Reply With QuoteMy Mosura soil is giving me Ph 5.5-5.7. I like the colour.
Please vote for the soil you prefer, you can select more than one. If you mix your soil please state so. If possible also give your parameter achieved and why you like the soil. Thank you
Last edited by cheetf; 7th May 2012 at 23:28.
My Mosura soil is giving me Ph 5.5-5.7. I like the colour.
2 part mosura 1 part Africana achieve ph 5.7-5.8
Cycling done with tapwater distill water 5% water change
Shrimps are Kk,bds,Crs,yellow tiger, normal tiger, super tiger. All breeding well please do not ask me why my tiger breed.
Cycling done in 2 weeks. As both soil have little ammonia.
Last edited by avex30; 7th May 2012 at 23:45.
1cm thick of crimson soil in 1 feet gex tank give me 5.1pH
cycled with tap water. top up with distilled water. no water change
tds 100-120
filtration by oversized sponge filter
cycled for 2 weeks with old sponge "esscene"
(squeee water out from old sponge)
and bt-9
newly added wine red, kk and snow white for 5 days without problem
water cool by stainless steel pipe with chilled water passing through it.
WARNING : NEWBIES DO NOT FOLLOW
Last edited by eviltrain; 7th May 2012 at 23:47.
CRS - CRazy about Shrimps
- Alan Phang -
You can't explain it simply, you don't understand it (well enough )..." - Albert Einstein
For me I use fifty fifty mosura and amazonia 2 my ph 6 use drip test kit :/
Reason -ada too low ph may melt shrimp (joking)
Mosura okok ph buffering plus I quite like the mixing colouration pattern abit
And gexmy first setup the buffering 3months then gone for life! Lucky I fr can
Use for sulewesi setup better
Last edited by xconnect.; 7th May 2012 at 23:47.
9L of New Amazonia Normal base and 4.5L of New Amazonia Powder top layer each tank....
PH achieved during cycle 4.3-4.4...
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Like bro xconnect says, your shrimp got melt or not? HahahaOriginally Posted by alvinchan80
Hahaha... No melt, proven.. Just colors might not be at its best...
Tried a few other soil but Amazonia giving me a better results in comparison...
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Would love to see some feedback/review on Borneowild. I have a brand new pack waiting to be utilized.
Full crimson soil ph maintain at 5.8 - 5.9. new setup, cycle for 3 weeks
Last edited by veggie; 8th May 2012 at 03:13.
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I use Benibachi due to its short cycling process which allowed me to introduce shrimps quickly. Shrimps are happy and breeding! PH around 6.5.
Anyway, since we are on this topic, may I ask a question (didnt wanna create a new thread just to ask it).
I ordered a custom made tank, and it will take 2 weeks to come. I already have an up and running tank and will transfer the canisters over, so I will have enough BB. As I am really eager to start my tank ASAP once it comes, can I start cycling soil in a pail now? Does this work? I am probably gonna use Mosura soil as I want something different. I have also considered making 2 partitions in my tank, will it be advisable to have both of these soils in the same tank? Anyone have any experience on this?
Currently using GEX powder_type shrimp soil. Seems that its buffering capabilities are lost cause my pH hovers about 6.5-7.0 whenever I measure using Sera test kit.
Any recommendations to overcome this situation? I started my tank in March.
How long does benibachi take to cycle?
As for moving the tanks. What you plan to do is achievable but I would suggest that you still cycle and monitor the tank before you introduce shrimp.Advisable or not to have both of the soils I am not sure but I can tell you that it would be pretty ugly if you mix them. Maybe that is why you have not seen people do that.
About the only recommendation I can think of is a reset. Look a few posts above, bro xconnect had the same problem.
Hehehe why don't you utilize it and tell us the results.
1st tank 1.5feet : Gex soil , not bad imo, 2cm thick, ph 6 , cycled in 4 weeks plus
2 feet tank: Benibachi soil , very good imo, 3cm , ph 6.1, cycled in 16 days with the help of adding BB.
I would like to try next time using mosura soil, i like the golden yellow colour , dont knw if its good anot , got to do more research.....
First time using GEX and Benibachi soil?
How long been using each of these soil already?
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Gex : 5months, benibachi : 4 months.
All 1st time using cause i just took up this evil hobby
I see... Ok... Update on the 'lifespan' of these soil's buffering capability ok?
Just curious how long each soil can last on average...
My past usage of these 2 soil wasnt good.. GEX about 6-7 months.. Benibachi maybe 8 months..
Last edited by alvinchan80; 8th May 2012 at 08:24.
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Bro alvinchan, i think gex soil ph is going to rise soon , 2 weeks back i tested ph was 5.8 now its 6
One more thing i notice , DW does some buffering of ph, correct me if im wrong , dont flame me ok , hehehe
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