The Planted Tank Forum - View Single Post - How to lower high nitrates w/o stressing shrimp?

rodcuda · 12-08-2012, 02:41 AM

Keep doing 25% water changes, that should be no problem for cherry shrimp. They can also tolerate the 40 ppm nitrates for a while. Maybe take a sample of water to the pet store and have them test it to make sure your kit is accurate.

12-08-2012, 02:41 AM	#2
rodcuda Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14/100%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central Florida Posts: 843	Keep doing 25% water changes, that should be no problem for cherry shrimp. They can also tolerate the 40 ppm nitrates for a while. Maybe take a sample of water to the pet store and have them test it to make sure your kit is accurate. __________________ Rod