How to Breed Shrimp: Using RO/DI Water or Distilled Water in a Shrimp Tank

[@REALHomeTeam]

I can't believe that you have gone from your basement to your Warehouse you should show everyone your new RO system. Was funny just to look back and watch this again.

[@JenNeal28]

Great info, thanks!! I just got my first (3) bee shrimp about 4 months ago and they live in a planted tank with guppies and a yoyo loach. Last night I found a few babies, which was totally unexpected! This info about water condition is great to know, so I can ensure good health for my growing bunch!

[@Zoth77]

Great channel. I always liked ghost shrimp; they're indigenous to the Monongahela River. I just found out today that there are so many breeds! I'm going to get some blue velvets tomorrow for my comet tank.

[@shrimpboutique3584]

PH is Potential Hydrogen. Important for Caridina shrimp (Not the Neo Shrimp) to be on the slightly acidic side. You have to be a control freak to keep and breed more sensitive species like Taiwan Bees and Sulawesi Species. PH below 7 is important for Caridina species. Good video on the importance of RO/DI unit, Minerals and TDS meter. MUST HAVES.

[@freshwatershrimp1048]

I keep my bees with no problem at all. Very active breeding also. They really don't need much PH fret if you know what your doing. Haven't tried Sulawesi yet but have thought to soon. I feel like I'd be successful.

[@emmitstewart1921]

***** I've also heard it described as percent of hydroxide. whatever the original meaning, it's basically a ratio hydronium (acid) ions and hydroxide (alkaline) ions in a water solution. What's really important is total dissolved solids. Because PH is a ratio, a solution with 5 ppm of hydroxide ions and 5 ppm of hydronium ions would have the same Ph as a solution with 200 hydroxide ions and 200 hydronium ions. Both solutions would have a PH of seven. Of course, the 5ppm solution in a planted aquarium would actually would swing wildly between day and night because of the rise of oxygen (alkaline) in the daytime and the rise of carbon dioxide (acid) at night. That's why pure reverse osmosis water is no good for either aquatic plant or animal life

[@TMAquatics]

Good info. Looking forward to more shrimp videos. Just got my first ever shrimp today. Im a sponge for shrimp info right now.

[@emeryz10]

Damn dude, you’ve really come a long way on your channel, TMAquatics! Did you change the name a few times or did it mostly stay they same? How has this 10 year ride been for you here on KZbin?❤

[@Jessica_Crease87]

If i use tap water and want to change to RO do i match the GH KH if the aquarium and then remineralize to those parameters? Right now my tds is 268 and gh is 9 kh is 5 using tap water

[@4funrc11]

Hello Rob, I see you are using a TDS-EZ meter. Have you ever checked that the meter is still within the factory calibration (at 342 PPM)?

[@bunnybuns6638]

hi I still test pH with my caridina because they like low I also measure on my neocaridina too make sure it's not over 7.7 because especially if it's caridina I found they don't breed at over 7.3

[@SlimTim_dirty_aquatics]

Good video, look forward to the series

[@Shrimpmaster]

Nice vid! About the PH, I thing it matters for a bit. It's a good thing to keep it below 7 if possible for shrimp like Crystal Red or Taiwan Bee. Because this eliminates the risk of a Ammoniac. Also my experience is that they are doing much better on a lower PH. If you got the right soil and RO water you are OK. Maybe this is not what you were talking about, maybe you mean people who measure 0.2 difference and freak out. If thats the case, I totally agree :).

[@BigDeady191]

Well pH on a chemistry level, measures hydrogen ion activities, which affects all measurements, so really pH can be found through some maths and the other tests you are already doing. pH is a derivative of all the measurements you are already taking so it really doesn't matter. As for the ammonia, if you just measure the ammonia levels you'll get measurement of ammonia+ammonium, so those tests are useless too. GH, KH, NO3 and PO4 are the only measurements that really matter. And if you want to be a control freak ORP.

[@jacobmcclure7649]

Thank you for the video I am just starting a cherry shrimp tank. Could you answer a question for me please? My RO unit comes out at 0 tds. Using salty shrimp gh kh what TDS do I need before adding it aquarium? I will be mixing it 1 gallon at a time and I use just the RO water and gh kh minerals

[@artiliciousv]

Do you still make videos? I wonder how i can change a shrimp tank from tank water to ro water

[@StacyK0731]

Sorry but the title says "how to breed shrimp using RO/DI water or Distilled water" I came for the distilled part because I dont have a RO unit, I didnt hear any reference to the Distilled water part? Please clarify...thank you ...I really need this info....

[@Fishtory]

this thumbail shrimp photo is amazing. I had a blue carbon rili mix happen once but never get them to stabilize

[@neogeon20041]

Thanks for the breeding shrimp 101 love it :P

[@TienNguyen-xr4se]

Hello LupDiesel, Thank you so much for your sharing. I have a question, as a armature, I am setting up a new shrimp tank, 2 weeks old. I put Mironekuton stone in because couple of people said it should good for shrimp and babies. unfortunately, the PH has been raised to 7.5. In theory, Crystal Shrimp can not be healthy with PH higher than 6.8. I am confuse. Could you please help. Thank you again.

[@marcrogieroreyes6787]

i have a question, does shrimp mineral rocks helps a lot in the aquarium? can u add that even if u r already using salty shrimp kh/gh+?

[@sonnykhang5759]

I'm new to shrimp keeping, so does the mineralizer supplement raise both gh and kh along with tds?

[@4funrc11]

Hey, thx! :) *Fluval Shrimp Mineral Supplement* seems to be *Out of Stock* almost everywhere these days (05/2019). Yet there's plenty of *very high priced ones* to choose from nowadays. Makes one (me) wonder, "What's *really* up with that?"

[@imanhosseini6908]

May I ask the name of that RODI unit?

[@LoneWolf_RO]

what are thoes clamps on the side of your tank hloding the hose?where did u get them?

[@thedampestcrib6004]

I had a big breeder tell me to use this but i dont have issue with shrimp just minnows and cory to breed

[@TMAquatics]

Have you ever used Salty Shrimp Bee Shrimp GH+ or Mosura Mineral Plus? Wondering if they are worth the money when compared to the Fluval product you use on your RO/DI water.

[@darnettda]

Good info man.

[@sambrumpton3773]

what tester could I use to test gh and kh

[@motor-cityaquatics9392]

You never said anything about distilled water😭😭😭

[@tigerfan902]

I have searched everywhere for fluval shrimp mineral, I can not find it. Everyone is out of stock. I'm asking everyone what they use and what the best brands are? Thanks

[@ryanwaters3780]

Is the di necessary?

[@johnfung7832]

i WANT to ask, if u use distilled water, its the same right? And, suppose using distilled water is tds 0. is KH also 0? and correct me if i am wrong, does it up GH if i add reminerainzer ?

[@armandom5119]

john fung I've tested distilled water and for me it was just like ro water if I'm being honest. The tds came to 0 ppm and so did gh and kh. The ph was also pretty low. It was like at 6.4 I believe.

[@MrMoneyTree]

great info man

[@richardvalerio2050]

Hey u ever use Baxter AE &Beta Lucian they are awesome product

[@briansfishtanks]

Great info. Can you do a more detailed vid on the TDS and how it works?

[@rolemsk8]

sorry my noob question that i gonna make but . went you make your water change you put the supplements in your RO DI water with 0 ppm or you put the 0 ppm water just like that and after put the supplement directly to the tank ?

[@avanakeks5328]

+ernesto corvera dissolve it in the bucket first with Ro water, heat it to proper temperature and then slowwwly pour it to the tank.

[@CocaCoveyClassic]

great video. thanks

[@Codenamelumiere]

The fluval shrimp stuff actually does have instructions. You have to peel the label back, its on the other side.

[@TheOnibackus]

I am trying to find the fluval shrimp mineral supplement but i can't seem to find it anywhere, did they discontinue it?

[@avanakeks5328]

+TheOnibackus You can use Dennerle "Shrimp King" minerals (as I use) or Salty shrimp "Bee Shrimp Mineral GH+" instead.

[@DTwo11s]

Is there anything "DIY" you could buy to raise the tds? Like crushed coral?

[@someoyou]

Yes, but not corals. I use CaCl2 and MgSO4 salts

[@babymex81]

Awesome. Thanks

[@abbystevens5693]

Ro unit isn t a must.Unless your tapwater isn t ok for you to use in a tank.So depending on ability to use your tapwater even if you need to use Aquasafe you ll still be able to use normal water.

[@jamesconrey]

Good info bro. What is that substrate called ?

[@rogernevez5187]

Is it really necessary this remineralizing product? The soil should do that by itself ...

[@armandom5119]

Roger Nevez every time you do a water change you take out needed minerals from the water. You need to replace those minerals.

[@bettalover560]

Can anyone recommend me a good RO filters that's it's not to big or expensive? I only have a 20 gal long.

[@Eirocina]

my TDS water in my house is 42-50ppm. should i need to use this? (water have no copper in it, i have already tested) i dosed some thing called (salty shrimp GH+). my shrimps still died once a while. can you tell me while (not ages because they all young). i have 200 red cherry shrimp ammonia = 0, nitrite 0, tds 160, temp 78-82F.

[@avanakeks5328]

+Edward Elk You should use Water conditioner to remove All heavy metals and chlorine from the tap water.

[@Eirocina]

i did use it and i alway ages the water leas 3-6 week before use

[@avanakeks5328]

+Edward Elk but i put dechlorinated water straight away to the fish tank with cherries. And no problem at all

[@farmalldanzil]

Man,, My water is so hard! I have to drill holes in it just to add new fish.

[@NeonTetraAquarist]

Pick axe man, pick axe.

[@OmniversalInsect]

Lol

[@jamesconrey]

Okay cool, thanks bro

[@chngdbygrace]

I don't disagree with what was said with regards to fluctuations within a natural environment. Every living system fluctuates within a system that is... Designed... to achieve homeostasis/balance, and tend to function like a pendulum, as long as a new influence does not act on the system each swing from one extreme to the other is less intense until the pendulum/system is vacillating over the middle ground of balanced... Until some other influence pushes it out of balance again. The only thing that I would like to contend is that in most cases the body of fluid and other environmental resources to buffer and allow for correction is vastly different from a pond, creek or larger body of water and an aquarium. Likewise a 5gal aquarium vs a 100+ gallon aquarium are vastly different in the amount of external influences it will take to swing any given parameter, the tanks ability to protect the organisms in it and to correct the out of balance parameter. Then factor in the organisms ability to adjust to rapid changes and slight shifts in pH can be a big problem... But over all this does not change the core point that out if all the parameters pH fluctuations are not nearly as problematic as other parameters can be.... And if you kH is at a good spot your pH is not going to fluctuate suddenly or wildly... As I understand it...

[@woshigepro2]

Recently my adult shrimps are dieing, the juveniles and babies are doing abit less good, i dont know why, but i guess i should get an RO unit and try it. Maybe the tap water i am using is changing . hmm.

[@woshigepro2]

all my shrimp died, now i am restarting my tank with new substrate and most importantly now i am using di water.

[@el7areef1]

di water ?

[@woshigepro2]

Deionised water.

[@woshigepro2]

I am now working in a shrimp dedicated aquarium shop in singapore. Learnt quite a lot bout shrimps from local breeders. Even expensive shrimps like pintos, wine red, blacxk king kongs and Pure Red Lines are breeding. So glad i worked there=)

[@el7areef1]

Whats your recommendation for water parameter Gh/kh temp and Ph?

[@ItsEddieLee]

But... there are breeds of shrimp that are sensitive to pH in one way or another. For that matter, rain can affect gH and kH to some extent.

[@HmoobThor]

what is your GH and KH

[@richardvalerio2050]

Hey I want to try that food hi use low-key right now

[@bordergameseightbit]

he wasnt wearing pants

[@LupDiesel]

Never do! So uncomfortable lol

[@nozii06]

i saw yer pickle

[@galaxysolblaze]

yo is ro water the same as distiled water?

[@hashtastic3537]

Close, they're made using different filtration methods. Distilled is usually evaporated, then collected. RO is tap forced through a series of membranes to hit 0 ppm, or as close to it as possible.

[@galaxysolblaze]

thanks

[@Rose_A]

202 upside down is still 202

[@rerun9539]

My water is so hard that I just use 30% of the tap with water conditioner with the other 70% ro or distilled water. That makes it about pretty kh and gh for me.

[@minhnguyenoan2176]

the video image is too poor, you need to fix it more

[@journeywithcerney-stockvid3563]

I'm seeing people dog this guy for his pH comment. look up his videos dude has mad success and is probably making more money than you doing it lol.

[@SuperSk8ta]

Honestly, you guys don't need an ro water unit, but as long as you can dechlorinate the water you will be fine. The ro filter unit is just to make the water pure as pure can be. But like he said, in the wild, their habitats change meaning the water is not always pure. So you will be fine.

[@nabaus6170]

Sound expensive :(

[@AGROH20GROW]

I remember the first time I talked about PH...

[@RyanSultana]

pH doesn't fluctuate all the time in a natural environment because of buffers in the water, and pH DOES matter because certain minerals are not readily available at certain pH. Please inform yourself better beforehand

[@dhoogduin]

acid rain like to have a word with u