Help What Should I Do

[brendac]

My aquarium is finally cycling, It started yesterday. We added new LR then I put a raw XL shrimp in to make it start cycling. Im wondering if I should now remove the shrimp or leave it in there? My reading are on the high side Waiting to hear back. Maybe the LR will make it finish cycling now without the shrimp??
PH 8.2
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 5.0
Nitrate 80

 

[mikeyjer]

Originally Posted by BrendaC
My aquarium is finally cycling, It started yesterday. We added new LR then I put a raw XL shrimp in to make it start cycling. Im wondering if I should now remove the shrimp or leave it in there? My reading are on the high side Waiting to hear back. Maybe the LR will make it finish cycling now without the shrimp??
PH 8.2
Ammonia 2.0
Nitrite 5.0
Nitrate 80
I would remove that raw shrimp. Your LR will finish the cycling process. :happyfish

 

[brendac]

Thanks

 

[120reefer]

yea the raw shrimp is to just jumpstart the process, I definately wouldn't leave it in there for more than a day or two. The die-off from the LR will finish the job

Good luck with everything....