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  1. andrewjardin

    andrewjardin Plankton

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    Heyy, I'm still new to this site, and today I mixed my saltwater for my future 10 Gallon Nano Fish Only set-up!:cheesy: I put 20 lb of Live Sand, Arag-Alive in, but I would like to know, do I run my filter right away, if not how long until I should? Do i need to run my skimmer right now? It is a Coral Live Super Skimmer 65 Gallon, is this too strong for my 10 Gallon? should I turn on the Areator yet? I'm really confused on what to do right now, no live rock yet. P.S. Are there cirtain maitenance regimens i should follow? Just wondering because im leaving to our cottage on Rice Lake on Saturday, and need to know if i need an aquarium sitter? :confused: TIA for all you're answers, sorry for asking sooo many questions. Thanx - Andrew ;D
     
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  2. rmelvin23

    rmelvin23 Skunk Shrimp

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    Run your filter and go to the lake in peace. You are cycling and the less you do the better. I would not run the skimmer yet. What is the airator for?
     
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  3. gazog

    gazog Kole Tang

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    I would let it settle a bit before running.
    no and it is kind of big but it will work
    Cant hurt
    no babysitter, have fun!
     
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  4. andrewjardin

    andrewjardin Plankton

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    Thanx, now at least i wont be worrying the whole time i'm at the cottage;D
     
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  5. andrewjardin

    andrewjardin Plankton

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    I'm not really sure, I just read somewhere online that you are supposed to have one?

    P.S. ... Shold I Get Two, Three Stripe Damsels, Or Two Ocellaris Clowns for the tank?
     
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  6. gazog

    gazog Kole Tang

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    Worry about that in about 6 weeks or so.....
     
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  7. andrewjardin

    andrewjardin Plankton

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    Should I Add anything into the water like a peice of a shrimp to start the cycle, or will it just happen on its own?
     
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  8. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    I would go with the clowns, i love those fish! They are very fun to watch, especially if you get tank raised clown, they don't seem to mind anything and are really fun to watch swim. I think it's never to early to plan on what livestock to get, there are so many choices, you want to make sure you know about them and what they need to survive.
     
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  9. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    I would add a small piece of shrimp, will help feed bacteria
     
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  10. andrewjardin

    andrewjardin Plankton

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    What other stuff could i use to start the cycle? Like could i add a pinch of fish flakes or something like that, if i can even use flakes at all to start the cycle, is it safe to use freshwater flakes?

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