Is my gH too high?

[PJFISH]

My tap and tank water are reading a gH of about 8, is thus too high for red cherry shrimp?


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[Laeris]

No, that's what we have in one of our tanks that's nearly bursting with RCS.

 

[PJFISH]

No, that's what we have in one of our tanks that's nearly bursting with RCS.

Thanks, that's reassuring. I really want to add more RCS but I'm afraid that would be an issue.


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[Bpophoto79]

Check out my 5 gallon desk aquarium thread. That's the tank Laeris is talking about. Gh of 8 and breeding like mad. When the gh was lower I was getting a lot of deaths right after molting. To me that is the magic number.

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/showthread.php?t=343568

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[ScotJudd]

My tanks sit at about Kh6 and Gh7 and I have hundreds of RCS. I would take Gh a little higher but I also have soft water fish so have to compromise.


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[PJFISH]

My tanks sit at about Kh6 and Gh7 and I have hundreds of RCS. I would take Gh a little higher but I also have soft water fish so have to compromise.


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I'm glad to hear that a gH of 8-9 is okay then, it's really a pain to have to try and lower it. It also freaks me out to add RO water in the tank.


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