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Thanks,

The tank in question is stable and doing great. I'm glad I posted because I learned so much from all of the replies. Lot's of smart shrimp folks around this place.

That might be a future option if things worsen. With the exception of this incident, all three of my tanks (2 shrimp/1 community tropical) are thriving. The one thing I am considering eventually is adding an automated CO2 system/lighting upgrade to expand my choices with plants. Right now I'm ...

If you really want to test that rock out, you don't have to add it back to the tank with the shrimp. Just fill a bucket or largish container with tap water, let it stand for 24-48 hours to degas, and then add the rock. Start testing the water after 24 hours and keep testing it for as long as you ...

i would keep looking for your problem
limestone will react with H+ ions to increase pH not lower it

do you have any wood? carbon dioxide or other additions to your tank

andrew

Thanks for the reply. The tank is low-light/low-tech with no CO2. No driftwood is in it either.

In regards to looking ...

I'm sharing my mistake in hopes it will help prevent others from running into the same problem.

I started keeping RCS a few months ago in my first shrimp tank (20 gal. long). Everything has been going very well and they have reproduced very well for me.

A few weeks ago I decided to convert my son ...

FWIW, here's my experience. I've been using a Penguin 150B biowheel on my 20 gal. long planted shrimp tank with excellent results so far. My shrimp colony is only a few months old but they are reproducing very well.

I decided to try just using the filter with any extra protection around the intake ...

http://www.petshrimp.com/articles/keepingshrimp.html

This is a link from the menu of brown buttons on the left side of the page. Between these and regular use of the search function, you'll answer many of your initial questions. If you can't find the answer to your question after all of that, this ...

I would HIGHLY suggest taking a closer look around here if you're looking for a good place to purchase quality shrimp. It's called the Petshrimp Store.

P.S. Periods and capitalization is always appreciated...thanks!