Innovative marine nuvo 20 setup

[mr frogfish]

May be getting an upgrade, along with an ato and auto doser. I’m getting live sand and making a scape. Any tips for the scape setup / initial few days? How many bottles of pods should I add and what day?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

How are you planning on cycling the tank?

 

[mr frogfish]

How are you planning on cycling the tank?

Using that pre mixed saltwater, and leaving it for a few days. Ghost feeding and adding nitrifying bacteria to speed it up.

 

[Fish Fan]

Using that pre mixed saltwater, and leaving it for a few days. Ghost feeding and adding nitrifying bacteria to speed it up.

In your first post you said that you were upgrading. Do you have a smaller tank now, and will you be moving the rock from that tank over to the new tank? If so, you might not have to cycle the new tank at all, depending on how much and how mature your rock is.

If you need to use a bottled bacteria, I'd suggest Fritz TurboStart specifically as it works the fastest, if you're in a hurry. All other bacteria products seem to take about 3 weeks to cycle a tank.

Good luck!