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Hi guys, really need some help with creating brackish water, a 5 min exercise has turned into a 3 hour ordeal, feel like i am going mad.

I am using
1) Instant Ocean: https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Ocean-Aquariums-Nitrate-Phosphate-Free/dp/B000255NKA/ref=sr_1_2_mod_primary_sns?crid=1TTJO4HQ5J8GA ...

What are the readings for nitrIte, nitrAte, ammonia, PH and temperature. How big is the tank and how long has it been set up for?

ammonia/nitrite 0
nitrate 10
ph 7
KH 3
GH 7
temperature 77F (room temp, heaters are off for the summer)
tank 50 gallon
running for 1+ months, 1.5 week since added ...

hey just to followup, i tested for copper the next day using AP's liquid copper test kit and the result was 0 copper. The test tube water was crystal clear even after 5 mins.

Right now there is 1 single surviving shrimp left, he would bellyup, then come back to life, then belly up again.

what to ...

it's not possible to just lose the ferts. I know here everyone consider shrimp the centerpiece. But for me they will be part of a heavily planted tank, and those plants MUST have ferts - macro(NPK), micro and co2 etc.

There are many heavily fertilized / planted tank that has armies of shrimp in ...

the dying process:

the shrimp will lie on the substrate unable to move, but you can see its tiny legs moving fast just that it cant flip itself over to normal balance. And eventually it dies.

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edit: also noticed there are about 5 dead around a plant anchor. I bought it from ...

I have about 40 cherry red in my 10 gallon q tank, they were all doing well!

The plan is to move them to my new 50 gallon fully planted after it's stable. So i waited about 3 weeks after setting up the 50 gallon just to be safe. Then moved my cherry reds in, and just a few hours later to my horror ...

it's not bright red like in some pics, but a full dark brown red color that covers the entire body. Currently i have he/she in a cup by itself to prevent others from killing it.

Think i should put it back with the general population?

sorry no pics, tried to take a few and they all looked really bad

ah, so those young juv shrimps 3 times smaller is trying to mate with the old shrimp? hmm hmm hmmmmmmm

ps i dont think the old shrimp is dying or sick, he looked normal by himself. it's only when other shrimps jump on top of him try to eat him that he got turned upside downa nnd curls up the tail.

Hey guys, i have a situation! i have had 6 cherry red shrimp for about 6 months now, they are full grown at 1 inch and a bright red color. I recently bought about 20+ more young juv cherry red (from a reliable breeder). And put both the old and new shrimps all into an empty tank.

I just noticed ALL ...