Saltwater Help

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once again... refer to my post. reread. if you need to ask again. reread post.
 
Ok. Then should I get the crushed coral stuff? Or Argonite? I have some find reptile sand which i could use, but it might cause problems for my HOB. Which substrate is the best aesthetically and which is the easiest to clean?
 
avoid reptile sand as most would just break down overtime, and is probably not healthy for the water at that point. Dry argonite, which PetStupid carries would work just fine. As in time, it will become live anyways. You could collect rock from the rock shore, but you want to be very careful to fully cure, kill, cure, kill and re-cure again, to kill any negative hitch hikers and other things you may not want in the tank.
 
sweeTang21;2603302; said:
avoid reptile sand as most would just break down overtime, and is probably not healthy for the water at that point. Dry argonite, which PetStupid carries would work just fine. As in time, it will become live anyways. You could collect rock from the rock shore, but you want to be very careful to fully cure, kill, cure, kill and re-cure again, to kill any negative hitch hikers and other things you may not want in the tank.
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Ok. I live in HongKong, so we don't have "Petgenius" :ROFL: over here...
I collected some rock today...I'm soaking it in freshwater right now. What else should I do to kill any pathogens? Should I run boiling water over it?
 
you could use the boiling water method, but its not needed. Id add some salt with the rock to keep it in saltwater. When i say kill I don't mean let it fully dry. You want as much bacteria as possible but you also want to be able to kill of any predatory crabs or anything else that may wreak havoc on your tank. I should have explained it better, my bad.
 
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