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hey,i used tlc to start my tank.my tank cycled in under 2 weeks.i waited another week anyway and added a snowflake eel,tomato clown and some lr.waited another week and added a v red lion.my water has been perfect.

good,glad to hear it.thanks guys.do you think my tank will recycle from changing the old sand filters to the new one? i only have 20 pounds of lr and 2 hot magnums on my 125.its only been up for 4 weeks.i have a clown tomato,red v lion,dragon wrasse,and a snow flake eel.my water cycled in 2...

i wasnt going to have any lr in my 125,but the lfs was taking down a reef tank and i got 18pd.wow does it ever look good in my tank.i bought a snowflake eel at the same time,he loves it.i dont know how long the stuff on it will live,i only have the cheap fl.but ive been opening the blinds...

i just orderd one.im going to replace my 2 quic sand fluidized filters with 1 rainbow-says good for 300 gallon.i have a 125 and the fsf i have now spit sand into the tank.they are very old and came with a old 90 i bought used.i hope my new rainbow fsf does nt spit sand into the tank. ?

check out a dragon wrasse,very fun to watch in the tank.

i love my dragon wrasse,i ve only had him 2 weeks.but he s always on the move,eats everything,stirs up my cc very good looking for food,and is nt shy at all.i have him in a 125 with a tomato clown,8 in snowflake and a big red lion.i had 2 mollies untill i added the lion hehe.from the book i...

thanks, mr salty. hey nice site by the way.

im in my 2nd week of cycling.when should i turn on my cpr skimmer? amonea has risen to .04 and dropped to .02 nitrites went from .02 to 0 nitrates are 0 how s that look? its a 125 with 2 molliers and tomato clown.

i ve always had cc,i would have went sand but there was none at home depot and im not spending $200 on sand at the lfs.also a few people told me that sand in a fo makes a mess,as in cloudy stired up alot from fish and power heads.i went with cc again in my new 125,im happy so far,its still cycleing.

all i read on here is cc haters,lol.i ve never had a problem with it,thats i ll see at all the lfs and a huge wholesaler open to the public on weekends only.i went to this wholesaler last weekend,WOW it was like a dream,i never seen so many live animals in one place.it looked like he had alot of...

are you kidding? did you leave a 0 out and mean 100 gallon not a 10 gallon? how long have you had all those things in there? seems over stocked now for a 10 gallon.

i ve never had good luck with cb eating.

squid,thats funny,i bet you heard it twice a day.hehe i dont even want to deal with that.well i went to the lfs and got a big tomato clown for $15,plus i have the 2 mollies still.and he told me to add some tlc(some kind of cycle in a bottle),which i did. i ll wait atleast 2 weeks and just keep...

ug,i lost 3 out of 5 mollies already on the 3 rd day.1 got killed by a powerhead,the other 2 just died.maybe i should try some lr to cycle.i cant use the shrimp,the wife would kill me if it smelled bad.

thanks guys

i bought 5 black mollies,is that enuff to cycle a 125? PLEASE read my other post on my setup,i need some resurence on my setup.i really dont want to lose any fish once im cycled.i had the same setup on a 90 2 years ago,my heater broke and killed all my fish,being totally crushed i never...

ok guys after finding this site im back in to saltwater fish,thanks.i bought a 125,it came with 36in fl lights.will this be ok for a fo tank? whats the best bulb for that light?could i still use some live rock without upgrading my light?i could nt find any southdown sand, so im using a cc...

thanks for all the input guys.is it ok to use a dsb without the cleanup crew? i have always had dolimite and never worried about a cleanup crew,but after finding this board im learning about ls and lr for the first time.

what kind of cleanup crew do you use in a tank with triggers? i ask because im thinking of setting up another tank and would like to try the dsb.i love triggers though and i now the eat shrimp and crabs.i ve always had dolimite in my tanks.time for a change looks like.how would i keep the sand...

does yours spit sand out into the tank? i get alot out of the tank when cleaning.im not sure how often i should refill the filter with sand,what do you do? thanks