Shrimp Tank Setup with Homemade Bacterial Powder (Caridina)

In this video I show a 7 weeks time lapse of my shrimp tank setup with DIY bacterial powder. I was using undergravel filtration with SL Aqua active soil for this setup.
Shrimps Affair bacterial powder for growing biofilm and green walls is also available in my eBay shop:
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Shrimp food that I'm using and highly recommended (from Tai Cheng)
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Thanks for watching!

[@RWAquariumPages]

great video! i love how much time time and effort to make sure the tank is mature before introducing the shrimp! great work and can't wait for next video!

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you my shrimp friend!

[@GDaddyTx]

Definitely not hungry. I really enjoy how you set up and cycle your tanks. I’ve watched several people and will try it your way. I’ll keep ya posted. Thx for sharing….🫣🫣🫣

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks for watching!

[@gedGOD]

You are making seriously interesting content my friend. Keep up the great work 👏💪🏾

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you Eddy, Im very happy to hear that. It motivates me to provide you with more content like this

[@Diosesdepapel]

Very interesting prosses for starting a new tank for shrimps , definitely a great way to follow , tks for sharing

[@ShrimpMania]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching!

[@jamiea9067]

Nice biofilm growth, gonna give it a try next tank

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks Jamie. Give it a go you wont be disappointed

[@fishysnowman9082]

Really great detailed video 👍

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you so much for you support 😊

[@arcticwinds6125]

Great information, thank you for the video ! 👍

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you Artic, pleased to hear from you

[@morrisvw1]

Hi Shrimpmania. Awesome video on making your own bacteria powder, definitely going to give it a go as commercial bacteria powder is very expensive. Keep up the great vids, absolutely love them!

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you MauNats! Glad to hear you like my videos. Appreciate your support my friend!

[@morrisvw1]

@@ShrimpMania Anytime buddy. Quick question, is the ratio 12 scoops Soya beans, 2 scoops Bacter AE and 1.5 scoops yeast?

[@ShrimpMania]

@@morrisvw1 i think it was 6 soya powder 2 bacter and 1.5 yeast but i dont think its super important

[@morrisvw1]

@@ShrimpMania Perfect, thank you!

[@ShrimpMania]

You are welcome!

[@kenz326428]

Hi, people in Taiwan/Japan had been doing this diy natto bacteria + sugar(to feed the bacteria) liquid solution ,and some companies even sell these types of solutions(in liquid and powdered forms). Maybe you can give it a try next time replacing the bacter ae with natto bacteria powder and since you use grounded soybeans you probably won't need to use sugar because natto bacteria is used to ferment soybeans in Japan. Love your vids, keep up the great work

[@ShrimpMania]

Great info Li, I dont think i can find natto bacteria here in Europe but if i can i will try to use it next time. Thanks for the great info man

[@ahmedthefriend]

Hello there, Can you tell us what is the recipe, and how to prepare this solution?

[@ahmedthefriend]

Looked for natto bacteria powder nowhere to be found online for the USA, do you know any website to buy it from?

[@ahmedthefriend]

Great video, have you tried your powder without Bacteria AE ? Any good news?

[@cnosnevets1]

excellent work!

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks a lot!

[@SteveHinrichs]

Only shrimp people will say "lovely biofilm" or "beautiful biofilm" in a conversation. :-) I have been looking around for the yellow fancy tigers. I have not found any in the US. Now I want them even more. Thanks for the great videos.

[@ShrimpMania]

Hey Steve, yes you right: fish people - how to get rid from dust algae? Shrimp people - how to grow dust algae? 😂 I hope you will find yellow galaxies in the US one day

[@codyshubin1073]

@@ShrimpMania I thought I was the only one! I can’t find any videos except on this channel about supporting algae growth it’s been really annoying. Shrimp keepers and fish keepers definitely have different challenges

[@FreshWaterGenetics]

I use this exact method in my breeder tanks

[@cdropbox]

cool!!! subbed

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you 😊

[@ahmedthefriend]

Great video, have you tried your powder without Bacteria AE ? Any good news?

[@nicoclaassen6427]

Thanks for all the great videos and the sharing of all tips and tricks. Love this mineral mix. Did you try too add white sweet potato to your mixture. Think it will be great and will try it on tanks. Let me know what you think. Thanks. Nico

[@ShrimpMania]

Yes I have some dry powder left may be I will give it a go

[@shinucafe]

Great video , i can finaly grow algae faster. When i will get a another aquarium , i will use dis recipe of bacteria .

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you, I’m glad it was helpful!

[@gedGOD]

I will be doing this method in a few tanks in the coming weeks. Setting up another 15 tanks, so trying a couple of different ways 😊✌️

[@ShrimpMania]

I hope it would work good for you too!

[@juanmanuel7877]

Me ha gustado mucho el vídeo, muy educativo y siempre está bien aprender algo nuevo, yo creo y no soy ningún experto que lo que crece en el boniato no es bacteria sino el micelio de un hongo, de echo en alguna toma se ven hasta las "bolsitas" donde crecen las esporas. Las gambas lo comen bien, pero creo que en un acuario con 200 euros en gambas yo no metería ningún alimento fermentado. Para Crear bioflim yo recomendaría una dosis muy baja de abono seachem Flouris que llenará rápido los cristales de verdín, chao

[@lingling4616]

This was a great video shrimp mania! Do you think since you used yeast in the bacteria mix, that yeast nutrition powder will enhance the process?

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks, maybe. I don't really know the science of it, just experimenting

[@nicholaswinstanley120]

Great video, instead of soy beans do you think a protein source of ground almond nuts would be ok? Thinking of giving this a go! Your thoughts on this would be great!!

[@ShrimpMania]

I think that would work it's another option for the plant protein

[@kiraneko5582]

How about dwarf crayfish is any chance you'll gonna setup one?

[@m.a.cridermotovlog8978]

Hi Do you still use RO water in cycling the tank?

[@orbitalix]

Always a great and interesting video. Did you ever try to use PSB on your shrimp tank?

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you! What's PSB?

[@orbitalix]

@@ShrimpMania is a Photosynthetic Bacteria, or more easy red algae. Is easy to make at home, you can find many videos on you tube. I see it used in many product for shrimp.

[@ShrimpMania]

@@orbitalix No I haven't tried it, will do some research and see if I can give it a try. Thanks for the info!

[@baronandbaronessvonwolf4618]

Nice I like you Shrimp I wish we had better places in West Texas to Get that stuff Water is Hard to get and costly here And the Place that Sold RO water close down

[@ShrimpMania]

You defiantly need to invest in RO unit. It will make your life much easier

[@aKaFlows]

What would you say is the key for the green algae? I've been trying to get this for month's now in my sulawesi tank but no succes... I'm thinking about resetting and trying something like shown in the video. What type of light do you use? Full spectrum or just white LED's?

[@ShrimpMania]

I have just white LEDs I don’t think full spectrum needed. Soil is quite important it should be fertile to provide minerals for algae to grow also bacterial powder helps a lot

[@MrKumarambrish]

What are the long term results. Did you face any problems with this

[@RedGalaxyFishbone]

Hi! Nice video, I am trying to setup a tank now for 2,5 weeks. Its planted and fully setup. But the ammonia is really high. Is it smart to still add bacterial?

[@ShrimpMania]

Hi! You can add some bacterial powder. To reduce your ammonia just do a large water change

[@RedGalaxyFishbone]

@@ShrimpMania amazing! Will do, Thanks for answering !

[@gregorydubya]

Where did the copepods come from? Did you add them? Are they naturally occurring in your water supply?

[@ShrimpMania]

Hey, I don't really know the science of that, they coming from nowhere same as seed shrimps and little worms.

[@MinhTran-cl6tb]

This could be a dumb question but I basically did the same setup as you but with a sponge filter and like an inch of substrate fluval. I sprinkled sl aqua magic powder and bacteria. However after a month of cycling, my tank doesn’t grow algae. Am I doing something wrong ?? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated

[@ShrimpMania]

I think soil run out of minerals. It happened in some of my tanks as well

[@seriousshrimps6517]

I like so much your idea of soia beans... But yeasts are already contained by Bacter AE...

[@ShrimpMania]

Yes Bacter AE should content some yeasts so my idea was to add some extra yeasts to reduce the amount of bacter ae because it’s quite expensive

[@manojhvaitisvaran5708]

Hi I would like ask if this method (diy bacter) would harm the shrimps in the long run?

[@manojhvaitisvaran5708]

Any update for me?

[@ajkandroid8662]

During the cycling how big is the water flow from the ugf is it full power setting

[@ShrimpMania]

It doesn’t need to be very strong or it will wear your soil faster in the long run. I normally using pump rated 1.5L/min for one ugf

[@harrybennett6155]

My tanks cycle is starting it's 5th week, but only have nitrites reading just over 0ppm. When did you see a rise in nitrites?

[@ShrimpMania]

If you have ammonia, it will be converted to the nitrates, more ammonia more nitrates at the end so it all depends

[@RaBob]

Great video! Thanks! I am using your DIY recipe to start a new shrimp tank now. Can't find dry soy beans here and don't have a grinder. So I am using "chick pea" flour from a health food shop instead. It's 100 chick peas already ground up, with zero additives. 60 liter tank. So I'm using the same Bacter AE scoop... 3 scoops of BACTER AE, 2 scoops of dry yeast powder, and 7 scoops of chick pea flour. Put it all in a small jar, gave it a good shake... Turned off my sponge filter and dosed the whole tank (already has RO water in it.). I'll turn the sponge filter back on after a couple of hours when DIY biofilm starter has settled into the Japanese Soil (black, normal). Will let you know how it looks after five days. Thanks!!!

[@ShrimpMania]

Sounds great. Let me know how it works

[@RaBob]

@@ShrimpMania WOW! Just 24 hours after seeding with the DIY BACTER AE, DRY YEAST, CHICK PEA FLOUR.... nice white fuzz biofilm already proliferating on the rocks and sunken driftwood. MOST IMPORTANTLY, from another "Shrimp Mania" video that talked about using "white sweet potato" slices to promote biofilm. I did not have "white sweet potatoes." So I tried slices of peeled radish and slices of peeled carrot. After 24 hours with the DIY chick pea biofilm starter, the slice of radish has a huge pillow puff of white biofilm. The carrots are doing nothing. I am now putting 5 more slices of radish around my tank to continue this trick I learned from Shrimp Mania. (but RADDISH instead of white sweet potato). Thanks Shrimp Mania!!!!

[@Ak-vh2og]

How did your find Sl aqua soil? Did it lech ammonia much?

[@ShrimpMania]

It leaches a little bit for few weeks

[@maciejwilczynski9511]

Masz wielu widzów w Polsce. Twoje filmy są świetne. Proszę jeszcze raz o polskie napisy. Proszę dodaj je do swoich filmów.

[@marvericsollera2206]

does this method would kill live plants if you do it with plans inside? ty for the answer

[@ShrimpMania]

you can grow plants why not

[@dias2363]

What kind of moss do you use on top of ugf box, sir? Thanks

[@ShrimpMania]

Flame moss , sir

[@doombringerbig]

ineed the undergravel filter box pls sell some one

[@johnbueno9596]

I want to know how is this tank doing after 1year now? Is it still doing well? Shrimps are breeding? Give us update thank you.

[@ShrimpMania]

I had to break it down when I closed my old shrimp room almost a year ago. It was doing ok, shrimp breed ok not too crazy, I don't think that soil is very good, I wouldn't use it for high end caridina

[@ADHDAquatics]

Where did the copepods come from? In the bacter ae? In the soy beans?

[@ShrimpMania]

They come from the air or algae I guess. Just google that would be easier

[@dude60415]

Do you think dry active yeast would work simular to your easy bake yeast. Easy bake yeast seems not to be thing were im at. I'd have to import it.

[@ShrimpMania]

Yes they should work the same I think.

[@dude60415]

@@ShrimpMania Awesome. I also found instant yeast. I'll try both and let you know what happens. I'll just do it on the small soil pile and add the ugf later if it seems to be going well. Thanks for all the great info you provide in your vids!!

[@dude60415]

Ok. Update....They both work. Instant went fuzzy 3 days before the active yeast. So either are likely a good option for those who can't get ahold of the easy bake yeast.

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks for sharing!

[@harrybennett6155]

Could I start my shrimp tank with just the yeast and soya? Bacter ae was supposed to be delivered today, I have everything else to start the setup. Bacter ae might not come til next week.

[@ShrimpMania]

You can try idk man, I only did it once in that video

[@helenritchie5787]

Hi xx I have been using your method of setting up tanks but my bacterial powder floats off when I add water. I am always so careful when adding it but no matter what method I do the powder floats and settles all over the bottom x can you help please?

[@ShrimpMania]

It shouldn't float if you do the same way as I did in the video. Some of the powder might float like 10% or so for few minutes and then should sink down to the bottom

[@helenritchie5787]

@@ShrimpMania thank you xx

[@analogcringe403]

I❤ fish tank

[@maciejwilczynski9511]

Cześć. Nagrywasz świetne filmy. Wiele by mi ułatwiło gdybym mógł włączyć napisy po Polsku. Proszę Cię o dodanie fo filmów opcji z możliwością oglądania z napisami polskimi. Pozdrawiam.

[@saler1423]

is this one was only one with SL Aqua, did you test it more?

[@ShrimpMania]

That's the only time I tried it

[@saler1423]

6 is ok for crystals if it keeps on 6.0 long time, how long did you have soil in the tank?

[@travispierce8338]

Where can you get one of them filter boxes at ?

[@ShrimpMania]

Some links in this video description - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qovLaoKFac-Vg68

[@marvericsollera2206]

if you added this that already have shrimp and snail are they going to die?

[@ShrimpMania]

they'll be ok if not too much

[@user-rt4ys2mh4g]

I understand TDS before putting water into the tank has to be 110. But once you put UGF, because of the soil, TDS in the tank will be much higher than 110. Is it ok? Or do I have to reduce the TDS to 130?

[@ShrimpMania]

you don't have to normally people keep caridina in the water with TDS in between 90 and 180ppm

[@user-rt4ys2mh4g]

@@ShrimpMania Thank you for the reply. But after adding water with TDS 110, my tank water went up to 280, maybe due to debris in soil ph 5.5? Then i guess I have to reduce it to at least TDS 180?

[@ShrimpMania]

@@user-rt4ys2mh4g 280 is quite high for caridina, try to keep it within that range 90-180

[@adailhorst1816]

Greate video, in your experiment you let on the lights for how many hours per day ?

[@ShrimpMania]

Around 12 hours a day

[@adailhorst1816]

@@ShrimpMania Very Thank you. You know moreless how many lumens per liter ?

[@bhillson]

If the filter is mature and you do this method can you keep fish through this? I was thinking Otocinclus?

[@ShrimpMania]

I think you can but i never tried it though. Some people do cycle with fish because it produce some ammonia which needs for your nitrogen cycle so it should work just fine

[@bhillson]

@@ShrimpMania the tank is cycled - just looking to create extra biofilm and algae

[@ShrimpMania]

@@bhillson i see, you can try, i don’t know I never tried it before

[@Ttblondey]

Any difference using bacteria powder and liquid bacteria.

[@ShrimpMania]

I think liquid bacteria is for supporting nitrogen cycle but it won’t help to grow algae or biofilm

[@proxxis9498]

may I know if you use RO water?

[@ShrimpMania]

yes always

[@sandypollard562]

Can this soil be purchased in UK ? 👍🏻👌

[@ShrimpMania]

Yes I’ve got it from ebay. Here’s a link www.ebay.co.uk/itm/393936664984?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=69wIpdh4Tw2&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=3qqNYeWZTwm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[@kevintam5391]

Hello Shrimpmania, Can I apply this method in a shrimp running tank??

[@ShrimpMania]

Hey, I wouldn't do that. To make it work you need to overdose it and it will impact your water parameters and can harm your shrimp. Shrimp also going to eat a lot of that powder before it starts to make algae/biofilm so it only works for setting up a new tank

[@kevintam5391]

@@ShrimpMania Thanks for your quick response, so is there anyway to build up more biofilm for running tank?

[@ShrimpMania]

@@kevintam5391 you can dose any powder food to your tank. Bacter ae or any baby food. But be careful don’t put too much or too often.

[@maravedi09]

I use rice bran

[@dougmate2378]

does this powder work for neo-caridina also?

[@ShrimpMania]

yes you can use it for neocaridina as well

[@dougmate2378]

@@ShrimpMania excellent thanks mate 🤙🍻

[@Ttblondey]

How many hours of light you use everyday

[@ShrimpMania]

12 hours

[@Ttblondey]

I just setup a PRL last month and today i see some shrimplets. Hope for the best next time.

[@ShrimpMania]

@@Ttblondey congrats my friend, always great to see little babies in the tank

[@ice87club]

hi 90% water change. At what time?

[@ShrimpMania]

Hey, once cycle is finished before you add your shrimps

[@ice87club]

@@ShrimpMania Do you add the shrimp right after changing the water?

[@ice87club]

@@ShrimpMania After one cycle, the measured no3 is 0. Why do you need to change 90% of the water?

[@ShrimpMania]

@@ice87club My no3 normally quite high at the end of the cycle.. You can add shrimps after few hours

[@ice87club]

@Shrimp Mania ok i understand. Thanks a lot for your answer. Your video is very attentive and correct. Hope you keep updating. Blessings from Taiwanese fans

[@maciejwilczynski9511]

Proszę dodaj w ustawieniach napisy polskie. W Polsce masz wielu widzów.

[@maciejwilczynski9511]

Proszę jeszcze raz o napisy w języku Polskim.

[@benreeve9130]

Poop😂

[@redspotaquashrimps]

Why don't mix this DIY powder on a glass and mix it up first before pouring in the Tank instead of springle everwhere? Such a mess up tank. I can not Stand to see Copepods. Every times I see these nasty in my tanks, I bleach and reset the tank.