getting started!!

Gwiley

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hey everyone! After four years of getting out of the hobby, I have finally found time (rather money) to get my feet wet again. I plan on trying my luck on a JBJ 12g Nano Cube.
If anyone has any tips and helpful wisdom i would greatly appreciate your help and keep you posted on this journey.

I plan on starting off with 15lbs of argonite sand bottom and 15lbs of cured LR. On my last aquariums I used Instant Ocean salt, but after much research i have learned that it has recieved a very poor score. However, i never did have any problems and still have a lot of it in a rubbermaid container.

After the LONG WAIT for everything to settle down, i plan on adding the following clean up crew:
2) Turbo snails
4) Nassarius snails
5) Blue legs
4) Scarlet legs
I could always make this larger since the algae will be growing up to the ceiling.

Please let me know if i need to change or add anything...critics are welcome...(Insert foot)
 
I would also skip the blueleg hermits, as they can be extremely aggressive. I won't keep them in my tanks because I know they'll kill off my entire clean-up crew fairly fast.
 
I thought that too, until i dropped about 20 or so empty shells into the tank and they continued to kill for others' shells. I'm telling you they're evil... you'll regret it
 
no i have not begun to let it cycle yet. i have not even recieved my aquarium yet. i should get it some time this week. im just one of those that plans ahead of schedule.
So i suppose i will scrap the idea of the blues...anyone have any ideas on what salt I should think about using?
 
okay I have decided that I have the worst of luck when it comes to having things mailed to me. Today I finally recieved my JBJ 12g nano, but (and this is a big but) when i opened the package, with all my anticipation and exitement, i noticed that the glass was busted out of the front... :flame:
Man i was soo mad. I immediatly called the company i ordered the tank from and got a replacement ordered...what a great Fri. 13
 
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