I'll be dosing standard EI levels of KNO3, KH2PO4, K2SO4, Plantex CSM+B, and chelated iron. I've heard there's a product called Equilibrium out there as well that I'm going to swing by the LFS in a bit to see about.

Should I be adding anything else? Maybe iodine for the shrimp?

Note: Water testing of the RO water last night verified that I have 6.6 pH, 0 KH, 0 GH, 0 nitrate. Don't have a TDS meter yet, but will get one eventually.

Thanks for the input all!

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Be sure to let the water sit for a day. My RO water changes after a while. I use Barr's ulitimate GH booster. I also mix 50/50 RO/tap.

Just hit the LFS this morning and got some SeaChem Equilibrium (it's all the LFS had to boost GH). Going straight RO with Equilibrium and the usual dry chem fertz, along with chelated iron. Should I worry about the pH being too low? Also, should I worry about my KH? Or will Equilibrium bring it back up a bit? Haven't had time to post my test results of RO with additives yet. Plus I'm missing my phosphate test kit.

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When I was first starting my shrimp tank, I had near 100% RODI water in there. This was before I put shrimp in. I watch the ph drop down to nearly 6.0 due to it having 0kh. I add enough tap to bump my kh to where the ph is stable. Keeps me from needing to add baking soda.

Baking soda for KH, or tap water. Got it.

I'll look into adding tap water, but right now I'm too leery of the piping in the new house to trust it.

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