I'm not a shrimp guru, but are you adding any iodide to your tank? Iodide helps with the molting process.
I am not, just straight up liquid iodide? About how much should I add to a 10 gallon?I'm not a shrimp guru, but are you adding any iodide to your tank? Iodide helps with the molting process.
thanks for clarifying, is this something I have to order online? or might a petstore sell it?that would be iodide not iodine from the drug store.
i don't think it's that the ph is fluctuating, the guy at the store used test strips so he was saying its between 7.8 and 8.4.Kh way too high. Ph very fluctuating 7.4-8.4???? No accurate number these 2 numbers real bad
I would add neat RO water slowly each week (20%) until you get the water parameters spot on. After that use re-mineralised RO water to maintain the water quality you have got. You need good GH and KH test kits.can anyone recommend what kind of RO to tap water ratio i should be shooting for? or how i should go about this? my shrimp that actually did survive molting are doing well, 2 are berried. last thing i want to do is kill them by messing up my parameters
sounds good, ill give it a tryI would add neat RO water slowly each week (20%) until you get the water parameters spot on. After that use re-mineralised RO water to maintain the water quality you have got. You need good GH and KH test kits.
I did this, my Shrimp are A grade and bred during the process![]()
Having read back your thread it maybe best to do a 10% water change twice a week, safer for shrimplets!sounds good, ill give it a trythanks for the reply!
gotcha, thanks! yeah im taking it slow, dripping the water in. my heart can't take any more deathsHaving read back your thread it maybe best to do a 10% water change twice a week, safer for shrimplets!![]()