setting up new nano
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smartang22
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I am still new as well, but I would say get 1.5 lbs of live rock per gallon of water. I would get uncured live rock so your beneficial bacteria can cycle the tank. It will smell and make things dirty, but big chunks can be siphoned out. Also I have a sand bed and I think it was like 15 or 20 lbs. By the way, I have a 14 gallon BioCube. I would check on the water parameters every few days to see where you are at. Then when they numbers start to go down, do a large water change. After you get low or zero numbers then you can get a clean up crew of snails and crabs.
Be very patient and let things take their course. Nothing can be rushed or else you will have disastrous consequences.
Good luck.
Be very patient and let things take their course. Nothing can be rushed or else you will have disastrous consequences.
Good luck.
cmb88
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hya
hya
im new to it too.. i have a 14 gallon nano with 14 lbs live rock equalling 9 g of water..lol cycles for 5 weeks dark just sand and rock..then my clean up crew, then shrimp, zoos and rics..also do a 10% change weekly. i have a friend helping he would prob help u too!! ill send him to you!! he would be more than happy to set you on right path dos and donts..lol his favorite word is nooooo u cant have that!! lol
go see mine!! il have new pics tomorrow too!! cmb88 under nano forum!! gl!!
hya
im new to it too.. i have a 14 gallon nano with 14 lbs live rock equalling 9 g of water..lol cycles for 5 weeks dark just sand and rock..then my clean up crew, then shrimp, zoos and rics..also do a 10% change weekly. i have a friend helping he would prob help u too!! ill send him to you!! he would be more than happy to set you on right path dos and donts..lol his favorite word is nooooo u cant have that!! lol
go see mine!! il have new pics tomorrow too!! cmb88 under nano forum!! gl!!
StunnaShadez
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wow, since all of u are newbies, i mind as well post here too. im also a newbie and i have an aquapod 12gallon with the 70W sunpod metal halide. this week is going to be my second week into cycling. so far so good! im about to add a clean up crew soon.
my tank:
my tank:
StunnaShadez
New member
updates? just look in my thread:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1054443&perpage=25&pagenumber=3
not much change though... and the tank isnt as dirty right now thanks to the trochus snails keeping the diatom under control, especially on the bare bottom.
cmb88, your tank is looking very nice. hope those sexy shrimps dont cause much trouble for you
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1054443&perpage=25&pagenumber=3
not much change though... and the tank isnt as dirty right now thanks to the trochus snails keeping the diatom under control, especially on the bare bottom.
cmb88, your tank is looking very nice. hope those sexy shrimps dont cause much trouble for you
