10 days?

[teen]

i started my 45 gallon tank 10 days ago, and still no signs of cycling . ive added 15 lbs of live rock, and the shrimp. no sign of ammonia, or nitrites yet. my ph is 8.0, and my salinity is 1.021 at 78-80 degrees. i was thinking maybe i should stop my wet/dry and let the ammonia build up? or would this just stop my cycle once i put it back on. i know i have to be patient, but isnt this really long, just to see the first signs of my cycel? any info or ideas would be great.

 

[hopkins6]

more LR would help it cycle.:joy:

 

[who dey]

more lr and maybe a damsel. take him back after the cycle, they suck, but they will live through your ammonia spikes

 

[leadan]

What is your substrait??? I have a 40h and about 40-50 pounds of lr. I would recomend getting a bag of live sand as well. I did and in a few days I had copods clinging to glass{good sign of life}. Also good food source for a few species. The brand I used was agri-alive available at most lfs. 20 to 30 bucks Good Luck. Also my tank is fairly new as well 2 months and going great but not much growth on lr yet, in some places good others none at all.

 

[ophiura]

If you have dead shrimp in there, why would a damsel be better? A rotting dead shrimp produces more ammonia than a damselfish...

 

[teen]

the shrimp did nuthing, u think i should add another? what about shuting off my filters?