mayphly Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 I recently received a 3L bag of the new Prodibio Aqua Shrimp Powder along with the Bacter Kit for the soil and a vial each of Stop Ammo and Biodigest from Erik Lucas at “buypetshrimp.com” to try out. How cool is that? The set up was fast and easy. I decided to use a 10g tank. I ended up with close to 2 inches of substrate. You could easily do 2 10g tanks with 1 3L bag if you chose to. I followed the easy steps in their video for set up. The vials come with a piece of silicone tubing which is used to break them open. Not shown is the "Stop Ammo Start" and "Biodigest Start". I placed the spent vials into a feeding basket and placed that under the outflow of my filter. I figure this is a good way to rinse out any remaining bacteria that's left inside of them. I used RO water and a shrimp re-mineralizer to achieve proper GH levels. I also seeded my tank using a sponge from another established tank. Once my parameters and temps were stable I went ahead and added some shrimp. As I’m typing this my PH levels are still going down slowly. I'll be adding observations as this tank matures. Here are my current parameters PH 5.29 and dropping KH 0 GH 5 TDS 120 Temp 72 Here you can find out more about the soil and the bacter kits http://buypetshrimp.com/shrimp-substrate/ evabug1, ibebian, h4n and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukendabears Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Thanks for offering to try a bag out! I myself was amazed how far 1 3l bag went. I did my 25g cube at almost an inch of depth with one bag. Please keep us updated with how it all works out. h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uriel RT Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Nice walk thru, I also want to see how it progresses as the tank matures. h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocknorman Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Did the soil leech ammonia or did the "Stop Ammo Start" get rid of the ammonia if it did leech any?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted February 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Here are the parameters 24 hrs later PH 5.1 KH 0 GH 5 TDS 130 Temp 72 NH3 .50 The ammonia creeped up overnight to .50ppm despite using the "Stop Ammo Start". This low amount of ammonia shouldn't have any affect on the shrimp. Ammonia is not toxic at this level of PH. I'm not worried about it. Really I'm more concerned as to why my TDS went from 120 to 130. It may be the amount of scum I used to seed the tank. If that's the case then a water change should take care of both ammonia and TDS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocknorman Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Here are the parameters 24 hrs later PH 5.1KH 0GH 5TDS 130 Temp 72 NH3 .50 The ammonia creeped up overnight to .50ppm despite using the "Stop Ammo Start". This low amount of ammonia shouldn't have any affect on the shrimp. Ammonia is not toxic at this level of PH. I'm not worried about it. Really I'm more concerned as to why my TDS went from 120 to 130. It may be the amount of scum I used to seed the tank. If that's the case then a water change should take care of both ammonia and TDS. What species of shrimp did you stock?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocknorman Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Here are the parameters 24 hrs later PH 5.1KH 0GH 5TDS 130 Temp 72 NH3 .50 The ammonia creeped up overnight to .50ppm despite using the "Stop Ammo Start". This low amount of ammonia shouldn't have any affect on the shrimp. Ammonia is not toxic at this level of PH. I'm not worried about it. Really I'm more concerned as to why my TDS went from 120 to 130. It may be the amount of scum I used to seed the tank. If that's the case then a water change should take care of both ammonia and TDS. And do you mind sharing the tank that you used? I am looking for a new tank but can't seem to find any that fit my likings.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted February 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 And do you mind sharing the tank that you used? I am looking for a new tank but can't seem to find any that fit my likings.Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI added 4 taitibee to a Marineland 10gSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimple minded Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Thanks for sharing, interested as I've liked BioDigest in the past. That's a pretty slick rock you have there. mayphly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukendabears Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Hey Andy hows the soil doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLui83 Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Tagged for interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Hi Mayply, any update on how you found this soil? i am in the process of changing substrates and we can get this locally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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