hi guys
want to share my red cherry shrimp that survive from last disaster due to my tap water condition         

@Arrow, et all,

Can I keep panda corydoras with shrimps?

hey guys. i've just moved back to KL from Beijing. Looking to set up a tank here. Where should i go to buy a tank and equipment which isnt so pricey? Looking to probably set up a 2-3ft. still need to sort out where to put it. haha.

Also, can those ikea book shelves handle the weight of a 2ft tank if i place it on top?

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Anyone can provide list of possibility why crs is not active and not moving and remain at same place place for quite some time ?  Please comment.

hi arrow
why is it my malaya shrimp seems more "shy" than my cherry shrimp???
especially when i switch ON my light..
is it normal???

Crs not need feed everyday ?  Nitrate is belong to no3 and no4 ,right ?
I found when purely ro water with gh and kh 0. The shrimp no problem. Add in the some gh increaser. It start breeding.. I found it good of gh increaser then add more. But it look create bad for crs aand it start no moving. Did you encounter this scenario before ?

ic , My existing sera test kit is for  NH3/NH4, is for ammonia.  What is the major test kit to measure water parameter for your CRS - GH , KH or ?

My water parameter for PH always stay at 7.1 -7.2. Just wonder how you lower down the PH always ? Do you use any PH down ? if yes what brand you using most ?

I am also having soil in 5-6cm thick . when you mention soil buffer is means how thick the soil , is it ? or it is some thing put into substrate ? i think my tab water same with you 7.6.
The problem is if i change water every week , i add the tab water to the tank .. it will from ph 7 to 7.6.

Myy soil just use only 2 month . I thinking is my soil brand not good cause this problem ?

just wonder if you add tab water to your tank .. eventually it will become 6.4 ?

Can i put snail into the crs tank ? if yes, Any snail can recommend ?

I not sure what brand is mine. But it is cheap price and not ADA kind of soil. I buy wrong soil shoild be since u say ADA can keep ph 6.4 even add tap water . How long normally the soil age can last for crs tank ?

Speaking of which.. im getting gh6 and kh4. I use RO water but dunno how come KH still high. Theres no stones in my tank except those shrimp use mineral stones.

Do you means depend on how dirty of substrate to determine age of soil since you say depend on filter system ? Ur crs tank got fish ? I find worn in my tank . Thinking if got small fish can eat worm. But the fish shall not eat shrimp

Yes.. using azoo media. Why?

how your justify the age of soil is expire soon ?determine from your ph ? Since you say soil buffer and make contant 6.4 . So I am assume soil going expire make cause ph higher. Corect me if I am wrong . The UGF you use comnect with canister or just purely air accelerator ?

Yeah... thinking of switching them out for some regular ceramic rings since they've been in use for almost a year. Should I switch 50% at a time?

Ic, erm ...a wrongly setup at early state miss lead by the shop owner.between I found is hard to find quality  ugf . Any shop can intro ? I bough wrong soil and wrong setup. It make quite costly to me on this. Because my is 3ft tank. Erm..... what you put on top of ugf first layer ? You put lava rock or small rock ?

Thanks for the headsup.

Went to get myself some regular rings then noticed LFS started carrying Power House medias.. so hand itchy again and      

What is the recommend period for change ceramic ring ? how about bio ball type as below link , does it require to change also  after some time ?

http://www.tradekorea.com/sell-leads-detai...mic_Filter.html

since the acidic soil can use as buffer for maintain acid PH level or GH level.
just wonder anything else shrimp need from soil ?

if we have top tank for shirmp and bottom as bio tank . Can we just put the acidic soil to the bio tank to maintain ph and gh for shrimp tank.
Then  shrimp tank is without soil, then i assume the waste of shrimp can be filter easily.
hehe , is that doable and deliver better result , please comment.

Hi arrow, since shrimp soil will lose its buffer power after 1 or 2 years, what can we do to maintain the ph after that? Replace the soil or put in additives?

Hi bros, Need some advice here. I'm using two Hailea air pumps for my shrimp tanks which give out very strong smells something like burnt plastics. Problem is my tanks are in my room and my wife couldn't stand the smell. Do you have this problem? Or are you using any air pump that doesn't give out such smell? Is there any alternative to airpump that can drive air to UGF and sponge filter? Pls help.