Shrimp for Cycling shell on or off? - Aquarium Advice

tmcpeek · 11-15-2004, 07:38 PM

Do I leave them in the shells or remove the shells. Also how many would I need for a 225 gallon tank. Only has base rock in it now. Want to get a cycle started to try and eliminate too much dieoff when I can afford to purchase my liverock from [acronym:0e379a3ec6="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:0e379a3ec6].com.

EL Diablo · 11-15-2004, 07:40 PM

I dont think it matters if the shell is on or off.
your looking for the dead shrimp to decompose, which it will do no matter what.

MACATUA · 11-15-2004, 10:02 PM

yea, no matter, might wanna leave the shell to keep it together a bit

11-15-2004, 07:38 PM	#1
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11-15-2004, 07:40 PM	#2
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11-15-2004, 10:02 PM	#3
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