Fluval Stratum buffering or what?

[Dervie]

I use tap water for my tanks and for my shrimp tank (newly setup) has a pH of 6.6. However, my tap water pH registers at 7.6 and my fish tank has the same pH. My 10g shrimp tank does not have much but a moss wall, heater, sponge filter, fluval stratum, a rock (this did not alter my pH when it was originally in my fish tank) and some floating plants.

 

Is it the Fluval Stratum causing this pH drop?

 

My parameters:

gH: 9

kH: 1-2 (doesn't register blue, just goes straight to a pale yellow upon first drop)

TDS: 295 (last checked)

 

I'm currently stocked with Yellow Shrimps. Would this affect their breeding? I had one shrimp molt successfully today.

 

Lastly, I plan to stock some Tiger Shrimps, would this be a suitable pH for them?

[Vpier]

This is what I pulled from fluval's website " The inherent properties of Fluval Shrimp Stratum will help support a neutral to slightly acidic pH, ideal for most shrimp and plant species."

[Dervie]

This is what I pulled from fluval's website " The inherent properties of Fluval Shrimp Stratum will help support a neutral to slightly acidic pH, ideal for most shrimp and plant species."

 

Ah yeah, I realized it had buffering potential, but prior to buying it a lot of people said it had no buffering effect. I guess it's working? haha. - Since I'm using tap water I realize the buffering affects will soon subside. 

[Pokeshrimp]

I also have fluval stratum, i didn't know much at the time and after a handful of water changes with my 7.8 tap water, the substrate no longer buffers. But i keep RCS in that tank and they didn't care and have always been breeding well for me.

[dr0p]

Fluval Stratum does alright, at least for me.

I use it in several Neo tanks, and have a Mischling/TB tank that is doing well. The TB are not breeding as quickly as other tanks, but I'm still getting quality, and hopefully raising a higher PH strain =)