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Old 01-11-2009, 03:20 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by fishboy87 View Post
My pH is 7.3 last time I checked. Tank is halfway through a cycle right now. I'll lower my temp if I were to ever get some. Am I ok right now as far as pH goes and how long after the cycle is it ok to start adding the shrimp.
pH looks okay; I've read about several successes of keeping and breeding CRS at pH 7.6. As far as cycling is concerned, simply test your water parameters to see if they are in the safe range, ie, KH, GH, ammonia, etc.
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