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That makes sense. I never thought about the shrimp shell itself being part of the equation. :banana:

Do you think the issue with GH is more that the calcium is unavailable due to a more alkaline pH? I.e. too much KH My heads starting to spin lol

I've already got a pretty good amount of diatom algae, but that'll level off. Consensus is split on if the diatoms are nutritious or not, but I've raised orange sakuras and they would definitely eat it. A month out from starting the tank (nitrogen cycle at a month, plants are new). I'll...

The way I understand it is GH measures dissolved divalent metals, with calcium being the most important in shrimp aquariums. Divalent metals (like calcium and magnesium) are positively charged and tend to pair with negatively charged ions, like carbonates. KH measures dissolved carbonates and...

Plants from Aquarium Plants Factory and Petco. Fast growing large plants in the back-left and right (Hygrophylla, Anacharis, Eleocharis and Guppy Grass). Slow growing large plants in back-center (Amazon Sword). Mid ground is crypts, penny wart, and limnofila. Rock face is super glued Anubias and...

Right now I'm cycling with Dr. Tim's ammonia chloride and fluval cycle. I've been establishing the tank since Mid-December. I wound up getting around 100 bucks worth of plants from aquarium plant factory (awesome quality btw). My plan is to get the cycle well establish and let the plants root in...

API got back to me: "The Calcium Test Kit is marketed for use with saltwater aquariums. So the instructions and indiations will all be for saltwater use. However, the chemistry is a titration chemistry. This means that it will work on freshwater also. So the same 1 drop for every 20ppm calcium...

Pardon the novel... I've had a thought on how to incorporate multiple species of shrimp into one habitat so that one could get a "skittles" effect, without cross breeding. This would lead to longevity of pure strains in the tank and in theory reduce culls. Ideally, shrimps would be healthy and...

I'm going to get the "Monitor" brand low salinity ca/mg test from Amazon. Will report back.