Shrimp lover Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Hi everyone! I want to switch over to remineralizer water for my neo colony. My tank is heavily planted, so I am worried about the plants not getting enough nutrients! Has anyone had that problem? Solutions? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Seachem Flourish and Seachem Potassium(K2SO4) is what I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescador Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 When you say switch over to remineralized water does that mean your currently using tap water and are looking to use RO/DI water? Plants require water with minerals whether that be tap water or remineralized RO water. When you mention plants not receiving enough nutrients from remineralized water your now talking to fertilizer. I have both full planted and shrimp tanks. All have plants and all use remineralized RO water. Planted tank I use Seachem Equalibrium and SL Aqua Blue Wizard for the shrimp tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp lover Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 When you say switch over to remineralized water does that mean your currently using tap water and are looking to use RO/DI water? Plants require water with minerals whether that be tap water or remineralized RO water. When you mention plants not receiving enough nutrients from remineralized water your now talking to fertilizer. I have both full planted and shrimp tanks. All have plants and all use remineralized RO water. Planted tank I use Seachem Equalibrium and SL Aqua Blue Wizard for the shrimp tanks. Yes, I currently use tap water. Do you use the shrimp remineralizer and seachem equalibrium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Yes, I currently use tap water. Do you use the shrimp remineralizer and seachem equalibrium? SL Aqua Blue Wizard and Seaechem Equilibrium are BOTH remineralizers. For plants, you need fertilizers such as Seachem Flourish, K2SO4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescador Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I use SL Aqua Blue Wizard for my shrimp tanks. I use Seachem Equilibrium for my Plant tank that has fish and no shrimp. Do not use both as Poopians has said they are both remineralizers. Do not switch from tap to RO water rapidly, small water changes would be best. Measure your tab water parameters first and make your RO water similiar. Too big a change even if better could result in shrimp deaths. There is another post going over this you might want to read over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 You need to worry about shrimps not the plants if you want to breed em I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescador Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Yes and no... I have a CRS/CBS tank and a RCS/Red Rili tank, both are heavily planted and both tanks are reproducing shrimp very well. The key is to select the right plants: Anubias, Bucephalandra, Java Fern, Water Sprite, Hornwort, Cardinal Plant, Guppy Grass, Cryptocoryne, various floaters and various mosses all do great under modest light with little to no fertilizer. Done right plants are a great natural filter, provide shelter and a place where shrimp will graze and feed on biofilm, algae, etc. They do make finding and catching shrimp a bit challenging. I guess like most things in life moderation is usually best. Fishprinceofca and Wygglz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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