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yeah i used the whole shrimp. I thought thats how i was supposed to cycle it. After i take it out and the ammonia goes down is the cycle over?

i fixed the things on top, maybe a bit more understandable now?

thats exactly right, its a display tank for now, but will be qt later. I understand the risks of this. My lfs quarantines when there livestock arrives, and they guarantee anything that dies by diseases proven to be their fault, well they do that for me anyways (im friends with the owner) so...

im not medicating it with the sand, i just have it in there while im setting up my 135 gallon. Is this ok??

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i started to cycle my tank i added live sand but no lr because it will eventually just be my qt tank but i wanted this one set up while i was working on getting my 135 set up. its a 15 gallon tanks with 20lbs of live sand and a bio-wheel 100 for filtration. i added a dead shrimp to boost the...

can i used bottled spring water to calibrate my refractometer?

Can i use bottled spring water to calibrate it?

alright, thanks

Can i use my ro unit water to calibrate my portable refractometer?

How much tropic-marin pro-reef salt am i supposed to use. I just set up my first tank with ro/di water and i have a power head for circulation and a heater of course. This is only my qt tank. HOw much do i Add!

The coolers have lids too! :thinking:

If people are willing to make this and sell it let me know because i have everything i need to set up my tank but rock and i would love some of these cool shapes that the diy rock lets you get. LMK!

I went to wal*mart and bought a big 54 gallon Coleman cooler, gave it a vinegar washing and it seems to work great. They have the drain plugs at the end and thats what i love. i need some water i just hold a jug under the spout and fill it up, close it when i'm done, no problems.

no its the whole thing, i bought it used and when i got it, it was rusted to hell and the wires inside are all disconnected and broken and frayed. so im pretty sure i should just buy a new one

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what would you suggest doing?

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ive gone to the coral reef in southwick and think it is nice also aqua dreams in feeding hills is only ten minutes away from that one and i like that one too. I dont have my tank set up yet but they have given good advice and would recommend either of them, my personal favorite is the coral reef.

i know its the ballast. i bought it used and it is rusted all over and the inside has two separate ballasts yes, but wires are broken and screws are rusted out and this and that, i really need a new one unless i rewire the entire inside and buy new switches for one side. Should i try to rewire...