ammonia at 2.0!!!

[azonic]

Finally im seeing my first ammonia spike, just 12 hours after adding two dead shrimp. My question is this, should I leave the shrimp for a few more days and let them rot some more? Or should I take them out now? There's also 26 pounds of live rock in the tank.

 

[indy1]

Let the tank cycle as is. when all levels have dropped, do a water change say about 10%

 

[ofalegend]

Azonic,
I'm not sure how everyone else has done this, but I personally left the shrimp in my tank about a week to 8 days, at which time I removed them. My cycle completed perfectly, and 2 1/2 months after the initial setup I've had no problems. I've added a percula and a royal gramma so far with no problems. HTH!