blue dew
Member
Hi,
This may be a dumb question, but can you add the sand to a new tank, then carefully add the fresh water, followed by the salt? I'm setting up a 30L tank with a DSB of 60-80 lbs Pure Caribbean Aragonite sand. I was able to get a pretty good deal on the 40lb bags of sand locally. The water will be distilled and I'm going to be using Instant Ocean salt. Right now I don't have room for a large trash can to pre mix the water in. Plan on using a smaller 13 gallon rubbermaid trash bin (new) for the replacement water since it will fit under the stand. I have 2 Maxi-Jet powerheads for circulation. I plan on using semi-cured live rock (about 40-45 lbs) to cycle the tank with a cocktail shrimp or two. I know the cycle will take quite awhile. I'm not in a hurry
I'm glad I found this board awhile back, it has really helped with the planning of my tank and pointed out many things not to do.
Thanks
This may be a dumb question, but can you add the sand to a new tank, then carefully add the fresh water, followed by the salt? I'm setting up a 30L tank with a DSB of 60-80 lbs Pure Caribbean Aragonite sand. I was able to get a pretty good deal on the 40lb bags of sand locally. The water will be distilled and I'm going to be using Instant Ocean salt. Right now I don't have room for a large trash can to pre mix the water in. Plan on using a smaller 13 gallon rubbermaid trash bin (new) for the replacement water since it will fit under the stand. I have 2 Maxi-Jet powerheads for circulation. I plan on using semi-cured live rock (about 40-45 lbs) to cycle the tank with a cocktail shrimp or two. I know the cycle will take quite awhile. I'm not in a hurry
I'm glad I found this board awhile back, it has really helped with the planning of my tank and pointed out many things not to do.
Thanks