skyman
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I Originally put this in as a reply to another thread by mistake.
Went to the LFS to get 5 gal bucket of salt when another customer asked me if I was getting ready to fill or do a water change. I told him initial fill. After about ten minutes of discussion he informs me that if he could do it all over again he would set up his bottom different. What I planned on was about 3"-4" of sand. He told me to do is go to Home Depot purchase:
2' of 1/4 pvc pipe
egg crate
enough PLASTIC screen to cover the bottom twice
purchase enough crushed coral for 2"
purchase enough sand for 2-3"
So he told me to cut about dozen pieces of 1/4" pvc in half inch pieces. Place these pieces on bottom of aquarium. Place the egg crate on top of pvc. Leave two inches between egg crate and sides of aquarium. So now the bottom of the eggcrate is 1/2" above bottom of tank. Put first piece of screen on top of egg crate (make sure screen is cut to the size of tank so it will overlap the egg crate) Put two inches of crushed coral on top of screen. Put second screen down again cut to size of tank. Than put the 2"-3" of (preferably live sand) on top of second screen. He told me that this would make the bottom 1/2" of water under egg crate anarobic (consuming Nitrates and releasing Nitrogen gas) thus cutting down on frequency of water changes. So I priced this out and come to find out it will only cost me about fifty dollars more to do this. Waiting to see what I read here before I fill my tank.
125 tall
proclear-150 wet/dry with protein skimmer
6x65 cf lights
Plan on fish only maybe a little live rock
Went to the LFS to get 5 gal bucket of salt when another customer asked me if I was getting ready to fill or do a water change. I told him initial fill. After about ten minutes of discussion he informs me that if he could do it all over again he would set up his bottom different. What I planned on was about 3"-4" of sand. He told me to do is go to Home Depot purchase:
2' of 1/4 pvc pipe
egg crate
enough PLASTIC screen to cover the bottom twice
purchase enough crushed coral for 2"
purchase enough sand for 2-3"
So he told me to cut about dozen pieces of 1/4" pvc in half inch pieces. Place these pieces on bottom of aquarium. Place the egg crate on top of pvc. Leave two inches between egg crate and sides of aquarium. So now the bottom of the eggcrate is 1/2" above bottom of tank. Put first piece of screen on top of egg crate (make sure screen is cut to the size of tank so it will overlap the egg crate) Put two inches of crushed coral on top of screen. Put second screen down again cut to size of tank. Than put the 2"-3" of (preferably live sand) on top of second screen. He told me that this would make the bottom 1/2" of water under egg crate anarobic (consuming Nitrates and releasing Nitrogen gas) thus cutting down on frequency of water changes. So I priced this out and come to find out it will only cost me about fifty dollars more to do this. Waiting to see what I read here before I fill my tank.
125 tall
proclear-150 wet/dry with protein skimmer
6x65 cf lights
Plan on fish only maybe a little live rock
