Sunisuni Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hello my name is suni. After watching a YouTube care for her shrimp í thought I'd give it a try. I purchased a 7 gallon aqua top. Modified the filter to have a sponge in the intake tube. 3 rocks might be slate. It had plenty of plants and eco complete substrate. My ph is at a deadly 8.4. My ammonia and nitrites fluctuate drastically from day to day. I Íker started root tabs. And flourish. I have a finnx plus light set up. Now ive seen many shrimp keepers use MK BREED. Borneo wild. And bacter ae. Underneath the substrate. I didn't do that. Was í supposed to? Should í buy some?if so which one do you recommend. I plan to keep neo cardinias. Blue dreams. Please help me control my tank. I use prime for my tap water. I live in a small town and dont have fancy aquatic stores. Ive heard the Wal-Mart water dispenser (primo) is ro. Yeah im going insane. Some help would be really appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlantDude Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hello my name is suni. After watching a YouTube care for her shrimp í thought I'd give it a try. I purchased a 7 gallon aqua top. Modified the filter to have a sponge in the intake tube. 3 rocks might be slate. It had plenty of plants and eco complete substrate. My ph is at a deadly 8.4. My ammonia and nitrites fluctuate drastically from day to day. I Íker started root tabs. And flourish. I have a finnx plus light set up. Now ive seen many shrimp keepers use MK BREED. Borneo wild. And bacter ae. Underneath the substrate. I didn't do that. Was í supposed to? Should í buy some?if so which one do you recommend. I plan to keep neo cardinias. Blue dreams. Please help me control my tank. I use prime for my tap water. I live in a small town and dont have fancy aquatic stores. Ive heard the Wal-Mart water dispenser (primo) is ro. Yeah im going insane. Some help would be really appreciated. Welcome! You don't need to add Bacter AE, but it is helpful in establishing your bacteria growth. You can still add it to the tank on your next water change if you want. If you want to lower your ph without buying an RO unit, you can try running a filter with peat moss in a bucket of water. Other option is to order an RO unit from Amazon for about $60. EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heatherbee Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 How long has it been set up? There's a natural cycle that occurs and it takes time to become stable before it's safe to add any critters (as far as the ammonia and nitrite). Is the water out of the tap 8.4 also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocknorman Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 What plants do you have? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunisuni Posted March 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 What plants do you have? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunisuni Posted March 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Amazon sword and anubias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappie49 Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Never used it myself but sure I read Eco raises ph for first few weeks. Not 100% positive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocknorman Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 In my tank, all I have is Anubis swords crypts and mosses. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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