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Originally Posted by JohnnyMidnight  Why? Bad bacteria will kill all your reef inhabitants. Don't think so. A petstore mgr. said it happened to a client or 2. So, stick with the pet stores like Petco or Mom and Pop and buy some $4.00 damsels to jump start that cycle.
55 gal Fowlr, 2- Compact flour. 40 lbs. LR & live sand |
??? but but, if your using a deli shrimp to cycle your tank there should not be any reef inhabitants to kill
. besides it was more likely due to something else, perhaps a die was in that shrimp/clam or the rinsing solution used or how it was stored along the way freezing unfreezing refreezing ect.., wherever he got the shrimp. coastal areas will have "fresher" some stores will sell deli type shrimp even if the refrigeration broke on the truck and fouled the load, who knows...dout it was the actual shrimp or clam that cause the store owners issues. more likely a operations/buisness practice problem.
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Originally Posted by jaysthename Thanks for the reply, prow. I forgot to add that I plan on transporting the live rock to my tank by means of a cooler filled with seawater from the original tank. I'm not sure if there would be any significant die off as a result, considering it will be submerged during the entire journey to my tank (approximately 2.5 hour car ride), but I suppose the quick cycle you mentioned might in fact just be even quicker as a result.
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sorry for the real late reply, but for others, unless you can keep the water circulated i would not transport it in water. wrapping it in a wet towel for a 2.5 hour ride woiuld the way to go, IMO. jsut have a tank/tub with good temp and ph, something for flow ready to go.