| Ph High (API) | Ph (Probe) | Ammonia (API) | Nitrite (API) | Nitrate (API) | GH (API) | KH (API) | TDS (Probe) | Food (Grams, since last post) | Estimated Shrimp Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 7.71 | 0 | 0 | 5 | (8) | (5) | 242 | 0.693 | 24 |
Everything looking good in the tank this week, forgot to take a picture.
I mentioned last week that I wasn't sure how well the shrimp population is doing. It can be difficult to count the shrimp because they are so good at hiding. I added an "estimated shrimp count" to the table above and I will try to do this every now and then.
Basically, to get the estimated shrimp count, I scanned each vertical section of the tank from left to right. Obviously, there will be shrimp I missed or even counted twice.
For this first count, I got 24. Considering that I started with 10 shrimp, it means the population is definitely growing. I am of course, hoping for it grow even more.