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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by loafeidb
really? why?
Too much effort IMO.

Originally Posted by Nelson

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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
dot.

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.
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