finally my tanks cycled!

for roughly 9weeks~!!!! ive been changing the darn water over n over n over again........ BUT!! the nitrates are still ZERO!! IDK what to do!! well I added 2 live plants which did not do anything to make the nitrate go up...... any tips????

and one other thing... I might buy 2 fidler crabs... but I have guppies and tetras!!! idk if the crabs might kill them.. and I'm doing an "underwater airpocket thing for my fidler" which LOOKS RAD!!!!!

so yah gimme some tips please.

 

All I know about fiddler crabs is that they need brackish water...

 

All I know about fiddler crabs is that they need brackish water...

yup my water is brackish.. well semI brackish cuz I have tetras

 

What's the salinity? And by the air pocket do you mean this?

 

What's the salinity? And by the air pocket do you mean this?

yes indeed!! and idk my salinity. I have a 10gal tank and I always put 2 teaspoons of aquarium salt cuz that's the way they like it. any tips how to make it a real brackish water??

 

Aquarium salt does not make a tank brackish. The salt you really want is this:
Your salinity should be from 1.01 to 1.8.

 

Aquarium salt does not make a tank brackish. The salt you really want is this:
Your salinity should be from 1.01 to 1.8.

ahh so it should be ocean salt!!!. well ive only had my tank for 9 weeks.. doing a painful infish cycling.. thanks I shall make my water brackish.. bit by bit..