New 12 Gallon Nano Cube

[aloysius]

I just got a new 12 Gallo nano cube and I need to know what I need to buy to get started somebody help?!!!!

 

[24aqua]

what else do you have sand ect....?if all you have is the tank i would get a 25lb bag of live sand and 16 lbs of live rock(the more the better)get about 10-12gl of ro water from lfs, salt i use oceanic,heater, powerheads,hydrometer,and test kits to check your parameters,RESEARCH B-4 YOU BUY ANYTHING lfs will sell you anything and wait a bout a month the slower the better you can use a raw shrimp to start your cycle

 

[catawaba]

Agreed.

 

[phillyc]

i'm just starting too...and have been researching a lot. this is a good site to start. this is one of the threads you might find usefull.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=226080
good luck!

 

[seattle]

Yes I recently started also..I think i've done well since the fact I started on December 2006.I just know what I have in my 12-gallon will get me this...

 

[m0nk]

I also recently started, but did almost a month worth of research and cycled my tank slowly. You'll need live sand, live rock, and patience. Make sure you test your water (test kits for ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates are relatively cheap), or have it tested at your LFS. Ammonia will first spike, then drop, nitrites will spike, then drop, and finally nitrates will spike, then drop. The process can take several weeks to several months depending on what you do to help it along. Don't cycle with a fish, you can easily drop in a raw shrimp from your grocery store if you don't want to wait the month or so that live rock and live sand will take. The shrimp decaying will kick off the process. I recommend doing a search on these boards for "tank cycle" or "cycling" for information preferrably before doing anything. Make sure you do your research or you'll probably end up with dead fish. Hope this helps, best of luck!