Shrimpy Daddy Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 5 dKH with pH 8.2 sounds like I'm right on that there is not much CO2 inside. Once the pH is stabilised (don't need to wait for a week, just wait till it stops changing), you should add the shrimp salt into the container for a day (continue to aerate it) and after that test the pH. Which Salty Shrimp salt are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted April 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 It seems to have stabilized at 7.2 it's hard to know because it takes a while for the ph pen to getting a reading, I'm thinking because the ro water doesn't have much to test. I'm using salty shrimp gh+ still not sure if I need anything to buffer kh because this tank doesn't have active substrate, just sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 What kind of shrimp are you keeping? Are you injecting CO2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted April 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Rili shrimp, no co2 but there are plants in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 For Rili, you should have bought the GH/KH+ instead. Rili and other type of Neos prefers pH 7 water. However for GH+, there is a tad amount of carbonate inside. Therefore, you could try to mix it with RO and aerate it for a day or two and see the pH. Just to double confirm, you are using inert substrate right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 *shrugs* I use gh+ for my neos just fine. Have for years. The added plus is if you have cards, you can use the same SS for them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted April 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Yeah substrate is inert, I bought the gh+ because I want to get some crs when my other tank cycles and I thought it could be used for both, but I can buy the other for the neos if need be. Right now about an hour after adding ss the ph is 6.9, I'll see what it is at the end of the day. Soothing, so you have 0 kh and no problems with ph swing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Lyana, to tell you the truth I've never checked. I imagine there's some ph swing, but it doesn't affect my neos at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 If your substrate is inert, it is fine to use GH+. You will get about pH 6.8. GH+ already has buffer inside. Even though your substrate is inert, it will leech some minerals in the beginning. But you should worry when the tank aged, the pH may drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 My ph on random checks has been 7+ in those tanks. But like I said, there may be times they swing under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted April 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I have a couple rocks to in the tank, as far as I know they don't leech much. I'm going to try it and see how they do, if soothings neos do good with just gh+ then mine hopefully will too. I can always adjust things later if need be. I don't want to over think things too much haha, best to try something and stick with it for a while. Thanks a bunch for all the help guys. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 You are welcome. Neo is resilient. They breed like rabbit in any condition (even tap water). But if you want them to have the best colouration and shell texture, neutral pH will be the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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