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Odin Shrimp Enthusiast

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aw dang. that means a trip to the store again :(

why? if its the water you will need it anyway to fill your tank up. tap water shouldnt be used, even with a dechlorinated tapwater.

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scratch the store then, if i need 40 gallons of RO to fill it anyway im just gona get a unit. i think they are $64 or 65

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i have the salt already. enough for 20gal of full strength seawater- so in a 40gal tank 1/2 strenght

:O i have a sea glass collection too!! can i put that in there for decoration!?

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Wow, thanks for the videos guys. At first I thought they were cherry shrimp.

Would love to see some macro photo's of these guys. Is that their wild/native colour?

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27 minutes ago, NoGi said:

Wow, thanks for the videos guys. At first I thought they were cherry shrimp.

Would love to see some macro photo's of these guys. Is that their wild/native colour?

 

They vary from deep red all the way down to pale pink and now and again white (pretty rare). they are about a 3rd of the size of a cherry shrimp but what they lack in size they make up in life span, living for 20 years is achievable :5565bf0371061_D:

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i read a thread about one guys experience and he had some for 22 years totally possible

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got my RO unit yesterday! going down to the basement in a few minuets to start getting water! :5565bf0371061_D:

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4 minutes ago, shrimpaholich said:

got my RO unit yesterday! going down to the basement in a few minuets to start getting water! :5565bf0371061_D:

Sounds good! Make sure you read about how to keep the filters healthy and what parts need replacing and when, you don't want it to start giving out bad water.

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thanks mech! while i run it for the first hour or two ill do some research. all that water will be no good for the tank anyway

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:( im sorry to hear that. i just bought it anyway lol. and because there is the waste im just gona tell her its super water for the plants lol

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:( im sorry to hear that. i just bought it anyway lol. and because there is the waste im just gona tell her its super water for the plants lol

mmm super-metallic chlorinated goodness yum yum (pretends to be a plant feasting on RO waste water) in all seriousness though it kinda is a super water in a way.

enjoy your RO machine it is well worth it you'll never regret making that choice i am ever so glad i got one.

it maybe obvious to many but i have to add that k'm certain it wouldn't be the best idea to use waste for potted plants or similar because of the potential to concentrate high levels of micro-nutrients - unless you are regularly watering until significant run-off occurs.

love n peace

will

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:( im sorry to hear that. i just bought it anyway lol. and because there is the waste im just gona tell her its super water for the plants lol

I actually use the waste as filtered drinking water [emoji14]

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not yet :( i need to find a place to put my "stand". where i was going to put it, isnt going to work. 

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its just a little too big for the space. i might be able to make something work though. we'll see what happens in the next few days. just gota get creative :chicken_kool:

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