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ok, went to the fish shop today to get some items, I've come to this.



I bought 9 pounds of lr, and some good life on it. My salitiny is at 1.23, and yet to test the parameters.
 

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you getting a refractometer?

I think you should get more rock, 15 pounds should work, if its pretty dense 20 pounds wont hurt as long as you have decent flow.
 
no, hydrometer. And yes I'm going to aim to get about 7-9 more pounds of lr in about a week.
 
hmm i still would recommend a refractometer.... You also may want to raise your sg to maybe like 1.025
 
Musho3210 said:
hmm i still would recommend a refractometer.... You also may want to raise your sg to maybe like 1.025
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I will look into buying a refractometer, but I thought acceptable sg conditions were 1.02-1.04?
 
NSW (natural sea water) is 1.025-1.027. Some fish only people keep it lower since some diseases cant live in lower salinity due to osmotic shock, but others say fish do even better at higher salinity levels since that was what they evolved in. I think people should always try to have all levels at or near NSW levels, even if it isnt needed
 
What would be a recommended clean up crew for my 10g? And when should I purchase my clean up crew? I have had the aquarium running for about 4-days now.
 
you should purchase your clean-up crew after your cycle is over and when you have a significant amount of algae. Start off by maybe getting 2-3 astraea snails, 2-3 hermits (at your own risk) 2-3 cerith snails and call it a day. If you still have algae get a few more of each. When you get fish and your sandbed is starting to become a little mature, you can add maybe 2 nassarius snails.
 
Here's a pic after it's all cleared up. It's been running for about a week now, I'm going to purchase about 5 more pounds of lr this week.
 

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Here's a picture of a peice of the lr. looks interesting.
 

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