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Ok thank you very much! Don't know if a larger Aqua one 400L tank ($3500 for me) or a smaller 260L with optional sump=300L is better, but is Red Sea ($4500 for me) Or just the 350L reefer ($4700 for me). Those prices include rocks and everything. So you guys reckon Red Sea is not a scam, and...

Hey! Ah yes I see with this 260L tank you can purchase an additional under the tank sump. What scares me about the reefer system is that it is empty and you have to customize it. Do you think a newbie like me who has only ever kept freshwater fish could manage something like that? Or stick to...

Hello! I'm debating buying the Red Sea Max-E 260 (260L) va the Aqua one 300/400 (300L or 400L). The Aqua one has a sump under the tank in the cabinet. The Red Sea Max E has a rear sump. What's the difference in quality? Which sump type is better? (I know Red Sea is a better brand). I want a...

Thanks guys! I'll cycle it with a piece of live rock then :) Cheers

Oh yup I'm definitely going with the piece of live rock! I want that biodiversity :) Ohhhh are you saying if I put the live rock in, I may not need the bottled bacteria? Cause the live rock has the bacteria, and the ghost feeding supplies the nutrients? Apologies I misunderstood before

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Cheers! So you would keep ghost feeding till fish come in? Or ghost feed till ammonia hits e.g 2ppm or something then stop? It feels like if I ghost fed pellets for 1 month or however long I cycled, my tank would be covered in uneaten food?

Thank you guys you've been a great help! I really appreciate you guys taking your time to help :) I am looking forward to this! Been researching for months trying to learn. I think I'll ghost feed or maybe just use bottle bacteria to cycle. Worried I'll ghost feed too much or won't know when to...

So what is the general consensus with cycling and curing with dry sand? Do we cure rocks separately and then cycle separately? Or do people do them together? Which is better if time isn't an issue.

Thank you! Ok I think I got this. So tank pumps etc on while curing. And let rocks and sand cycle during this. Then add fish. Oh and no lights during cycling to limit algae. Add live rock to help boost microscopic biodiversity. You guys are epic. I'll definitely update you when my tank arrives...

1) Cheers! That's smart. 2) I'm planning on adding dry aragonite sand in bags, so I assume it's not live. (Live = moist and wet and full of good bacteria eh?). Right so add sand with the rock, cycle with the system, and after the tank is cycle add some live rock and live sand to add that good...

Wow you're amazing, thank you :) 1) Ok I understand about the live rock, I'll add a bit while it cycles and I'll add more after it cycles too, before adding fish. Silly question, but say my tank cycled, and I waited a week before adding fish, could it uncycle in that time because the bacteria...

Hello! I am starting up with a new tank next week. I'm terrified of killing fish so I wanted to run through what I'm doing and seeing if anyone has any pointers. I'm getting an Aqua-one 400 (400L). This has an Aqua-one proskim g220 skimmer, quad T5 lighting, and of course heater, sump and...