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Originally Posted by Flower Put your rock in first, make sure it is very stable and then add the live sand. Time...time is all you need. You have to cycle the tank...do you have your test kits ready? When you see an ammonia spike, then nitrite, then nitrate ..test it like every other day and...

I got my live rocks and got live sand. So how long should I wait until I get me invert and cope pod

Originally Posted by fishkid13 +1 thanks. i need to find a good protien skimmer. to have a sucessful reef do you need one?

Originally Posted by fishkid13 Really depends on personal prefence. Their might be more hitchikers, good or bad, on the different kinds because of where they are collected. The look is also different with each one, again prefence, but should still have the same or close enough amount of water...

What is the better of the two for a reef, or can you mix the two. Does one have more benefit than the other?

Originally Posted by meowzer How are you almost ready....didn't you just put sand in yesterday, and aren't you still waiting for rock?? ANYWAY...Don't buy a package.....just pick what you want....cerith snails, nassarius, astrea are all good snails WHEN you're ready :) lol yes i did just...

i have to find a really nice reef package. i want inverts from both carabbean and pacific. how many is two many? just dont want to overload

ok thanks everyone for all the advice on sand and lr. is it safe to mix cleaner crew,(Caribbean and or Pacific). and should i add one to my fugium

Originally Posted by King_Neptune Like I said, Mac Vs PC Wow this is great. I'm going to get the LS. And make it 3

Originally Posted by King_Neptune Id be careful when contemplating 3-4 inches. 1 -1.5 is a good depth. Too deep and you have stuff that stores in it over the years, and can potential release. Its like a Mac vs PC argument, so your not wrong if your wanting deeper sandbed.But for most of the...

Thank you so much. I read a lot but I'm not sure that I'm making the right decisions that's why all the questions. I'm putting in 60 more lbs of L/Sand tomorrow so my bed will be 3 to 4 inch. deep.

Originally Posted by ;3214695 Give it a chance to settle....are you running a filter, or any powerheads? Okay. Yes I am running a power head and W/D filter.

Originally Posted by spanko place this in a google search reefsysintro then go to the first link. Read that article and the linked related articles at the top of the page. Or go to the bookstorelibrary and get a copy of The Conscientious Marine Aquarist by Bob Fenner. Thank you that helped a...

How long will it take my tank to cycle? Do I need to help it along? And do I put my live sand in the tank now or after it cycle? Please help me thanks.

Should I take out the filter pads? I took out the bio balls

Originally Posted by twood You can add some turbo or astrea snails to eat the algae that will grow on the walls. If you put sand in there, you could also add some nassarius and/or cerith snails to clean the sand bed. I would also get a protein skimmer if you don't already have one. My wet/dry...

Originally Posted by rlablan Baffles are acrylic dividers that are either "welded" (like plastic weld) or siliconed into place. There is generally more than 1 in a sump or sump/fuge combo. I am not the expert, so I am sure that henry or someone can give you the fancy pants science explanation...

Originally Posted by rlablan Baffles break up the flow allowing for micro bubbles to dissipate before reaching the pump. Also, they prevent things from getting into your pump, like chaeto and micro bubbles. I also use some of my baffle for filtering and I place sheets of filter media there to...

Originally Posted by twood I did this. I got the idea from Meowzer and her thread here: https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/349709/my-new-refugium I would not use crushed coral in either you tank or refugium. It traps detritus and imo, does not look natural. Live sand will work better. In my...

now i have cc, should i change it to live sand? I also have a wet/dry filter can i use the main part were the bio/balls go, change that into a refugium? and use some of the live rock and cc for that. If so what other stuff do i put in the refugium.should i do all of this first?