OMG Aquatics Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Are weekly water changes required for cherry shrimp if ammo,nitrate,nitrite are always 0? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Yes should still do after changes only do 10% or so. The older your tank is the less you'll need. -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 *shrugs* Some tanks I only do wc on when TDS has risen too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Me too! I don't s suggest it to newer people lol. I have tanks going 4 months or so.....-Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 i just check tds and nitrates to tell me if i need a water change. do the same for fish. ctaylor3737 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I do them when I get a chance....which typically is every couple of months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 I do 5% of tank volume , every 3 days . I use the water to water my plants and it certainly beats regular water . I no longer test anything , I just do those water changes on schedule . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcoscia Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Does TDS include nitrates? I was doing 50% weekly just because and I believe it may have been weakening my shrimp. I just ordered TDS to help decide when to change Sent from my VS840 4G using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Nitrates are different. TDS is total dissolved solids. (dissolved ions, minerals, salts, metals and other chemicals in water.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcoscia Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 how does TDS safely monitor when to change the water then? (just got my first TDS pen, trying to learn!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 TDS is total dissolved solids. (dissolved ions, minerals, salts, metals and other chemicals in water.) You don't really know when to change water from TDS. You have to measure pH, Ammo, Nitrate, Nitrite to know when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 In a nutshell, you start with an ideal TDS. When your TDS reaches X amount above that TDS, you do a wc to get back to your ideal TDS. Pika 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungle64 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Does TDS include nitrates? I was doing 50% weekly just because and I believe it may have been weakening my shrimp. I just ordered TDS to help decide when to change Sent from my VS840 4G using Tapatalk How long have you been doing 50% ? How are shrimps doing with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 I just did a water change. 15% Lots more activity after water change. Now waiting on the Bacter EA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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