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    Posted: September 24 2013 at 12:11am
So i am getting my first Salt water tank on tuesday and its going to be a 30 or a 40 gallon cube. Just wanted to say whats up and any help would be so greatly appreciated.
thank you so very much
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Aloha Cole,

See the Reefkeeping Tips link in my signature line below for all kinds of help from local hobbyists. If you want to set up an affordable lightly stocked reef aquarium in just one week, I'm here to show you how. I have awesome Utah sand and Utah rock for you in Murray.

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Mark
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Congrats!  Enjoy it Smile
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Welcome to the form! congrats on your tank, l looking forward to see what you do with your new tank
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Congrats on the new tank and welcome!


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To start off my tank I used this stuff to cycle.  http://www.drtimsaquatics.com/treat-aquarium-nitrite-ammonia-levels

I was done cycling within 2 weeks and added fish without losing any.  The more research you do up front the better success you will have.  I haven't had very many issues that I have heard of when you start a new tank.  I researched for months and followed advice given on this forum and in books.

I have had my tank for almost 7 months with 11 fish, 1 anemone, 2 clams, 2 coco worms, a bunch of lps and sps corals.  The only casualties i have had were from a weak fish from the fish store and a jumper.  I love it.

Read as much as you can and ask questions, even if they sound dumb. 
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It makes sense that bacteria in a bottle could be an effective way to cut the time it takes to build  biofiltration capacity, but bacteria cannot grow without food. That's why I believe in transplanting as much of an existing reef as possible into a new set up because it's already there in the transplanted Algae, LS, LR and LW.

I recently used bottled bacteria to help a crashed system recover. I believe it helped.
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If you do get that bacteria in a bottle that I provided the link to.  Make sure you tell them to include a small bottle of ammonia.  They do that for free.  Also make sure you follow their instructions on the amount to put in.

Mark is right without a food source for the bacteria it will do no good.  That is why the small bottle of ammonia.
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