sewoeno Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 purchased some red tigers. had a tank ready and cycled but decided to test the ph and its at 5!! i can't put those poor shrimp in there. my end goal is to breed them with my red crystals but now i think i have to keep them all together for a while. i have no idea what to do!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP ME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Use bakin soda to raise the ph. First figure out why it's at 5 though so it doesn't keep going back down. I have some royal blues at about 6ph and they are healthy and active, not breeding age yet though RyeGuy411 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 set up a tank with pool sand as substrate, move your filter over. adjust GH. done. sewoeno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Shrimp Depot Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Serious lack of information here. What is the source of your water?? RO/DI?? Tap?? Do you have TDS meter? Do you have carbonate and General Hardness test kits -- if not you need all of those to do this correctly. If so -- what's the GH, KH, and TDS? What did you use to test your pH? It it's a meter when was it last calibrated? What is the substrate you're using? My first impression would be to question the validity of the pH test. -- but it's hard to do that without more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewoeno Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 oh i know WHY the ph is 5.. i was just hoping it wasn't that low. i'm using controsoil, distilled remin with mk breed blue diamond. its perfect for my TB's but i ended up moving those to a different tank and screwed myself. i sectioned off one of my fish tanks and put them in for now... until i move in a month and can set up a whole rack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty703 Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 I keep my OEBTs in with my CWBs and they are doing just fine and breeding. PH is 6. Tigers are one of the most adaptable shrimps. sewoeno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r45t4m4n Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 I keep my red tigers with my PRL and they are fine, in fact just had a female give birth and another is currently berried. pH is ~6.2 sewoeno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenPepper Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 pH low might due to excess Nitrate. nitrate + water will decrease the pH. do 50% water change and test the pH again. even pH s 5, I have seen people put CRS with that pH. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewoeno Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 pH low might due to excess Nitrate. nitrate + water will decrease the pH. do 50% water change and test the pH again. even pH s 5, I have seen people put CRS with that pH. good luck! the tank is completely cycled. i just think its my use of distilled and controsoil that made it that super low. oh well! my scarlet badis love it right now. haha Amyers22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenPepper Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 the tank is completely cycled. i just think its my use of distilled and controsoil that made it that super low. oh well! my scarlet badis love it right now. haha Even tho it's completely cycle, nitrate is the end product of the cycle. To remove that unless u have plants to uptake that as nutrient or water change. Anyways, as long as ur shrimps like the environment, who cares! Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk sewoeno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewoeno Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Even tho it's completely cycle, nitrate is the end product of the cycle. To remove that unless u have plants to uptake that as nutrient or water change. Anyways, as long as ur shrimps like the environment, who cares! Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk yes many plants and bi-weekly water changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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