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AHHHHHH!!!!! Theyre taking over. :hilarious :hilarious

You can put the LR in now. If its uncured LR then that should start your cycle and spike your ammonia. If your gonna cycle the tank without LR then drop a raw, uncooked shrimp in there to kick start the cycle. Do you have live sand in there?

I love the 6 line also. My LFS had them on sale for $12.99 a piece. I wanted one so bad but i was still cycling at the time.

Lights went out tonight and i finally seen my emerald crab hanging out on the sand. So i go grab my camera and flip the light on to get a nice shot of him and BAMM! The pods are EVERYWHERE!!!! I have some that just crawl on the glass and i have ALOT and i mean ALOT flyin all over the place...

I would bring to up to around 1.024. Thats where i keep mine.

A little low. I would bring it around 1.024-1.025. I try and keep mine at 1.024 all the time.

Best thing to have is a refractometer. Im about to order one from this site. :joy:

No you dont have to let it sit overnight. Just dip in it, but make sure there are no bubbles on the arm. The slightest bubble on that arm will show a higher reading.

I have a cleanup crew in there. So ill do my 5 gallon change with SG at 1.023 and then ill add a new mix of 1.025 to raise it gradually when i top off. Thanks :)

Ok my SG is at 1.023(borderline 1.024). I wanna get it to 1.025 cuz im doing a reef tank. Im due for my weekly water change tomm and im mixing a 5 gallon bucket. What should i make the SG in the bucket to bring it up a little bit?

looks like a caterpillar but that cant be :notsure:

When your levels of ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are all at 0, i would wait a week to be sure. Then add a crew. Thats what i did and i had no problems. :happy:

Originally Posted by NYyankeees This is what the label on the water I've been using says, do think this is a goos source or should I use something else?? It is sold as "great value drinking water" at Wal-mart stores... Ingredients: Reverse osmosis water, potassium chloride and magnnesium...

I added my clean up a week ago. Everything has been ok except 2 snails fell victim to the blue leg hermits. I have one big hermit who seems to be a lil bit of a bully How much longer should i wait to add a fish? The crew seems to be enjoying the algae.

I have that too. I believe its part of the cycle. Nitrogen gas being released. I still have bubbles under the sand and i have a clean up crew in there.

The cloud will take some time to clear up. Took about a week for mine to clear. If you dont have anything else in the tank but live sand then running the skimmer really wont do anything. However you can put a bag of carbon in your wet/dry near your pump and it will help clear up the tank.

Originally Posted by dhughesz28 Pour it right in? The RO water I get from the LFS and Wal-Mart has a ph of around 5, dont you need to buff it first? Ive been using it for top off without any problems. I didnt initially fill the tank with it. But i have done quite a few water changes with it and...

I use a mag float too. I think its great. I just dont get close to the sand bed either. I use the algae scraper for that.

They really dont come out of hiding much do they? I have to search for mine in the rocks to see where he is. Sometimes i find him cuz i see lil bits of algae being spit out I gotta get another one. Definitely a cool addition to the tank.

Originally Posted by kendall I feed my Cleaner a few flakes at night everyday... The Cleaners are amazing...Me and my cleaner hang out...last night I had my arm in the tank and he was running all around my skin cleaning it...Then i fed him a few flakes from my hand. 3 decent size flakes and he...