Raising hardness with Shrimp GH aquavitro

[Skrabbitskrabbit]

Hi there. I have a fairly new 10 gallon shrimp tank. The tank itself has been running for several years but all the inhabitants came to me in April. I just bought the API GH/KH test because my test strips showed low gh. According to the API test I have a gh of 1 and kh of 2.
I have never messed with my parameters but I’m worried about the RCS health since they need harder water. This is what I found at my LFS to change the GH and was wondering if anyone has used it or has any insight on getting my gh and kh up to shrimp friendly numbers.

 

[Gennasharples]

i would just add crushed coral. you can then just leave it in the tank and it will keep kh, gh, and ph up when you do water changes and stuff you you wont have to worry about adding stuff every water change. and my ph is 8.4 in my shrimp tank and they are moulting and breeding fine so i wouldnt worry about it raising ph and kh

 

[Skrabbitskrabbit]

i would just add crushed coral. you can then just leave it in the tank and it will keep kh, gh, and ph up when you do water changes and stuff you you wont have to worry about adding stuff every water change. and my ph is 8.4 in my shrimp tank and they are moulting and breeding fine so i wouldnt worry about it raising ph and kh

Thanks! I’ll pick some up. That does seem a lot easier than dosing each time I do a WC

 

[LizStreithorst]

My gH is 0. I feed a good diet of algae waters and fresh veggies from the garden. I've had no problems with any of my 3 shrimp tanks.

I do think that the product you're looking at will be safe and do what it says it will. I just don't think it's necessary.