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Sounds like you need to look into "cycling" your tank before you add any fish.

This hobby has bitten me bad... I find myself fascinated at every turn. My question to you is where do I go from here? What do I need next? Any suggestions? Here is what I have: 55 gallon tank, stock lighting, Penguin 350 Bio-Wheel, CPR Bak Pak2, 2 Maxi-Jet 600, Neptune submersible heater...

Yeah... I'd like to see the Limo tint too.

Is it your suggestion to remove ALL damsels out of the tank prior to adding the clowns? And, how much water should I change before adding livestock?

yeah really - i knew it was necessary for biological filtration, but have NEVER heard that it was reduce time required for cycling... :thinking: I figure with the amount of money that is made per pound of LR, they would push that over the damsel method. I am going to start with FOWLR to begin...

Well, I recieved the protein skimmer today and will add it to the system this afternoon. I will raise the SG as suggested and will be certain to use fishless methods of cycling in the future, but all being said, I am happy that my showtank cycled in such a sort period of time. Thanks for the...

Originally Posted by ophiura Your specific gravity is FATALLY LOW for any invertebrates. I would not add invertebrates unless your specific gravity is higher 1.025-1.026 (but 1.024 minimum). I have no invertebrates at this time, but was aware of that need. I will say, to simply point the...

Thanks - they charged my $6 a damsel and I see your point. Excuse my ignorance for being so new to the hobby, but it is from experienced hobbyist that I plan to avoid future pitfalls. So, my tank is cycled and the LR shipped to me assisted in getting my tank to cycle in 3 weeks rather than 6 weeks?

Originally Posted by hot883 LR makes a difference as if it is shipped it will have ALOT of die off on it and that will actually cycle the tank the natural way. If you are adding a product to do the cycling you will be greatly dissapointed. Barry - you're not helping me. Are you saying that...

- 15 lbs of the LR was bought locally, but to save money the remainder was bought mail order. - I can take the damsels back for store credit Well, I have read about fishless methods of cycling and asked about it, but they stated that nothing replaces mother nature cycling a tank. Can you lead me...

I have a 55 gallon tank that I got at xmas. I immediately started to get it up and running while reading and reading and finally have coninue to do more reading. I've put 40 lbs of live rock over the course of the last 3 weeks, 40 lbs of aragonite, 20 lbs of AragAlive and 5 damsels in it. I've...