My shrimp journey... - Page 2

washywashy · 08-01-2013, 11:18 AM

Thank you all bros for the support and encouragement! I have test kits for pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate as I'm keeping other fish too. However, are GH and KH important as well? It seems so after reading up threads on the forums and other websites on shrimps.

Also for TDS, I'm lost as to which range to follow as many websites say different things! Hence, I've decided to what I believe is the general consensus of the accepted range between 150-200. Should be getting a TDS meter after the tank is cycled

washywashy · 08-01-2013, 01:19 PM

Just did a test, here's the verdict!

pH: 5.0
NH4: 0mg/L
NO2: 0mg/L
NO3: 25mg/L
Seems like I can put shrimps inside? However I feel that the pH is too low

bai · 08-01-2013, 03:21 PM

Ya PH 5 is low

Koji™ · 08-01-2013, 04:39 PM

Water parameter not stable yet. Let it mature some more and take another reading to determind bro. If no livestock in there, I will usually just let the ph alone. It's easy to rise the ph level imho.

08-01-2013, 04:54 PM

How long was the cycle?? Ph should go up and stablise at 5.5 after a WC should be around 5.6-5.8
Ada soil? maybe will stablise at 5.5
Benibachi would stablise at 5.8-6

washywashy · 08-01-2013, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koji™

Water parameter not stable yet. Let it mature some more and take another reading to determind bro. If no livestock in there, I will usually just let the ph alone. It's easy to rise the ph level imho.

Noted bro, will be patient and leave it as it is

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Originally Posted by avex30

How long was the cycle?? Ph should go up and stablise at 5.5 after a WC should be around 5.6-5.8
Ada soil? maybe will stablise at 5.5
Benibachi would stablise at 5.8-6

Benibachi soil bro. Only second day!

08-01-2013, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by washywashy

Noted bro, will be patient and leave it as it is

Benibachi soil bro. Only second day!

2nd day lol got to wait lo just leave it alone should ready by end of jan mature enough for your shrimps to enjoy the tank and water. You can actually off your chiller while cycling.

sheng · 08-01-2013, 05:34 PM

May i know what shrimp are you keeping?

darrentyl · 08-01-2013, 05:48 PM

Benibachi soil shouldn't have such low PH iirc.

washywashy · 08-01-2013, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avex30

2nd day lol got to wait lo just leave it alone should ready by end of jan mature enough for your shrimps to enjoy the tank and water. You can actually off your chiller while cycling.

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

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Originally Posted by sheng

May i know what shrimp are you keeping?

I'll be keeping CRS

Quote:

Originally Posted by darrentyl

Benibachi soil shouldn't have such low PH iirc.

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.

08-01-2013, 01:19 PM	#12
washywashy Dragon Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,813	Just did a test, here's the verdict! pH: 5.0 NH4: 0mg/L NO2: 0mg/L NO3: 25mg/L Seems like I can put shrimps inside? However I feel that the pH is too low Last edited by washywashy; 08-01-2013 at 01:30 PM.

08-01-2013, 11:18 AM	#11
washywashy Dragon Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,813	Thank you all bros for the support and encouragement! I have test kits for pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate as I'm keeping other fish too. However, are GH and KH important as well? It seems so after reading up threads on the forums and other websites on shrimps. Also for TDS, I'm lost as to which range to follow as many websites say different things! Hence, I've decided to what I believe is the general consensus of the accepted range between 150-200. Should be getting a TDS meter after the tank is cycled

08-01-2013, 03:21 PM	#13
bai Dragon Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,666	Ya PH 5 is low

08-01-2013, 04:39 PM	#14
Koji™ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 57,626	Water parameter not stable yet. Let it mature some more and take another reading to determind bro. If no livestock in there, I will usually just let the ph alone. It's easy to rise the ph level imho.

08-01-2013, 04:54 PM	#15
avex30 Guest Posts: n/a	How long was the cycle?? Ph should go up and stablise at 5.5 after a WC should be around 5.6-5.8 Ada soil? maybe will stablise at 5.5 Benibachi would stablise at 5.8-6

08-01-2013, 05:34 PM	#18
sheng Dragon Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,198	May i know what shrimp are you keeping?

08-01-2013, 05:48 PM	#19
darrentyl Arofanatic Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 124	Benibachi soil shouldn't have such low PH iirc.

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