Finally going for a salt water tank

[superdude7287]

getting some color on my rocks some signs of something finally


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[Mr tap water]

That's a nice growth of Coralline algae you got going on there


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[superdude7287]

Color all over the place showing progress


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[superdude7287]

Final purchase of live rock and Aquascaping is done!now I will let it run for a day and then test the water to see where I am


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[superdude7287]

first official water test no ammonia showing up yet


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[Fresh2o]

Will you be adding pure ammonia or dropping in a shrimp/prawn?


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[superdude7287]

Petco near me doesn't have prawns so trying to figure out what I'm going to do


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[Fresh2o]

Originally Posted by superdude7287

Petco near me doesn't have prawns so trying to figure out what I'm going to do


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Go to the grocery store and get a shrimp or prawn from the seafood counter. Fresh is fine. I don't think it matters if it was previously frozen. Put it in a nylon bag and drop it in the tank. And wait. And test.
Edit: or get some pure ammonia if you can be absolutely sure that it is free of dyes, perfumes, and surfactants/detergents. There is a dosing calculator if you want to hit 4.0 ppm as an ammonia target.

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[superdude7287]

Awesome I will do that so shrimp in a bag from the grocery store is fine?


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[Sniperhank]

As long as it isn't breaded! When I cycle I get one of the cheap shrimp rings. Toss a couple in some panty hose and tie it off. Toss it in the tank and you have easy clean up...while sitting back eating a shrimp ring.

[superdude7287]

Aha ok nice I will pick one up tomorrow thanks guys


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[superdude7287]

shrimp in how long usually you keep them in and I have not any water changes sense I started this tank because I'm cycling it right ? Wait till its done cycling?


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[Sniperhank]

Wait til it is done cycling. There won't be a messy clean up due to it being contained, so it doesn't really matter that much. You just want to ensure the cycle is done before removing.

[superdude7287]

Whew it stinks ahaha but man did it get cloudy sense I put it in there should I be doing anything but just testing the water ?


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[Fresh2o]

I was not going to bring up the smell. There are some things one needs to discover on their own My last fishless cycle was a tank in the bedroom. For that reason I chose to use pure ammonia.
I don't think there's anything else to do at this time other than top offs.



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[superdude7287]

Everything is high. Nitrite is threw the roof the ammonia is like 2.0.Nitrate is like 40ppm, ph is like 7.8


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[54seaweed]

Any updates on the cycle

[superdude7287]

Just about everything is reading 0 so just about done with the cycle


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