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Thank you all for your advice. Boy, this is a learning process! Patti

Could you tell me the best way to get my water ready for a water change? I added my ro/di water to a Rubbermaid container and add the correct amount of Instant Ocean salt (1/2 cup per gallon). Then I added a powerhead and a heater to the container for around 5 hours. Salinity was at 1.023, the...

Thanks for the advice. I had to make a few trips but the water is in the tank. Yeah!!! I will be looking into an RO system in the near future. Patti

Thanks, Dewey, for the response. I will test it out this evening. Patti

Just read the three links--very informative/helpful. I decided to go with the shrimp method. BTW, does this shrimp cycling method work with FW tanks? Now I just need to know if I should run the skimmer while doing the cycling. Any advice? Thanks, Patti.

Thank you Tigerlily and NaH20. I have read many of these threads in the past week, which have been helpful. I will read these three now. Thanks. Patti

As you can see, I am new to this. With your help so far, I have gotten this far: Added the live sand and r/o water and the salt. The water is cloudy at this time. I also went out and purchased a Seaclone 100 skimmer and an Aquaclear powerhead. Questions: Do I attach the skimmer and the powerhead...

Thank you. I guess I will be trucking 5-gallon bottles of Glacier water back and forth to the house since I have only one container. Is this type of water okay? Thanks, Patti

I am getting ready to set up a fish only saltwater 30 gallon tank. Is it okay to use tap water or should I go with r/o water or deionized water? Thanks. Patti

Thank you to everyone. I have a lot to think about and other questions to ask as I get into this new adventure. Patti

Thank you all for your responses. I can't wait to set it up. I will also go with the sand rather than the CC. I am going to see how well I do with my first SS tank and then go from there. I really do appreciate all of you for taking the time to respond. Again, what a great, informative site. I...

What a great site!!! I spent the last couple of hours in the General Discussion area to see if I could find answers to my questions when I decided it was better for me to register and ask my questions. I have freshwater tanks and am contemplating switching a 29 gallon over to a fish only...