Hi all,
I have been setting up a planted tank with the view of having some Blue Bolt shrimps, but am not sure about the water quality or content/balance of shrimp needs vs plant needs.
The tank is driven by a nano CO2 system and the drop checker shows green, the parameters are as follows:-
Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 0
PH = 6.0-6.1
TDS - 180-190
KH = 0
GH = 8
Over on the other thread, I was advise to seek the expertise here for the correct water parameters when dealing with the shrimp side. To give a quick overview, I am using RO water with Bee Shrimp GH+ along with Dennerle Scapers Soil to help adjust the PH to below 7, however, I've been advise to add some KH as the tank requires some for general usage, but this will deplete the buffering ability?
I seemed to have opened up a can of worms as you can see from my thread here: https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/new-planted-tank-struggling-a-little.50760/page-4#post-500121
As I'm not worried about fish, I have adjusted the all-in-one fertiliser to add some extra KNO3 (due to not meeting the recommended 20ppm), but everything I do adds to the TDS of the water and very quickly puts it outside of the recommend parameters for the shrimp. Taken just now, its around 236 (Monday water change). On a water change, I aim for around a TDS of 200 but am not sure if I am doing this right or i should do it at a lower TDS level to take into account my organic waste/ferts?
Is anyone able to point me in the right direction as I feel stuck at the moment.
Thanks in advance..
Chris
I have been setting up a planted tank with the view of having some Blue Bolt shrimps, but am not sure about the water quality or content/balance of shrimp needs vs plant needs.
The tank is driven by a nano CO2 system and the drop checker shows green, the parameters are as follows:-
Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 0
PH = 6.0-6.1
TDS - 180-190
KH = 0
GH = 8
Over on the other thread, I was advise to seek the expertise here for the correct water parameters when dealing with the shrimp side. To give a quick overview, I am using RO water with Bee Shrimp GH+ along with Dennerle Scapers Soil to help adjust the PH to below 7, however, I've been advise to add some KH as the tank requires some for general usage, but this will deplete the buffering ability?
I seemed to have opened up a can of worms as you can see from my thread here: https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/new-planted-tank-struggling-a-little.50760/page-4#post-500121
As I'm not worried about fish, I have adjusted the all-in-one fertiliser to add some extra KNO3 (due to not meeting the recommended 20ppm), but everything I do adds to the TDS of the water and very quickly puts it outside of the recommend parameters for the shrimp. Taken just now, its around 236 (Monday water change). On a water change, I aim for around a TDS of 200 but am not sure if I am doing this right or i should do it at a lower TDS level to take into account my organic waste/ferts?
Is anyone able to point me in the right direction as I feel stuck at the moment.
Thanks in advance..
Chris