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Slow and steady is my excuse. I have the tanks full of water for the last week to make sure there were no leaks and now they have been drained so i can set everything up. Cut the under gravel filters to size and they fit like a glove! Also check out my RO unit lol Hopefully I'll start the cycle by next Christmas if I am lucky ???  Next update i will set up my airpump and hopefully some other fun stuff lol

http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5857f6dc778e0/20161120_194213.mp4 I think the pond is too cluttered with junk ?

Mine seem to get berried regardless. I dont think its tied to high or low TDS.

I think there are a few other factors aside from just the water temp that will determine if the shrimp survives the heat or not. Things like the water flow in the tank, even if the water is warm/hot with good water movement it has a better chance of cooling down even if it is just a degree or two. Much like in a house with only the aircon on with no air movement supplied by say ceiling fans. Turning fans on at the same time as the aircon really does help make the temperature feel more pleasant. Then there is where did that particular shrimp species/ sub species originate from? I suspect that a local glass shrimp or macro is going to do better in my tanks than if I got some from either further south or north. Northern species might handle the heat but may really suffer from cooler weather in winter. Over crowding, we all know how over crowding can be the underlaying cause of diseases and death, so add in an extended or unaccustomed high temp and I bet the shrimp wont handle it, while a less crowded tank with other wise exact same paramaters would not have any issues. Acclimatisation, I have found that with other species of fish that I intend to keep outdoors year round it is best to buy the young stock in spring and let them gradually acclimatise to the water temp as spring changes to summer and the eventual cooling as it drags on to winter. I do the opposite with fish I keep in tanks with heaters if they are a cool water fish like Borneo Suckers. I buy them in early winter and then let them grow accustomed to the gradually warming temp as summer approaches.