inverts

[teen]

caninverts live in an uncycled tank? my tnak is 2 months old, and i never saw a big cycle happen, only a small one, but ive had a few turbos, a serpent star, and 2 peppermint shrimp living in my tank for about a month. do u think these would still be alive if my tank wasnt cycled? do u think my tank is ready for fish? i have about 20 lbs of live rock, and 1-4 inch of crushed shells as my substrate. itsa a 45 gallon tank.

 

[mudplayerx]

If you have healthy inverts in the tank, then it most definately cycled. In fact, inverts are way more sensitive than fish, so you are ready for fish as well.
edit- get rid of the crushed coral and get aragonite sand before you go any further into the hobby, trust me

 

[drew2005]

Ive had a cleaner shrimp, emerald crab, 15 snails, 20 hermits all living since friday. I guess im good too. My levels are...
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 20 (been trying to lower it)
PH - 8.4
SG - 1.024
Ca - 400

 

[teen]

i really like the way the crushed shells look, and i cant find sand anywhere, its all stuff that says do not use in fish tanks. its only a thin layer, so i figure if i keep it clean as possible itll all work out. i trust ur advice though, and i believe u when u say it will give me poblems, but i think its ok for now. im also hoping to get a bigger tank soon so that will definetely be live sand.

 

[teen]

oh yea, one shrimp has already molted twice, and the other once, so i guess there pretty healthy. ive only lost some snails for reasons i still dont know.