airriick Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 SOO. 2 Years later.. I finally tested my parameters of my TB tank..Because I've been noticing 1 weekly death after a molt. ... TDS 420 <!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ammonia.. 0 Nitrate 10ppm Nitrite .5ppm PH. over 7.6 (Api test kit) will test with my electronic one after i calibrate Temp 23.6 c Can't find my gh and kh test kit So I have well over 100 TBs in my tank. I started with 10. I top off with RO water probably once a month.. Started feeding them with mk breed products daily. I dose 5 drops of shikura ca+ everytime i top off. How do I lower TDS safely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 That pH is very high. How often do you do water changes? Start doing water changes every week or biweekly with RO water+remineralizer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airriick Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 That pH is very high. How often do you do water changes? Start doing water changes every week or biweekly with RO water+remineralizer. I don't do water changes lol. Only probably top off with 1 gallon of RO water once a month. Do you have any recommendations for a remineralizer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 I don't do water changes lol. Only probably top off with 1 gallon of RO water once a month. Do you have any recommendations for a remineralizer? SS GH+ or ShrimpyDaddy Revive Bianco You need to do water changes to bring TDS down. http://www.shrimpydaddy.com/products/revive-bianco-alfa-beta Only need Alfa and Beta http://www.theshrimptank.com/water-conditioners/salty-shrimp-bee-shrimp-gh/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airriick Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 SS GH+ or ShrimpyDaddy Revive Bianco You need to do water changes to bring TDS down. Ok thank you. Im assuming the gh+ raises gh also?Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Ok thank you. Im assuming the gh+ raises gh also? Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk If you're using RO water, your KH and GH should be 0. Follow directions for SS GH+ and aim for 4-6 GH or use Revive Bianco and just follow dosage amount without testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airriick Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Ha. the struggle.. API ph is 7.6+.. HM meter shows 5.6.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Ha. the struggle.. API ph is 7.6+.. HM meter shows 5.6.. Yah API is really unreliable. airriick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloydwang Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 little chemistry here, everytime water evaporate, disolved solids are left in the tank. so everytime, u put more water with GH+, u are adding TDS. so when doing water change, do it with RODI water. and also don't add anything when you top off your water, the only time you add GH+ or sth is that when u do water change. Lyana and airriick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Wow TDS is high! I do 15% water changes about every 10 days or so on my prl tank. Also shrimps are sensitive to nitrite, but it seems weird you would have any with a two year old tank. Maybe double check that test because that could kill them too. I use salty shrimp, the only thing I don't like about it is that some of the partials don't dissolve and stick to the bottom of the bucket so I have to swirl my finger on the bottom of my mixing bucket to get it all floating around and added to the main tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airriick Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Wow TDS is high! I do 15% water changes about every 10 days or so on my prl tank. Also shrimps are sensitive to nitrite, but it seems weird you would have any with a two year old tank. Maybe double check that test because that could kill them too. I use salty shrimp, the only thing I don't like about it is that some of the partials don't dissolve and stick to the bottom of the bucket so I have to swirl my finger on the bottom of my mixing bucket to get it all floating around and added to the main tank. Heh i think my tank is about to hit 4 years in 2016. Im surprised everything lived so long.Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I use salty shrimp, the only thing I don't like about it is that some of the partials don't dissolve and stick to the bottom of the bucket so I have to swirl my finger on the bottom of my mixing bucket to get it all floating around and added to the main tank. DIY magnetic stirrer? cost about $15-$20 It works great and I use it every time I need to mix something that requires dissolving. Shrimple minded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airriick Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 DIY magnetic stirrer? cost about $15-$20 It works great and I use it every time I need to mix something that requires dissolving. Have you guys thought about buying those 1 gallon crystal bottles and just shake it up like crazy after adding the powder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Have you guys thought about buying those 1 gallon crystal bottles and just shake it up like crazy after adding the powder? That's too much work. I use my DIY Magnetic Stirrer for mixing ferts for my planted tanks. Takes about 10-15 minutes of stirring to dissolve all the dry ferts. I also use it for SS GH/KH and SS GH as it's super fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airriick Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 That's too much work. I use my DIY Magnetic Stirrer for mixing ferts for my planted tanks. Takes about 10-15 minutes of stirring to dissolve all the dry ferts. I also use it for SS GH/KH and SS GH as it's super fast. Oh wow. That'll actually be a lot of work then lol. Do the mineralizers take a while to mix?Heres a few pictures of my shrimp i snapped with my phone. This one has blue front end and green backend... Is this a red bolt? Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigXor Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I use a 1 liter personal blender to mix GH. Takes about 2-3 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 You could market the offspring as super hardy. airriick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Is this a red bolt? Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk Looks like a golden with some red bolt splashes. airriick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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