Coursair
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Donkey Gun said:Any updates on your tank?
Whose ? If you mean mine, check my profile albums. I'm over my limit on posting pics. But I'm trying to add gradually to my albums.
Donkey Gun said:Any updates on your tank?
Donkey Gun said:Any updates on your tank?
Donkey Gun said:pics Pics PICS!! lol
I did a DIY co2 setup for my 10 gallon, never really need to check the co2 levels with that. I just make sure it's still bubbling every so often and make a new mixture about every 4 to 6 weeks.
Donkey Gun said:Lookin good! very nice setup! You missed the fts though.. the full tank shot! lol
I can't tell in the one photo if it's glossos or baby tears but you should carefully separate the small individual plants an spread them out a little bit in a bright area. It's incredible how they'll spread in the right conditions.
Austin.b said:Yeah, sorry about that. The lights were already off and I didn't want to freak everyone out. I promise I will take pics tomorrow. Also, you know the metal that comes with stem plants? The one that wraps around the bottom to keep the plants together. If leave it in the tank for a few months, will that metal be harmful? Will It leak copper? Some of my shimp have been dying off and my water paramets are always perfect. (emphasis on perfect) could the metal be the culprit? As for the co2, I have switched over to pressurised. I found a valve that fits on one of my CO2 tanks for paintball guns and it works amazing!!
Coursair said:I don't like metal in my Shrimp tanks except stainless steel.
Careful with CO2 and shrimp. Make sure it's only on during lights on and perhaps agitate water after lights out ( bubble wand or similar ). If you are getting lots of Algae,Even after adding C02, you can run lights on shorter cycle 6 hours perhaps or perhaps raise your light up.
Check your PH with and without pressurized (not DIY) CO2 running. Make sure you aren't getting major PH swings. Shrimp have to get used to CO2 gradually.
Start slow.
Austin.b said:FTS!! Lol
Nu-Nu the eel said:Nice tank bro!
I dont know much about shrimp, because the only freshwater shrimp i had were ghost shrimp, and those things were crazy. Now i only have saltwater shrimp so i wish i could help.
Ok. I have heard about using an air stone after lights out, will start doing that again.
Let's say, you start running co2 at normal rates from the getgo, would that cause alot of shrimp deaths? Also, how important is the pH with shrimp? If the pH is really high, would the shrimp start to die off? Thanks for the info!!
jetajockey said:How much co2 are you running exactly? A high co2 level can definitely cause shrimp dieoffs, I'd be looking at that more than a pH thing.
Nu-Nu the eel said:No problem! And if i were you i would get an aponogeton crispus or a lace plant haha the crispus is pretty cool. That floating moss ball cracks me up! Haha i love it!
There are no fish that may be killing your shimp right? Just tryin to figure out all of the mysterious shrimp deaths...
jetajockey said:well its probably not the high ph. You've had them in that water for a while now and they are just now recently dying off. A ph level that isn't ideal for the inhabitants isn't going to kill them off en masse like that, and even if it did, it would've been shortly after adding them and not days later.
Co2 is really really easy to overdo, especially in a small tank, I'd lean towards that for now and go from there.