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If it was bought, it'd probably be dry just because it's cheaper and will become live. What do you think?
Haha. I may be getting the sand today. Is there a reason I shouldn't just harvest some beach sand?
Ohhhhhh okay haha. in that case i'll siphon it. i'll start posting more regular pics now that it's starting to come together
Okay I'll add them every now and then. And i know there must be a reason to siphon the detritus, but i cant come up with anything. Help me out?
Do i need to siphon out the small grains of debris from the rock before adding sand? It just looks like little sand piles
Okay, so no going down to the beach to collect shell shards? lol. And cool i'll check it out
Okay. I've read somewhere that you should put shell shards and similar around the burrowing gobies' holes so they can use them for their burrows. is...
Thanks! And okay, I won't use epoxy. What substrate should I use that would suit the tank inhabitants I plan to have, and how much?
Thanks! It took me a few tries, but I'm pretty happy with the end result. As of right now, they are just stacked on top of each other. I know it...
Oh i figured out how to attach images. Hooray!
Yeah I was gonna wait two weeks then test and if levels were still high wait another week and test again and so on and when they're zero test daily...
Okay how bout i test daily for a week and if the levels are consistently 0 then I get a CUC of five small hermits and five small snails? and yeah...
Thanks for the info. So, two weeks later, after adding sand and changing the water, and testing, should I add a CUC initially or a fish?
Hello again. I ended up getting an Eheim 2217 Canister filter after hearing some bad things about the Ecco line. I purchased 15 lbs of Pukani Dry...
Thanks. I'll look into the Korrailla pumps
Thanks for the help. So my final stocking would be this: 1 firefish 1 Royal Gramma 2 Shrimp gobies + 1 pistol shrimp (varieties?) 2 Ocellaris Clowns...
So I would not need a separate filter such as a canister or HOB filter?
Thanks for the quick response, guys! I'll definitely try the turkey baster. The flow is coming from one Reef Octopus power-head. If possible I'll try...
Hi all. I'm new to the reef tank hobby, though I've had experience with freshwater. I have recently acquired a 36 gallon Aqueon Bowfront tank, and I...
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