Coldave85
Member
So i have been setting up my 35 gallon tank with a cpr hob protien skimmer and fluval 404 canister filter. I also have about 20 lbs of LR and i plan on getting 15lbs more. I've put stress coat, quick start and stress enzyme. I've been running both the skimmer and the canister filter. The canister filter has a sponge, carbon,a chemi-pure pack, and biomax filters in the filter. So i see a lot of poeple are against the canister filter. Should i turn it off and just run the skimmer and buy a power head for circulation? I've had the LR in the tank for 3 days now and i have yet to see it cycle. No ammunia spike, not even .25 ppm. Do i need it to cycle because the LR had 2 hermit crabs hidden in it and they seem to be doing fine. Also it has 3in of live sand bed. I will be making this mainly fish and LR with some hardy corral later down the road. Sorry for the long post i am new and i am trying to do things right from the start. Thanks