Nano_Nate Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 I have money now, and i need to know what all you need just to cycle the tank....i kno you dont need the lights but do i need... Link to comment
caja Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Could you finish the question please? Link to comment
Nano_Nate Posted August 6, 2003 Author Share Posted August 6, 2003 sry.....i meant to say...but what do i need to cycle the tank? Link to comment
triggerhappy8 Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 substrate, live rock, and circulation. a dead shrimp never hurts either. Link to comment
Physh1 Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 What kidna tank you want? What size tank, do you want a sump, no sump, etc.... What do you currently have? We need more info.... Cameron Link to comment
Crakeur Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 nate: get the tank, the rock, sand and salt. Mix the water up (get a hydrometer or salinity monitor) and let the water sit. Put the sand and rock in the tank. I prefer to put the rock on the glass and the sand around the rock. Add water and wait. cycle should start up in a couple of days. Link to comment
Dionaea Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Crakeur has a good point there. Be sure to put your live rock on the bottom of the tank and pour sand around it. If you ever decide to keep something that burrows (i.e.- jawfish, shrimp goby), you'll be glad that it's not digging uder your live rock and making it fall over. As far as the dead shrimp, isn't it easier to just feed the tank a little fish food now and again? Sinking pellets work nice for that, but IME I have found that the decaying material on the live rock (what you're curing in the first place and what gives it that ammonia smell) is enough to feed the live bacteria. HTH. -James Link to comment
Crakeur Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 no need to put anything in the tank to cycle it. it will kick start on its own Link to comment
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