Mysterious Death of Shrimps?

i guess that 1 month is not very much.. some people cycle up to 2 months to play safe.. i find that cycling is a very important process and it determines whether you will start off on the right/wrong foot.. water parameters maybe all ok but if cycling isnt right it all goes wrong.

Originally Posted by bps11208

Try to keep below 26 any higher you may see some death

ic.. um.. so that means i should consider getting a chiller?

Originally Posted by alex888

i guess that 1 month is not very much.. some people cycle up to 2 months to play safe.. i find that cycling is a very important process and it determines whether you will start off on the right/wrong foot.. water parameters maybe all ok but if cycling isnt right it all goes wrong.

okay.. but at this stage, what else can i do to find out what's wrong? other than testing the other water parameters...

[bps11208]

Well at this stage it's hard to pin point which went wrong until you done your water test
Cases will be you still have traces of ammonia and nitrite presence in you water

First test your water and post it here maybe the expert can help you out

Originally Posted by nobodyz

dun say i rich leh.. i duno where to get shrimps in the east side.. since crs haven is only 'shrimp' shop.. i guess they should able advise me better.. but well... haha..

any other places recommended to buy shrimps? i would really want to go to other shrimps like snowball, yellow crystal, low grade crs etc... but want to learn the right way with sakura, cherry first.. at least when they start to breed healthily then i can consider to move on..

btw, i cant rem the soil i use le.. bought at the shop too... =x

How much did you pay for the soil? they have been recommending Ada 2... most probably you bought it?

Originally Posted by nobodyz

ic.. um.. so that means i should consider getting a chiller?

Yes.... saw some ppl selling in the forum recently... can buy 2nd hand.... wat filter u using?

Originally Posted by alex888

i guess that 1 month is not very much.. some people cycle up to 2 months to play safe.. i find that cycling is a very important process and it determines whether you will start off on the right/wrong foot.. water parameters maybe all ok but if cycling isnt right it all goes wrong.

Hi bro, just curious... if water perimeters are all ok, then wat would be wrong with the cycling?

We cycle to get the correct water perimeters right? if we have gotten the correct perimeters without the need for cycling, then cycling is redundant. no?

Originally Posted by icebabys

Yes.... saw some ppl selling in the forum recently... can buy 2nd hand.... wat filter u using?

i oso tot of it.. if wan to keep crs den confirm need chiller.. but is my first time.. scared later do wrong den all my shrimps die... :S

any guide on the chillers? i cant rem where i saw.. chiller is just the chiller right? still need a pump to pump the water out to go thru the chiller then back into the tank... den wad about filter?

Originally Posted by icebabys

How much did you pay for the soil? they have been recommending Ada 2... most probably you bought it?

i believe so.. the pack is red on top.. got another one which is green on top.. i took the red one.. i oso duno wad to use.. they say use wad i use wad lo..

Originally Posted by bps11208

Well at this stage it's hard to pin point which went wrong until you done your water test
Cases will be you still have traces of ammonia and nitrite presence in you water

First test your water and post it here maybe the expert can help you out

yup.. today going to get ph, ammonia, nitrite test kit.. since nitrate is ard 0 to 5.. i think nitrate is quite safe?