New Tank ?

[booba]

OK This is the first time I have sarted a tank using a shrimp........
I have read on the board that it is the best way to go about it so no fish are killed, injured, stressed..... OK ... I have started one with fish one time before with no problems.. Ok I know lucky..
So i put the shrimp in there and a few days ammonia came up to 4
went to take it out and it fell apart... Like a million peices all in my tank, everywhere . and now 2 days later ammonia 8 plus... So my question is am I going to have to wait until all those little shrimp peices disolve to get my ammonia levels back to zero...
I have a 40 g corner tank with fluval 204 filter , with around 3 in live sand, with 2 peices of live rock 1 about 2' X 1' nice and big and another 6"X6" total around 25 pounds...

 

[lobstergrabber]

I scooped my shrimp out with a net because it desintegrated like yours did. So if you can I would try and scoop the rest out. I would not think it would extend your cycle much either way.
Rich

 

[dacia]

In my 35 gallon hexagon tank, my shrimp also fell apart. And one of the pieces lodged itself behind a piece of my live rock. However, even though I did not take out all the shrimp pieces, the cycle still only took 2 and a half weeks. I believe the smaller pieces of the shrimp were sucked into the filter, and the large piece was a meal for my cleaning crew after the ammonia went to 0...I guess it was just the shell though, but my hermits liked it anyway.