Tank cycled???

[Reef Swimmer]

Pollys

[footballdude2k3]

For future reference, the bio pellets, the bacteria in a bottle, the ammonia, the purple up, the quick fixes, are not something that I would suggest putting a lot of stock in. Nothing good in this hobby comes fast, this takes time, and patience, and learning. Ask advice from anybody, but before you do anything, research it yourself. Google will be your best friend, Reef Central has a TON of information, and their search function will be your best friend. In the end, you are the one that will be responsible for anything that happens in your little box of the ocean, so no matter what, make sure you are confident with what you are doing, but always consider the source of the information.

[Reef Swimmer]

Yep I learned the hard way.

[ramsey]

Google will be your best friend, Reef Central has a TON of information, and their search function will be your best friend.

+10000000 When there's something I want to know, I google it and see what opinions are out there. If I think the idea, i'll do it, if it sounds off to me, I won't. You're going to get different opinions from everyone you ask because there's more than one way to skin a cat. I think most people that have been in the hobby a while have different methods for everything. Sometimes it's just trial and error.

One other thing I like to do is go look and read up on Reef Central's (and other sites) TOTM. When I find thanks that I want to mimic, I see what they're doing and try to replicate it. A lot of times, I try something and it doesn't work for me. Other times, I try something and like the results.

[ducati996]

curious who's idea to use fritz9 and micro bacter 7 , doesnt matter, dont need to do anything, keep it simple

you will have a great looking tank, it doesnt happen overnight

fritz #9 super great stuff shane u should try it

[BBQHILLBILLY]

I never knocked it. All the many tanks Ive cycled, Ive never needed to use this. Who knows maybe I will try it.

[BBQHILLBILLY]

FritzZyme® 7
http://www.fritzzyme.com/

contain specific strains of live nitrifying bacteria proven to reduce fish loss due to toxic levels of ammonia and nitrite. Nitrifying bacteria can take weeks to naturally establish colonies in new aquariums while ammonia and nitrite can reach lethal levels in only a few days. FritzZyme provides the proper balance of bacteria proven to rapidly seed biofilters, greatly reducing the natural cycle time allowing for safe, immediate addition of livestock.

[Reef Swimmer]

I'm done listening to pet shops. Chris and ace have the best 100+ gallon tanks I have ever seen and Zack's 40 breeder is nice as well. Advice from people with tank that nice are people I'll listen too.

[hobogato]

ok, so how deep is your sand bed?

[Reef Swimmer]

I think it's 1 in. I put 40lbs of new sand in my tank.