Vic's 125 gallon FOWLR Diary

rcdude1990

rcdude1990

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thanks im still deciding were i should get my LR from
its either get it here for 400 or get it at my lfs for 450, im not sure cause the LR at my LFS doesnt look nice, they have like squares and stuff
 
azfishgal

azfishgal

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Originally Posted by sign guy
what happend to the smily thats eating popcorn?
tanks looking good victor
I know....that was my favorite smiley.

Since you want colorful fish, you are in the right hobby. Pretty much every fish in saltwater is beautiful with lots of color. Again, you can see what I have in my diary, but just do research on what the fish needs (tank size, etc) and who it will get along with before you start adding. Some fish are very beautiful but are not suitable with other fish. So just do your research and you will be ok.
 
rcdude1990

rcdude1990

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of course i will lol i never buy a fish if i dont no its history and facts.
i jus forgot one thing
i want to add the sand mayb tomrro or sunday,
and hopefully get the LR in on tuesday, is this a good idea?
also the tank wont start cycling wen i put the sand in right?
cause i want to ad the LR and then start the cycle using the shrimp method
 
sign guy

sign guy

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the sand will probably start a small cycle but its no biggie. I add it on sunday then rock and shrimp on tusday
 
azfishgal

azfishgal

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Originally Posted by rcdude1990
of course i will lol i never buy a fish if i dont no its history and facts.
i jus forgot one thing
i want to add the sand mayb tomrro or sunday,
and hopefully get the LR in on tuesday, is this a good idea?
also the tank wont start cycling wen i put the sand in right?
cause i want to ad the LR and then start the cycle using the shrimp method
Even if it's live sand it won't do enough of a cycle to hurt anything. However, I put my base rock, then live rock on top, THEN my sand (mostly dry sand, then 20 lbs of live sand - no need to spend more money then needed). In doing it this way your rock is directly on the bottom of your tank (you can also use egg crate if you want to place the rocks on), so if you have any critters that will move your sand around, you won't have the rocks come crashing down.
 
grubsnaek

grubsnaek

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Originally Posted by azfishgal
Even if it's live sand it won't do enough of a cycle to hurt anything. However, I put my base rock, then live rock on top, THEN my sand (mostly dry sand, then 20 lbs of live sand - no need to spend more money then needed). In doing it this way your rock is directly on the bottom of your tank (you can also use egg crate if you want to place the rocks on), so if you have any critters that will move your sand around, you won't have the rocks come crashing down.

she got it, i used base then sand let that settle then put the rest of the live rock in. the egg crate is also another good idea.
 
addicted2

addicted2

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I did the same thing with my 75 gal tank...used 80+ pounds of aragonite reef sand and added a bag of live sand. I put egg crate down first, then my base rock, then sand..then my LR went in and water...worked out great! Here I am 9 months later and no regrets! My wallet is definitely lighter
...but no regrets!

your tank looks great so far! looks kinda like mine..mine is smaller tho'
 
rcdude1990

rcdude1990

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quick update:
i just added my old LS that use to b in m 55, i gotta go to the store tomrro since i bought the rong type of sand
i think this is about 55 lbs of sand but i dont remeebr, ill pick up another 55 lbs tomorro
 
rcdude1990

rcdude1990

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another quick update, i jus added 40 lbs of new LS and waiting for the tank to settle, i have another 20 lbs bag to put in
 
rcdude1990

rcdude1990

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i jus added the other 20 lb bag so hopefully it will settle by tomrro
tonight im goin to buy the LR from this site


 
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