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Up for sale is an aquatic life ro buddie 3 stage 100 gpd RO system with an extra aquatic life DI cartridge add on in great condition that has been used for a few months. There is a small crack on DI cartridge cap but works perfectly fine. Everything is included such as faucet adaptor, clips, hoses, original box, etc. with no missing parts. Price is $60 and pickups in 90680. Send pm for response.

I'm about to start my shrimp venture again. I plan on using RO and tap water in a 70RO/30Tap to get a desirable TDS. But. I would prefer 100%RO and to start remineralizing my RO water using my brand spanking new digital scale. Going with a new level of professional here lol. Can someone recommend a brand?

I’m looking to set up a Blue Bolt tank. I’ve kept cherry’s and crs successfully, but this will be my first technical shrimp tank build, so I would love some feedback before I pull the trigger. By technical, I just mean, trying to do my best to keep the little buggers thriving. I assume BB shrimp are going to be trickier than CRS. I'm going to be using a previously cycled fish tank and sponge filter. (still wet from previous use). Lighting: 13 watt T-2 lights from http://americanaquariumproducts.com/Aquariumbulb.htmlWhich so far have been awesome (except for some algal bloom). They are the cheapest lighting solutions I've ever found. My background is in planted freshwater. I have a TDS meter Inside the tank: Cholla logs, Christmas and Java Moss. Substrate: Controsoil Water: RODI Additives: Salty Shrimp GH+ Food: Various Leaves from Buypetshrimp.com Filtration: Dual Sponge Tank Size: 10 gal This is really as far as I’ve gotten. I’m not sure about other additives… should I put some kind of powder under the substrate before I put water in? What would be good to have on hand etc. I would love it if someone could help me fill in some blanks. Thanks!

Hey all, Just a quick question; I'm trying to transition over to using RO water. Today I went and got 50 Liters of "RO Water" from a garden center. When I got home and tested the PH of this water it came out at over 7.6. I used a digital meter which read 7.69 and also the API test kit which was darker than the highest reading on the chart of 7.6. This PH is like almost as high as our normal tap water in this part of the country where we have hard water. Any ideas here? is this even RO water? I thought RO water should come out at around 5 or 6 on the PH scale? Any advice appreciated!

I was noticing some use salty gh kh+ for neos which have similar requirements as livebearers. Would there be any problems using it for fish like endlers?