newsaltyman
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okay..im new to all this....but ive been doing a grip of research about how to establish a salt water tank....i recently went out and got a 72 gallon glass tank. Lets jump to the the questions! 1) For a tank this big..is a sump necessary (everyone seems to have one)? I know it hides all ur hideous equipment and increase water volume..but will i still be successfully without one. How do u go about drilling holes in a glass aquarium anyways?
2)Im recently in the tideous process of puting RO water in my tank...at about 1 gallon an hour....after i fill it up....i add salt and then do i add sand? Also something about the sand...live sand are very expensive...so can i juss add 3/4 regular sand and then 1/4 live sand? What type of live sand do you recommended and where is it cheap?
3)After the sand...do i add the rocks? of do i add the rocks first before the sand. Live rocks too are very expensive...so can i get non living rocks as my base..and pile live rocks on it? will the non living rocks become live within time? how much lbs of rocks will i need for my tank? and what brands are good and where is it cheap to get it?
4)after all thats been added...will the cycling start? or should i drop in some shrimps too? should the shrimps be raw or cooked? and how long should i keep it in there? should it be chopped up?
i know this is alot of questions.so you dont have to answer them all...any little advice will help..thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2)Im recently in the tideous process of puting RO water in my tank...at about 1 gallon an hour....after i fill it up....i add salt and then do i add sand? Also something about the sand...live sand are very expensive...so can i juss add 3/4 regular sand and then 1/4 live sand? What type of live sand do you recommended and where is it cheap?
3)After the sand...do i add the rocks? of do i add the rocks first before the sand. Live rocks too are very expensive...so can i get non living rocks as my base..and pile live rocks on it? will the non living rocks become live within time? how much lbs of rocks will i need for my tank? and what brands are good and where is it cheap to get it?
4)after all thats been added...will the cycling start? or should i drop in some shrimps too? should the shrimps be raw or cooked? and how long should i keep it in there? should it be chopped up?
i know this is alot of questions.so you dont have to answer them all...any little advice will help..thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!