10 gallon nano-reef coming together

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10gal_nano

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Bought a 10 gallon tank at a yard sale for $10 ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1393383523.737810.jpg
Installed a 20 gallon new aqueon 4 stage filter and a petco jet.

This is my first saltwater tank. I also have a 55 gallon freshwater tank.

I then painted the back black with krylon black (be sure to mask really well. Also it is very easy to scratch. So be careful) ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1393383763.042506.jpg
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I then went to living reef aquarium and bought
-10 gallons of salt water
-20 pounds of live sand
- 8-12 pounds of live rock
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Waiting for it to clear up.

Lighting will be coming within the week or early next week. ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1393383980.215514.jpg
Thanks for looking, subscribe to see my progress. Thanks, joe.
 
Now just go get your self a thawed table shrimp, put it in a media bag and throw it in the tank for about a week
 
Media bag? What will this do? Thanks. It's my first reef tank so I may ask stupid questions
 
A filter media bag you can get them from a pet store for a dollar. The shrimp will decay and add ammonia to the tank to kick start your cycle. You put it in the bag so you can just pull the bag out. You can also use pure ammonia and dose it up a couple times
 
Ok. Thanks. My friend said that there was a bottle of "booster" does that work too?? Thanks
 
IMO no none of those are really worth spending money on. Nothing will replace the cycle
 
Ok, should I do the shrimp now or when the water clears up. And how long do I need to do it for. Thanks, joe
 
You can add it now. You should also take out any media your running in the filter for the cycle
Edit : leave it in for 5-7 days, you should have a good spike in ammonia by then
 
Ok. Thanks. My friend said that there was a bottle of "booster" does that work too?? Thanks

The only bottle "booster" I will say actually works and works very well! Is Special Blend! I absolutely love the stuff and I make sure I use it in all my tanks. It will get your cycle going and over pretty quickly with the good bacteria that you need. You can pick it up at a store like PETCO or maybe local fish store.
 
How close to the glass on the front and sides are your rocks? You should give your self 2-3 inches so you can clean the glass
 
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