Sand Settling and Cycling

[CodeBlueMedic]

Howdy,

So, I added the live rock and sand to my 29 gallon tank two days ago. As one can imagine, the live sand caused a dust storm in my aquarium. I let it settle yesterday and today after it had mostly cleared up, I took a turkey baster to try and gently dust the sand off the live rock and level the sound out the way I want it. As one can imagine again, it's cloudy as hell again.

My questions are these...A) Is there a better way to go about the sand situation? B) Can I go ahead and begin the dead shrimp cycle to get the process started, even if there is a dust storm going?

Thanks
~CBM

 

[Shawn O]

Yes.

 

[CodeBlueMedic]

To both or just the cycling part? lol

 

[thegrun]

Washing the sand before you added it naturally would have helped, but at this point adding floss to the filter section (assuming you have one) and cleaning it often is all you can do. Add the shrimp now, the dust will not hurt the cycle start.