28th Month – (Boiled Eggplant Feeding Frenzy) NO filter, NO CO2, NO Ferts 5 Gallon Nano Tank

This is actually 27th and 28th month update. During the 27th, I just basically did regular maintenance. This has been the longest pause for this channel. I thought being inside for a long period of time would give me more time to shoot videos, but it actually had the opposite effect. I even started to replay one of my old favorites, the Mass Effect series. Not good. Great games, though. And it started to talk about the genophage, and I stopped playing. NHL anyone? 

And life, also happened…I’ll probably update you guys in the future.

Ahem, anyway, Loomster is doing great. The shrimp are breeding. I actually saw Loomster suck in baby shrimp here and there, but I never got to film it. It usually happens super-fast. The mutt, the pinkish shrimp, is a bit of a mystery. I don’t know which combination of shrimp created that color baby.

I boiled the eggplant for around 15 minutes. It was very soft at that point. I’ve never seen the shrimp eat that fast. I think this was the fastest feeding of anything I put this tank. They really liked it.

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This is a Walstad Method tank. The credit goes to Diana Walstad for publishing the organic soil substrate method.

Check out her book in the link below if interested.
Ecology of the Planted Aquarium by Diana Walstad(Hard cover) http://amzn.to/2tB4xiZ
Ecology of the Planted Aquarium by Diana Walstad(digital) http://amzn.to/2svT0Sy

4.6 gallon low iron rimless tank http://amzn.to/2yKTWST
5.4 gallon low iron rimless tank http://amzn.to/2y5YZeO
50W heater http://amzn.to/2tAQOsy
Heater cover so plants won't get burned http://amzn.to/2sw42ap
Tiny thermometer http://amzn.to/2tAwFmg
Magnetic thermometer https://amzn.to/2LRCrXd
(I'm using the tiny thermometer with a small rubber band to hold it in its place.)

Mini round shape magnet scrubber http://amzn.to/2zx6k8D
Miracle gro organic choice potting mix http://amzn.to/2tyHm9g
2~3mm gravel 20lb bag http://amzn.to/2gJ5tOl
2~3mm gravel 5lb bag http://amzn.to/2y3e3ih

Aquarium scissors http://amzn.to/2BXY1GW
Aquarium Tweezers http://amzn.to/2EWyAZe

TetraMin Flakes (gourami and shrimp food) http://amzn.to/2Gouypo


Camera: LG v10 (manual mode) stock app https://amzn.to/2JrwD4C
Clip 3 in 1 lens photo kit. I used the macro lens for close up shots. http://amzn.to/2HPggiF

Vegas Pro 15 https://amzn.to/2Hwu5C5



Shrimps:
Amano Shrimp https://amzn.to/2PdYOY6
Blue velvet Shrimp https://amzn.to/2Oaw7yT
Cherry Shrimp https://amzn.to/2yfoU64
Chocolate Shrimp https://amzn.to/2P83jDv
Yellow Shrimp https://amzn.to/2OA2Ehr
CRS https://amzn.to/2IIOntq
Sunkist Shrimp https://amzn.to/2PcLQtS
Ghost Shrimp https://amzn.to/2ydKms1

Nerite snails https://amzn.to/2IF9sF8




The Best Growing Plants in this tank:
1. Ceratophyllum demersum (hornwort) https://amzn.to/2srT6HY
2. Duckweed https://amzn.to/2sl3G4p
3. Hemianthus glomeratus (pearl grass) https://amzn.to/2LIIPA5
4. Najas Guadalupensis (guppy grass) https://amzn.to/2LLN8L8

5. Bacopa caroliniana https://amzn.to/2LIPFpj
6. Dwarf hairgrass https://amzn.to/2sjG2W1



Music:

Erik Satie

Gymnopedie No.1 and 2