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I'd set up a new tank with fresh distilled water, make sure everything is rinsed or contain brackish plant/algae only. If the tank and water you currently have, is not a brackish water tank. When those plant die because of salt, ammonia will spike. 2) Put cycled water (and substrate pebbles) from 10...

Glad to hear that. They are amazing.

Here's my story.

I made a mistake and caused ammonia spike.
The only survivor spent a week in a plastic cup before I rebuilt the tank.
I had that same question you're facing. And I was a bit nervous about putting new shrimps.

But my little one seems having a good life with ten other shrimps now.

Even though they are tough, it's always safer to do it slowly.

There are online calculator for sea water, which tells SG at given temperature and salinity.

how's everything doing? I'm also a beginner. I would first check water in original tank is at proper water level, which means salinity isn't far from ideal range. That should prevent oversalting. Prepare freshly mixed water, let it settle overnight before measuring salinity. Remove some old water. T...