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Old 06-13-2007, 12:33 AM   #1
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hello everyone i have a 10 gallon tank glass it has a 15 watt 50/50 light also i have a hydro meter , along with instant ocean salt , along with carib sea aragonite sand, and a 50 watt heater and a temp gauge , and will be using a product called cycle to help cycle , i have two cascade power filters 100 gph , now i will be using well water so will i need to add any water conditoner to the well water if so what kind should i get also i am looking to house 1 turbo snail to keep the tank clean also i want one 1 inch clown goby i dont want to use corals or live rocks i do have a fake reef rock that i got from petsoultions is this okay ? also i wanted to know is there anything i am missing , also i have a power sweep power head 125 gph , if i am missing anything please let me know also when i do add water during top offs do i add any water cond ? also i have all the test for testing the water thanks
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Old 06-13-2007, 08:31 AM   #2
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Re: starting a 10 gallon saltwater tank

WELCOME TO REEFLAND!

Many of your questions are answered in this post:
Setting Up a FOWLR Aquarium

Using well water is tricky. You should test it for:
ammonia
nitrites
nitrates
sulfates
phosphates
and consider running it through a carbon filter before using it.

You know, with that size aquarium, why not just buy distilled water from your grocery store? Then you can skip all the concerns and not have to buy any additives or do any tests of the source water.
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Old 06-24-2007, 10:33 AM   #3
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hello everyone i have a 10 gallon tank glass it has a 15 watt 50/50 light also i have a hydro meter , along with instant ocean salt , along with carib sea aragonite sand, and a 50 watt heater and a temp gauge , and will be using a product called cycle to help cycle , i have two cascade power filters 100 gph , now i will be using well water so will i need to add any water conditoner to the well water if so what kind should i get also i am looking to house 1 turbo snail to keep the tank clean also i want one 1 inch clown goby i dont want to use corals or live rocks i do have a fake reef rock that i got from petsoultions is this okay ? also i wanted to know is there anything i am missing , also i have a power sweep power head 125 gph , if i am missing anything please let me know also when i do add water during top offs do i add any water cond ? also i have all the test for testing the water thanks
I have a 12 gallon tank. I used cycle on the tank and it worked wonders, i was worried that it was just water tho hehe!. Are you going to use LR personaly if you dont want corals, just a few fish and a turbo snail etc then you dont need LR. I dont run on LR and my 3 fish are fine. I am up grading because i want bigger fish but there are no other problems with my small fish only tank
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