What is the Best GH and KH for Shrimp Tank

[icewolfsti]

Hi Bro, need to seek all your experts help. May i know what is the best GH and KH for a CRS Tank? And what does GH and KH mean? and how do i make it higher or Lower in order to meet the requirement?

[eviltrain]

Best water parameter for CRS will be 24 degree C, gH 3-5, kH 2, TDS 150-200, the rest of ammonia, nitrate nitrite will be zero.

GH is general hardness and kH means carbonate hardness.

[icewolfsti]

I used the API 5 in 1 test Strip and my Gh is like 180mg. so is this too high? What shall i do in order to bring down the GH and KH. Sorry for asking as i am newbie . just cycle my tank for a week only. And i foresee that i will be badly poison by CRS beauty

[icewolfsti]

Hi Bro, can you recommend me which test kits is good in testing and not so ex. as must save my pocket for CRS

[jjchew]

Best water parameter for CRS will be 24 degree C, gH 3-5, kH 2, TDS 150-200, the rest of ammonia, nitrate nitrite will be zero.

GH is general hardness and kH means carbonate hardness.

Hi bro
How do you keep your KH at 2 ?
tks

[hellomyfriend]

Hi Bro, can you recommend me which test kits is good in testing and not so ex. as must save my pocket for CRS

Hi, people usually go for API or SERA test kit.

correct me if i am wrong

[icewolfsti]

Thanks people will go and buy the Test kits again later as my API measuring the GH using the index MG/l and the expert here mention GH like 3 to 5. Which really confuse me. so its better for me to follow those expert. Thanks alot everyone

[eviltrain]

I used the API 5 in 1 test Strip and my Gh is like 180mg. so is this too high? What shall i do in order to bring down the GH and KH. Sorry for asking as i am newbie . just cycle my tank for a week only. And i foresee that i will be badly poison by CRS beauty

Hi Bro, can you recommend me which test kits is good in testing and not so ex. as must save my pocket for CRS

test strips are not very accurate. its better to invest on drip test kits. im using sera as the colour can easily be seen. Save up and get all the test kit (pH,gH,kH,Ammonia,NO2,NO3) at 1 go and can last you for quite sometimes

180mg? its around 18 for gH????

its better not to save money for CRS, they are too sensitive to be cheap.

Hi bro
How do you keep your KH at 2 ?
tks

i add 2 bottles of tap water and 2 bottles of distilled water every water change. all inert media inside.

Thanks people will go and buy the Test kits again later as my API measuring the GH using the index MG/l and the expert here mention GH like 3 to 5. Which really confuse me. so its better for me to follow those expert. Thanks alot everyone

get Sera, its SI Unit is in degree.

[icewolfsti]

Hi bro, is there any products that i can buy from LFS in order to bring down the GH and KH? roughly how much for the sera Test Kits?

[eviltrain]

to bring down the gH and kH, water change with distilled water. i say again distilled water.

not those stated that they are mineral water. if i were you and there is no fauna inside the tank, i will just do a 70- 80 water change with aged or treated (as in treated with anti chlorine / chloride) water.

this way is to minimize the death of the BB you have build up since start of cycling stage. you can add more bacteria like using Mosura's BT-9 to make up the loss of the BB during water change.

[jeffteo]

to bring down the gH and kH, water change with distilled water. i say again distilled water.

not those stated that they are mineral water. if i were you and there is no fauna inside the tank, i will just do a 70- 80 water change with aged or treated (as in treated with anti chlorine / chloride) water.

this way is to minimize the death of the BB you have build up since start of cycling stage. you can add more bacteria like using Mosura's BT-9 to make up the loss of the BB during water change.

Uncle Alan so lor soh...

[stormhawk]

He is lor soh for a good reason.

Better to be fussy than to see your expensive pet die on you. eviltrain, in that case an RO unit is necessary? I was thinking of acquiring an RO set for other purposes but if it costs too much I will skip that.

[eviltrain]

He is lor soh for a good reason.

Better to be fussy than to see your expensive pet die on you. eviltrain, in that case an RO unit is necessary? I was thinking of acquiring an RO set for other purposes but if it costs too much I will skip that.

woot~ i got a feeling you going to set up a shrimp tank soon~

its the same as comparing DIY CO2 and pressurized CO2, cheaper in long term and less trouble. as for the weekly change of water for shrimp tank, 10-20% will be good enough lo.

BUT, you still have to keep the TDS of the water at 150-200 ppm for survival of shrimplets as the molt almost everyday since they hatch from their eggs.

[eviltrain]

Uncle Alan so lor soh...

you wants me poison you more ???

[stormhawk]

Looks like I have to read up more. Thanks for the info Alan. My experience is only for Cherry Shrimp but at room temperatures they just don't seem to survive. Some days my home tanks can hit 32 deg C. I might have to invest in a mini chiller for a 1 feet tank.

[eviltrain]

please feel free to read up the sticky in the inverts :X (joking la~)

even for my non fan, non chiller dump tank in the cool area of my room also has temperature up to 29 degree C.

no point la, getting a 2 feet tank and bigger chiller works better. mini chiller can't cope with Singapore weather.

[stormhawk]

No space at home at the moment, need to find spot to set up new tank..

[jeffteo]

please feel free to read up the sticky in the inverts :X (joking la~)

even for my non fan, non chiller dump tank in the cool area of my room also has temperature up to 29 degree C.

no point la, getting a 2 feet tank and bigger chiller works better. mini chiller can't cope with Singapore weather.

Agreed, 1 feet and below for CRS very difficult to maintain and a normal chiller will be better.
If can insulate the tank even better. I read somewhere that 8mm and above glass better at maintaining the tank temperature if not waste a lot of electricity unless use Styrofoam(Look ugly, and hiao people won't like :P).

[jeffteo]

No space at home at the moment, need to find spot to set up new tank..

Sounds like you already have a lot of tanks at home... I got a lot of space at my home to help you clear your space...

[stormhawk]

I had 17-20 tanks at one point all in one of my rooms, then I scaled back by a lot. I might restart a new shrimp tank but no place to put a chiller, or another 2 footer without some problems with my family members..