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The shrimp are in the new tank and seem to be doing well. They're swimming, munching around, and look to be getting more of their red color back. Also found out one of them is pregnant so hopefully I'll have a few more soon 😄

I went ahead and did this tonight. I think I may have squeezed a little too much out of the filter into the new tank. The water is pretty murky and there's a layer of brown over my sand (I forgot how much more shows with sand substrate), but I guess the good new is that there is definitely bacteria in the tank and also plenty of food for the shrimp haha 😄 Planning on adding the shrimp tomorrow if the parameters are looking good.

Just wanted to hop in and say it's awesome to see the difference from day 1 to now! Love the videos!

Sorry, what do you mean by "take some media out of the baggie"? Do you mean the bio rings? Unfortunately (maybe?) this filter just has cartridges. I'm hoping to grow more plants in here than in my 10 gallon. I have some java fern, java moss, and an anubias plant in there now. They are doing alright but my light isn't too great. I bought the 10 gallon on a whim because my 16 month old likes watching fish swim around 😄 I'm trying to piece this 5 gallon a little better, which will include a better light.

That's a really great idea, I'll have to check it out!

This is really helpful @JMC, I appreciate it! It sounds like I might be overcomplicating it 😄 I have the sponge filter running in my established tank now! This is a great learning experience though for making sure I keep an extra filter in a tank for faster cycling.

Hello! I have an established 10 gallon tank. I ordered some cherry shrimp and they came smaller than expected, so I decided to start a new dedicated shrimp tank (I now realize I should have done this from the start). The shrimp are currently in a breeder net in the established tank with java moss. I'm new to the hobby and unfortunately only have a HOB filter running in my established tank. I purchased a new sponge filter that I've been running in the established tank for a day or two now. I'm planning on moving this new filter over to the new tank when I'm ready to move the shrimp over. How long should I wait before the new filter is seeded? I've seen anywhere from 1 week to 3 months... I'm also planning on moving over some plants, substrate, and squeezing out the filter juice from my established tank into my new shrimp tank.