TomStav
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joseramentol said:no not yet i just built my tank on weds and i put more salt water in it today before asking the quest dummy me lol is that going to affect my cycle or not and if so how can i fix it
Do you have a test kit? If not it HAS to be your next purchase, you can't run a tank without one.
At this point you basically want to add some ammonia, this will get the cycle started. You could just throw a raw shrimp in there (from the supermarket), as it decays it will produce ammonia. Then you test the water weekly until your ammonia, nitrates, nitrites are all at zero, this will take a month or so. When it is at zero your tank has the needed bacteria to breakdown fish waste (ammonia) and your tank is ready for its first fish. When you a half way through your cycle you can start to get a clean up crew (hermit crabs, snails etc), then when it's cycled and you are getting fish be sure to add one at a time so the bacteria can grow to combat the added ammonia.