rostervandross
Active Member
just wanted to run my cycle progress so far by some other people and put it here so others can find it.
So I filled my tank with fresh saltwater, added some instant ocean bio-spira, and then shortly after added a fresh Texas gulf shrimp A day in i got a jump in ammonia, with detectable nitrites, no nitrate. I'm four days in and over the last few days my ammonia has stayed detectable, nitrites 0 and nitrates climbing. My water is kind of cloudy. Basically I just jump started my cycle yes? The bacteria are growing and processing the shrimp correctly, but I never got a big jump in ammonia or nitrite because I already had a substantial bacteria colony?
Now I can take the shrimp out and clear up my water ?
So I filled my tank with fresh saltwater, added some instant ocean bio-spira, and then shortly after added a fresh Texas gulf shrimp A day in i got a jump in ammonia, with detectable nitrites, no nitrate. I'm four days in and over the last few days my ammonia has stayed detectable, nitrites 0 and nitrates climbing. My water is kind of cloudy. Basically I just jump started my cycle yes? The bacteria are growing and processing the shrimp correctly, but I never got a big jump in ammonia or nitrite because I already had a substantial bacteria colony?
Now I can take the shrimp out and clear up my water ?