Setting up my first saltie

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cichlid_king

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Inglorious said:
That's what I meant NH3 not NH4, sorry it's been a very long month+. I didn't buy any but picked up two astrea snails as hitchhikers on my live rock. I don't plan on adding anything else until the cycle is fully complete and that will be a CUC from reefcleaners.org.
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Ah good good. The astrea snails might not make it through the cycle. Snails are fairly picky on water conditions.

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I was afraid of that, but on the other had I wasn't looking to own that type of snail anyways since they can fall and get stuck upside down. Since I am thinking about having some crabs they would probably become a quick lunch and a new home to them anyways. But if I can keep them alive then it's just a bonus since there won't be any other worthy hitchhikers on this rock since it's from a fowler tank.
 
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What do you think about the NH3 levels then, if the current snails probably won't survive should I just increase the level to help the cycle along. I did also pick up a bottle of Dr. Tim's to help the cycle along that I've been using if that makes a difference.
 
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Inglorious said:
What do you think about the NH3 levels then, if the current snails probably won't survive should I just increase the level to help the cycle along. I did also pick up a bottle of Dr. Tim's to help the cycle along that I've been using if that makes a difference.
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I have personally never done a tank by adding ammonia so I'm not sure what to do in your case but I have seen ammonia levels in my tanks at 6-7ppm before the nitrite kicks in. I always do the prawn method.

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cichlid_king said:
I have personally never done a tank by adding ammonia so I'm not sure what to do in your case but I have seen ammonia levels in my tanks at 6-7ppm before the nitrite kicks in. I always do the prawn method.

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Prawn or raw shrimp would be a good idea


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The diatoms are definitely present, and the hair algae that snuck along on the LR is going nuts too. I took my NH3 up to 5ppm yesterday and it's already down to 2ppm and my nitrates are building so it cycled a lot faster than I thought. I was going to wait another week to order my CUC but reefcleaners is having a sale that ends today, and they won't ship til the first so it will be either Wed or Thurs before they arrive.

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Get scarlet hermits and dwarf blue leg hermits if you haven't already, they are pretty fun to watch.


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