Dweezil's RSM 130D
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Dweezil
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Thanks everyone! Yeah, I think I will boil them just in case. I think your'e right about not knowing what might be in them. I thought the shells might come in handy if in a year or so I ever decide to get some sort of jawfish or something. Plus I thought it was pretty nice my baby boy (even though he's 19) still thinks of his mom. 
I thought it was pretty nice my baby boy (even though he's 19) still thinks of his mom.
That's a good sign!
Tammy - Your on your way now the rock work looks very nice !!!
I would suggest adding a deli shrimp now... to really jump start your cycle then start testing...
the rock work looks very nice !!!
I would suggest adding a deli shrimp now... to really jump start your cycle
then start testing...
do wait until you get the water in...
but don't let lights, pumps or skimmer slow you lol... if you have your water & wanted too... 1st few days without them would be just fine, maybe even good... to jump start a cycle food for thought...
I would suggest 1st two weeks just run you skimmer a couple of hours a day to break it in & leave it off the rest of the time - it won't have much to skim yet anyway & what it would skim is really good stuff to start a cycle with, don't really want it out yet... as for lights... just start like rsm suggest 4 hours & then add 1/2 hour every few days... some members don't use lights at all during first week or so... I would run both circulations pumps all the time... but in the early couple of days even this would not hurt to not run them while the cycle started & the shrimp breaks down starting your cycle.
but don't let lights, pumps or skimmer slow you lol... if you have your water & wanted too... 1st few days without them would be just fine, maybe even good... to jump start a cycle
food for thought...I would suggest 1st two weeks just run you skimmer a couple of hours a day to break it in & leave it off the rest of the time - it won't have much to skim yet anyway & what it would skim is really good stuff to start a cycle with, don't really want it out yet... as for lights... just start like rsm suggest 4 hours & then add 1/2 hour every few days... some members don't use lights at all during first week or so... I would run both circulations pumps all the time... but in the early couple of days even this would not hurt to not run them while the cycle started & the shrimp breaks down starting your cycle.
Shamus
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Hey everyone, please correct me if I'm wrong, but since your rock isn't in water I'm assuming that's dry rock and not live rock? Glenn or others, would you suggest some live rock to seed or would Tammy be alright using the Nitrobac for initiating the beneficial bacteria? Wasn't sure what your plans were Tammy - are you going to add a couple chunks of live rock? Are you curing that elsewhere?
Good luck with getting the water in this weekend! Mine really got cloudy that first day (although I added water first then the rock and base - the base really clouded things up). Maybe you can get away with sliding the water down the side glass and prevent too much stir up.
Good luck with getting the water in this weekend! Mine really got cloudy that first day (although I added water first then the rock and base - the base really clouded things up). Maybe you can get away with sliding the water down the side glass and prevent too much stir up.