Wet N Wild
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Just started cycling my tank 2 days ago, anything I should do besides wait? I had a crab that was a hitch hiker on my live rock so I want to make sure he will be ok during the cycling process.
Nope. Wait til everything tests 0, then 20% and start adding! Slowly, of course.
Did you toss in your dead shrimp?
Also are you toping off with saltwater or freshwater? Always replace evaporated water with freshwater because the salt doesnt evaporate.
You top off with RO water... water evaporates, but the salt does not.
And you should toss a shrimp in the tank to kick start your cycle.
the crab might help himself to a few bites, but i would put a small piece of the uncooked table shrimp in there. Those bacteria additives dont really do anything unless you give them something to feed off of, which will be the table shrimp.
And what is your salinity at? As long as its not too high, i would just start toping off with freshwater
37 units? ppm?
ya, that is pretty high. You want your salinity around 1.025 or 32 ppm. I would also recommend investing in a refractometer. They are much more accurate than a hydrometer. You can find them for around $25 on ebay with the calibration fluid costing around $3. Hydrometers need to be replaced every 6 months or so, so in two years the refractometer will have paid for itself.