Newbie Saltwater Setup Questions
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Just put a shrimp from the grocery store in the tank to cycle it. Works like a charm. When it decays, it releases the ammonia you need to run your cycle. Putting any fish in to cycle is cruel, IMHO. And especially a fish you don't want long term, like most damsels. If you are not patient enough to wait out a proper cycle, you are in the wrong hobby... just my .02
the reason i use damsels is because that never worked for me....i did that and my tank cycled and i added live stock and my tank crashed...the constant supply of ammonia ensures that u'll have a huge colony of denitrifying bacteria rather than crippling ur tank everytime u add livestock because ur biological filter has to catch up
If you have sufficient biological filtration, ie LR, LS, going through a proper cycle and adding fish slowly, ie one at a time, there will be no need for catch up...
Early fish deaths happen because or impatience and rushing. Too many people have cycled their tanks with out live fish so say it does not work. I have done 2 tanks this way with great success...
Early fish deaths happen because or impatience and rushing. Too many people have cycled their tanks with out live fish so say it does not work. I have done 2 tanks this way with great success...
Okay, now I am confused... should I just use the bottled bacteria and a prawn? or one or the other? Oh, and I have hitch hikers on my LR, I have at least three snails, either baby turbo or nerite, and I saw a tiny brittle star as well. I went back to the shop to get more of the LR, but they had sold out and will not be getting more. This LR was from their LARGE saltwater display tank. And the shop is discontinuing their live saltwater selection. So now I only have three local(that I know of) places that have saltwater fish, and only two of those have LR...
Does anyone else think that Pasadena Tropical Fish is overpriced? But they do have a lot of saltwater fish and corals... >_<
A+ is nice, but small saltwater selection and I don't believe they carry LR, I get a discount here via my freshwater planted aquarium group, SCAPE.
Monrovia Tropical-Marine Fish, Mr. Lo(he is an older asian fellow, is his name spelled right?) Has a small variety of saltwater fish and corals. He is re-building after someone did a drive through his storefront, its really dark and the going is sloooooow...
Just checked my tank params, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate under 5ppm, copper 0, and my ph is the standard test and it turned blue soooo dunno... Am I set to start adding things?
Also is a tank stand easier to setup on than in a cabinet/entertainment center?
Does anyone else think that Pasadena Tropical Fish is overpriced? But they do have a lot of saltwater fish and corals... >_<
A+ is nice, but small saltwater selection and I don't believe they carry LR, I get a discount here via my freshwater planted aquarium group, SCAPE.
Monrovia Tropical-Marine Fish, Mr. Lo(he is an older asian fellow, is his name spelled right?) Has a small variety of saltwater fish and corals. He is re-building after someone did a drive through his storefront, its really dark and the going is sloooooow...
Just checked my tank params, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate under 5ppm, copper 0, and my ph is the standard test and it turned blue soooo dunno... Am I set to start adding things?
Also is a tank stand easier to setup on than in a cabinet/entertainment center?
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