Sharlotte Adams

What Co2 System would you recommend for a 55 gallon setup?

We use a Water Conditioner made for Shrimp to ensure the correct Minerals are there to help with all of that and test water often. We have to do the same with a few of our others tanks. As far as the Calcium I can’t be sure. I pull the snails as soon as I see them and they all have hardened shells and seem to be healthy. Like I said I don’t mind snails, but this tank has been fine until this became an issue. Tested the water today and all was good, but still woke to several dead juveniles.

The larger shrimp are fine, the babies are the ones having a hard. This tank has been up over a year with no issues. There are no fish in this tank, it has been a Shrimp only tank for a year, until my husband placed a few new plants from the LFS, I never get my plants from them because the plant tanks always have a ton of snails in them. I should mention that I have 30 aquariums and do extensive research before setting up a tank.m, and have been breeding Shrimp left and right for the last year with no issues. The only thing new to the tank is the snails.

I don’t mind them. But they are really just overwhelming the system. My poor shrimp don’t stand a chance getting to their food. I know they will naturally die off, but in the mean time so are my shrimp because they just aren’t getting enough food I don’t think. I don’t want to add more food because that will just increase their population.

Ok so I really don’t mind snails, but the population has exploded. Best way to deal with it? Also how to treat new plants so this does not happen again? Very new to planted tanks. Thanks in advance!

Thank you everyone 🙂 going through plant lists now.

Seachem Flourite for the substrate, we also have Aquarium coop Root Tabs and Easy Green Fertilizer.

I’m planning a 55 gallon planted aquarium with Livebearers, Bristlenose Plecos, Corydoras, Otocinclus, and a few Mystery Snails (the kid loves them). We are not opposed to using CO2, but we were hoping to stay kind of low tech if we can. We have a Hygger Advanced Full Spectrum Planted Aquarium Light to go the length of the tank. I’m looking for a lot of green with some colors mixed in. We have both Planted Substrate and fine gravel for the top layer. What plants would you suggest? I’m a stay at home mom, so I don’t really mind if it is high maintenance. Since getting back into the hobby after some hard times, it has really helped with keeping me upbeat and out of the depression I had been dealing with. Any help and advice would be much appreciated.

That is my Super Red Empress! And Yes I’m definitely crazy haha! In the process of setting up a 55 Planted and 4 29 Planted Tanks now lol! Here’s my breeding pair of Big Ear Guppies.

@lefty olol I might be a little of both!

Hey guys and gals! First thank you Zenzo for giving me the link and invite to join. Secondly thank you Cory for getting us interested in getting back into the great hobby that is Fish Keeping and Dean for sharing his breeding knowledge and inspiring me to get off my bum and get active. We are definitely one of the crazies with MTS, we have 30 tanks ranging in size from 125 gallon all the way down to a 5 gallon. We keep everything from African and American Cichlids, Guppies, Corydoras, Bettas, Plecos…. It’s a long list. Anyways nice to meet everyone!