Jonny

This is so interesting as I’m dealing with almost exactly the same thing…killing my aminos and other shrimp all the time. We’ve discussed this on a different thread (also in this website). I’m trying out the bypass softener idea now and no salt. I’ve talked to a guy that owns a lot of aquariums and 100’s of shrimp and he said that the shrimp don’t tolerate salt. 🤷🏽 he recommended RO water but other people on here have claimed their success with Well water. I’m going to try it and see if my one shrimp lives and if yes I’ll slowly add more again.

Thank you for your advice and input. I’m learning a lot! I’m leaning towards trying to use my Well water. Do you not get a lot of iron buildup from the water though? Or do you treat your water with something? I’m assuming you preheat some of the water to achieve the right or close temperature.

I see. Sorry but where do I find that? I’m always open to cheaper lol I ran some test a few minutes ago. A these are my parameters out of the fridge (filtered), tap water after the softener and straight well water.

I’m going to try working on my increasing water hardness. I’ve order Wondershell last week which is supposed to help with that.

Thanks for all the input! Really appreciated. I’ve been running this tank since September last year and my plants seem to be happy, especially since I started using Easy green fertilizer. I’ll have to test my water before the softener which is easy as we have an outlet in the crawlspace. I believe the iron might be a problem for me as well though. Another thing I’ve been recommended is using the water from our refrigerator which has a filter in it. Anyone tried that? That’s not quite RO water but extra filtered, still through the softener.

Yes. Seems like they dye off after a few weeks. Talked to the local guy that sells shrimp and he thought it was my well water or shocking due to water change. 🤷🏽

Hi. We live in an area where we have a in-ground Well water and also a water softener. I have a 60 gallon tank. Below are my test results, ammonia is at a constant 0. Any recommendation on how to improve it except RO water? I’m trying to get into shrimps but with these water parameters they won’t live.