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92protruck
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2 would be sufficient and leave them in as long as you can stand it (2-4 weeks)
92protruck
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no, it will fuzz up and fall apart with peices floating everywhere and you will want to pick it out.
littlebuck
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make sure you dont use live shrimp. get a few at walmart uncooked
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jdragunas
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doesn't need to float around, and it doesn't spread bacteria. It'll break down and introduce ammonia to the tank. That'll kick off your cycle. So using it in a cheese cloth would be ok.
69shauno
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jdragunas
let me ask you this the lfs deliverd my new tank that was a 150g 2 day ago
I had a 55g tank that was up for a year with about 80lb of live rock
when they set up my new tank they put the live rock in and the water from
my old tank, what do you think about that good or bad ?
let me ask you this the lfs deliverd my new tank that was a 150g 2 day ago
I had a 55g tank that was up for a year with about 80lb of live rock
when they set up my new tank they put the live rock in and the water from
my old tank, what do you think about that good or bad ?
bang guy
Moderator
Originally Posted by 69shauno
jdragunas
let me ask you this the lfs deliverd my new tank that was a 150g 2 day ago
I had a 55g tank that was up for a year with about 80lb of live rock
when they set up my new tank they put the live rock in and the water from
my old tank, what do you think about that good or bad ?
That's fine. Personally I'd avoid the shrimp method but it will eventually cycle your tank.
jdragunas
let me ask you this the lfs deliverd my new tank that was a 150g 2 day ago
I had a 55g tank that was up for a year with about 80lb of live rock
when they set up my new tank they put the live rock in and the water from
my old tank, what do you think about that good or bad ?
That's fine. Personally I'd avoid the shrimp method but it will eventually cycle your tank.
J
jdragunas
Guest
Originally Posted by Bang Guy
That's fine. Personally I'd avoid the shrimp method but it will eventually cycle your tank.
If it's already established LR, will it cycle? probably not... When you add 80lbs of fully cured LR, you may not even need a cycle. The cycle is just to establish aerobic bacteria, but your 80lbs of LR is already full of it. I'd let it sit for a few weeks to allow the bacteria to spread to your sand, and then add a small fish to see if you get a spike. that's what i would do anyway...
That's fine. Personally I'd avoid the shrimp method but it will eventually cycle your tank.
If it's already established LR, will it cycle? probably not... When you add 80lbs of fully cured LR, you may not even need a cycle. The cycle is just to establish aerobic bacteria, but your 80lbs of LR is already full of it. I'd let it sit for a few weeks to allow the bacteria to spread to your sand, and then add a small fish to see if you get a spike. that's what i would do anyway...