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05/05/2010, 06:06 PM
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Noob Cycling Question ...
Ok so I am new to the saltwater scene - I have a 72 bowfront with about 90-100 lbs of base/dry rock ... About 80lbs live sand and 10 lbs live rock from my buddies tank that was setup over a year. I started cycling about April 17th so this weekend will be about 4 weeks ... I have watched small - very small snails climbing across my glass and I have dosed brightwells MB7 for 2 weeks ... Today I took my parameters and had 0 ammonia 0 nitrites and about 5 nitrates ... Now I havent had any algae blooms because I wasnt runnig my lights and just started them up yesterday. Its been flowing with a mag9 return and 2 MP10's ... Do you guys think I could add anything to the tank yet???
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05/05/2010, 07:28 PM
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Should be good to go. Start slow.
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05/05/2010, 07:45 PM
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Def want to start slow and take my time --- Any recommendations on a CUC to get me going?? Snails? Hermit? Etc....
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05/05/2010, 07:47 PM
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yes, you could probably add a few small fish, or one large, but like sbaddley said, take things slow because every time you add a new fish, your biload will increase and you will go through a small cycle, and the more fish you add the larger the cycle will be adding more toxins like ammonia and nitrite into the water
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05/05/2010, 09:16 PM
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id go with snails personally. the type of snails, im not sure. lol
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