • #13
                          i have 2-29s 1-20L
                          75g Tank,
                          2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
                          2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
                          10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
                          10g Tank
                          Hospital 2-F. Endlers

                          2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic

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                          • #14
                            I appreciate it, but my shelves are 48X24, so those would'nt work for me.

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                            • #15
                              Check petco see if they are having their dollar a gallon sale.
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