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Hi quick question if I can add fluval shrimp substrate to an existing tank with crs? Does it produce ammonia? Thanks.

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Welcome to the forum, definitely the best place to be to learn about shrimp. I have added stratum to an existing tank before without an ammonia spike but my tanks are all incredibly over filtered so if there was an ammonia spike I wouldn't have noticed. If you really want to do this with the shrimp still in the tank I would still be very careful & monitor the ammonia level carefully but I think the best way to do it would be to put the shrimp in another tank while the new substrate settles & your water parameters stabilize. :encouragement:

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Welcome to the forum Sleeper!!

Is there any way you could remove the shrimp first, just as a precaution?

Good luck and please keep us posted on your results!

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I didn't try it. Established an entirely new tank recycled 2 weeks checking parameters daily before I introduced 28 crs/CBS...all good and active so far....

Another question-how do I get premium status? Thanks.

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Hi sleeper...prem membership - settings - My Settings - My Account - Paid Subscription

Keep checking your nitrates...adding that many shrimps to a new tank will add to the bio load.

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