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11-20-2008, 05:12 PM
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| MX 838  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lebanon ME Age: 33
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    |  Adding sand? I have 100 lbs to add to the exsisitng tank. How much can I add without starting a cycle? I have 100 lbs in there now and it barels covers the bottom. I can see through the bottom and want to cover it and eventually get to a dsb. Any thoughts? Its fiji pink I dont think it matters. _________ 2 year old 220 reef tank, 40 gallon sump with fuge, PM bullet 2 skimmer, 350 lbs of LR, also 150fowlr and red sea max.  |
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11-21-2008, 04:40 PM
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| Feather Duster  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southeast Washington
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| Anytime you add new life to your tank you will get some type of cycle. It's jus a matter of how big of a cycle and wether or not your bio filter can handle it sufficiently _________ Tank started leaking so I'm startin over!   |
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11-21-2008, 04:42 PM
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| Feather Duster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southeast Washington
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| Nice tank by the way, I like the rock work setup. |
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11-22-2008, 03:57 AM
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| MX 838 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lebanon ME Age: 33
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Thank you It took an entire day to work into that shape. I was thinking about adding a little each week over the next few weeks but im trying very hard to finish ridding the algae bloom that i had that was massive. im finally getting over it and dont want that to happen again. | |
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11-22-2008, 07:33 AM
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| Giant Squid Join Date: Jan 2006
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    | ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LIVE SAND? Also, live sand should not alter your reading and cause a cycle. Cycles are caused through the death of living organisms and the bacteria used to negate the nutrients/ammonia, nitrites and nitrates associated with dead organisms! The sand should have living bacteria to help to maintain some sort of stability. _________ 125gal.,75gal.,3gal. and 1gal. tanks Yellow,Naso,Tomini,Sohal Tang, Pink Tail Trigger, Snowflake Eel, BANDED CAT SHARK,Hardwicki, Six-Line Wrasse, Blennies/Gobies- Soft and Stony Corals (Crocea, Derasa clams) +numerous inverts "IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING...IT'S ME"  jbassociated content.com aka parrothead |
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11-22-2008, 04:41 PM
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| Clown Trigger  Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Clinton Township, Michigan Age: 54
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| Not to argue but live sand will have some kind of die off (although it could be minimal) and will cause a slight cycle. I would estimate 1-2 lbs and add live bacteria then wait for a couple of weeks to see what you get. If nothing, you know you have the proper procedure so you can repeat that until you get the depth you want. _________ "To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worthwhile. The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse resolutely to feed the mind with canned chatter." -- Aleister Crowley |
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12-01-2008, 04:04 PM
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| MX 838 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lebanon ME Age: 33
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| CAn I add non live and have it become live or is that asking for trouble? I would think it will become live but dont want to make a mess here. |
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