death to all

[myrjon]

cannot for the life of me figure out what im doing wrong . cannot keep inverts ( shrimps) alive Got to a point were they are actually alive when i put into tank . i use ro -di water @ 78 deg salinity @.25 everything else seems good . other fish 3 striped damsel ,clown fish,good health. .........shrimp float for 15 min then Drip acclimated for 3 hours then death !!! what do i do

 

[geoj]

Read the thread in the New Hobbyists forums
Is that 1.025 specific gravity or 25 ppt Salinity?
What else do you test?

 

[snakeblitz33]

Have you ever used chelated copper on your tank? Is your live rock new from the store or bought second hand? How are you acclimating exactly?

 

[myrjon]

1.025 specific gravity

 

[myrjon]

no copper added rock was from estaliished tanks[ 2nd hand ]scrubed and cleaned in saltwater and soaked ...............
. floating bag for 15 min dump into bucket and did a drip for 3 hours

 

[snakeblitz33]

How many have you tried?
Where are you buying them from?

 

[flower]

Shrimp are very sensitive to nitrates above 20 and phosphates. Fish don't show the stress, but shrimp just turn over and die. So do some water tests and show us your numbers.

 

[gemmy]

How is the temp when you drip acclimate?

 

[myrjon]

maybee 6 tryes different stores and different varieties

 

[myrjon]

tank temp 78

 

[myrjon]

i will check

 

[myrjon]

test results soon