Shrimp and the cycle - Page 2

prow · 03-04-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by NATIVEVAMAN

I would like to reopen the debate about using table shrimp or other fish scraps to enhance or speed up the cycle.In another thread where this was discussed I asked for someone to put a few links in about the subject and why people should do this,I didnt get any.So today I did a little research and googled tank cycling.To my suprise there must be hundreds of "how too"s" on the subject.I have to admit that after reading 12 of them I was quite bored.I did find one article that recomended using it when cycling the rock outside the tank,as in a tub before putting the rock in the tank.It said not to do this if cycling the rock in the tank.Ten made no mention of it at all.Here are some samples.
Nitrogen Cycle
Simplified Reef Keeping's Frequently asked Questions
What Is The Nitrogen Cycling Process? (Continued)
And then there was this one.

Getting my cycle started - Question - The Reef Tank
I would say that the shrimp cycle theory is pure myth.The problem with it is that it has been a myth for so long that it gets creedance from longevity,not from basis in fact.If this was such a great thing to do for a tank and its cycle I feel it would be more widely known and mentioned in every article concerning the cycle.If anyone has any evidence aricles,data anything I would love to read it.

hey you found your own proof. this is a quote from your first link

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Ammonia: Ammonia (NH3) initially enters the system via biological waste. These wastes may come from fish poop or dead organisms which are decaying in the tank. These wastes mineralize into the compound ammonia. Ammonia is a very toxic compound. Bacteria which colonize rock and sand surfaces utilize ammonia as food and convert it into a new compound called nitrite. Ammonia should always measure zero in a fully cycled tank.

lcstorc · 03-04-2008, 08:46 PM

LOL I just thought you made the original comment.

I wouldn't recommend it either. Last time I cycled a tank I did it with frozen mush that had gotten freezer burn.
Same thing. Decaying matter.

Dentoid · 03-04-2008, 08:48 PM

lcstorc · 03-04-2008, 08:51 PM

I LOCE IT.
I'm gonna steal that Scott.

BarbMazz · 03-04-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by lcstorc

I LOCE IT.
I'm gonna steal that Scott.

I think that's a self portrait of Scott from the 60's!

Dentoid · 03-04-2008, 08:59 PM

BigAl07 · 03-04-2008, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by lcstorc

LOL I just thought you made the original comment.

I wouldn't recommend it either. Last time I cycled a tank I did it with frozen mush that had gotten freezer burn.
Same thing. Decaying matter.

Wish I had a NEW tank ready to cycle... I need to... never mind

I think I may have made a comment like that... imagine that

lcstorc · 03-04-2008, 09:00 PM

It actually looks exactly like a guy I knew right after high school. Honest. He lived in his VW van with his dog named dog. His legal name was Rebelious Omegan One. The odd thing about the story is that it was in the mid 80s not the mid 60s.
Sorry, I hung out with interresting people.

prow · 03-04-2008, 09:02 PM

BigAl07 · 03-04-2008, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by lcstorc

It actually looks exactly like a guy I knew right after high school. Honest. He lived in his VW van with his dog named dog. His legal name was Rebelious Omegan One. The odd thing about the story is that it was in the mid 80s not the mid 60s.
Sorry, I hung out with interresting people.

the 80's ROCKED! Those were the DAYS!

sasquatch · 03-04-2008, 09:14 PM

It was actually PaulB who made the comment, he pee's on lots of stuff lol

prow · 03-04-2008, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAl07

the 80's ROCKED! Those were the DAYS!

yeah the whole Mondana lacy bra wearing thing all teh girls did rocked! but then again that was the time when those that should not wear spandex did

lcstorc · 03-04-2008, 09:32 PM

Leave it to SAS to know the origin of the pee comment. I was to lazy to look.

LOL I was just looking at old pics the other day. What did we think we were wearing? Come on Legg Warmers?
Wow I feel old.

BigAl07 · 03-04-2008, 09:35 PM

I think the 80's clothes are/were HOTTTTT!!

prow · 03-04-2008, 09:39 PM

i forgot, what was this thread about???

03-04-2008, 08:46 PM	#17 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,940 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shrimp and the cycle LOL I just thought you made the original comment. I wouldn't recommend it either. Last time I cycled a tank I did it with frozen mush that had gotten freezer burn. Same thing. Decaying matter. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

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03-04-2008, 08:51 PM	#19 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,940 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shrimp and the cycle I LOCE IT. I'm gonna steal that Scott. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

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03-04-2008, 09:00 PM	#23 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,940 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shrimp and the cycle It actually looks exactly like a guy I knew right after high school. Honest. He lived in his VW van with his dog named dog. His legal name was Rebelious Omegan One. The odd thing about the story is that it was in the mid 80s not the mid 60s. Sorry, I hung out with interresting people. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

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prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,271 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shrimp and the cycle __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html my clamicle..........http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...my-tank-d.html

03-04-2008, 09:14 PM	#26 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shrimp and the cycle It was actually PaulB who made the comment, he pee's on lots of stuff lol __________________ castawayreefers.com

03-04-2008, 09:32 PM	#28 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,940 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shrimp and the cycle Leave it to SAS to know the origin of the pee comment. I was to lazy to look. LOL I was just looking at old pics the other day. What did we think we were wearing? Come on Legg Warmers? Wow I feel old. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

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prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,271 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shrimp and the cycle i forgot, what was this thread about??? __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html my clamicle..........http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...my-tank-d.html

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