Eco Complete?

Kinection · 12-19-2012, 05:35 PM

Ok! I'm going for the overkill

Although... can I still add my shrimp right
after I put the layer of eco over the dirt?
That's the only thing I'm not so sure about.

somewhatshocked · 12-19-2012, 05:43 PM

No, you'll need to cycle your tank completely before adding any shrimp.

Ideally, your tank would cycle for 4-6 weeks before shrimp move in.

Kinection · 12-19-2012, 05:52 PM

I don't want to cycle my tank again since it's been
running for 8 months already. I thought eco-complete
was plug-and-play? My shrimp really wouldn't survive being
in a bucket for a day. :p

HybridHerp · 12-19-2012, 07:12 PM

ooohhhhh, didn't notice that you had shrimp in the tank already......
well, theoretically, if you keep the water in your filters, then dirt the tank and cap it with eco-complete, you still will have a lot of beneficial bacteria in your filters......

its difficult when doing a re-scape with a tank that is already somewhat set up. The shrimp could go a day in the bucket, if not a little more, especially if you have your filter running in the bucket as well. That would help. No matter what you do though, a substrate change will cause a mini-cycle in your tank, or just full on restart the cycle.

somewhatshocked · 12-19-2012, 08:07 PM

Shrimp are sensitive enough that going with dirt and a cap will likely kill them. Primarily due to the mini-cycle that will take place.

Do you have a friend with a tank who could host them for a while? Or do you have a sponge filter you could put into a bucket with them?

Kinection · 12-19-2012, 08:11 PM

My cousins have a few tanks, but their all
have bigger fish. If I keep some of the old
gravel in the tank, will it shorten the cycle?
My current gravel is black anyways. I'll use it
to make hills. I do have a old HOB filter I could
use. If dirt is this complicated, I would just use
root tabs. No cycling needed for that... right??

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somewhatshocked Obsessed? Maybe (View User Tanks) PTrader: (278/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 8,329	No, you'll need to cycle your tank completely before adding any shrimp. Ideally, your tank would cycle for 4-6 weeks before shrimp move in. __________________ 12gal Long \| 20L Shrimp Tanks \| 3gal Longs \| 10gal \| 45-F \| 5.5gal \| Triple Cubes

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HybridHerp Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: New York Posts: 2,043	ooohhhhh, didn't notice that you had shrimp in the tank already...... well, theoretically, if you keep the water in your filters, then dirt the tank and cap it with eco-complete, you still will have a lot of beneficial bacteria in your filters...... its difficult when doing a re-scape with a tank that is already somewhat set up. The shrimp could go a day in the bucket, if not a little more, especially if you have your filter running in the bucket as well. That would help. No matter what you do though, a substrate change will cause a mini-cycle in your tank, or just full on restart the cycle. __________________ My 75 gallon High Tech Tank: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...842&highlight= My 10 gallon High Tech Tank: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...73#post3517673 My 5.5 gallon nano College Dorm Tank: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...94#post2114094

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somewhatshocked Obsessed? Maybe (View User Tanks) PTrader: (278/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 8,329	Shrimp are sensitive enough that going with dirt and a cap will likely kill them. Primarily due to the mini-cycle that will take place. Do you have a friend with a tank who could host them for a while? Or do you have a sponge filter you could put into a bucket with them? __________________ 12gal Long \| 20L Shrimp Tanks \| 3gal Longs \| 10gal \| 45-F \| 5.5gal \| Triple Cubes

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Kinection Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 929	Ok! I'm going for the overkill Although... can I still add my shrimp right after I put the layer of eco over the dirt? That's the only thing I'm not so sure about.

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Kinection Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 929	I don't want to cycle my tank again since it's been running for 8 months already. I thought eco-complete was plug-and-play? My shrimp really wouldn't survive being in a bucket for a day. :p

12-19-2012, 08:11 PM	#21
Kinection Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 929	My cousins have a few tanks, but their all have bigger fish. If I keep some of the old gravel in the tank, will it shorten the cycle? My current gravel is black anyways. I'll use it to make hills. I do have a old HOB filter I could use. If dirt is this complicated, I would just use root tabs. No cycling needed for that... right??