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Agreed. You are thinking too much. Nature will do the work. There is enough organic material in there for the bacteria to establish. Just needs time,...
Do you find that they can jump to other rocks ect?
Did they also grow on sand or just glass/rock?
Fantastic collection FS. I'd like to know more about your fuge. How big is it? What is growing in it ? What's your sand bed like? The reason I'm...
I can see where you are coming from. I can see myself getting to that point some day. I have to wonder if reducing stock will make it less stressful...
I think what happens is that the first line bacteria consume food. Their waste is ammonia. The second line bacteria consume ammonia and their water...
Since you mentioned the fish you want to put in, i suggest feeding the tank about the amount you are going to feed the fish. When the chemistry...
Ammonia is the most destructive. Nitrate comes next. How long has your tank been cycling? I would certainly wait till ammonia reads 0. Once the...
Theoretically it would do the same thing. I'd rather add food because you can dose am amount that you think you will be using to feed fish. I...
Found this. About $32 at Petco. This is the 24 watt. The 9 watt is $20....
Agreed. ^^^ I'd just use one shrimp. It's enough.
Sounds like it could need to break in. Although, mine didn't bubble much for a few days. I'd just give it a few days running and see what happens.
That big of a system should be able to handle the three shrimp. But like ofk said, you may want to pull them before they disintegrate. It will only...
I doubt they would take too long to completely decay. And yes, the cycle would keep going till it all decays. How big is the tank? How much rock and...
There is no telling what came in on their rock. Most marine rock is not silica based bit anything could be attached to it.
I think #3 is the super thin stuff. Works great for first application. That basically tacks the plastic together. There is thicker weldon , may be...
Adding live rock shouldn't make much difference on diatoms. If you are going to add more rock, be sure it's fully cured or cycle it yourself in a...
Tank is coming together. I'll watch to see how the gsp works out. I may want to try that.
Diatoms are generally from sand. Although, that could cause more diatoms. I wouldn't worry about them too much. They will start going away. Did you...
I think the bacteria will come along naturally. A live rock wouldn't hurt.
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