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My tank is a fish-only with LR which I've had setup for about 8 months. I had one little burst of brown algae right after I was cycling but other than that it's been nice and quiet. Over the last two months I've noticed this white/grey hair on my pumps and heater. It's tough to tell in the pics...

Ahhh yes, I see now. I'll scour around and see if I can get some soon then. My LR just came in a couple of hours ago.

Is this product (Kent Turbo Strontium) anything like "Purple Up"? I'd like to order something from SWF.com to support the BBS :) https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=6 Thanks! ~Rob

I'm looking to buy Purple-up, but I see that SWF.com doesn't cary it. I'd like to buy a few items from the site to support this BBS. So, my question is: Is this Kent product similar to Purple-Up, and does anyone have any cheers or jeers for the product...

Cool, I ordered 5 lbs of LR...I'll pick up some purple up too. Since I'll have to start measuring my alk levels, do any of you reccoment any particular kit?

Originally Posted by mrdc I would check your local fish stores. A pound isn't very much rock. Around here live rock goes anywhere from $5 - 8 per pound. NOTE: I'm in New England...and the only local fish stores we have close are the big chains :( I'll call and ask if they have LR, but I won't...

Any suggestions on where to only get a pound of LR? Should I check the big auction site? Thanks!

So, I picked up the smallest order of base rock I could find for my 16G tank, which was 20lbs :( I feel like I'll be disposing/storing 1/2 of that if I get some LR to suppliment. I'm curious if I get some live sand, and when I put my cleanup crew in there, will the rock start growing coraline...

Awesome! That sounds exactly like the confirmation I was looking for. How far down did the intake tube go down your tank?

I've got a 16G bowfront that I'm re-cycling after a move. I've decided to stop using filtration media and try out a HOB fuge. I currently have an AQ 20, but I see 2 problems going forward with that for a HOB fuge: 1) The canister just isn't very big for LR, chaeto, and sand 2) The water intake...

Didn't even think about burrowing critters! Wouldn't want to crush the poor little ones! Thanks for the tip on base-rock, that'll definitely be a good $$$ saver :) ~S'Greth

I'm in the process of picking out my substrate for a small 16G reef setup and I've read a few posts where folks say not to put your LR on top of your substrate for a DSB setup. I'm guessing the setup involves putting the LR/base rock on the tank floor and then putting the substrate around it. I...

I'm prep'ing for my upgrade from a FO tank to a reefer. I have a 16G bowfront, how much waterflow should I be looking at from my powerheads? I currently have just one AC 20 in my tank with an AC 20 filter (I'm going to upgrade to an AC70 and mod it to be a HOB fuge...). I don't want to get too...

well..our little munchkin is 2 years old...and I got into the hobby just this last summer for both him and myself. We're in a small apartment so we ruled out a dog or cat for him...fish were the next on our list...I just kicked it up a notch and went saltwter though ;) Keep at it, your...

I have a 16G FO tank that I'm going to re-cycle soon into a reef tank. I'm looking at doing a conversion of an AquaClear 70 into a hang on back fuge....for such a small tank do you think a skimmer is a neccesity? I'm planning on doing weekly water changes anyway... Thanks! ~Rob

Originally Posted by jdragunas email me... jennldragunas@comcast.net Message away el capitan!

Very nice. I was thinking "more is better" until I saw that I could easily throw down $100 for around 30 pounds of LR. I'll keep shopping and hopefully some deals will show up. I'm also thinking of a multi-phased approach of just getting the LS and light going this month (with my current two...

I forget where I read it, but I recall seeing 1.5 / 2.0 pounds per G. I'm just curious how much everyone else is actually doing in practice and how much real-estate that covers in a tank :)

I've got a 16G bowfront tank and I'm eye'ing various places for purchasing live rock. About how much should I be looking to purchase (some will get chisled into a AC HOB fuge too...). Thanks! ~S'Greth

Hello everyone, I'm a new user to saltwaterfish.com. I've had a 16-gal fish-only tank for about 5 months now. Things have been going fairly well, but I've learned the error of my ways on more than one occasion (those poor damsels) :) I'm in the process of planning out a coral conversion which...