rabbitsnfoxes
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All of my cherry shrimp are dying one by one to molting problems.
Parameters:
pH 7.8
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
Temp 72 degrees F
KH 4
GH 12
*I have a handful of argonite in a stocking in my tank to keep the KH up because it would be really low/zero otherwise
My parameters seem OK, and the guys at my LFS told me that they keep RCS in worse conditions in their home tanks. But mine keep dying so I figured I could at least try to lower my GH. My tap GH is around 15 or higher even, so I have been adding distilled water in my last two weekly water changes. My GH was 13 after my water change on March 11 and it is now 11/12 after a water change on March 17. Unfortunately I just had another girl die on me tonight. Did she die because her shell was too hard from back when the GH was really high? And things will get better as I keep adding distilled water during regular weekly water changes? What am I doing wrong???
Parameters:
pH 7.8
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
Temp 72 degrees F
KH 4
GH 12
*I have a handful of argonite in a stocking in my tank to keep the KH up because it would be really low/zero otherwise
My parameters seem OK, and the guys at my LFS told me that they keep RCS in worse conditions in their home tanks. But mine keep dying so I figured I could at least try to lower my GH. My tap GH is around 15 or higher even, so I have been adding distilled water in my last two weekly water changes. My GH was 13 after my water change on March 11 and it is now 11/12 after a water change on March 17. Unfortunately I just had another girl die on me tonight. Did she die because her shell was too hard from back when the GH was really high? And things will get better as I keep adding distilled water during regular weekly water changes? What am I doing wrong???