Have not seen Ammonia Spike

[ammari33]

My tank is under cycling with raw Shrimp (small piece), now I have completed 17th Day without seeing Ammonia Spike.
I am keeping the Temperature with rang of 82
The parameter is
Ammonia 0.5 PPM (for a long time no change)
Nitrite: 0 PPM
- What do you suggest? Is this because the raw Shrimp is small?
- Do I need to add a new raw shrimp? Considering the cycle is at 17th day

 

[Jimbo662]

Did you use live rock / live sand when you started the tank? what size is the tank?

 

[ReeferRookie]

Its crazy to.think we try to get a spike when we normally fight it lol

 

[ammari33]

No, I do not have LR, Only DR

 

[ReeferRookie]

Add another. Piece. Whats the worst that can happen

 

[juggalogentry]

any reason you went with dry only? if you are willing to, id say throw some live up in there, when i was setting my 60 gal bowfront tank up for my reef i put live rock and sand in there and didnt have to feed the tank at all, it started cycling on its own, after five days my nitrites were off the charts, so i added some quality live bacteria and all levels went to zero within three days, with no nitrate spike at all (or at least undetectable)

 

[Reefing Madness]

I'd be using a Jumbo Shrimp. You want as much ammonia source you can have in there at one time, this will ensure a huge bacteria count when you decide to add fish.

 

[ammari33]

I went to Dry Rock, because the only live rocks I found them are with low quality

 

[ammari33]

Any idea what will happen in case I put new raw shrimp at this time

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

It will just decay like the small one and produce ammonia, except most likely more. If I were you I would get a piece of live rock to seed your dry rock.

 

[juggalogentry]

It will just decay like the small one and produce ammonia, except most likely more. If I were you I would get a piece of live rock to seed your dry rock.

+1 on the live rock

 

[ammari33]

I will try to get live rock

 

[juggalogentry]

even if its some rubble from a friend with an established tank, it would help you alot

 

[ammari33]

Shall I cure the live rock?

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

It doesn't matter. As long as it's live just throw it in your tank. I personally wouldn't cure it if your still in your cycle.

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Just make sure to look over the live rock to try to limit in bad hitchhikers.

 

[Reefing Madness]

I'd leave well enough alone, running dry rock keeps you from unwanted hitchhickers, such as Aiptasia. Throw a Jumbo shrimp into a small fish net, lay that into the tank water, the net will keep the decaying shrimp from getting all over the place when it fass apart.
Down the road if you want coralline, get some scrapings from your buddy, I don't believe that LR is worth all the problems that it can cause.

 

[ammari33]

Thanks, this is what I like to do. I do not like to put live rock for the reason as you said

 

[ReeferRookie]

Agree just shrimp i started all dead with a very small live rock and its alot.nicer

 

[fishroomlady]

bigger shrimp you could also ghost feed your tank in the interim while the shrimp decays