Edthusiasm Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Hey guys! So I'm starting up my own Crystal Red Shrimp tank and had a few questions. I am using ADA Amazonia for my substrate and I know they leech a lot of ammonia the first few weeks of adding water. I have an RO/DI filter that I have prepared for the CRS as well as a remineralizer for the water. However, as I let the tank cycle I plan to be doing frequent water changes. Would it be okay to use tap water in the beginning to leech out all of the ammonia in the substrate or should I be doing water changes exclusively with water ran through the RO/DI filter? Thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElevateShrimp Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 If you use tap water and it has KH, it will reduce the life of your soil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastu Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 Best to use ro water to preserve the buffering capacity, another óptico is to let it cycle for 6 weeks no water chánges. Do a big one at the end: that is what i do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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