New set up tank, see the picture

[Erlina _rusli]

Hi!
I really dunno how to post a pic here... Just set up a tank for this supershrimp 5 gallon, withlava rock, aragonite sand initially live nut i did rinse it couple times so hopefully cleaned, 1 lime stone, crushed coral all.over, and some babies java fern, hope these will grow, but i didnt acclimate it, and i put 2 invert pellet inside of the tank.
No heater, no aerator, no filter.
I did mix brackish water with 1 cup more ---around 317 grams , 1/2 dose of the reef salt instant ocean recommended for 5 gallon.
It says 1.4 lbs salt can make ocean water with gravity of 1.021 for 5 gallon tank. I mix half of the recommended dosage, is it enough? I used 5 gallon distilled water.
Please let me know! Mustafa thanks

[Erlina _rusli]

My newly set up tank

[mike.d]

Is your gravity 1.021 or 1.012? 1.021 might be okay for a little while, but you'd want it closer to brackish at 1.012. 1 cup of salt per 5 gallons of water sounds right. I think I used 1/4 cup per gallon. My specific gravity came out 1.012.

[Erlina _rusli]

Hi thanks for the reply
I just follow the direction and make it half way , so it is like 1 cup and lil bit more when i measured the salt into cup measurer that i use for baking. 1.021 for sure it written there in the box for 5 gallon using 1.4 lbs salt , so i did make counting and make it half. So you think i have to add more distilled water to make it 1.012?
And how to acclimate the shrimp well? Should i add lil water from my tank every 5 minutes and then after an hour introduce them to my tank?
Thanks for answers

[Erlina _rusli]

I still waiting for my hydrometer coming...

[Nellyville41]

From what I’ve been told, to acclimate you just need to get them up to the same temperature as the water and put those little guys in.

[SuperProofer]

I didn't do anything other than just let the package adjust to my home's room temperature and then just put them in. They were just fine.

[Noraelle]

I noticed your water looks a little cloudy in that picture; did it settle? I also used aragonite sand and rinsed it for like 20 plus minutes to get rid of the cloudiness in the water. I was under the impression that rinsing the sand well is especially important if one doesn't have a filter, but I'm pretty new at this so maybe someone more seasoned can chime in.

[Erlina _rusli]

My white sand almost covered light green color. I cycled from december 8th, and i washed the aragonite sand couple times to clean the white stuff and the live things in it because it sold as live aragonite sand, i put coral underneath and i put the sand on.there is a hill of crushed coral on the right side. And i put baby java fern hopefully it makes it to live. Anacharis got yellow in it and i throwed it away . I put 2 marimomoss balls and looks it make it there. So now still no algae on the tank wall.im still waiting for macroalgae from mustafa.
What you guys think of this setup?

[Nellyville41]

Your setup looks nice! But be careful with the marimo. It’ll eventually die off. I wanted to get one for myself too but after reading more and more about it, it can’t survive.

[Erlina _rusli]

Thanks for the info! But how about the java fern? Would it survive in brackish?
Mustafa?
Thanks!

[Varanus]

I'm pretty sure java fern will die over time.

[Nellyville41]

There’s a reason why a lot of plants don’t survive in brackish water. I would just stick to the macroalgae or that other mossball that Mustafa sells

[Erlina _rusli]

So there is no wayjave another plants? ... I have like slime all on the surface of the water and all over the sand,is it normal?

[Erlina _rusli]

See the slime next to volcano rock in pic, is it biofilm?