Salty shrimp gh/kh+ does it contain calcium

Does anyone know what minerals are in salty shrimp gh/kh+. I have my rabbit snails and cherry shrimp in a 25 litre at the minute. Currently cycling a 80 litre cube to house them in

My rabbit snails have started having babies in the small tank. I have very soft water which I know isn't ideal but my original rabbit snail I've had two years. She had babies last year. I now have five adults which I'm guessing are having babies and very recently 3 babies and now a snail egg

Anyway the shrimp tank I currently use salty shrimp gh+ only. That raises the gh to 10. The kh is 2. I add a small amount of seachem alkaline buffer for that. Ph is 7.2. The water from the tap ph is 6.6 to 6.8. Kh 0 or 1 and gh 3. Now the snails will be taking all the calcium out the water

I feed them kale and spinach and cucumber. Il feed cucumber one day. Miss a day then spinach. Miss a day then kale

What can I add to have decent calcium levels in the water. Should I get the snails calcium blocks? If the salty shrimp contains calcium carbonate I should be OK. I'd add equilibrium but I don't want too much changing with the parameters with the cherry shrimp. Here's a picture of my biggest rabbit snail. Heavily damaged shell. Some of it will have been done by a rock I have in my big tank they were originally in but is some of it erosion?

 

No one really knows for sure since they aren't open with their recipes, however it almost certainly contains mostly calcium carbonate. You can just up your amount of gH booster if you are worried about hardness for your snails.

 

I think your GH of 10 is fine, that’s usually what I put mine up to with Shrimp. You could always add crushed coral to the tank if you’re concerned to not only help with GH but also help buffer your tank with your KH being so low.
I don’t know whats in Salty Shrimp, I use Seachem Replenish and its magnesium and calcium mostly.

 

I'm concerned about both shrimp and snails really. I know shrimp don't like changes in water parameters so when I start using the gh/kh+ instead of just gh+ I'm going to have to drip acclimatise them. If I start adding equilibrium and other stuff its then a risk for the shrimp with the tds which I don't test for. I've noticed seachem alkaline buffer doesn't contain calcium carbonate which I'm quite shocked about. For now I can add a small limestone rock I have which will slowly help I'm just trying to plan long term in my new tank. I want stable parameters but correct ones

 

If you wanted to try it, I use nilocG's liquid gh and kh booster bought on Amazon. They are separate bottles in a ready to dispense liquid. I ignore the bottle pumps and use 5mL pipettes to get an accurate dosage. IMO this is the easiest way to remineralize RO due to the easy dosing and you can do the math to get your gh and kh exactly where you want them to be and can tweak them independently of each other. Just make sure to shake the bottles well before each use because they do crystallize a bit.

 

I don't use RO water. I test the gh and kh before a water change and add salty shrimp until the gh and kh in the fresh water I'm adding is the same as the water being removed. Then I drip the water in over a period of an hour

 

I don't use RO water. I test the gh and kh before a water change and add salty shrimp until the gh and kh in the fresh water I'm adding is the same as the water being removed. Then I drip the water in over a period of an hour

My point wasn't if you were using it for RO or not, just suggesting a different product to alter the gh/kh. It does the same thing no matter why you are using it, it was just a suggestion

 

I'm concerned about both shrimp and snails really. I know shrimp don't like changes in water parameters so when I start using the gh/kh+ instead of just gh+

I’ve had shrimp on and off for years. They like other fish are more sensitive to ph then other parameters so if you’re matching your gh/KH with the tap water to the tank you’re good to go. As far as the limestone or coral, the water will leach anything it needs and hold your ph steady by holding your KH steady. If the salty shrimp is increasing your GH its a pretty safe bet it is calcium carbonate and magnesium among maybe others increasing your GH.

I've noticed seachem alkaline buffer doesn't contain calcium carbonate which I'm quite shocked about. For now I can add a small limestone rock I have which will slowly help I'm just trying to plan long term in my new tank. I want stable parameters but correct ones

I used alkaline buffer for years, when I lived in another house and had such terrible water I had to use RO. I would add it to the new water and it stayed super steady and never dropped. It is good for not just RO but also any low KH and PH water.

It sounds like what you’re already doing and adding a limestone really is all you need to do though for the snails and shrimp.

 

The ph does stay steady with alkaline buffer but it isn't adding calcium which is my issue with the snail erosion. I'm going to use salty shrimp gh and kh+ instead of the gh+ only. Its just what will stop the shell erosion or heal the shell maybe. The water is probably perfect for the shrimp but a kh of 2 is low. Its better than 1 kh which it is from the tap
Just a quick one. Does anyone know what this is? Rabbit snails have had babies. I have cherry shrimp in. Nerite snails are back in the main tank. Is it a limpet?