I plan on getting all equipment necessary to get it going before getting any live rock. Is it possible to have a slimmer without a sump?
Fresh to salt: 40 breeder
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Absolutely.
Tap water is not a universal constant. Depending on where you live the quality of the water can be great or very poor and anything in between.
What's more is that tap water can be prone to seasonal variations which you have no control over, plus you have no protection from any potential contamination of the water source.
So yeah, for me tap water worked fine for nearly 4 years... until it didn't.
no don't cheap out on the live sand you can get dry rock and dry rock you actually won't need as much as I'd still say go with about 40 pounds and get stuff with a lot of holes in it that way it'll fit together better in my opinion personally other guys on here may disagree with me
but about rock honestly by more than you think you'll need you can always take it back to your local fish store and get a little bit of a refund for however much you didn't used so if you only plan on using about 40 pounds which is about the minimum I would use. I had 60-70 pounds in my 40 gallon whenever I have one that I have close to a hundred and twenty-hundred fifty in my 90 gallon
it's a live sand is an absolute must though comes with a lot of beneficial bacteria
but about rock honestly by more than you think you'll need you can always take it back to your local fish store and get a little bit of a refund for however much you didn't used so if you only plan on using about 40 pounds which is about the minimum I would use. I had 60-70 pounds in my 40 gallon whenever I have one that I have close to a hundred and twenty-hundred fifty in my 90 gallon
it's a live sand is an absolute must though comes with a lot of beneficial bacteria
What happened you did a water change and your tank crashed right after? What was in the water that caused your tank to crash?
It was a progressive accumulation of metals and pollutants over time that ultimately resulted in conditions toxic to all invertebrate life.
So to get this back on track a little bit, I was planning on using the live sand by Caribsea, about 40 pounds, about 20 pounds of life rock and 40 pounds of dry rock(just because I'm cheap and in no hurry) for equipment I have a maxi jet 1200(enough flow or do I need more?) I will be running an emperor 400 biowheel, because I don't want to drill the tank, and I don't trust hang on back overflows. And if it matters the lights will be t5 shop lights from homedepotwith one 10k and one actinic. Sound good? I'm open to suggestions because I have a while till I send the current goldfish to the pond.
Is the maxijet the type you can switch to a impellor? 60 pounds is a lot of rock, you might have left over.
The lights will be fine. If you want you can always add an LED stunner strip or another bulb or 2.
I saw a pretty cool thread about turning the bio wheel into a turf scrubber. I tried to find it for you but couldn't. Basically you get a small clamp on LED light and put it over the biowheel. Bam, you have a algae turf scrubber. I have know is idea how much it will reduce your nutrients but it will do something. It will also provide a place for pods to live and stuff for them to eat. The pods will fall in your tank and feed your coral, fish and other stuff.
If you keep an eye on local reef sites and craigslist you can find live rock pretty cheap. Make sure the rocks do NOT have aptasia.
This guy has pretty cheap dry rock. It is the same stuff as macrorock. He used to do free shipping on all dry rock but it seems he is not doing it anymore. I think this will be perfect for you and cheaper then any LFS. As you add coral You will get other hichkikers like bristle worms, micro stars and corriline algae. You can also start you tank with all dry rock and add a pound or so of rubble in your HOB to seed your tank.
https://billysreefconnection.com/dry-rock/7724-50-lbs-dry-rock-reef-bugs-free-shipping.html
EDIT: It is free shipping on dry rock if you use this link. https://billysreefconnection.com/dry-rock/7619-dry-rock.html#/174-dry_rock-40_lb
The lights will be fine. If you want you can always add an LED stunner strip or another bulb or 2.
I saw a pretty cool thread about turning the bio wheel into a turf scrubber. I tried to find it for you but couldn't. Basically you get a small clamp on LED light and put it over the biowheel. Bam, you have a algae turf scrubber. I have know is idea how much it will reduce your nutrients but it will do something. It will also provide a place for pods to live and stuff for them to eat. The pods will fall in your tank and feed your coral, fish and other stuff.
If you keep an eye on local reef sites and craigslist you can find live rock pretty cheap. Make sure the rocks do NOT have aptasia.
This guy has pretty cheap dry rock. It is the same stuff as macrorock. He used to do free shipping on all dry rock but it seems he is not doing it anymore. I think this will be perfect for you and cheaper then any LFS. As you add coral You will get other hichkikers like bristle worms, micro stars and corriline algae. You can also start you tank with all dry rock and add a pound or so of rubble in your HOB to seed your tank.
https://billysreefconnection.com/dry-rock/7724-50-lbs-dry-rock-reef-bugs-free-shipping.html
EDIT: It is free shipping on dry rock if you use this link. https://billysreefconnection.com/dry-rock/7619-dry-rock.html#/174-dry_rock-40_lb
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