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thanks i'm going to try to start tod the rock scape once i get my l.s. from here thanks all :cheer:

thanks! is there anything i ned to do since there are so many i need to move the live rock a bit to set up the tank scape (everything was set on the bottom i never found time to do the rock scape (80+ hour weeks at work) will they sting? i'm severely alergic to alot of stings (found out the...

does it matter that there are tons of them? it is my third start again so i'm a little nervous

4 months ago I put in 50%cured l.r into a tank that had troubles. left some of the base rock. no fish some snails some hermit crabs as inhabitants- and just let it recycle lights on 12 hour a day. and just let it go. i have green algae bloom in the water (on top) and tons of little tiny white...

thanks viper! guess I'll wait and test in a little while to be sure

ok got out fowled the dsb but because in order to do so i needed to drain most of the water, will i need to recycle again?

thanks all gonna get my back side in motion to get it done I'll check back later thanks again so much!!!!!!!!!!!!

should i do a salt scrub or just rinse it out?

thanks thomas got the windows wide open with fans going! no more er trips. lol! the egg crate like at the home depot stores? the rocks are out and the bed is comming out now little by really stinky little!

it's an aga but i think only 1/2 to 3/3 inch is that ok?

sorry i didn't get to read thomas's post first I'm ditching the sand and how would i do for a bare bottom I was thinking of that easy breasy to clean etc. do i need to place any substrate or just the glass? and how to cussion in case of a rock slide? you guys are the best thanks!

no the general consensus was to let it cycle and for a month it supported a few lives but i guess the extra overload did it in? I'm tearing out all of the sand tonite and am not sure as tpo the best way to clean it. what in the blazes caused the sulpher smell / charcoal grey sand to begin with...

ok cleaning out the sand how can I clean the tank chemical free? does a salt water rinse help? I'm thinking i'd read that here some where. (but i don't remember if it was a yay or nay) thanks so much guys!

ok going to try to get it all in, no chemicals windex etc or painting /carpet cleaning at all for sure. test kits are new followed the directions to the letter secon tested at the lfs to be sure also) I drip acclimate over several hours... usually about 2 to 3 depending on the sensitivity of...

the sad thing is that the tank was once so beautiful & full of life and despite my lil "kip bang save me letters it lived and flourished the 2 elements that were diferent were the anemonie and the new sand bed the anemonie has bien gone for months (12/1/04) but the dsb / l.r I'd kept if that...

I thought so at first, how ever after doing a little (a whole lot of reading) on this site it seems more likely that the dsb didn't fully cure. the sulphioric oder pouring off of my tank was a result i gathered (from many of you guys on this site) .... I'll never know for sure I guess. but...

oh also added live sand to bed aqbout 3&1/2 months ago right before it crashed it was from swf so I'm sure it was good in kept the sand thought it would cure so yes it's the same as previous crash forgive tthe typeo's (in a cast)

added old catle sand not fully cured also had an anemonie die (my kids bought it) i thought the sand bed had cured (3 months + 2 months originally Seeded for bacteria) the bed is grey & wowel smelling under the 1/4 to 1/2 inch mark (I'm removing the live rock to fresh clean saline water...

ok well Ihad my tank die then let it sit & recure for 3 months untouched for that time dd a h2o change all looked good (levels pristine) then bought a few clowns a few fire shrimp and a brittle star yesterday, as wellas 3 small mushrooms and a tiny star pollyp. after being in the tank for a few...

tigerlover, thanks for the info! sorry my email is fighting with me! hope you get tons of hitch hikers!