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by dpvarn
Mon Jun 27, 2016 3:07 pm
Forum: Supershrimp!
Topic: Funny smell from cycling tank
Replies: 5
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Re: Funny smell from cycling tank

Thanks for your input mighty mite.

Yes, the sea fan is just like the standard sea fan that you see in most commercial Hawaiian shrimp bulbs.

I don't want to use the terminology incorrectly, but you are right that I'm waiting for the conditions in the tank to become wholesome for shrimp. I had an ...
by dpvarn
Sat Jun 25, 2016 7:48 am
Forum: Supershrimp!
Topic: Funny smell from cycling tank
Replies: 5
Views: 2935

Re: Funny smell from cycling tank

Thanks for your reply Varanus. I wasn't so concerned about the smell from an aesthetic point of view, but rather from a safety-of-the-water-for-invertebrates point of view. Sounds as if the smell is par for the course, and I'm happy to wait it out.
by dpvarn
Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:25 am
Forum: Supershrimp!
Topic: Funny smell from cycling tank
Replies: 5
Views: 2935

Funny smell from cycling tank

Hi All, I started cycling a one gallon (glass) tank about a week ago. I put aragonite (rinsed) as a substrate, and mixed up half-strength sea water (using marine salt and distilled water), added a sea fan and a polyresin cave. There is also microalgae from this site in the water. My problem/concern ...