I'm facing a challenge with my fish tank: the water is extremely hard (also have seiryu stone), making it difficult to keep cherry shrimp and I feel my plants struggle as well. I'm considering several options to address these issues but can't seem to settle on one.
Equipment:
- Option 1: Replace with a new fish tank and I get to rescape it and add new rocks that don’t add to water hardness and try new plants. £215
- Option 2: Get an ro system so that I can have better chance at success with keeping cherry shrimp but there could be a risk of upsetting my established fish. £60
- Option 3: Get a CO2 system so I can have plants that look amazing. £215
Equipment:
- Tank: 30L cube (31cmx31cmx31cm)
- light: Chihiros C2 RGB (8 hours @ 17%)
- 8 CPD’s, 2 Amanos, 1 cherry shrimp and 1 nerite snail
- Temp: 21C-23C
- Ammonia: 0
- Nitrite: 0
- Nitrate: 8 ppm
- Ph: 7.4
- GH: 16 (Tap & Tank)
- KH: (12-tap) (6-Tank)
- 15% weekly water change tap