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![]() Slider - from where did you order the Dr Tim's? I've had a tough time finding it north of the border.
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![]() I ordered it from Dr Tim's website. They had a sale on when I ordered it so it wasn't that expensive. Keep an eye on the website, they rotate through the sales on all their products.
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![]() if anyone of the LFS in town orders from quality marine they should be able to bring in a bottle for you
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Would you do that even if your rock smells very bad and is encrusted in dead stuff? |
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![]() So in the end I decided to try the Prodibio Startup (largely because Red Coral had it on the shelf).
It's been 3 days now and tonight I plan on doing a full spectrum of water tests. I'll adjust params and hope to have livestock in the tank by the weekend. I'll report back on the results.
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-Mark 29 Gal Bowfront w/24" LED Lights. DIY HOB Sump (5.4 Gal) MP40. Orange Spotted Watchman Goby, 2 Clownfish and a few hermits. |
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![]() In theory, the params should be pretty much inline with my salt (reef crystals). And, for the most part, they seem to be:
pH 8.0 Mg 1000 NO2 0 NO3 0 Alk 2.5 meq/l Ca 375 NH3 <0.25 Added a schwck of Mg last night and will do Alk today. Ca tomorrow and fish go in on Sunday. Fingers crossed
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-Mark 29 Gal Bowfront w/24" LED Lights. DIY HOB Sump (5.4 Gal) MP40. Orange Spotted Watchman Goby, 2 Clownfish and a few hermits. |
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![]() No I would not, the stuff is not magic; it's going to have limitations for sure, the instructions on the prodibio products are "best case scenario" so loading you're new tank with a bunch of rock that has been travelling to you for a few days is not ideal; in my opinion. However I believe you could follow the instructions on the product and have speed up a cycle process if you are using less than ideal rock.
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![]() Anyone use MB7 to cycle? If so, get ready for a dumb question.
I've started dosing as per the instructions for a new tank on listed on the bottle. Do I need an accompanying food source? Or is just the MB7 fine? I've done a few searches and I have yet to stumble upon an answer. Thanks! |
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