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mrlimpet Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 57 Votes: 3 Registered: 11-Dec-2004	I have a fifty gallon saltwater tank, with 10 pounds of live sand, and twenty pounds of regular. Also have about thirty pounds of live rock. I have had the tank up and running for about a few days, and have been adding daily doses of liquid invert. food to kick up the ammonia...No sign of ammonia, though. Levels are zero. Does this take some time? Should I attempt to increase it in another fashion? Thanks so much.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Drop in a cocktail shrimp. Was the live rock cured or uncured? -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
mrlimpet Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 57 Votes: 3 Registered: 11-Dec-2004	The rock is cured.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	Agreed...If you want to get a noticable ammonia spike with cured rock then you will need to add something to kick start it. A raw cocktail shrimp in a new pair of nylons is the easiest way to get it done
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
mrlimpet Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 57 Votes: 3 Registered: 11-Dec-2004	Placed inside nylons?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
mrlimpet Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 57 Votes: 3 Registered: 11-Dec-2004	After I've placed the shrimp, and I get a spike, how long do I leave it in the tank?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Monitor your levels from day to day, that will be how you can tell. -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
swiftshark88 Enthusiast Posts: 205 Kudos: 143 Votes: 61 Registered: 17-Apr-2005	i laughed the first time i saw that idea a few months back, but it works! Nick "Impossumable- unable to play dead"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	Yes, place the shrimp inside the nylons...when it starts rotting and giving you your ammonia spike it will be easy to pull out of the tank then...if not you will be "fishing" pieces out for quite awhile!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
mrlimpet Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 57 Votes: 3 Registered: 11-Dec-2004	I did it and the ammonia begins. Should I let it reach it's peak (the ammonia) and then pull the shrimp after it starts to go back down ?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41


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