Sparkie
Aquarium Advice Activist
I set up my 72gal bowfront today:
I had approx 60 lbs of sand already in the tank, I then added 20 lbs of live sand.
I found one piece of base rock that I really liked, so I added that (I think it might actually be a decoration not actual rock).
I added 2 Penguin 550 powerheads for additional water circulation.
My wife (trying to be helpful, not having done any research at all on SW tanks) went to one of the lfs today. The idiot employee told her that you had to cycle the tank with damsels. Well needless to say she bought 3 of them. Of course the store is closed (she got home around 10 pm) and the store does not have a return policy anyway. I went ahead and put them in the tank, as I couldn't leave them in the bag overnight, and since we both have to work tomorrow, there wouldn't be time to return them. As of now they have been in the tank for about an hour, and seem to be ok (man it is addictive watching that tank already )
I know that you are not supposed to cycle with live fish, but what kind of problems might I encounter?
Also what can I feed these guys. I have frozen brine shrimp, and can pickup frozen mysis tomorrow (since I happen to work for PetSmart).
Sorry fir the long post, I know these guys were on 3 for $10 but I would like to keep them alive, if possible.
TIA
I had approx 60 lbs of sand already in the tank, I then added 20 lbs of live sand.
I found one piece of base rock that I really liked, so I added that (I think it might actually be a decoration not actual rock).
I added 2 Penguin 550 powerheads for additional water circulation.
My wife (trying to be helpful, not having done any research at all on SW tanks) went to one of the lfs today. The idiot employee told her that you had to cycle the tank with damsels. Well needless to say she bought 3 of them. Of course the store is closed (she got home around 10 pm) and the store does not have a return policy anyway. I went ahead and put them in the tank, as I couldn't leave them in the bag overnight, and since we both have to work tomorrow, there wouldn't be time to return them. As of now they have been in the tank for about an hour, and seem to be ok (man it is addictive watching that tank already )
I know that you are not supposed to cycle with live fish, but what kind of problems might I encounter?
Also what can I feed these guys. I have frozen brine shrimp, and can pickup frozen mysis tomorrow (since I happen to work for PetSmart).
Sorry fir the long post, I know these guys were on 3 for $10 but I would like to keep them alive, if possible.
TIA