mexicatz Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Was looking to possibly keep crystal reds and was wondering if I would encounter issues with my params from the tap and in my tanks. Tank: nitrates: 5-15 nitrites: 0 ammonia: 0 Kh: 1-2 gh: 3-5 tds: 145 Tap: kh: 1-2 gh:1-2 tds: 100 20-30% water change every 7-10 days with tap using a python. Tank is 20 gallons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessaweeshrimp Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Tap water and Caradina don’t usually go together well. The numbers look okay on the tap but what exactly is in the 100 TDS 🤔 More plants may help lower your Nitrates 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotf Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Your pH might also end up being high as a result of the carbonates in the water, what is it in your tank? I had a tank that sat at kH 1-2 for a while and the pH sat at 6.8-7.0. Not enough to kill caridina immediately but I lost over 50% of the caridina I put into the tank over the course of a couple months. It also depends on where your caridina come from. If the breeder is keeping them in "harder" water (by card standards), then that works out great. If they're in traditional kH 0, pH ~6.2 water, you might be pushing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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