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gottafindnemo 08-06-2014 12:53 AM

So this sand will kick start my.cycle a little bit before i add the live rock? And then the die off from lr i order will do the rest of the cycle?

intarsiabox 08-06-2014 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 908434)
add salt water to tank , add sand to tank as is .........confusion over my friend lol :)

Yep, no rinsing required.

gottafindnemo 08-06-2014 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 908434)
add salt water to tank , add sand to tank as is .........confusion over my friend lol :)

Okay so! No washing sand. Ad water. Then salt. Turn power head on n let it mix... Then turn power heads off and add sand? Correcto? Everyone agree this is good? Hahah havent even got my first sw tank setup yet and already confused beyon beleif bahah

intarsiabox 08-06-2014 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by gottafindnemo (Post 908437)
Okay so! No washing sand. Ad water. Then salt. Turn power head on n let it mix... Then turn power heads off and add sand? Correcto? Everyone agree this is good? Hahah havent even got my first sw tank setup yet and already confused beyon beleif bahah

Correct, I would have a heater in there too, temperature changes the salinity readings.

gottafindnemo 08-06-2014 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by intarsiabox (Post 908439)
Correct, I would have a heater in there too, temperature changes the salinity readings.

Yeah heater to lol what temp.shoulf i be lookin at for cycleing? I always max out my heaters in fw tanks to cycle

reefwars 08-06-2014 01:01 AM

You got er:)

You'll be fine relax all in all if this step gets messed up there's no bad effects to be had just a little extra work:)

intarsiabox 08-06-2014 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by gottafindnemo (Post 908440)
Yeah heater to lol what temp.shoulf i be lookin at for cycleing? I always max out my heaters in fw tanks to cycle

I like to keep my tanks around 77-78 degrees.

reefwars 08-06-2014 01:02 AM

78-80 is fine

gottafindnemo 08-06-2014 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 908441)
You got er:)

You'll be fine relax all in all if this step gets messed up there's no bad effects to be had just a little extra work:)

Thanks! Haha everythings sooooo different the fw. Im assumeing once its all up and goin itll get easier haha if this goes well, when i upgrade my arowana to a 10 foot tank, my 240gallom fw tank will be converted to sw to

reefwars 08-06-2014 01:08 AM

Make sure your old tanks have never had copper in them , marine inverts cannot handle the same amounts of copper as freshwater even just the silicone can cause issues.


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