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Need some guidance. Tank started to experience 1 CRS death about 1 or 2 days about 2 wks ago. Been setup since May 2011, ADA Amazonia soil.
Parameters:
temp: ~70.4F - 72.4F
pH: 6.4
ammonia: 0
nitrate: 0
nitrite: 0
KH: 4dH (71.6ppm)
GH: 8 (143.2 ppm)
all test done using API liquid
Pressurized CO2 timed with lights & airstone: 3 hrs during the day, 4.5 hrs during the evening (off by 5:30p); drop checker blue-green, ~2 bps;
Other fauna: 50+ RCS, 2 threadfin rainbow, 1 long finned albino pleco, 1 otto, 1 Amano; No deaths nor gasping at surface;
Behavior of CRS, seemed lethargic, hiding in moss;
Trying to understand if there are physical characteristics of CO2 poisioning for shrimp (besides death). None have shown gasping at surface.
Right now I have stop injecting CO2, but kept airstone at 24/7 and have done a 25% WC per the advice of MORDALPHUS - thanks so much for your help.
Would like to see if anyone else might have some insights on this. I really do not want to tear down my CO2 system just yet.
Thanks everyone for any expertise or opinions.
Parameters:
temp: ~70.4F - 72.4F
pH: 6.4
ammonia: 0
nitrate: 0
nitrite: 0
KH: 4dH (71.6ppm)
GH: 8 (143.2 ppm)
all test done using API liquid
Pressurized CO2 timed with lights & airstone: 3 hrs during the day, 4.5 hrs during the evening (off by 5:30p); drop checker blue-green, ~2 bps;
Other fauna: 50+ RCS, 2 threadfin rainbow, 1 long finned albino pleco, 1 otto, 1 Amano; No deaths nor gasping at surface;
Behavior of CRS, seemed lethargic, hiding in moss;
Trying to understand if there are physical characteristics of CO2 poisioning for shrimp (besides death). None have shown gasping at surface.
Right now I have stop injecting CO2, but kept airstone at 24/7 and have done a 25% WC per the advice of MORDALPHUS - thanks so much for your help.
Would like to see if anyone else might have some insights on this. I really do not want to tear down my CO2 system just yet.
Thanks everyone for any expertise or opinions.