nano 12g

[jonas-winslo]

So i forgot about my cube from a few months ago. I dont know what the salinity is right now, The pH is 8.4, the ammonia is 0 and same with the nitrite. The nitrate is unknown at this point. I basicly had this tank with a bit of Live rock sand and 3 dead snails left for 4 months. I just took the snails out and it looks as though the cycle is completled, if i make sure the salinity is correct and make make sure the nitrates are stable and there a safe level is it safe to add some sort of creature (keeping in mind that there is a fair bit of algea) Also what is the safe level of salinity?

 

[smallreef]

Id do a few water changes and get back into the swing of things before adding anything...

 

[coralreefertom]

Safe salinity level would be 1.022-1.025. The higher your salinity level is the lower you dissolved oxygen level in your water will tend to be.
If your sure that your cycle is complete, the you can start off slowly with some snails, obviously, since you have an algae problem. The algae problem is due to you lights being on more than likely. During the cycle stage you do not need to have the lights on, which would alleviate the algae problem initially, until you up your bio load and lights remain on for an extended period of time.
Snails, peppermint shrimp, damsels, clowns, sea stars and hermit crabs are great starters for someone in your shoes right now.