some newbie questions

[lectrik]

im just wondering about this:
if your gona stick your hand into your tank how would you clean it if you cant use soap?
what provides the oxigen in the tank if you have no filter just live rock?
if your tank gets sunlight from a window do you still need high power lighting on for 8 hours even if its daylight and the lights are on and you can barely know the difference between on or off?
should the clean up crew go in after the the lr cycles the tank, before the fish and coral?
will a 75g reef tank work with out a sump or refugium, just power heads?
ok thats all for now
thx

 

[slothy]

1.) i use soap to clean my hands, but i rinse extra good if im gonna be putting them in my tank.
2.) areation (sp?) of water current (top of tank) from powerhead or return line
3.) Sunlight wont do ya much... stick with your lighting (vho/pc/mh)
4.) wait until the tank cycles and there is some stuff in the tank for them to clean up
5.) yes, but you will find that you will want one...

 

[lectrik]

sp? aeration? can you explain a little pls

 

[slothy]

well with a powerhead flowing creating, lets call it mini waves on the surfaces of the tank water, this is where the exchange of gases (co2 and o2 i think (shark or someone please chime in hehe) and that is how you get o2 in your tank...