shrimp?

reefsurf · 06-10-2008, 02:03 PM

ok, i just started a new 12 gl nano cube 2 days ago w/ 15 lbs LR and 20 lbs LS.
i keep hearing about adding a "deli shrimp" to speed long the cycling and build-up of beneficial bacteria. is the deli shrimp the already cooked shrimp used in shrimp cocktails or just a raw dead shrimp we cook at home?

i know it's a basic question but that's why it's posted in this forum!

thanks for the assist! what an awesome site!

BigAl07 · 06-10-2008, 02:05 PM

Honestly either but I use the "raw cook at home" type. All you're doing is adding a "Food Source" for the bacteria that establish your biological filtration system.

reefsurf · 06-10-2008, 02:12 PM

awesome, thanks big al! so i'm guessing a piece of raw dead fish that i caught (i'm a saltwater fisherman) would do the exact same thing?

nikkipigtails · 06-10-2008, 02:18 PM

anything organic really...when it breaks down it creates ammonia which starts the cycle so a piece of fish would be fine too.

reefsurf · 06-10-2008, 02:29 PM

thank you!

BigAl07 · 06-10-2008, 02:52 PM

Yes that will "Feed" the cycle but I want to caution you about this practice....

Many of our "Aquarium Critters" come from parts of the ocean that don't contain the same things that we have locally. By using something "local" you risk introducing something that your tank isn't equipped to handle. Just be careful!

Also I have to admit... you're LUCKY to have that option! I wish I did

reefsurf · 06-10-2008, 08:08 PM

all cloudy!

a couple hours later

2 days later

front view not even 48 hrs later

from the top now

BigAl07 · 06-10-2008, 08:15 PM

Looks GREAT! That's some good looking rock.

kathywithbirds · 06-10-2008, 08:22 PM

NICE!! I like the cubes. The hubby's 24g is probably the nicest out of ours -- a 75, 55, 24 and 5g.

reefsurf · 06-13-2008, 11:16 PM

yeah al i live close to the beach and go fishing (offshore) quite often. so i have access to ocean water and obviously critters. i'm sure there's plenty of risks though involved with using wild animals/water etc.

i tell you, my fishing addiction actually feeds my marine aquarium addiction and visa versa. when we stop on a paddy looking for fish under the kelp it's unreal the mount of life when you look closely. anyway, hope to get my mini reef going so that i might have my urban ocean in my condo.

maybe i'll post some pics from a fishing trip??????????? ha maybe wrong place for that

vdituri · 06-14-2008, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefsurf

maybe i'll post some pics from a fishing trip??????????? ha maybe wrong place for that

NOT!
Post away!

06-10-2008, 02:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
reefsurf Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 280 View Gallery Karma Komment	shrimp? ok, i just started a new 12 gl nano cube 2 days ago w/ 15 lbs LR and 20 lbs LS. i keep hearing about adding a "deli shrimp" to speed long the cycling and build-up of beneficial bacteria. is the deli shrimp the already cooked shrimp used in shrimp cocktails or just a raw dead shrimp we cook at home? i know it's a basic question but that's why it's posted in this forum! thanks for the assist! what an awesome site!

06-10-2008, 02:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: shrimp? Honestly either but I use the "raw cook at home" type. All you're doing is adding a "Food Source" for the bacteria that establish your biological filtration system. __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

06-10-2008, 02:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
reefsurf Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 280 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: shrimp? awesome, thanks big al! so i'm guessing a piece of raw dead fish that i caught (i'm a saltwater fisherman) would do the exact same thing?

06-10-2008, 02:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,621 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: shrimp? anything organic really...when it breaks down it creates ammonia which starts the cycle so a piece of fish would be fine too. __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

06-10-2008, 02:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
reefsurf Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 280 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: shrimp? thank you!

06-10-2008, 02:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: shrimp? Yes that will "Feed" the cycle but I want to caution you about this practice.... Many of our "Aquarium Critters" come from parts of the ocean that don't contain the same things that we have locally. By using something "local" you risk introducing something that your tank isn't equipped to handle. Just be careful! Also I have to admit... you're LUCKY to have that option! I wish I did __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

06-10-2008, 08:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
reefsurf Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 280 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: shrimp? all cloudy! a couple hours later 2 days later front view not even 48 hrs later from the top now

06-10-2008, 08:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: shrimp? Looks GREAT! That's some good looking rock. __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

06-10-2008, 08:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,749 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: shrimp? NICE!! I like the cubes. The hubby's 24g is probably the nicest out of ours -- a 75, 55, 24 and 5g. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

06-13-2008, 11:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
reefsurf Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 280 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: shrimp? yeah al i live close to the beach and go fishing (offshore) quite often. so i have access to ocean water and obviously critters. i'm sure there's plenty of risks though involved with using wild animals/water etc. i tell you, my fishing addiction actually feeds my marine aquarium addiction and visa versa. when we stop on a paddy looking for fish under the kelp it's unreal the mount of life when you look closely. anyway, hope to get my mini reef going so that i might have my urban ocean in my condo. maybe i'll post some pics from a fishing trip??????????? ha maybe wrong place for that

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