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jamie907
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Here we go. Don't hate. It's only the third week.
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jamie907
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Far away view.
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jamie907
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One of my blue damsels and some rock.. the damsels are only there to cycle it, and I know I'm going to have to end up taking all the rock out to get them back in a bag.. This is why you should always research first and NOT just go by what the LFS says. Heh.
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jamie907
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Mhm.
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jamie907
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Where should I put powerheads?
jcarroll
Member
It's good to put your powerhead on the opposite side as your water return valve so you can try and reach different areas of the tanks. The point is to get rid of dead spots where water isn't circulating like behind rocks and such
Also, to get those suckers out, when you get close to finishing your cycle, put there food in some kind of container or even the net to feed them. They'll get used to having to go in and when you're ready to take them out....ZOOP!!! Scoop them up!!!! It may take a few days worth of feedings to get all of them out, but it's better than having to move stuff around and deal with a dust cloud!!
Also, to get those suckers out, when you get close to finishing your cycle, put there food in some kind of container or even the net to feed them. They'll get used to having to go in and when you're ready to take them out....ZOOP!!! Scoop them up!!!! It may take a few days worth of feedings to get all of them out, but it's better than having to move stuff around and deal with a dust cloud!!
I wish i heard of that net idea when i had to get my 4 damsels out. It was frickin world war 3 in my tank. hehe. Then i almost crapped my pants when my rock collapsed all over the place. I'm not sure to this day how many casualties i had when that happened. :notsure:
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spike_501
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WHY GET THE DAMSEL OUT?? i dotn understand people! i bought exactley the same damsel for my tank 1st and iv still got him and hes lovely! why stress the poor fish out? you could have matured your tank with seeded water rather than a fish that will not stay, its not fair on the fish in my opinion,
jcarroll
Member
The reason for me is my lfs told me in order to cycle your tank you need to put starter fish in, hence the damsels. If I would've known about this website I would've been more educated. I also would've known that you shouldn't listen to your lfs. I figured I could go in and learn from them. Because of that I've spent $45 dollars on fish that I don't want and had to replace a penguin filter with a wet/dry and I also wasted a ton of money on cc which I've since replaced with ls. You can feel sorry for the fish, but you should feel sorry for the poor people that put their trust in their lfs also. What a waste of money!!!
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jamie907
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Same here as Jcarroll. My LFS said it and I did it. Blah. Research is good.
bdhough
Active Member
Coming to the aid of the lfs.....
I've worked in a few and they are not all wrong. The problem is so many uneducated fish people come in there they could charge by the half hour just to give out advice and they still wouldn't cover everything. They don't always have an hour to spend with every customer so just be patient with them. Go in there on some non busy hours and you may meet some very knowledgable people. That said your fish will not have a horrible death and die from your cycle.... You may not even have a cycle. If you buy some decently cured live rock in large enough quantity then you will never see a cycle.
Where people go wrong in setting up their new tanks is the order they do things. ALWAYS add lots of rock before adding your fish. I assume you will add more to yours and i'd suggest you doing that before you buy anthing else for your tank. You can also buy something called biozyme which is beneficial bacteria you can add to a salt tank to help it cycle without incident.
Another common mistake is to overfeed a new tank. DO NOT feed your fish every day. Feed them every other day and less is better. On the day you feed give them small doses and make sure it all gets eaten. Rotting food WILL give you a cycle among other problems.
I've worked in a few and they are not all wrong. The problem is so many uneducated fish people come in there they could charge by the half hour just to give out advice and they still wouldn't cover everything. They don't always have an hour to spend with every customer so just be patient with them. Go in there on some non busy hours and you may meet some very knowledgable people. That said your fish will not have a horrible death and die from your cycle.... You may not even have a cycle. If you buy some decently cured live rock in large enough quantity then you will never see a cycle.
Where people go wrong in setting up their new tanks is the order they do things. ALWAYS add lots of rock before adding your fish. I assume you will add more to yours and i'd suggest you doing that before you buy anthing else for your tank. You can also buy something called biozyme which is beneficial bacteria you can add to a salt tank to help it cycle without incident.
Another common mistake is to overfeed a new tank. DO NOT feed your fish every day. Feed them every other day and less is better. On the day you feed give them small doses and make sure it all gets eaten. Rotting food WILL give you a cycle among other problems.