Originally Posted by
loafeidb
really? why?
Too much effort IMO.
Originally Posted by
Nelson
:waits for thread hijack:
Originally Posted by
James3370
i was blessed when i set mine up that i bought some fuji live rock that had just came out of the ocean holding tank 1-2 days before so it still had the majority of the life still on it & very little die-off, so my tank cycled in just 3-4 days
started w/ a few pieces of live rock to get it started like chris:
then a few days later, added the other rocks w/ all the life already on them:
then, a few weeks later, the tank was stable, so i added my 1st coral

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Originally Posted by
Chris WebMaster
Just read that Petsmart or Petco has real ocean water for sale...
The Petco's in LI (usually) sell the Real Ocean water. Some people I know just use that, but you're going to need a few cases-- you probably need like 7 to be safe. They're 5 gallons a box and not the easiest to lug around.
Originally Posted by
loafeidb
my snails keep dying though everything else stays alive but my snails die almost instantly when i put them in

Same here.