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Ah, and also.. To cycle the tank will i need the lights? i Haven't gotten them yet but plan to soon... Also i've heard you dont need a protien skimmer right away. was planning on getting the BAKPAK2... What are your thoughts..?

Good news! I Just checked out his 'setup' and the rocks look good, no wierd algae or anything. theres actually a starfish and some crabs that are toughing it out too. So... the sand.. Looks good, i dont know what kind it is or where he got it, i believe there might have been deaths of fish that...

And as far as aiptasia and hair algae... will a little bit be ok? you said not to grab rocks with too much, but is a little fine? I haven't seen his tank in almost a year so i don't know what the liverock looks like yet.... and as far as sand... is there anything that could be awry with his sand...

The guy at the LFS said the RO water needs marine buffer (powdered or liquid) to get to the proper pH... is that incorrect? So you're saying i should just get some Instant Ocean SeaSalt, mix it with my water, and dump that in there with any sand/rock that i acquire from my buddy's teardown?

So then what should i do exactly.... Just go to his house with some five gallon buckets, grab his rock and sand, make sure they are covered with his saltwater, bring it home, put the rocks in my empty aquarium, then the sand, any water that came along with it? Then should i just fill it the rest...

correct. I want to use his live sand and rock, possibly some water to start up with. My tank is completely empty.

I want to start a 29 gallon. My buddy Is getting rid of his 40 gallon. Can I just place his sand and live rock and possibly some water and would that be legitimate? Let me know thanks