New to Rope Fish - help on set up

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twentyleagues said:
As you are well aware I'd have gone garnet in a heart beat if only someone in the area even knew what I was talking about or could even remotely help me. bottomdweller72 bottomdweller72 if you can get garnet it looks awsome! I think clm08k clm08k lives in the sameish area as you she couldn't find it either.
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Yep. I did look for garnet but nothing. I had it written down from previous conversation with you on it.
 
I found my local home depot has quikrete pool filter sand... 50 lb bag for 6.00. If I try it, I'll be putting it in my 10g only for now. With the fry in the 30g I don't want to break it down again until I move in March. What would be good tester fish to have in the 10g? (After I cycle it of course). I know corys would be good plus I always have them in any tank I have. At what point would I get the snail you guys talked about? How many for a 10g? I do want to move the dry into the 10g as well so nothing that would eat them. I still have another sunset about to give birth any day now. I can't let them loose in my 30 because they will get eaten by the pompon and possibly beamer lol is my vacuum enough to keep the sand clean Too? How do I keep from sucking up the snail?
 
twentyleagues said:
Beach.
I'd only put the fry in the 10gal no other fish. Use filter media from your main tank to help cycle it.
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Thanks for clarifying what you meant.

Normally I would cycle that way but since I'm still dealing with crappy filters from the sewage sand, I don't want to put any of those filters into the 10g. I'm really hoping the filter issue will be done before I move. I've never had to deal with things like this so I don't really know what I'm doing but trying to avoid a reset. I replaced one cartridge and cleaned the other 2 gently. How long does it tale for the new cartridge to be established so I can replace the others? If it doesn't take long then I can probably work it out right to use a cartridge in the 10g from the 30g (why I have 3 but the sand debacle messed things up lol )
 
Pfs is safe.

I'd pass on the home depot stuff. Ive never used it but heard its hard to clean and easily clouds the water
 
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