My First Saltwater Nano

[deckaman225]

I waited a couple days to get a shrimp put some fish food in there didn't hardly do nothin the shrimp works really good I had it in there 5 days and by day 4 it was about 8 ppm I geuss the more ammonia the better BB establishment you will get!!

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Ok but is it bad to do this after I put shrimp in the tank? will it affect the cycle? because I'll most likely get shrimp tomorrow

No it won't affect the cycle at all

 

[NasB]

Guessing that won't either?

If not I'll buy shrimp...

 

[Sniperhank]

Yeah that'll kill things and maybe leach into the rock and sand.

 

[NasB]

When I go out to get shrimp tomorrow should I buy new filter media or can I wait two weeks to get it when I get new lights.

Also, is any kind of raw shrimp ok and how many pieces?

 

[Sniperhank]

One raw shrimp. That's it.

 

[deckaman225]

One or two if you want I put two in some pantyhose to start the cycle!!

 

[Macscale]

One or two if you want I put two in some pantyhose to start the cycle!!

Well, your ammonia must have gone off the charts! 1 shrimp is enough..

 

[bri6679]

They make 20" T5 HO dual bulb light strip that would fit a 10gal I think it is 18 watts per bulb

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[bri6679]

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=23753

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[NasB]

That's a nice light I'll probably get that one or the other but gonna order next Friday

 

[bribo12]

That's a nice deal for a good light. And you can add light strips so you can upgrade for higher light corals

 

[deckaman225]

Yeah it went way up to8 ppm plus but it went down really fast in about two days so it worked good but yeah one is enough they was kinda small ones I used though!!

 

[NasB]

Is it ok to just drop the shrimp in the tank? I don't have a bag for it.

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

It's easier to get out if you use a media bag

 

[NasB]

Yea but it's taking too long to get stuff, I don't have a car rite now so it's hard to get stuff..

 

[NasB]

Day 1 - Shrimp Cycle

As you can see I made changes.

I took some black sand out and toped it off with white sand.

New aquascape and Blue Background.

Also finally got shrimp after ten years of waiting..

 

[10gal_nano]

I like the aqua scape. I just changed mine too.

 

[NasB]

Been like a week or more since I put in a raw piece of shrimp. It is decaying and nasty smelling in the tank. Any advice on why no levels have changed ? No cycle/spike have begin.

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

You have 0ppm of everything even nitrate?