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angelofdeath132

Guest
how long should my tank be set up before i notice a rise in amm?
i've had the tank set up with LS/LR for 4 days now and not noticing any diff. in levels
 

booya

Member
It can be different for every one. How are you cycling? Are you using frozen shrimp, damsels, LR? With mine I used 90lb of LR and a peice of shrimp. I never noticed a big spike but I had NH3 around for about 2 weeks. I take time give it a little while.
 

brianrish

Member
You may need to throw something in to jumpstart the cycle. Some people throw in a cocktail shrimp or two. You can also just put some fishfood in there. You just need to put something in that will create the ammonia that will make the bacteria happy!
Your LR and LS may not have been enough...especially if there wasn't much die off on/in them.
 
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