JerSaint Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hi All, I have a 20 Long that has been up and running for about 8 months. It currently houses about 40 cherries,15-20 Tigers, a few wild bees and a single crs{I lost all the others;( }. I have been using tap water with prime which has my pH at 7-7.2, gH and kH both at 4. I plan on switching to RO/DI but need advise on what supplement to pick up. I have noticed a huge decline in the reproduction rate of my cherries and I would like to help them get to ideal-ish param's while doing the same for the Tigers. Any help is greatly appreciated, Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 well first you can slowly start switching RO water into your system. since you've been using Tap water you have a lot of excessive minerals already. once you feel you are comfortable that you've swapped out all the tap for RO there are a few different remineralizer options. next choice is do you want a liquid you dont really have to mix or a powder which requires minimal mixing. from there you can chase down the best option vs price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 A lot of shrimpers use Salty Shrimp remin powder. Two types for use with common shrimp: GH, and GH/KH The GH is mostly for cards, although can be used with other shrimp as well. The GH/KH is mostly for neos/tigers/etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielt Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 A word of caution while switching to full RO use, you will need to remineralize the RO anyway. Don't make the switch from tap to just RO as it will mess with hardness which seems already low and might explain why the neos aren't doing well.For neos, a gH of 6-7 is quite ok, lower and they start to have molting issues or shell issues.First, I would try to increase the gH in the tank to something close to 6 dgH. SaltyShrimp Bee Mineral raises just gH with minimal impact to TDS. Start doing water changes of about 5% every couple of days with tap water having a gH of 6. Afterwards, you can switch to RO remineralized to the same 6 degrees of hardness.You might want to consider buying a TDS meter if you don't have one already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerSaint Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Thanks for the answers. Much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 If you want to keep tigers and your cherries together I would suggest going with Salty Shrimp Bee Shrimp GH+, it is the best value for your money and seems to be peoples current favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octanejunkie Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 +1 on GH+ for all shrimp. I have no issues using it for neos. Sent while on the go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Are Tiger shrimp difficult compared to Cherry shrimps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 They are more difficult but only because they don't thrive in as wide of water conditions as Cherries do. If you use RO water and Salty Shrimp GH+ to remineralize I have found them pretty easy. Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielt Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Agreed with the above. BKKs are doing well in full RO treated with Bee Shrimp Mineral GH+. I'm hoping they will breed at some point. I'm new to them as well. Just got around to take some pics of them tonight. Will update the gallery album when I have enough time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Glad I asked because I was looking at them for the future . Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerSaint Posted March 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 I will be ordering some SS GH+. Thanks for all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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