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kwandrsn
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Right now I'm using dead snail shells and live rock to cycle its just going slow lol
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Convict2161
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Don't do damsels not a good idea.
I have a idea to speed things up. Get a net and drop in a shrimp cocktail. That will help the cycle along.
I have a idea to speed things up. Get a net and drop in a shrimp cocktail. That will help the cycle along.
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kwandrsn
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Yeah I don't really want damsels cause I heard they can kill a clown fish
Convict2161
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They are nasty nasty fish.
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kwandrsn
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Yeah I want peaceful fish. I definitely frowned when he told me I could use a damsel. I've always done fish in cycles with freshwater with success. But a 2$ guppy is different than a 10-30$ fish
Convict2161
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That's the truth. Try the shrimp. That's how I cycled my tank. I used 2.
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kwandrsn
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You just throw em in?
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kwandrsn
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I was reading about something called one and only. Had a lot of good reviews
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kwandrsn
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Anyone ever use bio spira? Says you put whole bottle in tank and add fish?? :-( how can that work
Convict2161
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I'll admit I used it. I bought 2 bottles and dumped it in. I had the 2 shrimp also so not sure if it really worked or not.
Get a net, put the shrimp in the net and put it in the tank. Let it sit and decay.
Get a net, put the shrimp in the net and put it in the tank. Let it sit and decay.
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kwandrsn
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Ok I guess I'm gonna try that
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kwandrsn
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Here is the color my ammonia is with my API kit its the freshwater kit do I don't have the color chart the solution is the same. (why don't they just give both sets? I guys do they can make more money)
Nitrite color chart is the same do I know there are none
Maybe 1 or 2?
Nitrite color chart is the same do I know there are none
Maybe 1 or 2?
Convict2161
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Yeah looking like 2ppm
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kwandrsn
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I'll delete some
CorallineAlgae
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I'd just add a raw shrimp to a carbon bag and wait for the cycle to run it's course. You could read a saltwater book or two to pass the time and get ready for your clown. I'd only add one fish to a 10 at most personally. I had a clown in a 10 gallon reef for many years.
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kwandrsn
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Its a 36 bow front
And aquatic critter said the mystery growth is pulsing xenia
free coral
And aquatic critter said the mystery growth is pulsing xenia
free coral
Convict2161
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Its a 36 bow front
And aquatic critter said the mystery growth is pulsing xenia
Cool! I think that was one of my guesses lol.
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kwandrsn
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It doesn't look like anything I googled but he said it was. He tested my water and said my salt was 1.030 my hydrometer says 1.026 without any bubbles he told me to remove 3 gal and add fresh and use 1.020 on my hydrometer .
