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Old 04-08-2008, 11:21 PM   #1 (permalink)
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My tank has been set up since saturday I have 65 pounds of live rock in there some live sand.. I dont think its enough for the tank to cycle strong I was gonna get the deli Shrimp ... I was just wondering my readings I just took was ammonia read 1.0 ppm, the nitrites were between 0 and 0.25 ppm nitrates were 10 ppm and PH was inbetween the 7.8 and 8.2 reading (more towards 7.8)... I not trying to ask if Im done cycling I sure I not I just wondering what your thoughts are......
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The shrimp will create an ammonia spike which will grow large quantities of the bacteria your looking to get.

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Old 04-08-2008, 11:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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You are still cycling. I would get the shrimp. When your ammonia and nitrite have been 0 for two weeks, you can think about adding a clean up crew.
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Yup, what Greg said!
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Old 04-08-2008, 11:41 PM   #5 (permalink)
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thanks guys i love this site such fast responds!!!
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I could not agree more with you, my old forum took a while sometimes for a response, but this site is super fast.
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