Nano FOWLR

[Fish Whisper]

Just started my cycling of my 10g skimmerless Nano tank.
Just wondering if anyone had any suggestions, with what to do next.
added fish food to start the cycle and will probably add a demsel next week to help with cycling

I have read the post by fkshiu, which is very informative.

Day 1:
10lbs of Live rock..(which i hope are still alive)
10lbs of Pink fiji sand
Maxijet 1200 (with an aquaclear 70 coarse filterpad to prevent sand intake)

[toytech]

Now is the time to hurry up and wait , toss in a peice of shrimp if you want it to cycle .Damsels are not good nano fish there very agressive and territorial so it would terrorise any other fish you added . Once the ammonia spikes and dropps add a clean up crew like 1 hermit crab 1 sand sifting snail and one algea eating snail , after all your parameters even out get a sutable nanao fish . Try looking at the nano forums online like nanotank.com for suggestions.

[tang daddy]

Don't use fish to cycle, salt tanks can cycle on their own as liverock contains living organism and house bacteria wait atleast 3 weeks before adding fish.

Seeing that you are new into the hobby I would research your fish extensively before adding them, a small tank cannot hold lots of fish without problems especially skimmerless you may run into bacteria problems like cyano.

Compatibility with fish is important and anyone that has kept salt tanks will tell you.

Fish I would be looking at for your nano are:
True percula clownfish
Chromis
Firefish
Shrimp gobies
Cleaner shrimp or fire shrimp

And once your tank is more seasoned you may try adding a mandarin fish

I would say a max of 3-5 fish depending on size and make sure you do 25% water change weekly.

[Mferko]

the pistol shrimp+ shrimp goby combo always appealed to me

[kelly528]

Yup... the idea of adding a saltwater fish to help cycling sounds expensive if anything best to go with a piece of shrimp, or track down some pure ammonia at a hardware store (it's usually the cheapest brand).

[Fish Whisper]

Yup... the idea of adding a saltwater fish to help cycling sounds expensive if anything best to go with a piece of shrimp, or track down some pure ammonia at a hardware store (it's usually the cheapest brand).

Not sure if thats the cheapest, I hear there's another cheaper daily free form (source of Ammonia), not sure if that valid for SW tanks, as it is for FW.

[fkshiu]

Read my sticky again - live rock is it's own source of ammonia.

[thharris]

Not sure if thats the cheapest, I hear there's another cheaper daily free form (source of Ammonia), not sure if that valid for SW tanks, as it is for FW.

I hate to sound really stupid but you are talking about urine right?

[Keri]

I strongly disagree with a mandarin in a 10g unless you have to good fortune to find one that is eating frozen foods because 10lbs of LR will not support a 'pod population big enough to feed it, but some of those other fish are good suggestions

Are you near J&L aquatics? They have a couple of "nano fish" tanks that have some good small fish, just be sure to ask what they are eating because some of them are pod eaters too.

[Fish Whisper]

Don't use fish to cycle, salt tanks can cycle on their own as liverock contains living organism and house bacteria wait atleast 3 weeks before adding fish.

Seeing that you are new into the hobby I would research your fish extensively before adding them, a small tank cannot hold lots of fish without problems especially skimmerless you may run into bacteria problems like cyano.

Compatibility with fish is important and anyone that has kept salt tanks will tell you.

Fish I would be looking at for your nano are:
True percula clownfish
Chromis
Firefish
Shrimp gobies
Cleaner shrimp or fire shrimp

And once your tank is more seasoned you may try adding a mandarin fish

I would say a max of 3-5 fish depending on size and make sure you do 25% water change weekly.

TY Tang D!
I start a list with but.. only clown on it so far