My shrimp journey...

[WaveSurfer]

Nice setup bro! Will look forward to the day when your CRS are in!

Used to have a CRS tank too; mine managed to live well without chiller though the baby shrimps couldn't survive when the weather got warmer (had fan blowing on the surface though).

Originally Posted by washywashy

Haha.. Thanks for the tip! It's off at the moment, just switched it on for the pic

I'll be keeping CRS

Any idea why mine is so? I'm using old media from my arowana sump tank so this may have caused this tank to be cycled fast.

might speed up bro could be because you are using water from a mature tank and not fresh from the tap.

That is why your ph dip so low it will climb after the 1st week.

[cheetf]

Did you happen to measure the parameters immediately after you finish setting up your tank? Very likely the readings are a bit skewed because of your old media from your aro tank. Now is a good time to put plants inside to let it mop up the nitrates. I would not recommend that you add in any shrimps yet though, they are much more sensitive that your aro. Let the tank mature a bit first.

[washywashy]

Originally Posted by WaveSurfer

Nice setup bro! Will look forward to the day when your CRS are in!

Used to have a CRS tank too; mine managed to live well without chiller though the baby shrimps couldn't survive when the weather got warmer (had fan blowing on the surface though).

Thanks bro! I'm looking forward to it too!

Originally Posted by avex30

might speed up bro could be because you are using water from a mature tank and not fresh from the tap.

That is why your ph dip so low it will climb after the 1st week.

Water is fresh, dechlorinated water. Media is mature

Originally Posted by cheetf

Did you happen to measure the parameters immediately after you finish setting up your tank? Very likely the readings are a bit skewed because of your old media from your aro tank. Now is a good time to put plants inside to let it mop up the nitrates. I would not recommend that you add in any shrimps yet though, they are much more sensitive that your aro. Let the tank mature a bit first.

Will do bro! I've got a bunch of untied fissidens waiting to be used

[Zhuoyuting]

Originally Posted by washywashy

Hope you guys have enjoyed the pics! Are there any other products that is/are a must-have to keep the shrimps? I'll be getting a TDS meter soon. In case you guys are wondering, I'll be keeping PRL CRS in here

Are you adding in any plants?

How much is this over all set up?

If your are using mature media yet you using is fresh, dechlorinated water. won't it kill the bb?

[washywashy]

Originally Posted by Zhuoyuting

Are you adding in any plants?

How much is this over all set up?

If your are using mature media yet you using is fresh, dechlorinated water. won't it kill the bb?

I added plants since my last update. Can't quote the price as I used back most of my old equipment. Bro, dechlorinated water will not kill BB if not, how do we do regular water changes for our aros direct from tap and add Prime?

So here's an update bros!

Water parameters:
pH: 5
NH4: 0 mg/L
NO2: 0 mg/L
NO3: 10 mg/L
kH: 1 dKH
gH: 5 dGH
Temp: 23C

pH still seems low though.. I have 3 commandos inside, 2 are CBS and 1 is a Crimson PRL from CRS Haven. Doing well and eating! I'll remove the CBS when I collect my PRL later today (Will update!). Here's the Crimson PRL

[ZhenXiang]

Hi bro, the low pH might be due to the low KH in your tank.
U can try to add sodium bicarbonate to ur water, this will increase ur KH without increasing the GH of your tank, as such, u are essentially increasing the buffering capacity of ur tank.

[washywashy]

Originally Posted by ZhenXiang

Hi bro, the low pH might be due to the low KH in your tank.
U can try to add sodium bicarbonate to ur water, this will increase ur KH without increasing the GH of your tank, as such, u are essentially increasing the buffering capacity of ur tank.

Thanks bro, I'm just afraid to do much as shrimps are involved

[Koji™]

I dunno about you but I don't bother about the KH reading in my tank. It can be as low as 1 initially but the shrimps are still doing fine and breeding well.

[washywashy]

Originally Posted by Koji™

I dunno about you but I don't bother about the KH reading in my tank. It can be as low as 1 initially but the shrimps are still doing fine and breeding well.

Haha.. I kiasu lah bro.. PRL aren't cheap so I'm very cautious.. PRL updates coming up in a bit!