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but I got 3 months while this tanks cycles
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Your tank shouldn't take longer than 9 weeks to cycle. The longest time I have ever seen is 9 weeks. Especially if you are doing a fishless cycle, your water should be inhabitable (zero ammonia and nitrites) within 4 to 6 weeks.

Anyway, you will love the saltwater aquarium. Live rock alone is enough to create an amazing underwater landscape flush with biodiversity. If you add corals and sponges to the mix, it just makes things more fun. Plus, SW fish are, in my humble opinion, so much cooler than FW.
 
9 WEEKS......KEWL, the book I have been readind said 90-100 days with a fishless cycle, no liverock, and no bimedia filtration. Of course this books does not mention anything about using shrimp to cycle.
 
What book were you reading that stated 100 days for a cycle? I have cycled two tanks, one with damsels and one fishlessly. The damsel cycle took 9 weeks. The fishless cycle with shrimp took 5.
 
Just an update- I got my live rock from TBS (around 30lbs) and I am freaking amazed. I cannot say enough. No way in hell can I say enough. It is the best stuff you can buy period. My tank looks so cool, and I am so pleased- there is so much life I am still finding new things after a week. I could go on and on (and no Mantis either ;)) but I already did on RC and I'm getting tired lol! I just can't say enough. I got three types of brains, snails, crabs, bittle stars, cucumbers, bristleworms, pistol shrimp, tons of sponges, feather dusters...the list goes on...forever lol. I will be putting up pictures soo- I am so happy!!!! I from now on- will always recommened TBS, and only TBS.

BTW, I paid 5$ a lb. for the "Corals on Rock" selection, and 4$ a lb. for the "Decorator Rock" and I got a mix of pieces I hand picked. A total of 130$ for a round 35 lbs. It was such a hard decision because all of it was so cool, and teeming with life- but I got some pieces with lots of holes and extensive rockworks so they fish and critters can swim through.
 
you are acting wisely in waiting before adding the cleanup crew

yes, I have some very fast growing blue legged hermit crabs and they eat algae liek it's their job, but they also killed all of my astrea snails, they are pretty good hhunters, and I plan on replacing them with scarlets as they die...which they haven't started to yet!
 
Nice looking tank! You have done it right, and taken the time to let everything happen. Be proud of yourself and enjoy your tank!
 
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