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Have any of you ever dealt with Live Rock, Inc.? If so, what did you think?

Thanks deejeff! How would I know whether or not I had cured LR or not? I would like to think I didn't just have to take someone's word on it. :( Also, where could I look for "dry sand"? I don't see it on SWF or *****'s websites!

Originally Posted by Oceansidefish You can buy dry sand.....its way cheaper and it becomes "live" sand when you cycle your tank!!! Thanks! Obviously I'll still read up on it quite a bit, but is there any special thing I need to add, or do, to the sand to make it become "live"? I'm also glad...

My reason for wanting the sand isn't necessarily due to it doing any particular "job". It's more or less just adding to the natural look and feel of the aquarium. If I'm being honest, though, I haven't read anything about live sand so I'm not sure yet what to expect. I just assumed it was...

Well, after just several days to a week of reading, I almost have an idea of what I would like to try to accomplish with my first aquarium. I'll go ahead and list my thoughts, so far, and let you guys critique it if you'd like. Please keep in mind I'm still new to all of this, and will...

Originally Posted by jetskiking I run no mechanical filtration on my reef. I will however throw a piece of floss inbetween a baffle in the sump temporarily if I have been stirring things up. Is a sump something I will definitely need? I wasn't originally planning on using one. :(

Well, I'll likely be adding a skimmer. I was mainly talking about any other kind of mechanical filter. Thanks for all the replies so far guys and gals! It's really good to know I have someone to get help from since I don't have a LFS or personally know anyone else in the hobby to talk to. :)

More reading leads to yet another question. I do plan on using live rock in my system. The question is, if I use live rock is there still a need for any kind of filter? I've read that using live rock with powerheads replaces the need for a wet/dry filter. Is that correct?

After some reading, I've come up with another question. I've read, in several places, that the cleaning crew should be the first thing in the tank after cycling. My question is, how do you determine how much of a cleaning crew you need to start out with?

Originally Posted by King_Neptune if your limited on places to shop, order right hear from SWF.com A lot of what I've read insists that I only buy fish that I have a chance to observe first. I could make a trip to the Ft. Worth area, but that is a 3 hour drive and I'm concerned that any fish...

As the title says, I'm new to the hobby as well as new to the site. In the several days I've been doing massive amounts of reading and viewing photos of other people's tanks. I'm just amazed by the pure and natural beauty of these saltwater aquariums. I do plan on starting my own in the future...