Shaddleson's Tank Diary
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skadwick
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Built my stand today. It's ugly but it's sturdy. So going to get some LS from petsmart and I guess ill be making some phone calls so get 30 jugs of distilled water!
And got a question....should i mix the salt before or after i put it in the tank??? And if i can mix it while its in the tank should i add sand after i mix the water??? Need help never done this with a big tank
And got a question....should i mix the salt before or after i put it in the tank??? And if i can mix it while its in the tank should i add sand after i mix the water??? Need help never done this with a big tank
travisginger13
Member
you can buy a 24in. shop light at wal-mart and put your saltwater bulbs in it until you get the right light. i did this when i first started and it worked great. just dont buy 50/50 lights buy the right kind.
travisginger13
Member
go to wal-mart and buy a 24in. shop light until you get your power compact. i did this when i first started mine and it worked great. just get the right lights for it and not 50/50's. you dont need a halide for such a small tank that is overkill.
skadwick
Member
premade salt water here costs $10 a jug and thats a little under 3 gallons
But! Joeyyy, real life friend on here that got me into salt water, has some of the 29 cent refils from kroger so we put a 45 gallon tub in the back of my truck and made 4 trips into kroger refilling the jugs till we had about 30 gallons got home filled up the tank with my 5 gallon bucket then mixxed my salt to 1.023.
Since im short on money i decided to just use play sand instead of LS. I hope this will be ok, I prefer the look of fine sand in tanks anyway
. Anyway i wet the sand down and drained the water out of it twice now im letting it soak over night. I Hope this will be ok, any thoughts?
But! Joeyyy, real life friend on here that got me into salt water, has some of the 29 cent refils from kroger so we put a 45 gallon tub in the back of my truck and made 4 trips into kroger refilling the jugs till we had about 30 gallons got home filled up the tank with my 5 gallon bucket then mixxed my salt to 1.023.
Since im short on money i decided to just use play sand instead of LS. I hope this will be ok, I prefer the look of fine sand in tanks anyway
. Anyway i wet the sand down and drained the water out of it twice now im letting it soak over night. I Hope this will be ok, any thoughts?
rotarymagic
Active Member
Originally Posted by travisginger13
http:///forum/post/2889623
go to wal-mart and buy a 24in. shop light until you get your power compact. i did this when i first started mine and it worked great. just get the right lights for it and not 50/50's. you dont need a halide for such a small tank that is overkill.
Do what??? light is light.. how else would you successfully keep sps or clams in a nano? with T5HO or halides, but with the dimensions of the biocube a 150 or 175w MH is the best bet.
I have a 150w MH over my sps dominated 15gallon cube.. a power compact wouldn't work for that app.
rotarymagic
Active Member
Originally Posted by Skadwick
http:///forum/post/2890345
O and a question for you BioCube pros. How do i heat my water :O I guess i have to pu a heater in there, but like how do i do the cord and stuff with the top on =/. And is there any way to turn off the moon lights without unpluggin them?? lol
Put all the lights on timers.. the moonlights on a reversed light cycle or even less.
http:///forum/post/2890345
O and a question for you BioCube pros. How do i heat my water :O I guess i have to pu a heater in there, but like how do i do the cord and stuff with the top on =/. And is there any way to turn off the moon lights without unpluggin them?? lol
Put all the lights on timers.. the moonlights on a reversed light cycle or even less.