shrimp tank build

hvusalt

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just built this tank today and want to share and have couple questions:

7.5 deep sea rimless. I drilled two 3/4" drain and 3/4" return
mark 7 for return with ball valve to reduce flow
homemade stand
return and drain connected with my 120 gallon tank sump so instant cycled
used a live rock from main tank with two mangroves
small circulation pump
livestocks:
2 blood shrimp
1 cleaner shrimp- want to add couple more if ok

reason to build: I have these shrimps in my main tank for more than a year but rarely to see them cause they hided under the rock. and I want to see and direct feed them daily.

questions: I know my nephew had a freshwater shrimp tank with many BC of shrimps with veriaty of colors and it looks very cool. so anyone had set up a saltwater shrimp tank before and how many of cleaner and blood shrimps can be together? anyone breed the shrimps before? cause I know sometimes cleaner shrimp has eggs.

I ordered the light and it will be here soon and with update new pic with the light. right now just used my son table light.

thanks for input shirmp tank 1.jpgshirmp tank 2.jpg
 
Cool idea. However, cleaner and blood shrimp get big. And they do fight among each other.
Fresh water shrimp like cherry and crystal shrimps are much smaller and they live together and breed easily. I've never seen any baby shrimp from my cleaners even through they release their eggs every month.
I think the sexy shrimps for saltwater maybe a better fit for saltwater shrimp tank.
 
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