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Not a new tank, really. It was up and running as a quarantine/ghost shrimp tank for a couple months, don't really remember how long . The filter media was from that tank and I added some filter media from my other tank that has been running for a few years

Background: I posted here over a year ago. I got a batch of RCS from someone on a forum, they did very well and reproduced like crazy then started dying off one by one over a long time. Mustafa suggested a chloramine problem so I started double dosing prime (though I never did find a chlorine test k...

Ive started using 2x prime until i find a chloramine test kit. The algae covered decorations are always cleared in less than a day. And some of the plants have been removed, the floating ones were just making a mess anyway! Lost another one today, are you sure the gh/kh is ok. I ask because i have s...

I dont have a chlorimines test kit right now, but I have been dosing a little under 1.5 x just to be safe, even though prime says it neutralizes the maximum amount of chloramines allowed in the water, theoretically. If chloromines were the issue wouldnt my tests measure positive for ammonia after a ...

Hi, usually I just stalk the boards but I'm getting a little tired of this problem not going away and maybe someone here can help. My 5 gallon red cherry shrimp-only tank has been running for about 6 months. I started with a mixture of adults and juvies shipped to me. Black gravel, java moss, anubia...