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Here it is..my 55gal with 2 damsels in it for the cycle..i have 20lbs of LS a few lbs of LR, im getting more this week..and an aquaclear300...i already ordered a penguin 330 a skimmer and a powerhead..after the cycle is over i will be getting a snowflake eel and a baby bamboo shark..he is a newborn..i will have him in the 55gal for only a few months..than i am upgrading to around a 180gal//

my tank
 
well the ammonia is at like .25 and the nitrates and nitrites are good..i think the Cycle product and the LS and LR work really good together.. and i have good water movement and alot of filtration for bio buildup..and i also fell in love with the shark at the store last week and been hoping that noone would buy him before i was able to put him in
 
not trying to be a butt, but there is no way I would have put a shark in a new tank.

I can see where you would have fell in love with him though
 
yeah i know but i got him so im gonna do a water change today to help the water out a little and im also going to get some more rock today.. Last night he was swimming around the tank looking nice and healthy so we shall see. hopefully everything will be alright
 
I am sure you will hear from some very unhappy people about what you did...

If you got live rock, your cycle should complete quickly. The live rock that you have in this tank does not look much like live rock though, it looks like dried stuff. If it is dense rock you will need a hell of a lot more than that. That is not the way to start!!

The other thing I would suggest is to find someone with a mature tank who uses a mechanical filter and take a squeeze of his sponge and pour it into your water. I don't know how much ammonia can sharks tolerate, but 1ppm is considered unacceptable for any fish at pH above 8 so you better no get anywhere near that..
 
If that was a banded shark, from what I understand, they need stable conditions. At a 40 inch adult length, I would also think that you would need a 250 gallon plus tanks for it. I know it is a pretty fish and all, but I still think that was a big big jump.
 
this guy was here a few weeks ago posting about wanting a shark egg and everyone basicly said don't do it. Bigger, more stable tank required... and so on.

Then he posted another question, no one answered, and he wondered why.

I don't like being rude to newbies, I was one once and heck there is still a ton I don't know, but serously... use a little common sense.
 
I have been trying to avoid this post as long as possible because I got so fed up with the last ones, but feel I can no longer hold back. First and most important it is very irresponsible to add a fish to a tank that one KNOWS there is ammonia in. Especially a shark. They are extremely sensitive and the shark will probably have somewhat of burnt gills for the rest of its life. I don't mind so much that he is in a smaller tank but it is the ammonia fact that really annoys me.
 
Originally posted by a_free_bird73
If you got live rock, your cycle should complete quickly. The live rock that you have in this tank does not look much like live rock though, it looks like dried stuff. If it is dense rock you will need a hell of a lot more than that. That is not the way to start!!
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Bottom dwelling sharks don't appreciate live rock taking up all their space :)
 
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