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even if it WAS cycled but you took everything out - the bacteria would die off if it had no "food" so if it was empty for any period of time then it could still be a cycle.

so while your QT was empty - there was no source of ammonia? If that is the case then you are cycling I would assume. I am not an expert though! Hopefully someone can help you out though.

Originally Posted by dfabrikant yes he has been eating frozen brine shrimp and flakes, I have been watching him there for about 2 weeks now, he seemed like he was being bullied by another Tang last time I was there, but that Tang was already gone when I got there. He hasnt been swimming since I...

Cool - sounds good... I will continue to do research, ask Q's and wish I were rich so I could do it all RIGHT now! LOL

Heres a Q - on my FW tank I will be adding sponges to my powerheads (doing a river tank manifold) as extra filtration - can you do that for a SW or no?

I plan on saving for it - as I have awhile before I get going. I am already going to have 2 or 3 powerheads for my FW (doing a planted river tank) and I know about all the filtration (I will eventually have 10x/hr {about 1200 gph in THIS tank} filtration on my FW and I should aim for a bit more...

I don't have a SW tank but when I move my FW inhabitants into their new tank I will have my 125 (footprint : 6 ft x 18 in) and I am trying to figure out what to do with it. One of my thoughts was a picasso with a powderblue or brown tang? Would that work? Could I have any other fish? Really I...