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Hi guys

im setting up a new tank, have washed the tank, boiled and washed all the corals and they are currently soaking in distilled water. Im getting the opae ula from a local seller, can i pour his mature brackish water and shrimps right away into my new tank? If not, why is it so?

Thank you! =)

You have to cycle your own tank first. Without the mature environment of a cycled tank, it could end up badly for these shrimp. The algae and bacteria present in a cycled tank are mostly on various surfaces. Just a little water from the seller won’t do it.

I agree you need to wait for your tank to mature, you asked something similar in a different thread and i answered your question tzg @ Bought my new tank!

Beneficial bacteria lives mostly in substrates and not much actually lives in the actual water.

sorry for my short term memory, when i opened this thread, behind my mind was, i think i have asked this somewhere before.

Hehe no worries, honestly just fill up your tank with brackish water and dump in your substrate and some suitable rocks and leave it for a few weeks. You could probably put shrimp in after 2 weeks if you use biodigest every 2 weeks in the tank to reduce Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates.


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ok understood. Do i get biodigest or startup?

Hi,
I've never seen this product before, I am currently cycling my tank and have used fluval biological enhancer - would you recommend this in addition to, or an I ok just wih the fluval product? Thanks :)

Yeah biodigest is the one I’d advise to use as I can speak from past use/experience. It’s always good to have it in stock in case of water issues down the road for emergencies.

@Munchkinmamma I assume it’s more or less the same thing, it’s just bottled nitrifying bacteria’s.


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Thanks Odin, I'll get some :)

I used bio-starters when setting up my 12G tank and none for my 6G. The 12G was cycled after 6 weeks, and the 6G in a week. Other factors could be in play, like I had filter and live plants in the 12G but only rock in the 6G. But I do believe you don’t need the bio-starters.