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Not sure what type of tank that is, but shrimps do fine with Co2, infact most if not all fish would die from Co2 overdose before shrimp...


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I would say, if you keep the Co2 at the recommended 30ppm, you should be more than fine...

I've had my Co2 pumped into my planted at a little over 30ppm and haven't lost any shrimp or fish yet...

Just get a drop checker and you should be good...


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Ive never really used co2 in my tanks so thats gonna be new and ive never had shrimp. Ive been wanting them for sometime and i think ill get the process started after the holidays.


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What type of shrimp are you keeping? and what type of Co2 setup? i presume the Co2 setup comes with the tank by the sound of things?

But as a heads up, if the tank doesn't have a drop checker, i would advise getting one, it really does help prevent people who are first time users accidentally overdosing / under dosing Co2 in their tanks...

Also, having a bubble counter can also help immensely, since that will give you a guide of how many bubbles per second you should be running in your tank to maintain the Co2 levels...

In all honesty, may sound like a lot of things, but its extremely straight forward once you've set it up once...
 
Had to google the mini Co2 kit, seems to run on small canisters you throw away after it runs out which may or may not end up costing a little more than just refilling a regular Co2 bottle, although with that said, you also dont have to drive back to pick up the bottle when its filled up...

Also after looking at the ad I dont think it comes with a drop checker, but does seem to possibly have a bubble counter and an adjuster valve for fine tuning the bubble count...

I just wonder how long each of those little canisters last since they are pretty small, although with that size tank you most likely wont need too much Co2 to run...

But yeah, cherries are a good starter shrimp, breed easily and are a little more forgiving with water quality etc...



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Here is a pic of a drop checker, basically what it does is help you measure how much Co2 is in the water of your tank by adding a solution of 4kH water with some of their indicator liquid (amount is stated in the instructions) into the little vile so it ends up in ball area if that makes sense...

Then once setup in your tank with Co2 running, it will slowly change the color of the indicator liquid inside to either a blue / Green / Yellow depending on the level of Co2 inside the tank...

Blue being too little Co2, green being around 30ppm and yellow being too much, although these kits do come with a color chart as well for you to check levels and let you know exactly what the colors mean...

Also, its a good idea to place the drop checker on the opposite end of where you place your Co2 diffuser to get the most accurate results, i.e. if the diffuser is on the right of your tank, you place the drop checker on the left...

As for brands, i guess any from a reputable brand are okay, i personally used an ADA one just because that was all they had at the store when i bought mine, but there are cheaper alternatives that work just as well...

I should also note, since brands like the ADA one didnt mention that you need to pre mix 4kH water to mix the indicator liquid with in the english instructions, so i would search online on how to mix the water yourself, i think it was using something like 6grams of baking soda to 1 liter of DISTILLED water to make the water 4kH, but again double check as i just pre-mixed a bottle and stored it for when i need to change out the solution in the vile...

Hope that helps a bit, and if you have any more questions, please ask...

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