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10-10-2006, 09:48 PM
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squid
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
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24 Gal Aquapod
I just got a brand new aquapod!!!!
This seems like a knowledgable bunch and I was just wondering what you folks think would be best to start this bugger out with... right now i have live sand (arogonite) no liverock yet (thinking about getting fiji... what should be my first purchase besides damsels?
I have not put ANYTHING in the tank yet... i have yet to unwrap the sand
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10-11-2006, 02:14 AM
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Saltwater Mom
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ga
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Definately get the rock. Let the tank sit for a month or two until the cycle is over. I would avoid damsels unless that is all you ever want to keep. I love watchmen gobies. Very interesting little guys.
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10-11-2006, 08:47 AM
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Usually Confused
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Southern California
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When I used live sand and live rock to start my nanocube, I really did not have to cycle the tank. It was pretty much cycled. I put in a clean up crew right away and then started with a hearty coral at a time. I would agree to wait on the fish though. It worked out pretty good but maybe I was just lucky?
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10-11-2006, 11:02 AM
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squid
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Posts: 9
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24 Gallon Aquapod
Thanks for the advice... any more advice is welcomed as i am brand new to the SW world... I have a question though... the guy i bought the aquarium from said it's good to get fish in there to feed the liverock and sand... which makes sense... I've actually heard that quite a bit...
anyone got anything for me?
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10-11-2006, 11:41 AM
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squid
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Posts: 9
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24 Gallon Aquapod
Can you put seahorses in a nano?
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10-12-2006, 01:00 PM
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Saltwater Mom
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ga
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lr and sand that is cured can lessen possibily avoid cycle. Each setup is different. Rock that is uncured believe me it will cycle(caused by die off of organism ending up in the water column). When cycle occurs the ammonia and nitrate can burn the fish gills and you don't want to do that.
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10-12-2006, 08:53 PM
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squid
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
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Lucky Me!
I brought home some cheap tonga rock and i was already pumped, but then about a half hour after i put it in the tank, i found that there were two shrimp!! sweet!!! pics will come soon! |
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10-12-2006, 10:07 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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waiting for pics 
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10-16-2006, 12:10 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
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Just what kinda shrimp are these that would have come in off the rock? The Aquapod is nice starter tank and I love mine.
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10-16-2006, 12:15 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
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Just what kinda shrimp are these that would have come in off the rock? The Aquapod is nice starter tank and I love mine.
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10-16-2006, 11:10 PM
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squid
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
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The shrimp
are peppermint shrimp... i thought one was a Blood-Red fire shrimp.. but no... it's a peppermint... now i'm starting to have algae problems! |
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10-17-2006, 07:17 AM
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Saltwater Mom
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ga
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And the cycle begins! Generally a tank is empty of livestock so you just let it take its course. If you are wanting to save your shrimp you have 2 options: see if lfs will babysit, or do frequent waterchanges. Unfortunatly the waterchanges will increase the length of the cycle period but could save your shrimp. With one of my tanks I had algae but the rock, sand, and some of the water was from well established tank so there were no traces of ammonia, nitrate, or nitrite so I put in a couple of turbos and they wiped the algae out in no time.
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10-17-2006, 08:01 PM
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squid
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Posts: 9
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Cleanup
I just bought a small cleanup crew... i have 4 snails... 3 large, 1 small and 6 blue-leg hermits... so hopefully that will help
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