Help need for a Sulawesi tank

[chansl]

chansl what are the parameters for your 1 feet tank?

GH: ?
KH: ?
PH: ?
TDS: if possible

GH : 6
KH : unknown
PH: 8.4
TDS : unknown

[kennethc]

Any distilled water is fine right?

From bro chansl, any brand (lowers) ph?
dansai brand help increase ph.

[Fujisasuke]

GH : 6
KH : unknown
PH: 8.4
TDS : unknown

Thanks! Okay, looks like i need to seriously lower my gh. Think it is too high!.

[oiishi]

Have the shrimps molted properly for the last 7 months?

[Fujisasuke]

Have the shrimps molted properly for the last 7 months?

Only seen a few molts once a month maybe, not sure why my cardinals aren't molting as much.

[AhVy]

Do you guys dose like mosura products?



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[oiishi]

Only seen a few molts once a month maybe, not sure why my cardinals aren't molting as much.

Try not to adjust the GH at the moment.

[AhVy]

Anyone knows if i use coral sand as substrate, can i or should i still use that Saltyshrimp Sulawesi mineral 8?


http://www.saltyshrimp.de/english/su...neral_8_5.html

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[Fujisasuke]

Anyone knows if i use coral sand as substrate, can i or should i still use that Saltyshrimp Sulawesi mineral 8?


http://www.saltyshrimp.de/english/su...neral_8_5.html

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If your setting up a new tank, think no need use coral sand as substrate as the sulawesi 8.5 minerals will already bring the ph to the correct level.
Just use any inert substrate that you please.

[jemswira]

Hmm would coral sand be better if I didn't put any minerals? Or just coral chips in filter.

[oiishi]

Hmm would coral sand be better if I didn't put any minerals? Or just coral chips in filter.

I suggest do not put coral chips in the filter.

[jemswira]

So just coral sand as substrate?

[seudzar]

Take note that using of Sulawesi Minerals 8.5, special methods are needed to make the minerals to dissolve fully or close to fully in distilled/RO water, it is either by mixing the minerals with boiling water or using CO2 to aerate. If using CO2 to aerate, you are recommended by the manufacturer to aerate the dissolved mixture with normal air for at least 4 hours (if i remember correctly). As i am unable to get the minerals 8.5 to fully dissolved in distilled water, my pH is around 7.8.

The sulawesi minerals 7.5 is able to dissolve fully using distilled/RO (recommended by manufacturer) but they are not for more complicated shrimps like harlequin or red line.

[oiishi]

So just coral sand as substrate?

If use coral sand as substrate, you need to monitor the GH.

[kennethc]

So just coral sand as substrate?

Agreed. You should also add mineral rocks since coral sand is a ph buffering agent, it does not fufill the sulawesi parameters.

[dam123355]

I added coral sand. And got a few piece of borneowild mineral rock inside

[dam123355]

I use a gex genoah L tank. Coral sand 2 Sulawesi rock and currently 2 cardinal dennerli inside. So far 1 week. It did molt. No casualties. and some mineral rocks. I put biohome+ inside my gex slim size s ohf

[oiishi]

A picture of your tank and parameters will be nice.
Good luck

[kennethc]

I use a gex genoah L tank. Coral sand 2 Sulawesi rock and currently 2 cardinal dennerli inside. So far 1 week. It did molt. No casualties. and some mineral rocks. I put biohome+ inside my gex slim size s ohf

That's good. I see you have followed the recommendations found on the internet, and not on impulse!

[dam123355]

Hahahahaha. Bro. I got knowledge of neocardinal shrimp. But Sulawesi shrimp I'm still very new