Live rock/critters

[flyingzach]

Just wanting to ask one more time before I place my order tomorrow. Any objections to it?
Ive got a 75gal tank:
I had planned on getting 75lbs of LR but for only $70 more I can get 75lbs of LR, 40lbs of LS, 78 blue leg hermits, 20 turbo snails, 2 cucumbers, 1 brittle star, 1 shrimp. Also it will be shipped in 2 seperate orders, the first will include the sand and half the rock, the second will include the other half of the rock and the critters. Is that to many critters though? Id like to have fish also! Perferibly a fully stocked aquarium. The package im looking at is actuall for a 40gal. What should I do?
Also its actually just as cheap to get it shipped seperate as it is to ship it all at once.

 

[broomer5]

Is this a brand new set up tank or one that's stocked with fish/inverts already ?
If new - personally I would order the live rock and live sand - and put these in the tank.
Then monitor the tank for any ammonia spikes, etc.
After the rock cures ( it will have some die off if shipped ) and all looks good - I would consider adding the clean-up crew at that point.
You may lose some critters if the tank spikes hard.
That would be a shame.
I'm assuming all of what you plan on ordering would be going in this 75 gallon tank.
I would not add 75 pounds of live rock to an established tank containing fish or inverts. Could be lethal.

 

[slothy]

ya i know the "others" package you are talking about... they send you the critters once u call them up and say hey my tank is ready, then they shipem to ya....

 

[darkrose]

Originally posted by flyingzach
Just wanting to ask one more time before I place my order tomorrow. Any objections to it?
Ive got a 75gal tank:
I had planned on getting 75lbs of LR but for only $70 more I can get 75lbs of LR, 40lbs of LS, 78 blue leg hermits, 20 turbo snails, 2 cucumbers, 1 brittle star, 1 shrimp. Also it will be shipped in 2 seperate orders, the first will include the sand and half the rock, the second will include the other half of the rock and the critters. Is that to many critters though? Id like to have fish also! Perferibly a fully stocked aquarium. The package im looking at is actuall for a 40gal. What should I do?
Also its actually just as cheap to get it shipped seperate as it is to ship it all at once.
You getting this from Tampa Bay Saltwater? It sounds like one of their packages.
I'm driving down there tomorrow to pick up some LR. My wife is in the mood for an adventure (it's a 3 hour drive each way)..

 

[glinton]

Where did you find that deal? I am looking to start up my reef tank soon.

 

[slothy]

tbsaltwater dot com

 

[flyingzach]

yep thats where I got it. I had 3 posts deleted (Im assuming its becuase I was advertising for TBS maybe?) so thats y I didnt mention the name!