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[snorvich]

Good luck, you can wait a day or so before checking the ammonia. Before it gets to late I would suggest putting the shrimp in a piece of pantyhose or similar. If you ultimately need to remove the shrimp this will make it much easier, since it will be all rotted and falling apart.

This.

 

[jd371]

If I was to pull the plug on the shrimp and add pure ammonia how much did u dosend each tI'm? Tea spoon??

I used a dropper and just added some drops and tested and repeated until I reached 2ppm. Once you reach 2ppm and start testing every day you'll sort of know about how many drops it will take to raise it up again. Once ammonia reached 0 in 24 hrs I started checking nitrite and a couple of days later I was good to go. It took about 3 weeks for my 75g to cycle. The shrimp method works, but I couldn't deal with that horrible smell.

 

[ryan_ferguson25]

I used a dropper and just added some drops and tested and repeated until I reached 2ppm. Once you reach 2ppm and start testing every day you'll sort of know about how many drops it will take to raise it up again. Once ammonia reached 0 in 24 hrs I started checking nitrite and a couple of days later I was good to go. It took about 3 weeks for my 75g to cycle. The shrimp method works, but I couldn't deal with that horrible smell.

Cheers thx

 

[gone fishin]

If you want to go the ammonia route the link may be of use to you. Good luck

https://www.hamzasreef.com/Contents/Calculators/

 

[ryan_ferguson25]

Cool...thanks!

Going to give it 4 full days...if nothing I'll go the ammonia route...that calculator will help...thx