How To Setup A RO Unit - Shrimp Keeping

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[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Why Reverse Osmosis? marksshrimptanks.com/2018/03/21/reverse-osmosis/

[@trickytricky100]

Another important shrimp-water change blog you have gave us Mark , I'm shore a lot of your viewers will appreciate this and gain something from it, Thanks Mark

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Thank you Richard :D

[@xSean145]

Moss has really grown in in those tanks. Really nice!

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Thank you Sean ,all that moss isnt a moss though its subwassrtang :)

[@xSean145]

I knew that!! ;)

[@BigCajun]

Mark, what is the product that you get out of the "Bee Shrimp" container? It is a white powder that you add 2 scoops of it to your water container.

[@DJ_LittlePea]

As soon as you went down there I was like omg I'm dreading getting my own RODI system hahaha I just know I'm gonna flood my house hahaha great video mark 🤗🤗

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

It doesnt have to be plumbed in like this I think you get tap connections for them now so its much easier to use ..Thank for watchin by the way :)

[@DJ_LittlePea]

***** listen me water and and anything involving a spanner and I'm getting drowned hahaha

[@lexicon2883]

I hope i'm not asking too much. Can you please make a video how to cull each grade of cherry shrimps? As a beginner i dont know how would I cull my Red Fire Sakura Shrimp. I want to maintain or improve their colours. We've just talked about CRS if betta's would bother them. I went for the Medium Grade Red Fire Sakura Shrimps because they are cheaper and many said they are the best beginner shrimp. they are my very first shrimps and they are so happy swimming about in my tank. I love them so much 😍 I bought about 10 online yesterday and they arrived today.

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

I dont cull sakura or cherry shrimp sorry :(

[@lexicon2883]

Culling was my plan B. The plan A was to buy the same grade or a higher grade to prevent inbreeding. Do you sell cherry shrimps?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

I dont , where do you live ?maybe I know someone near you :)

[@lexicon2883]

I live in the UK.

[@okierogue7060]

Hi Mark. Can you tell me what the stainless steel overflow guard is called or where you purchase yours by chance?

[@teunleemans]

Great video, this makes me want to take my water production to the next level.

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

THANK U Teun "Tony "Leemans :)

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

I still havnt gotten the spoons so no complaning if you dont get one :D

[@dwainkitchel1316]

great setup Mark and well planned

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Thank you Dwain :)

[@sirdukeusa3289]

Thank you Mark, for this video.

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

You are always welcome :)

[@chhakchhuak17]

this video is so helpful..big thumps up

[@DebTim]

Hi Mark.. this is really cool. The RO system reminds me of the one my dad had. He was a fan of RO water for our consumption. It's a very cool system but looks very complicated to me =D

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

I remember we had one in a caravan when I was a kid ,we had to pump a handle to get it to work lol

[@Katseye102]

Your setup is amazing by the way.

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Thank you Catherine :)

[@shreyas041]

Hello Mark, The RO system is fantastic and practical, do you use a booster pump in the RO system at the filter cartridges. How do you switch on and off the RO system

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Hello my friend, no I dont use a booster pump my water pressure is very high here, I use a auto shutoff valve and an arm inside the water container , when its full the arm is at its highest position and the water is stopped this causes back pressure on the system that shuts the water flow off :)

[@shreyas041]

@@MarksShrimpTanks Hello Mark thanks for the reply. You use a 60ltr container to store the RO water and you dose 1ml of seachem prime. But as per seachem dosing guide it should be 1.5ml for 60ltr right or am I missing something here? I understand the TDS is 150 and what is the gh you are aiming after adding 2 scoops of the bee mineral gh+ to 60ltr. I follow you crs setup guide and water chemistry to streamline my tank. Thanks in advance.

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

I dont dose any prime into my RO container now it has double carbon filters in it and when I did dose it was only a few drops, RO water tends to be very clean so you dont need much Prime. To get 150ppm you will need 3 scoops for 60 liters of water >(

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

There is no seachem dose for RO water.

[@topqualitygear2196]

Hi mark your videos are billiant and educational. Im wandering if you can help me, ive just purchased a R/O filter and the sufficient minerals but at the moment im just running normal water in my R.C.S tank and adults are fine but babys are dropping fast, could you point me in the right direction of how i should convert my60l tank over to full R/O water, i dont want to fully drain and start again or kill any of my shrimp. Any advice would be brilliant thanks. And keep up the good work.

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Remember and age the water before you put it in the tank I do this with RO water as well, typically I will add the salts that I need to make it up to 200ppm and then let is sit a day with air running through it to turn it over, and then do my water change. A save way to get to your lower TDS is not to use salt at all and add just pure RO at 5% every two days until you get to your goal tds :)

[@runAwaYBUm]

Hi Mark, great video as always. My local tap water is about 250 tds. I don't know if this would pose a problem.

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

That water is perfect for neos :)

[@WanObi1972]

Darn my tapwater is +/- 500 TDS here

[@bilalelhlimi2728]

Nice set up! is shrimp king as good as salty bee shrimp and do they expire?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Salt doesn't expire but I know the Shrimp King variation has added vitamin C so that will expire I think :)

[@Katseye102]

With the RO water, it has no minerals then? So could you add diatomaceous earth to the bucket you have while your waiting to use it? It replaces minerals to water. I know if I put some in the bottom of a gallon jug of "pure" water. I just shake it then let it settle then I can drink it as mineralized water. Can you do that for your shrimp? Just wondering.

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Correct RO is pure water ,I am not sure about the diatomaceous earth to be honest .

[@nbaker01]

Great video as always Mark. May I ask what pump are you using to pump ro water from your storage container to the tanks, and how are you connecting 6mm pipe to it?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Its an old powerhead ,the pipe that comes out of it is 10mm I think and an RO fitting slides into it perfectly ..its that I have the 6mm RO Pipe pushed into, I will write it down to show you in the next video :)

[@nbaker01]

Many thanks Mark, I think I get the idea but would be nice to see.

[@BigCajun]

Once I get my RO unit I intend to change some of the water in my aquariums in order to lower the PH. What percentage of the water in my tanks should I change the first time?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Hello again ,I didnt see this question before ,I just do 20% every week :)

[@AaronsAquaticsA2]

Oh man, here's me setting up 5-10g of RODI water thinking that's something xD Your setup is sweet man, keep it up!

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

My first one was only a couple of gallons because thats all I needed you will be the same ,thanks for the kind words :)

[@BluuueMooon]

thank you for a great video mark =)) but what temp do you jus from the tapwhater? cold?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Yes if you use the tap for your RO unit use the cold water side :)

[@earving.1860]

Are you using electricity for the RO water purifier?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

I have a pump for my RO unit but I dont use it, the gian isnt worth it to me. if you have very poor water flow from your tap then yes I would use a pump first.

[@uberdruck1982]

hi mark could I use a 3 stage ro unit for shrimp or would a 4 stage ro unit be better ?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

simple ro is all you need so yes a 3 stage is fine

[@uberdruck1982]

Marks Shrimp Tanks thanks mate

[@CarlosDiezAquatics]

Sixth consecutive SPL crown in Hearts demolition Happy day! Congrats my friend! :)

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Thank you Carlos ..it was a good game to win the title to ,I had a few beers while I watched it here :)

[@hendriey7318]

hi mark, i'm new to shrimping. your water is around 150ppm after you put on those minerals, may i know what is your average tds for caridina tank? i read that caridinas need tds around 80-150ppm, is that the right info that i got? thanks before.

[@armandom5119]

Hendrie Y I believe it's 140-190 not 80-150

[@hendriey7318]

Ezekiel Leal thank you for the info

[@KevinKanNguyen]

so i have just bought a ro/di becuase my tap water is liquid rock. I mean 800 tds from the tap. I found if i dilute 4 gallons of ro into 6cups of tap i get 4gh 2kh and 65tds. should i add anything else to my mixture for my cherries?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

You need to get your TDS over 250 PPM TDS for cherry shrimp ,best way is to buy a shrimp buffer like salty bee shrimp gh+. I f you must ,ix with tap water remember to use Prime :)

[@IWIMugriwara]

Great Video

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Thank yo Hamod :)

[@LotsaAlgae]

So I just got an RO unit and on the waste water line after the membrane it has a valve instead of a pressure regulator like yours. While on the RO water line before it goes into the last stage it has a pressure regulator box. But since there is no automatic pressure thing on the waster line should I just leave the valve all the way open?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Try it open and see how it works ,if you get a high tds reading in your good water half close the valve to add some pressure to the unit .

[@LotsaAlgae]

ok thanks ill try that

[@WanObi1972]

👍 nice video like always but u can simplefy the way u need to know how far u must drain ure tank for a certain amount of % just measure ure waterhight and divede it by 10 that amount of cm wil give u 10 % and multiply to adjust to higher % so now u know how much cm u need to drop ure waterlevel and thats it no more math needed for non rectangual tanks also

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

That is the way I do it alot Wan ,you will see little markers on the sides of the tanks but thats our secret :D

[@Frdad1982]

Hi mark,when i make RO water,mine has ph 7.0 KH 0 GH 0 Conductivity 0.00,when im remineralising it whith the bee shrimp mineral to 200ms/cm the ph is around 6.7,can we turned it directly to 6.0 ph for a CRS tank?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

You would have to add acidic content for that.tiny amount od liquid co2 or something like Mosura PH down ..you wouldnt need much

[@Frdad1982]

ok tanks btw do you do it or do you let the soil doing his work?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

I let the soil do it ,I do dose a tiny amount of carbon for the plants as well ,but the Co2 thing was recommended to me.

[@Frdad1982]

ok can you tel what kind of co2 product do you use plz?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Dennerle ,I use 1ml per 100liters :)

[@eugenekjy]

Hey, what pump are you using to pump the ro water to your tank?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Its just an old junk pump I badly need to get a new one ,let me know if you find a decent one :)

[@eugenekjy]

the flow rate seems great though for water changes

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

its getting less and less so I think its almost finish :(

[@souradipnag2949]

sir I want to knw can I kp rcs nd yellow Shrimp with my medium size blue angelfish..@marks shrimp tank

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

No angel fish will kill them for sure.

[@souradipnag2949]

Marks Shrimp Tanks ,so sir wat vil b the best tank mates for thm???

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

I dont keep fish with shrimp at all .

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

nice

[@vonksaqua3482]

Where lucky in the Netherlands we don`t need rodi water ouer tap is clean in the most places.

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

What about bacteria /viruses/algae or what happens if you have a pipe break and your water company has to flush the pipes with chemicals to kill things and then you do a water change ? My tap water is so clean if I put it in a white bucket its blue like the blue icebergs but that doesnt mean I would fully trust that its shrimp safe ..with an RO unit I dont have to worry about those things.

[@vonksaqua3482]

i didn`t think about that , so far in 30 years i had no problems.

[@jokubasjankauskas]

Come on guys , cant you see , the mans got a sore back, and is doing a very good job , why 47 likes ????? is it hard for you to like the vids , it helps Mark. He tries very hard to do these videos , leaning near the Ro , it hurts for him . It doesnt hurt to like a video . So mates give these videos a like . And awesome video Mark , i dont have Ro so this helped me , thanks , hoping your back gets better over the years , do you try massages or smth ? , keep up Mark , peace !!!

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Thank you Jokubas , I appropriate likes but I never ask for them now because I can see people like to watch my videos ..my back is sore but I started to do KZbin to keep me active and moving anyways ,so its all good :)

[@jokubasjankauskas]

Marks Shrimp Tanks Good then 😊 , happy for ya , see ya at the group mate 😊

[@michaelchristopherlucas8756]

Mark i love your videos but your math here was apalling lol ! Keep up the good work mate

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Lucky for me it not a maths channel then hahaha😂

[@michaelchristopherlucas8756]

Ha ha ha ha ha Keep up the good work mate

[@4funrc11]

Easy formula to find total US gallons (using inches) Length x Width x Height / 231 = US gallons (total)

[@bosswolgast]

👌

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Thank you

[@maaz_khan_7_]

1st

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

First is the new lassss first :)

[@fishysnowman9082]

Great video.

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Thank you Sir Snowman Of Fishy :D