Does Flourite Harm Shrimp?

[OneOnion]

Does the flourite substrate stuff harm shrimp? Thanks.

 

[saltynay]

Nope but it can change your ph

 

[lordofthesea]

are we talking flourite, or flouride? coz flourIDE isdeadly poisonous.

 

[saltynay]

Fluorite it is often used as a substrate for planted tanks

 

[OneOnion]

Kk thanks. in which direction does it change the Ph(does that make sense?) and how can I stop it from changing Ph?

 

[aaronnorth]

Kk thanks. in which direction does it change the Ph(does that make sense?) and how can I stop it from changing Ph?

flourite is inert, it doesnt change the pH.

 

[OneOnion]

flourite is inert, it doesnt change the pH.

Oh. Okay... Wait who do I listen to here? Lol.

 

[aaronnorth]

flourite is inert, it doesnt change the pH.

Oh. Okay... Wait who do I listen to here? Lol.

wait for someone else to back up either of our stements lol, or have a good search around google, i'll try and ind somthing useful of a decent website.

EDIT: on the seachem website:

Flourite® is a specially fracted, stable porous clay gravel

Flourite® is not chemically coated or treated and will not alter the pH of the water.

http/www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Flourite.html


didnt take long hehe

 

[OneOnion]

Lol ok thanks.

 

[saltynay]

My bad my memory failed me sorry