future rcs tank

[thomeski]

So there's my future shrimp tank.Standard 10 gal and i was thinking about making it rim less it's already cycling .Do u think i could do that without removing all of the water? Sorry for crapy pics and don't mind the date it is wrong lol

 

[Koji]

Remove the fish and castle. If possible change the base to soil base with no fert. Some moss tied to driftwood and you are good to go.

These are my shrimp tanks. Keeping them simple so that it's easy to maintain.

 

[thomeski]

Fish in there are only temporary i need to rehome em after cycle is done. It was my friends tank he was geting rid of it so i just took it. I like the castle couse its hiding filter There is some of moss in there along with pennywort ( i belive). Is the soil needed? Thanks for tips

 

[Koji]

Fish in there are only temporary i need to rehome em after cycle is done. It was my friends tank he was geting rid of it so i just took it. I like the castle couse its hiding filter There is some of moss in there along with pennywort ( i belive). Is the soil needed? Thanks for tips

The soil help to lower the ph in the water which the shrimp prefer and for better molt. Shrimp can die from difficult molting due to higher ph. Although higher ph do make the shell look good but it will cause the shell becoming too hard to molt thus causes death.

 

[wmpaul]

what type of soil do you use?

i dont use soil in my cherries tank but im looking at setting up another for some crystals and will try soil in that

 

[msjinkzd]

you don't want to lower the pH for cherry shrimp as they prefer neutral to hard water. You lower the pH using soils like ada aquasoil for asian caridina species (CRS/CBS/Tiger shrimp).

 

[thomeski]

I did some more research and a lot of people uses ada aqua soil so i might just mix some with curent gravel. I just was thinking if thers another natural way of lowering PH( not PH down)?Btw i removed trim widouth removing to much water so it can be done

 

[msjinkzd]

what is yoru water like? RCS don't prefer soft water.

 

[wmpaul]

you don't want to lower the pH for cherry shrimp as they prefer neutral to hard water. You lower the pH using soils like ada aquasoil for asian caridina species (CRS/CBS/Tiger shrimp).

im not going to do it for my cherries will try it with crystals when i set up another tank soon

 

[msjinkzd]

well, depending on your source water, you may not need to