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[deartroy]

Hello everyone,

I just got a salt water tank today, and hopefully and eventually evolve it into a reef tank with some fish.

I was concerned though with the current water, it looks really murky and cloudy. All I have in the (30g) tank currently is some live rock and live sand.

I am thinking this would be the cycling process everyone is talking about?

If so, maybe tomorrow I will pick up one or two starter fish to help the process speed up.

Any suggestions and types are greatly appreciated.

My email is deartroy@gmail.com

-thanks troy

 

[EyeReef]

I wouldn't suggest dropping a fish into a fish tank that is cycling...I would use that money to buy a good test kit. To speed up the process, you could always add more cure live rocks. Be patient, and use this time right now to read up on more info. Good luck and welcome!

 

[EyeReef]

http://www.reefdiscussion.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7371

 

[anthony911us]

MIKE your the best ..............:top:

http://www.reefdiscussion.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7371

 

[Nano-Newb1983]

i wouldnt cycle with a fish, its down right cruel... Anyways, if you wanted to speed up the cycle just got to Meat/fish market and get 1 Raw uncooked shrimp and drop it in there, put it in some sort of mesh bag or some pantyhose.. Once you start getting an ammonia spike pull it out

 

[lllDNYlll]

i wouldnt cycle with a fish, its down right cruel... Anyways, if you wanted to speed up the cycle just got to Meat/fish market and get 1 Raw uncooked shrimp and drop it in there, put it in some sort of mesh bag or some pantyhose.. Once you start getting an ammonia spike pull it out

+1 on saving :an26:

 

[Aquafrags]

can you give us more detail on the tank.

how many pounds of rock?, how deep the sand bed?, what type of filtration?,
what type of lighting?, this will help in getting started right
and hopefully limit the frustration involved in starting up a reef tank:nicetank:

 

[flying_dutchman]

When did you add the sand? My water was cloudy for a longer than week after I added the sand. Good luck!

 

[MechaSamurai]

Welcome, and good luck. As mentioned earlier start with a test kit, not a fish. If you don't want to spend your money on testing you might be able to get your water tested at an LFS (live fish store). Just remember to be patient and do your research.

 

[Rortreefer]

DONT BUT ANY FISH IN YOUR TANK YOU DONT PLAN TO KEEP!

I learned the hard way...

 

[Puffalicious]

uhmmm... i think he probably already cycled his tank since this thread is 2mos old

 

[Wes]

uhmmm... i think he probably already cycled his tank since this thread is 2mos old

lol. :laugh: pay attention people!

 

[MechaSamurai]

lol. :laugh: pay attention people!

I try, but people are tricky about dredging up old posts and adding to them. Hopefully this gets better with age and additional content so old post get buried beyond the bottom of the first page.:conf44:

 

[Wes]

ya, I was just joking. I wouldn't have noticed it if someone else hadn't mentioned it first.