TheGardenofEder Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'm going to be getting some tbs in the near future and I was planning on just throwing them with my crs, cbs, and oebt tank, but the more I keep reading the more I think I want to out them into a different tank. my question is should I just put them with my other shrimp till I get my substrate and cycle it then put the tbs in it when I'm ready? Or.. can I put them in a bare bottom tank? I'm useing ro water with as gh+ to get the water parameters correct, I was also planning on throwing in some Bacter ae(my first time useing this product I still haven't gotten it in the mail yet), a lot of cholla wood, ial, alder cones. Or would o still have to cycle the tank? Also can I use the bacter ae with my already established and populated tank? Any other quick set up ideas that I can use while I cycle my ada SurraGync 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roborep1 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 You can use the bacter AE with all your tanks. Why not cycle the tank and then add the shrimp? You could keep them with CRS but you would be acclimating them twice with this method if you plan to keep the TBS tAnk at diff parameters. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I'm still waiting for the substrate to get here and my shrimp will be here next week so I'm like 3 weeks behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 without substrate how can I lower my ph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 without substrate how can I lower my ph? Without buffering substrate, the chances of your shrimp dying from ph swing is pretty high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I dont use a buffering substrate and I maintain a very consistent pH 6.2-6.4. IAL, alder cones and some peat granules keep everything rock solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Do you use a substrate or barebottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Do you use a substrate or barebottom I use an inert substrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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