lighting13 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I have neocardian in a 6 gallon aquarium but only filled 4 gallons for now, I keep a low light maybe 10 hrs a day it dose get sun for a like 2 hrs a day it has hornewort with java moss which are not fully grown yet . I've had the old tank setup over a month before I transfered it over and I've tested the water with api test kits . I have monapi wood with one cholla wood and Indian captta leaves with are from sungrown and very tiny so probably 3 to 4 per gallon right now. I added leaf green fert on sun and bactra ae on Wed and noticed on during the week the ph went up to 8 which is usually around 6ish. I've not don't a water change since the new tank which has been up for a week now .my tank is very brown so I know tannis are being released . 10 neocaridina shrimp in 4gallon Ph around orange 6ish Gh around 8 drops or 143.2 ppm Kh 6 or 107.4 ppm Ammonia 0 Nitrates 0 Nitrites 0 I've added alage wafer 2 days ago and I'm not sure if it's causing ph to rise or if the fert plus bacteria but I read that a bloom dose not increase ph. I'm not sure why it rises . I hope that's enough info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Got any sort of rock in the tank? That first thing I’d do is test your water out of the tap then let some sit for a day or two In a bucket or something and test it again ph can change dramatically after it comes out of the tap so that can give you a baseline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyM Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Your new tank may just be trying to find balance. The driftwood and leaves could cause a downwards PH shift, but in natural bodies of water the PH also shifts as plants take in/put out CO2 and Oxygen. As long as everything seems healthy I wouldn't sweat it too much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighting13 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 (edited) So I have gravel and sponge filter and my tap ph is purple 8 and my gh is high high like a 12 all from tap. The last time I ordered 10 neocaridina shrimp from the shrimp farm and they were dying daily and the company said it was the ph and gh probably. I Had one successful molt and one death that could not break out of it. I feed a variety of food including blood worms I also bought distlled water but not used it yet. I have pregnant shrimp and hope this batch will survive Edited March 28 by lighting13 Update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighting13 Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 (edited) It has slated rock but i read it dose not affect water chemistry . I can't get the photo to go upright even after Turing it downwards. I really want to understand ph fluctuations and I only added food to tank not anything else not even water change Edited March 29 by lighting13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 It’s hard to see clearly but are those shells on the bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighting13 Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 (edited) Yes ! Oh shoot so you think they raise ph ? I found other dead shrimp from molting issues . I can't seem to keep shrimp alive and it makes me sad . Edited March 30 by lighting13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Yes shells cause pH numbers to go up as the acid breaks them down until the calcium in the shell neutralize the acid and it stops the reaction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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