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On top of the sand you have....do you remember what sand you used then?? I use Ocean Direct Carribean Live Sand. But if you are completely cleaning your sand with freshwater, you can save some money and use dry sand and seed it with some existing sand.
I did this when I upgraded from my 55 to 180. The difference is...I didn't care about losing the bacteria in the sand. So I used freshwater to rinse. If you are thinking about re-doing the entire sand bed, then rinsing with fresh water will do the same thing. Keep some old sand to seed it....and...
I think you'll be skating a fine line there. The detritus and all the hydrogen sulfide that is built up in there. I'd be a bit worried!! You may be better of cleaning the sand with fresh water before re-using it, but let's see what others have to say.
Nice pick up's!! Din to Yoke converter $10!! I need one LOL. I'm still looking for a pony bottle. Trying to find one used so I can save some money...no luck yet.
Where you getting the 120's from??
The relationship between Nitrates and algae, is that algae feeds off of your nitrates and phosphates. To rid yourself on algae, you need to rid yourself of nitrates and phosphates. Tap water can contain N&P, as well as a lot of other minerals and chemicals that you don't want.
The Bellus should be here on Tuesday!! So excited!!!!
I will now be looking into a trio of Fiji Lyretail Anthias. That will finish out all my fish. Then it's just going to be maintance and growing out my corals!!
Brandon...I'm trying to get a full tank shot but it's not working well. But here are some pics of the tank.
I just hit the 5mL mark today!! Such a slow process LOL.
I know that everyone here is probably stuck inside because of this crazy storm!! So what is everyone doing today??
Me....I'm still working since I work from my home office. But I'm also going to be acclimating a Tail Spot Bleeny to my DT from my QT.
I'm also looking into some vacations in the...
Hyposalinity
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NOTE: This procedure can not be performed in an environment containing live rock, deep sand bed (DSB) or inverts [including crabs, snails, corals, etc.] If you have a strictly...
Here is an awesome write up on how to set up a QT tank and how to treat with Hyposalinity from another site:
By jwtrojan44
Quarantine/Hospital Tank [QT/HT]
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QT/HT, What is it and why should I do it?
A quarantine...