New tank for cherry/sakura

[chippy_daryl]

Ok noted.. Thanks.. Btw, how do I check for Ammonia lvl? Is ammonia=nitrate? Sorry for asking a stupid question as I'm still newbie and learning..

[Jianyuan]

Ammonia and nitrate is 2 different thing.
If your tank is fully cycled, ammonia will be broke down into nitrite, and then nitrite to nitrate.
Get an ammonia test kit to test for your ammonia.

[chippy_daryl]

Ok. Thanks bro.. So my water parameter should have some nitrite and nitrate after my cycle right? By the way, can wc be done during my cycling of tank? Will BB be lost if I do wc?

[Jianyuan]

You ought not to have any nitrite at the end of cycling. There are different people who do different method of cycling. eg different amount of wc needed, and how frequent it ought to be. Just dose some mosura bt-9 after your wc. Remember to use some anti chlorine that removes chloramine too.

[Jianyuan]

Can read up more about the cycling on this link http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...nitrogen+cycle

[chippy_daryl]

Thanks bro for the useful source.. Have read thru some thread regaring water cycling too.. Now I gt more idea abt cycling of tank. But u mention mosura BT-9.. is it a must to add in?

[Jianyuan]

Its not a must have, but a good to have product. Since after wc, most of us will dose it to replenish the bb. Im using mostly mosura products including shizhen as my antichlorine. Since they're specially designed for shrimps. Im sure there are people who think otherwise. Its best you read up more

[chippy_daryl]

Ok bro.. Thanks alot

Hey, i am think keepin fire red. How do i start with? I am totally new!

Originally Posted by chippy_daryl

Hi bro/sis

I'm thinking of setting up a small tank for My cherry and Sakura shrimp.. But was thinking To keep it simple and easy maintenance.. So I decide to put only Ada/gex soil and some java moss that tied on dw and some moss Ball.. But problem is, I'm not using any canister, just a simple sponge filter.. Is it ok? Can the shrimp and java moss and shrimp survive. What soil is better? Ada or gex? Btw my tank size is custom made 2ft with divider on the center Which makes it into 2 x 1ft..

And also forgot to add on, no chiller is used, only T5 light..

Hello Bro,

I am using a simple sponge filter and have the similar environment as yours. I used my existing gex soil and keep a couple of java moss and hardy plants. I used a fan to keep the water cool. I have successfully started with a humble 5 sakuras to currently over a hundred of sakura battalion size.
Happy keeping