Is it possible for me to set up a 10 gallon tank for rcs and then put a goldfish in it before i get the shrimp? This is because i already have filters cycled so i when my shrimp arrive, i can just swap out the shrimp with the goldfish.
The reason why i want to use a goldfish is because it can provide a more stable amount of ammonia. I could add drops of ammonia daily but then there might still be ammonia in my tank when i get my shrimp.
The goldfish is about golfball size if that matters with the bioload.
Also, my choices of cycled filters are:
a sponge filter that runs ~15 gph
Aquaclear 20 (100 gph)
aquaclear 30 (150 gph)
Zoomed 501 canister, i think it runs at about ~80 gph?
I dont know what combo i should go with.
I do remember i made a thread on what filer to get for the 10 gallon a few weeks ago (i decided to go with only a sponge filter) but then i looked up more shrimp tanks and noticed that people use aquaclears a lot.
Thanks for any help!