Shrimpfoot Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 I have a 10 gallon tank with blue bolts and bkk that is lightly planted. The tank is 4 months old with Amazonia light substrate. I have been watching the ph and it has stabilized at a low of 5.4. I use ro water that is remineralized with salt bee. I would like to raise the ph to around 6 with out raising the gh or kh. If this level is ok let me know. The shrimp seem fine but they are not thriving other water parameters: kh 0, gh 5-6, temp 72f, nitrate 5, tds 125. Any help or thoughts are appreciated greatly. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpfoot Posted August 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 My other thought was that maybe I have to much Amazonia in the tank I have about 2.5-2.75 inches. chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcrafted Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 I've kept TBs at 5.5-5.8 no problem. I don't see where it a tenth of a point would matter much. What do you mean by not thriving? Not breeding? Not actively foraging? I like to keep GH closer to 4 dGH @ 100-120 TDS. Your temp should be good there. Shrimpfoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpfoot Posted August 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Not breeding and not foraging as much as my cherry shrimp do in my other tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastu Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 5,5is my ph with help shrimp soil. i use ro water remineralized to tds 65-70 with salty shrimp gh+ giving me a gh of 4 ; tds in the tank is about 90-100 and my pinto shrimp thrive. Are active and breeed Shrimpfoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpfoot Posted August 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Appreciate everyone’s help I will leave it alone and just give it time. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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