I was reading somewhere were this guy says he used Hibiscus leaves in his crs tank and the shrimp loved them. Any truth to this?
Yes it was deff rushed i saw a thread about crs in a hi light hi co2 tank and ordered them. then i was told no co2 no salts ect so i did rush to get this tank together. But i have to do what i can to keep them alive since they were in the mail already. I am just trying to find that out and so far ive had some very helpful information thrown at me.strungout said:One thing you need established for sure is your biofilm. I never understood all these new fancy products......
The biofilm is what your shrimp n babies are going to feed off of. Constantly feeding. So right now stable water parameters and stable biofilm created by the light is what I recommend. I feel like you rushed this tank setup
Can you give me the name of this breeding liquid.kilauea91 said:If you're using remineralized RO water and keep KH low(1-2dKH), your water should be slight acidic and right for CRS, assuming the blasting sand is inert and doesn't leech anything. GH shall be kept at least 5-6dGH or else them might have molting problem. There are few ways to lower PH with natural products, such as throw in some peat moss or granules in your filter, they can be bought in Home Depot gardening but make sure to get 100% natural ones without any fertilizer additives, or buy granules sold as filter media, the former is cheaper but can be quite messy to deal with. It will lower the PH through cation exchange and by releasing humic acid. ADA aqua soil is said to contain high concentration of peat that gives its high CEC property. Or throw in some dried Indian almond(Catappa) leaves or alder cones into the tank that also release humic acid. But all of them may cause tea colored tint in your water(blackwater) that many dislike. And all these stuff will be exhausted and need to be replenished every few weeks. I think the bottom line is, it's far more important to keep your water KH in check. If none of the above works, you may consider to buy those breeding liquid, it may sound like snake oil at first but I can tell you it really works.
it may sound like snake oil at first but I can tell you it really works
nicpapa said:What are the parameters?