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Use a old credit card. I use the ones that they send that are fake to get you to call in. You know... the ones with the " Your name here" card number 1234567890. Works great and it is free:D

I had to do the same with mine. Cut it with a dremel. Now I have three small pieces from one big one. Good luck with the remains!

I think you may have rushed him in there a little too quickly and he is in shock. Most people out here will float the bag in the tank for 20 min and then add a cup of tank water evey 15 min for a few hours. This gives them time to adapt. Shrimp are pretty sensitive to sudden water changes...

2 x 175 10k xm bulbs sup with 220 vho

Hello and welcome to the board! How long has your tank been set up? What size is it? Is it Fish only or do you have corals? What are your water parameters? Lastly, how did you acclamate the shrimp?

I believe it is ok as long as it is steady. Do they look ok? I would heat it to 78 though

You will be fine. Did the filter media make any more sense to you? I really do not know how to explain it better. I would give you some if you were local.

Dump it in!

small water temp changes are ok with in a few deg. Most keep it between 78 and 82. My tanks are usually 78 in the morning and because of the MH lighting are around 81 at night. It is extreem temp and quick temp changes that need to be avoided

do you have corals or is it fish only

Beautiful The wife loves it too....

I have always added mine a gallon at a time. about a minute a piece. 6 gallons/ 6 minutes. If you have it matching your tanks parameters and tempature and salinity it should not matter

Ya.... a little does go a long way. I was using this but switched to fresh because it is cheap. Plus we use it too,,,, love that garlic. I would use the kent again if money was no object. It is a great product

What i do is take a filter bag off of a system that is cycled and squeeze it in the new tank. Some filters use cotton and you can use this also. Your LFS should be able to get some for you. Just ask for a little " Used Filter Media" and they should be able to get some for you. Your amonia spike...

Kent is good.... just a bit pricy

We use freshly sliced garlic

Very nice pics!!! Love the colors! What size tank is that?

NO WATER CHANGES!!!! Wait for the cycle to complete! If you start water changes to soon it will throw the cycle off and prolong it. Stick with the shrimp and let it cycle. One thing we do now is to take used media out of a cycled tank and " clean it " in the new cycling tank. This adds tonsof...

Using live sand and live rock can really speed things up. If you only use shrimp, as I did in my latest tank cycle, it is possible to have a short am spike and then wait for the nitrates and trites to settle out. I find the longest part is Mitrate/Nitrite. My amon spikes usually only last a few...

Shrooms would be my first pick. Not a lot of light or feedings are needed. About the most maintence free coral. Toadstools are pretty easy as well. Colt is a good one but they get big quick and you will need to frag it, Xenias ( they grow out of control as well though) and zoos. All of these are...