cleaner crew or damsels

[weiser]

I had my 70 Gallon tank up and running for about a week . I have 125 Pounds of live rock. Whats next do I get some damsels or get a cleaner Crew or is it still to soon .:scared:

 

[tome]

if this your first SW tank i reccomend damsals, your tanks should be done cycling with the lve rock. Damsals i reccomend because they can withstand a wide variety of conditions and sal level. Then if everything goes well i reccomend the cleaning crew. Good Luck! :happy: :yes:

 

[mr_algae]

I cycled my tank with damsels. they really suck to catch when you are done with them though. I had to take all my LR out to catch them.

 

[arkey.d]

Originally posted by WEISER
I had my 70 Gallon tank up and running for about a week . I have 125 Pounds of live rock. Whats next do I get some damsels or get a cleaner Crew or is it still to soon .:scared:
Cycle your tank with 2 cocktail shrimps from the grocery store! Just pop it in and let them rot. Don't add anything to the tank until your cycle is complete.

 

[sprang]

damsels are from satan! use a shrimp if you have trouble with your cycle. I just had to pull out 10 million pounds of live rock(lol) to catch them. plus they are very mean if you want to keep them (usually)

 

[weiser]

When do i take the shrimp out ?

 

[alohami]

After ammonia spikes.