What is the Best GH and KH for Shrimp Tank

[RonWill]

I had 17-20 tanks at one point all in one of my rooms...

JianYang... only 20 tanks?? The thought of a all-shrimp tank is devilishly delicious!

Alan, is there no other way to reduce gH by way of natural/organic additive? I can get distilled water by the drum but that's a bit of a hassle. Wouldn't regular tap water do?

[eviltrain]

JianYang... only 20 tanks?? The thought of a all-shrimp tank is devilishly delicious!

Alan, is there no other way to reduce gH by way of natural/organic additive? I can get distilled water by the drum but that's a bit of a hassle. Wouldn't regular tap water do?

that will depends on the soil the person using le lor. Some soil are able to soften the water. Pea tmoss can soften the water too but it will give off tanin.

As for tap water, what i worry is about the metal present in our water supply. I actually have a tank for aging tap water and distilled water mix. A bag of active carbon inside and the aging water is circulated by air pump.

Hmm. You shouldnt be asking me lei. You are one of the expert around lei.

[RonWill]

Alan, points note and true. Was hoping that there are new products or methods, developed during my hiatus from the hobby. And please orh... while I may have years of experience in fish-keeping under my belt, I never considered myself an expert. Still curious as ever, learning and trying to age graciously...

[eviltrain]

Heehee. Its very easy for you to pick up de la. As long you know the basic knowledge. All these new stuff shouldnt be a problem for you at all.

me myself also keep on surfing around in the net for more infomations. Im a beginner too.

[icewolfsti]

water parameter for tank is 24 degree C, PH 7 ,GH 16, kH 2, the rest of ammonia, nitrate nitrite 0.What is TDS? i put Sera Peat in my filter. wonder any good products to lower my GH.

[eviltrain]

is there any shrimps in your tank now?

what shrimps are they ?

[icewolfsti]

fire red. and few CRS

[eviltrain]

you can try this method.

take out 50% of the water. add 1 bottle of 1.5L distilled water every 2 days till its full.
use drip method while adding. should be able to 1/2 your gH.

you don't have to add anymore mineral plus.

[icewolfsti]

Thanks Bro, my Gh down to 9 now. =)

[eviltrain]

Wa! So fast?

[icewolfsti]

hopefully by next few days it will drop to 5. i put the Borneowild Humic and Benibachi Fulvic Grain.

[hellomyfriend]

Distilled water got brand one not ah?

[Fariez]

Hi bro. What about R.O water? I hv it at home. I usually replace about 10-20 percent with RO water once every 1-2 weeks. Is this the correct way?. My current GH 8, KH 5, PH 7. Now it seems like every 2-3 days sure got 1 shrimp die. Die ah like that. Somemore i oredy reserved $400 worth of crs n benibachi. If i put in and they die, i also die.

[jeffteo]

RO water is almost as pure at distilled water. If shrimps die, should be due to something else. Did you let the RO match the room temperature before adding it to the tank?

[Fariez]

Errr no i dont. I usually pour straight into the tank from the RO tank and i also use the RO water from my refrigerator. But if that the case, wouldnt the shrimp die immediately and not after 4 or 5 days?

[alvinchan80]

Errr no i dont. I usually pour straight into the tank from the RO tank and i also use the RO water from my refrigerator. But if that the case, wouldnt the shrimp die immediately and not after 4 or 5 days?

Sorry for my curiosity, mind sharing the set up of your RO unit? I think normally RO unit is direct from tap and passing thru 5-6 chambers of filtration before coming out RO water.. Unless your RO unit has a tube that link to your RO water tank or direct to your fridge...

[jeffteo]

Sorry for my curiosity, mind sharing the set up of your RO unit? I think normally RO unit is direct from tap and passing thru 5-6 chambers of filtration before coming out RO water.. Unless your RO unit has a tube that link to your RO water tank or direct to your fridge...

Hmm, maybe is the "Diamond" water?

[Fariez]

My RO water features is like this, frm tap to, external filter, into 4 internal filter chamber, into hold tank inside the system. The refrigerator is the one i fill up into bottle and put inside the refrigerator.

[Reevenz]

Can i ask, when doing water change, how do u ensure ur new water has the same water parameter compared with the water in your tank?

[jeffteo]

Can i ask, when doing water change, how do u ensure ur new water has the same water parameter compared with the water in your tank?

It will never be the same parameter, what we can try is age the water next to the tank to match the water temperature. If really need to do large water change, do it slowly few times to in small volume to avoid sudden change in the parameters. I.e. Remove 10% and and put back 10% fresh water then immediately do another 10%, this will give you a 15% water change. For sensitive shrimps, slowly add back the fresh water in instead of the whole bucket at 1 go. If got time, can use air line tube to slowly fill the water back into the tank.

Main aim is to not stun or stress the shrimps with sudden changes.