wyzazz

I wouldn't buy anything from Aquatic Arts.  Just my opinion though, YMMV.  

When you mix from RO with a reimeralizer there is no question of what is in your water and whether or not it is suitable for shrimp.  If you are using tap, you are at the mercy of your municipal water supply or well.  If something changes, you stand to risk losing your entire tank when you do a water change.  If that is an acceptable risk for you, then there are no issues that I can see.  

Welcome to the Spot!  

Here you go.
 

It will be!🤫

Nice!  Give them a few weeks to color up and you should see what they will actually look like.  

Yup!
 

...so here are some pictures!
 


These F2 shrimplets are only a couple days old (marsilea crenata leaf and hair grass strand as references in second picture) and are the result of:
TT x BB => F1
F1 x BB => F2
 
The BB group they came from had some mosura in it, so clearly not "pure" BB.
I expected maybe some blue or a lot of orange, but certainly not white and red.

I'm guessing I'm dealing with some kind of low-grade CRS mischling business or the beginnings of a pinto line.
Hope they survive!

I've also got some F1 x F1 =>F2 on the way, they should be hatching this week.

Yeah, it's pretty quiet around here...   

Awesome news, hopefully the trend continues!

What are you keeping in it?  How long have you been using it thus far?  
 

Here is what I'd do, keep in mind I'm just running off of the little information we've got here since you've just got test strips.  I'd do 10%-20% water changes (slowly) with remineralized RO water every day until you raise your TDS to the 150 mark.  I drip my water back into the tanks with a Tom's Aqualifter Pump or Dosing Pumps.  This will do 2 things:  1.  Lower your Nitrates if they are too high.  2.  Bring your gH up to an acceptable level for the shrimp you are keeping.  
 
 

I installed the substrate on August 25, 2018 and I have been keeping taiwan bees in there.

Hi wyzazz thank you!   Great plan.  I  remineralized some water last night and let it sit overnight after Maurice mentioned my nitrates may be too high..   I'll do exactly as you described. 👍

Hey Shrimp Spot.
 
 I just wanted to share my experiences with the Tropica Aquarium Soil because there doesn't seem to be a ton of information about it on the web.  I bought this in the past and had it in my basement already so I decided to try it out for the beginning of my shrimp keeping adventures.
 
It took about a month to stop leeching ammonia. This soil is very acidic.  I used a 9L bag in a 20 long aquarium and it keeps my pH at 5.5.       Looks great and other than that not much I can say about it at this point.
 
 

What you have aren't PRL then, they were mixed with Taiwan Bees at some point.  

What you have aren't PRL then, they were mixed with Taiwan Bees at some point.  

Ghost shrimp are fairly aggressive, I'd separate them from the dwarf shrimp.  

Finally got them after looking for awhile 

I bought from another seller and will be getting them this Friday. 

The spike in nitrites happen so quickly, most people miss it if not monitoring it daily (who does?). I would test your water out of the tap and see where nitrates are at, from there you can determine how much of that nitrate reading is from the actual cycling process. If you are getting readings around 10-20 ppm of nitrates and your tap water is less than 5 ppm and your not supplying a nitrogen based fertilizer, then it's safe to say ammonia is being converted properly. 
 
In the 29 gallon without livestock, are you adding ammonia or food to feed the bacteria? With pure ammonia, you can bring level to around 1 ppm and check it 24 hours later and it should be at undetectable levels once the cycle is complete.

Petco DPG sale starts tmr FYI. Now to get 3 10's or divide a 20L in 4 sections.
Gonna be picking up Spotted head red pinto, CRS(what prl?), and a zebra only tank after the 2m cycle.

I do 10-15% per week depending on the tank.  Never found a reason to do more than that.  I'd increase your frequency rather than the size of the water change if it we're me.  
 
Increase this slowly over time as you see your shrimp get more active.  Just go by feel, only you know your tanks and can see how they will react.

I personally have never found a reason to do a 25% water change per week. I prefer doing less like 20%  being the most I would change at 1x. The amount of water change could vary depending on your personal preference, type of shrimp, additional tankmates (higher bioload) etc.

No, but doing water changes improperly will.  
 
Shrimp don't like quick changes in water parameters, especially most Caridina, so as hardy as shrimp are there some things that can upset them rather quickly.  When you're changing water it's best to do 10-15% water changes, match the parameters as closely as you can (Temp, pH, GH, KH, TDS) & drip the water in.  

It's also been explained to me by a very successful breeder here in the U.S. another way.  I'm paraphrasing here...   ...Shrimp NEED water changes to stay strong and healthy.  When you first get your shrimp start out slowly changing out 5-8% of your water every week or two.  Your shrimp are weak and not at their best at this point, you need to be careful with them and not change your parameters too quickly because they are so weak during this time.  Gradually up the frequency and the volume of your water changes.  As you do this your shrimp will become stronger & healthier, you can then continue to up the frequency and volume of your water changes (still trying to match the parameters as closely as you can).  Over time your shrimp will become healthier, stronger & more adaptable to changes in water parameters.  More like Viking Shrimp!