Kevyn's Shrimp Community

I have all along like the different variety of shrimps and have always been in love with Cherries and CRS.

This is going to be a long post as I have recently did a filter change and since I have done some photo taking and updated my blog, I might as well post it in a forum!


I have recently gotten a canister as I feel that the bio-load in my tank was getting too much for my HOB to handle. Hence I bought the canister 2211 Eheim which is widely recommended by many. To be honest, it was a hassle to start the 2211 the first time as they did not have the "kick start" function that the bigger models have.

Here are some parts of the filter when unpacked.



Of cause a filter is never complete without its Biofilter. I decided to choose Eheim substrate pro after choosing for awhile at the LFS.



Nevertheless I managed to get it going in... 2 hours.. YES, it took a whole 2 hours to position the outlet/inlet and get it working. And finally after fixing it together and managing to run the filter properly, I took a picture below.



Yes the whole thing look messy and my intake is at the front, but the whole idea is to let my canister run for two weeks minimum before I can remove my HOB. So that my canister will have properly formed bacteria.


I bought the filter on the 10 of Feb and today, I have decided that my canister is good to go solo. Hence I removed my HOB and decided to add a DIY chiller and at the same time, move my intake to the back and move my canister to the right. As you can see the Styrofoam box is not my completed project for my DIY chiller, but it is just to test a theory I have in mind. So far, I'm having a drop in 2 Deg for nearly 3 hours straight.




Below is a front view of my rearrange JAVA wall and my intake to the back right to replace my HOB



A closer look on the canister beside my Styrofoam box.



A different view of how my tank looks at the bottom left corner. My Tank is becoming the scape that I want.



Hence after all the washing and changing of the filter, I'm glad that the inhabitants are doing good and happily enjoying their meal together.





Its amazing the back breaking things we do for our shrimps~

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!

Wahaha nice DIY chiller how often you maintain it? Bro long term better invest in one if you go on holiday or what how to maintain the DIY?

nice setup am interested to know how yr diy chiller works just put ice inside?

Nice write up of your setup!

A chiller will make ur setup neat!
Good effort though! All the best!

Originally Posted by avex30

Wahaha nice DIY chiller how often you maintain it? Bro long term better invest in one if you go on holiday or what how to maintain the DIY?

I have totally no space now, my mom is already making noise on me taking up her territory atm I am trying to stop from getting more CRS and when I move house, that is where the chiller comes in

It is really very simple, just add in some ice bottle which i freeze earlier and the temperature can hold for quite awhile.

I feel the tubing in the box is not long enough. Only a mere 15 CM is in contact with the ice water inside. I am looking to do a coil inside with about 30 CM more and adding some metal tubings to enable better heat diffusion surface.

A good thing is, the temperature doesn't drop too drastically when I put the ice but gradually drops to prevent any temperature shock. Something which I fancy.

[FanAromatic]

Nice setup. Hope your DIY cooler can be successful, the only thing is that there will be alot of hardwork to ensure the ice bottles is changed on time, otherwise, the temperature will rise up.

[Jessiezeng]

Originally Posted by Kevyn

I have totally no space now, my mom is already making noise on me taking up her territory atm I am trying to stop from getting more CRS and when I move house, that is where the chiller comes in

It is really very simple, just add in some ice bottle which i freeze earlier and the temperature can hold for quite awhile.

I feel the tubing in the box is not long enough. Only a mere 15 CM is in contact with the ice water inside. I am looking to do a coil inside with about 30 CM more and adding some metal tubings to enable better heat diffusion surface.

A good thing is, the temperature doesn't drop too drastically when I put the ice but gradually drops to prevent any temperature shock. Something which I fancy.

Bro , if with a 30 cm coil how much is the total cost to DIY this chiller ?

Originally Posted by FanAromatic

Nice setup. Hope your DIY cooler can be successful, the only thing is that there will be alot of hardwork to ensure the ice bottles is changed on time, otherwise, the temperature will rise up.

bro, that was the reason I used the Ice box it helps to reduce the hardwork of adding ice direct in the tank! haha

It used to be 2-3 hours for cool temperature..

but now I can maintain it slightly longer to 5 hours

Originally Posted by Jessiezeng

Bro , if with a 30 cm coil how much is the total cost to DIY this chiller ?

Erm by coil I mean use a longer tubing out of the outlet .. but if you mean the metal bit, I'm still working on my sources

I will let you know on the cost of the whole DIY chiller.