Patrice
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I need to know, all the possible reason that shrimps (like red crystal shrimps) would die, using dry fertilizer, specialy PPS-pro ( please, subject stay on dry fert if it possible, its cheaper and its a long used product.) Tell me what you think. I will add and make some change on this list as you add info on this thread. If i can right down all the solutions, by finding my own problems, I will be proud to help at least one person that find this tread useful.
Seems to me, that adding all the macro and micro just before the light go on, will stress all the shrimps and create some death. In all truth, adding nitrate, iron and GH(calcium, magnesium) change,will stress and kills shrimps. Even if you dose haft in the morning haft in they afternoon. The real solution should be auto electronic drop dossing all day.
Problem can occur from adding CSM+B.
If you have to much iron form only adding the macro, you can reduce the dosage. Creating maybe algae from some other macro deficiency.(solution ?)
Killers:
Iron, Fe.( adding iron over .1 mg from CSM+B)
nitrate (overdose 10mg,)
copper (trace from micro is ok, but they are affected by it)
calcium and magnesium (change the gh and create some stress. if you have soft water )
It ok with:
potassium (no overdose possible)
Phosphate (shrimps don't care, good at .3)
unknown effect. Please add comments on that to:
sulfate
mono potassium
calcium from cuttlefish bone.
seachem prime overdose
Playing in your aquarium to fix thing
loosing dust particle from substrate all the time
Normal parameter
(kh 5), (gh 5), (ph 6.), (temp 24), (co2 24 hours(stable ph)), (bubble at night), (good light 8 hours), (tap water), (decoration from pet store), (6 months old tanks),(tap water treated with seachem prime).
Others weird killers
electricity leaks from heater (test it using volt meter)
acrylic aquarium leaking copper
driftwood contaminated with salt
substrate has gone anaerobic
Plants detritus (lots of dead plants in filter ans substrate (water smell like egg)
Prime mix with something that you have in your water.
Tanks you all, in advance, for your supports. If you don't understand some text, go right away and tell me.
Seems to me, that adding all the macro and micro just before the light go on, will stress all the shrimps and create some death. In all truth, adding nitrate, iron and GH(calcium, magnesium) change,will stress and kills shrimps. Even if you dose haft in the morning haft in they afternoon. The real solution should be auto electronic drop dossing all day.
Problem can occur from adding CSM+B.
If you have to much iron form only adding the macro, you can reduce the dosage. Creating maybe algae from some other macro deficiency.(solution ?)
Killers:
Iron, Fe.( adding iron over .1 mg from CSM+B)
nitrate (overdose 10mg,)
copper (trace from micro is ok, but they are affected by it)
calcium and magnesium (change the gh and create some stress. if you have soft water )
It ok with:
potassium (no overdose possible)
Phosphate (shrimps don't care, good at .3)
unknown effect. Please add comments on that to:
sulfate
mono potassium
calcium from cuttlefish bone.
seachem prime overdose
Playing in your aquarium to fix thing
loosing dust particle from substrate all the time
Normal parameter
(kh 5), (gh 5), (ph 6.), (temp 24), (co2 24 hours(stable ph)), (bubble at night), (good light 8 hours), (tap water), (decoration from pet store), (6 months old tanks),(tap water treated with seachem prime).
Others weird killers
electricity leaks from heater (test it using volt meter)
acrylic aquarium leaking copper
driftwood contaminated with salt
substrate has gone anaerobic
Plants detritus (lots of dead plants in filter ans substrate (water smell like egg)
Prime mix with something that you have in your water.
Tanks you all, in advance, for your supports. If you don't understand some text, go right away and tell me.