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He died... probably got stuck while sleeping... Coral banded is fine and 4 snails as well.. i'll get another fish next weekend.

55G 350 biowheel 302 PH I just recently completed the cycle and bought 12 black snails...(on special) 1 CB Shrimp 1 Long nose butterfly... He's been good for two days now and when i wake up this morning i find him stuck on the powerhead... i dont know how long he was there, but I quickly...

Thanks for the updates guys! I'll wait it out for another week or so. If results are still the same I'll do the water change.

Ok.. I tested again today. Amm= Between .50 & 1.0 (went down?) PH=8.2 (same) Trate= 20 (Went up) Trite= 1.0 (same) Assistance Plz

Thanks... I'll do a water change tonight... I've read that tap water isnt good =/ but thats all I can get right now.. and use "Tap water conditioner" Does that stuff actually work?

Darn.. i juts threw them out.. So i'll hold on the water change for a bit and I'll ghost feed? Just tried to change the title as well... can't. Moderators can you please rename to..."HELP!! Attempting initial cycle... STINKY SHRIMP!"

Even if its @ 1.0? Would the water change effect my cycle process?

Ok.. here are my tests as of 10 min ago. Ammonia = 1.0 PH = 8.2 NTrate = 5.0 NTrite = 1.0 Plz advise P.S. New setup 55G tank, 60lbs of Live sand, Regular rocks... use to be live last year. 350 Penguin Bio Filter, and a 301 powerhead. Should I invest in a skimmer?

Just a few questions... I added 3 shrimp in my 55G for a few days and removed them today.. unbearable smell! I opened the hood and whew! The water became a bit cloudy as well, is that normal? Should I do a water change, if so how much? Thanks...

The search function began to work now... so i'll do some searching for tips and tricks on keeping this tank running they way it should. Unfortunately I killed my last setup due to adding too much Neutralizer of some sort, cant remember if it was Nitrite or PH neutralizer.. all i know it smelled...

Originally Posted by nate0729 first off welcome to the boards!! i would just plug in some powerheads. It will settle over time. It can take a while. What kind of flow do you have in there? Right now I have a Penguin 350 on one side of the tank, and a powerhead 301 on the other side pointing...

First off I'm a noob! and I've been trying to use the search function to no avail...(i belong to a car forum and I know how noobs get on for not using the search function) Ok here it goes... 1) 55 gallon tank (saltwater of course... saltwaterfish.com lol) 2) 60lbs of Live sand (Ocean Direct...