j.franco Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Some one please help hi guys i just recently decided to embark on the journey to start my own crystal red and tai bee breeding system i started cycling a tank about 10 days ago and it was completely cycled so i added 5 cherry shrimp to test the waters so to speak all lived and are still living i do know the parameters aren't the same as keeping the cardinal species but the water is acidic and they seem to be doing fine there was a neon tetra in the tank and was removed tank set up 10 gallon shrimp king tank stock filter stock light fluvial stratum soil temp.74f ph 6.5 kh? waiting on test kit gh? waiting on test kit drift wood in tank matt of moss THE PROBLEM i feed once every other day. and today decided to test the water for everything and my ammonia is at 0.50 nitrate 0 nitrite 0 I'm fearing a recycling of the tank and don't want to put in my first order of crystals yet. What would you guys recommend i do i want to get the most effective set up possible to breed these shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Sorry to say but there is no way it cycled in 10 days my friend. All you you can do now is water changes everyday until ammonia, nitrites and nitrates read zero.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro ohmiko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.franco Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 i did use a micro bacteria solution for the start up and everything spike the proper way for one i was surprised but i expected there to be a problem. thanks mech will the water changes stunt the cycling process, or is that my only option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Don't worry about anything except keeping that ammonia as low as you can to keep the shrimp healthy and it will all fall into place.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Shrimple minded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.franco Posted December 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 thank you mech means allot as to the start of my future colony i hope to start with crystal red and i am completely oblivious as to how i should start and was wondering if you could give me any insights as to how many should i start out with and that sort of thing the only thing i do know is i want to breed ss+ or sss+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creepycobra Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 "Microbe lift" is a serious bottle of beneficial bacteria. It always helps jump start ANY of my tanks. Smells like ass and balls but it works great.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.franco Posted December 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 HAHAHA deff picked up my day thanks for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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