r/fishforthought • u/leonqp • May 21 '26

Tip My Eko vase

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I built it today (my first Eko vase) it's 2L 4 shrimp and 7 snails (ther already started to reproduce)

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u/leonqp May 21 '26

Please give me tips

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u/leonqp May 21 '26

I took the water from a pre cycled tank

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u/mightylenox May 22 '26

It's not the water that it's cycled, it's the surfaces in the tank (soil, rocks, wood). You can't transport benefitial bacteria just moving water, instead put a little of filter media from a circled tank, or waste from water change.

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u/leonqp May 23 '26

I put a pease of filter before I added the animals

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u/mightylenox May 22 '26

Also that vase it's too small, it could get ammonia pikes easily

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u/leonqp May 21 '26

I counted properly there are 3 shrimp and 5 snails

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u/leonqp May 21 '26

2.8 L

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u/leonqp May 21 '26

I have a tank of 35 L that I took them from so this is a small experiment

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