NH4 / NH3 for shrimp tank

Xiao Qiu · 05-12-2016, 05:07 PM

Hi ,

need some help on this issue.
i have set up two 1 ft CRS tank .
First tank is over 2 years and stable ( PH 5.5) , shrimps breed and grow well.
Second tank set up about 2 months back , ( PH 5.5) , shrimps didn't do well and some died.

water change for both tanks are 10% weekly.
However , i realised that the NH4/NH3 test for first tank is level 8 !! and second tank is level 0 .

Am i right to say that tank 1 is full of ammonia which is bad for shrimps but how come they still doing well ??

Thanks

torque6 · 13-12-2016, 02:33 PM

You sure it's not the other way around?

Xiao Qiu · 19-12-2016, 04:20 PM

very sure shrimps doing well in level 8 !! Test kit shown dark green !!

Natureman · 26-12-2016, 05:06 AM

A matured tank normally zero ammonia as bb well established.

05-12-2016, 05:07 PM	#1
Xiao Qiu Arofanatic Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 144	NH4 / NH3 for shrimp tank Hi , need some help on this issue. i have set up two 1 ft CRS tank . First tank is over 2 years and stable ( PH 5.5) , shrimps breed and grow well. Second tank set up about 2 months back , ( PH 5.5) , shrimps didn't do well and some died. water change for both tanks are 10% weekly. However , i realised that the NH4/NH3 test for first tank is level 8 !! and second tank is level 0 . Am i right to say that tank 1 is full of ammonia which is bad for shrimps but how come they still doing well ?? Thanks

13-12-2016, 02:33 PM	#2
torque6 New Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 7	You sure it's not the other way around?

19-12-2016, 04:20 PM	#3
Xiao Qiu Arofanatic Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 144	very sure shrimps doing well in level 8 !! Test kit shown dark green !!

26-12-2016, 05:06 AM	#4
Natureman Dragon Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,204	A matured tank normally zero ammonia as bb well established.

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