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    Hi all,
    What do i do to increase pH? Tested my water and its not even 6.0! My CRS is dying slowly! Pls help!

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    Re: Water Perimeter

    Hi,

    Are you able to provide the full range of peimeters on top of pH? Specs like Nitrate, Nitrite, ammonia and stuffs?

    ph 6.0 is perfectly alright for crs.

    How long have you cycled your tank before introducing them into it? Did you acclimatized them to the tank water?

    These are what you need to provide so bros in here can help you better find out why.
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    Re: Water Perimeter

    Same thoughts as well. Ph 6 seems fine for keeping crs. Any reasons why you want to increase ph? If you are using a good shrimp soil, it should buffer the water ph quite well at slightly acidic range, depending on soil type. Advice is to leave the ph alone. There are many other important parameters to look out as well. Tds. Kh. Gh. Ammonia. Nitrate. Nitrite level.

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    Re: Water Perimeter

    Good question. I didn't even test the other values. Looks like i have to start all over again.

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    Re: Water Perimeter

    How old is the setup? How it has been cycle?
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    Re: Water Perimeter

    I have let the tank and substrate cycle for more then a week before putting in live stock. But i did not do any other test prior to putting in the live stocks. My fire red shrimps still alive and berried and successful though. Only the CRSs passed away,all of them.

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    how about your temperature?
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    Re: Water Perimeter

    Quote Originally Posted by valleyhill View Post
    I have let the tank and substrate cycle for more then a week before putting in live stock. But i did not do any other test prior to putting in the live stocks. My fire red shrimps still alive and berried and successful though. Only the CRSs passed away,all of them.
    Did you use filter media or soil from another established tank to jump start the cycling process?

    If not, since its only been 1+ week, the tank is still in the early stages of the cycling process and the parameters will be fluctuating alot, if you use certain substrates (like ADA Aqua Soil) the pH will be very low during this period and then only become stable once the cycle is completed, which can be a few weeks to months for new tanks.

    CRS are much more sensitive and will not be able to tolerate those kind of fluctuating conditions during the cycling process. RCS/Fire Reds are more hardy but they will still succumb to toxic spikes as the tank cycles, so you'll have to do frequent water changes and keep an eye on them. Do get a full test kit to monitor the water conditions.

    Imho, its best not to add shrimps until your tank is fully cycled.
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