I did not know this. They've always been referred to separately so I just figured they were two different things. So is black aragonite dyed or painted? Or is it just found that way?
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I did not know this. They've always been referred to separately so I just figured they were two different things. So is black aragonite dyed or painted? Or is it just found that way?
The sand just comes like that I have sand from bahamas which I had bought along with dry rock from marcorocks.com. There's a variety of sand you can get. In another tank I have black sand I bought from lfs. A bag is like $4 for a 5lb bag. I would start with a 20 gal to start.
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okay so I didn't real any posts other then yours because im a bit busy at the moment but going with a 10 Gal is fine. take all sponges out of your filtration as the sponge will build up phosphates, use carbon and GFO. now you said you will settle with fish only but you should get at least 5 lbs of live rock to help filter the water as well as a 240-425 gph powerhead. as far as lighting goes use something with a 10k rating or over to reduce the amounts of algae in your tank. oh live sand will also help play a huge roll in filtration. Good Luck 
okay so I didn't real any posts other then yours because im a bit busy at the moment but going with a 10 Gal is fine. take all sponges out of your filtration as the sponge will build up phosphates, use carbon and GFO. now you said you will settle with fish only but you should get at least 5 lbs of live rock to help filter the water as well as a 240-425 gph powerhead. as far as lighting goes use something with a 10k rating or over to reduce the amounts of algae in your tank. oh live sand will also help play a huge roll in filtration. Good Luck
What's GFO
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Granulated feric oxide. In othe words rust. Rust eats phosphates.
86 is very hot. I get worried if my tanks reach 80. I keep mine at 76-78
86 is very hot. I get worried if my tanks reach 80. I keep mine at 76-78
Aragonite is calcium carbonate - samething as hard coral's outer skeleton. Aragonite is basically fossilized coral. It comes in all kinds of colors, shapes, and sizes - also it is classed as a mineral. Aragonite "sand" (which I really don't like the reference to a silica based mineral because it's not)
is a fine grain form of crushed fossilized coral harvested from the sea or were the oceans used to be. Places with lots of Volcanic activity like Hawaii and the Solomons are usually the source and harvest point of the Black colored aragonite.
Good call! - my typo bad.
And along the lines of GFO - theres no need to worry about P04 with fish only. TDS is the Algae fuel, PO4 is more or less steriods for flora not a food source. Also someone suggested using carbon, using carbon full time in a marine enviorment isn't advised - even on the packaging instructions! Reason being it sucks all the trace from the the water, use no more than 2 daze a week for coral/invert detoxification. Protien skimmers remove more TDS than carbon does with no harm to the eco-system. More resent studies of fulltime use of carbon in a marine enviorment is showing that fish become more suseptable to head and lateral line errosion from long term exposure. Use with caution for anemones and corals, - fish only - steer clear of it.
