littlebirdie Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Tuesday I wrote about my expected shrimp getting here cooked because of the heat pack. The replacement shrimp will be here this afternoon. They are tibees. I had a new tank ready for them since I was starting a new project. Yesterday was insane business wise and family wise. This morning I realized I did not feed the cycle..I did the final water change Monday night. Do I put the shrimp into this tank? I added a very tiny amount of ammonia a few minutes ago to see if the cycle was still good but was wondering if I could use Stability for a week to make sure things are good. I can also keep them in a breeder for a while. I just don't want to turn them loose in a tank with other shrimp and then have to catch them again. Maybe the cycle is still going? So, to be clear, I did the water change Monday night and have not fed the cycle since. I am only getting 10 shrimp in a 10g. I put purigen in filter and a benibachi ammonia board Monday as well as life balls and biodigest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Stability and Safestart did not work well for me in low ph tanks. They work fast and are awesome in 7+ PH. I will be getting BT-9 soon and see how that works. One bag can treat around 5000 US gallons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebirdie Posted March 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 So would you trust that the cycle is still viable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Pretty sure you starved all the beneficial bacteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Do a few water tests. I think that's the only way to be sure. The bacteria are slow to reproduce but rarely completely die off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebirdie Posted March 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Thanks...I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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