temperature

[clark4feathers]

temperature for a nano cube? Something my dead shrimp would like while it is rotting away.....LOL

 

[neilanh]

I ran mine around 80-82 during my cycle. The bacteria like it a little warmer (85 if you wanted to do it - but you risk any hitchhikers you might have) and it can help speed up your cycle a bit.

 

[clark4feathers]

do not want any hitchhickers, really not in a hurry...gotta get some more cash up my sleeve. Once it cures do I have to put somthing in there right away? CUC first to get rid of the remains of the shrimp?

 

[neilanh]

You'll want to get something in there pretty quick that will produce some amount of waste to keep from completely starving the bacteria to the point where you lose your cycle. CUC and a fish or two would be my recommendation.

 

[clark4feathers]

gotta dead shrimp in there..I will check water in a couple of weeks

 

[Jimbo7]

Periodically check your levels to make sure it goes through the proper spikes. Its really just for your sake of mind when you go to add that first fish, you know it is completely cycled. You can add a CUC right away, but if you cycled your rock in a tank other then your DT, you can just feed the cycle tank every couple days, like a half or quarter cube of food, depending on tank size.

 

[clark4feathers]

What is DT? trying to figure all the lingo

 

[neilanh]

DT stands for Display Tank - it just means the main display portion of your system - the pretty part that you look at, not the sump or other equipment stuff.

 

[Jimbo7]

Haha sorry, im an abbreviation fanatic.
this should help you for a lot of them:
Aquarium Advice - Aquarium Forum Community - FAQ: Acronyms and Abbreviations