Dissolving Sulawesi Shrimp Salts - Using Every Tip!

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In this video I show you the process of dissolving Sulawesi Mineral 8.5 in order to create water with the correct parameters for Caridina Dennerli. I document all the steps and tips used and cover my successes and failures. This shrimp mineral was developed according to the results of a scientific analysis of water originating from the lakes of the Malili lake system on the island of Sulawesi. Water remineralized with this mineral salt should result in an almost exact copy of the water of Lake Towuti and a correspondingly high pH of 8.5, which also serves for reducing pathogens.
Sulawesi Mineral 8.5 contains all important minerals and trace elements the shrimp species from this region need for their health, wellbeing and colouration. This mineral salt furthers the microbial regeneration of biological filter substrates. It also reduces the danger of harmful germs as it enhances the formation of antagonistic microflora.
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[@jasonsaw9107]

Correction, should be Alxyon Matano / Alxyon Towuti. It is a liquid mineralizer.

[@Mattyv_]

have you thought about a wavemaker? i use one for overnight dechlorination and aeration of the water

[@geronimomiles312]

I'd just boil the salt in a cup of Ro and then pour it into the bucket. That co2 method is speculative, co2 has to dissolve in the water , prob use sodium bicarbonate and check ph , Tiny bubbler isnt much circulation , use a cheap pump. Finally , if the tds is right then the salt mix may be fine, they might have added lime to bring up ph and it re-crystalized.

[@Drakal12]

Dennerli don't need a pH of 8.5 Just use the Dennerle Sulawesi salt with RO water, AIM for 320 to 330 conductivity, don't worry about the pH... mine is not even 7.5 The dennerle salt disolves with just a little circulation pump at 29°C in an hour, the "sulawesi mineral" brand is overhyped (for denerlii, other species might need it) and a pain to use... I use this salt, started with 10 shrimps, have about 100 now, i do 50% water changes they are perfectly fine, no need to drip water change 10% like i saw here and there, my colony is about 2yo now They are not that fragile tbh, 28-29°C, Dennerle salt with RO watrer, decent aeration... and you are good to go EDIT : i also have crabs from Lake Towuti, they are doing great with this Dennerle salt too, anything from Lake Towuti i feel like they do not need that high of a pH, others Sulawesi's lakes do

[@Frostihaider]

put a bit of salt in a siringe , fill the siringe halfway with water , put your thumb firmly on the opening of the siringe , pull and let loose this will create a vacuum that makes very small particles out of it. but i think it would take ages when u have a big load of salt to disolve, its more for smaller 30l cubes

[@jasonsaw9107]

Used should try Alyxon Matano or Alyxon Towuti mineralizer for Sulawesi Shrimp. The salt will dissolved in approx 1-2hrs with CO2 soda stream water + air pump/power head to circulate the water. Should get a PH 8.0-8.5. I gave up on Salty Shrimp 8.5, never get the correct PH after trying so many methods.

[@Anders.Alex91]

You can make the ph higher by adding a tiny pinch of tanganyika buffer by seachem that's what I do with mine same way you do with soda stream

[@Anders.Alex91]

But yeah I have ordered alxyon towuti liquid remineralizer now but I'm still waiting on it to arrive it's been a long month plus of waiting for it fingers crossed it comes soon

[@kchortu]

Why not add the salts to the sodastream bottle split it up over +10 bottles. let them sit for like 8 hours or over night, i mean other than the cost of several bottles. i know you can also get adapters for soda streams that hook to bulk co2 tanks... again cost and space..

[@sun33013301]

For Caridina dennerli, miniral 7.5 is fine, as they originated from Lake Matano, not Towuti. Really no need of miniral 8.5 at all.

[@Spaghettiboy359]

Damn I've been having the same issue, I get to a point where the water is no longer milky however there is always a little bit of residual mineral that is impervious to anything I can subject it to. may have to resort to tracking down an old sodastream to make carbonated water rather than using a co2 setup for planted tanks.

[@DelkaSable]

I have huege KH, and 8+ pH in Tap water. with almost 0 Gh :) Every one has its own difficulties

[@DelkaSable]

I mix Equilibrium and some parts don't dissolve. But in 1-2 hours they are gone...

[@ve3yjt]

CO2 produces carbonic acid when dissolved in water. Every bit of CO2 / carbonated water you ad is lowering pH

[@queenargueta7598]

Ive talked to you on social media before so i know we live in the same area. Our water is really hard with high pH already….why go through all this just to get back to the same parameters as before using ro water?? Lol (I admittedly dont know what our tds is out of the tap). Have you tried adding a smaller dose of the salts to tap or a combo of tap/ro to get the pH you’re after?

[@matthewbishop8743]

Hmmm... instead of mineralizing the water, couldn't you just use onyx sand by seachem and then adjust the ph as needed?

[@kchortu]

You really need to calibrate your ph meter in the ranges you plan on using so if you are normally calibrating at the low end you dont want to use it in the high end and vice versa. Also yeah your struggles are why I no longer care to try Sulawesi shrimp

[@VoyeurOfMisfortune]

you probably need to get into autistic detail, you have some "good enough" practices. the measurement also says to use 3 grams to 5 gallons. maybe if you made a genuine attempt you might learn from your results. Have you tried letting that water age and then test it to see where the ph ends up? i stopped having issues when i began aging my water for like a week before using it. i have a lot of residue from the salts also .