Woodlands Water = Shrimp killer?

[andrewtyr]

After settling, you have to rinse the water at least 2 times over, 100% water change and some floating water plants to soften it.

[XnSdVd]

Interesting... it seems ADA soil is alot more trouble than i'd initially expected. And yes, i just realised Weirong only lives a few hundred meters from me... it might not even be the water.

[kemp]

bro, i stay in woodlands too It's definitely not the water problem because i've the exact similar situation as yours. ADA soil in a new tank setup.
See my post below for valuable inputs from our bros here
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=21236

if i do remember correctly, it took me roughly 6weeks to condition the tank ready for shrimp keeping

[spinex]

I also agree that 3 days is too fast for ADA soil. You need at least a good 1 month and do remember to change water at least weekly because initially the ammonia release by ADA soil is really very high.

[silane]

My fellow Singaporeans, has anyone noticed there's something wrong with the water in woodlands? I can't seem to keep shrimp alive. I've spend 3 days cycling a fully plated tank with ADA soil and still, introduced the cherries after acclimatizing the via the drip method.

Sadly, they all died within 3 days. The otos are fine though.

XnSdVd, I suppose you are using ADA Amazonia, it has strong ammonia. You can use ADA Africana, it has no ammonia, it is shrimp safe even the tank is new.

However, a thorough and complete cycle of tank is alway recommended.

[XnSdVd]

Hmm.. i'm using ADA malayana

[spinex]

Just a bit of side track. How's the ADA malayan so far ? Because it seem not much of experience locally in term of using this soil.

Does the water become clear and not yellowish after a few days ?

[XnSdVd]

The water doesn't even turn yellow. It's almost exactly like Amazonia except the nutrients are more suited to rosette plants like crypts.

[garythay]

You need at least 1 month to cycle the water