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Howdy,
I've been keeping cichlids for decades, but this is my first attempt at a marine tank. I've just setup a 25 gallon nano : S.G. 1.024 Temp 80F substrate : 3 inches of CarbiSea premium select aragonite ( sugar sized ) 3 inches of Fiji live sand ( fresh from the airplane ) L.R. : 45 lbs of "premium" Fiji liver rock (its always "premium", isn't it :-)) Lighting : 36 watt 5.1K "daylight" PC 36 watt actinic 03 PC 55 watt 7.1K daylight PC 55 watt 12K blue PC Now for the questions : 1) When should I add a detrivore package ? At time 0 ? ( now ... ) At L.R/live sand plus 1 week ? plus 2 weeks ? Or should I wait until a chemical milestone is reached such as 0 Ammonia ? There is enough dead stuff still on the rocks to kill a horse. I was think a detrivore crew might help by cleaning up some of this stuff before it becomes nitrates. 2) What should the detrivore crew consist of ? Should they be added all at once, or is there are preferred schedule for the introduction ? 3) Do you have any recommendations for economical USA suppliers for nano-reef sized detrivore kits ? That's enough for now. I'm sure I'll have more questions later. Thanks in advance for answering .... - Steven |
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