bigjohn42255 Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 I just did a 10 % water change with filtered water dosed with prime of TDS 70 PH 6.2 TDS 240 KH 2 GH6 nitrite 0 nitrate 20 I would like to ask, is my GH low? it is 6, will it affect mouling? I have shirakura liquid mineral, should i use it? However, can anyone advise the proper dosage and instruction with shrimp in thank of 14L Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Most people keep KH at 0 and GH 4-6 Why is your TDS so high? Most recommend 150 TDS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn42255 Posted December 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 I have no idea why it is at 240, maybe i does seachem flourish before, but very small amounts. So will TDS 240 affect moulting , GH is 6, shouldnt i be okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubism Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 I would figuring out why your TDS is so high, are u doing water change with RO water? also I don't think you need to be adding prime with water change all the time if the parameters of your water is stable, and have a properly cycled tank. Based on you KH, TDS, and GH, I think the problem lies with the water being too hard, and the shrimp being exhausted after molting. I would lower the GH down to 4, the lower the GH, easier it is for the babies to survive. I would aim for TDS of around 80~110 However, don't do it over night, slow water change with pure RO water over time will lower both the TDS, and GH. ( Over the course of a few weeks ). TDS, GH, and KH are all linked in a way, so by lowing one, you will lower the other was well. Also, 14L sounds like a really small tank, while it is not impossible to keep shrimps in there, it will be more difficult in the sense that mistakes are amplified in a smaller body of water ( since there is less water to buffer the changes ) I've killed my share of shrimps myself until I finally got the hang of things, and have CBS and CRS breed successfully in a small 4 gallon tank. Good luck, and happy shrimping ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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