pico reef diary

[fishboy52]

in about a week i'm going to go pick up my new 2.5 gallon rectangle tank and i'll be making a reef
things for my reef:
rectangle All Glass 2.5gl tank $10 (petsmart)
Red sea deco art nano filter $11 (*****)
2 Corallife 10wtts,10,000k mini compact flurescent $10 (petsmart)
Aquatic Gardens Aquariums Hydrometer with theremometer $4 (*****)
2lb ls ? (?)
3-5lb lr ? (?)
i'll have about 4wtts per gallon so i'll have simple coral......
list of animals:
will post soon

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[the j.o.p.]

i can't wait to see how it goes for you. i'll prob. start a 3gal nano next month.

 

[fishboy52]

thanks i'm really exicted to but its going to be a good two to three weeks before this monster get going i have to find,locate,and buy all this stuff first.
I've just been searching at the websites of my lfs aka. pet/s/smart/co to see if they have what i have been looking for and next week i'll go and buy them
:jumping: can't wait!
oh and by the way these are the corals i chose:
candy cane
clove polpys
mushrooms...duh
ricordea
zoos...for sure
yellow polyps
any more i missed that are cool let me know
:cheer: yay one more week
post your 2.5's here.
i want an idea with rockwork/coral/and such things
don't forget to add your stock list,lighting, and
lr/ls lbstanks

 

[fishboy52]

which is better:
http://www.*****.com/Assets/product_images/6/6392600207B.jpg
Tideline Natural Coral Sand Pure Marine Substrate
100% calcium carbonate substrate for marine tanks. Provides a natural bed for your aquarium and increases buffering capacity. Minimal rinsing.
or
http://www.*****.com/Assets/product_images/2/2990420791B.jpg
Nature's Ocean Premium Marine Substrates
100% natural marine aquarium substrates straight from the ocean to you. Offered in a variety of materials.
or
http://www.*****.com/Assets/product_images/2/2990420701B.jpg
Nature's Ocean Bio-Activ Live Aragonite Reef Sand
100% natural, premium marine substrate. Contains natural live marine bacteria to quickly stabilize tank. Removes nitrogenous waste and restores natural organic balance. Maintains proper pH. Provides essential trace elements.
duh i know which is better.......the acual live sand...........but its $25 and the others are $7 and remember i going for a 2.5 and i don't really need all of the 10lb (what am i going to do with the other 8lb) and it'll turn into ls eventully.
will the first one be okay or wll it give me nitrate problems.....
or do i just suck it up and pay the $25 for the good stuff?

 

[fishboy52]

thinking of adding some leathers like
cabbage or a devil's hand
if they fit, i'll try to get fraggs of these and when they start to get to big i'll return them or give them to my one of my teachers (they have nice reefs)