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Blossom112

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We set tank up on sunday night .
Had a few problems but worked through them .
We baught CC and now we are going to change it .
I called the Store and they have .....
Argonite 1/2 cm grade (not sugar grade size)
The do however have live sand (sugar grade size)
:help:
Im hoping someone could tell me which one to get PLEASE.

the tank is so clear today ,which has confirmen that we need to really clean the inside glass(used tank)
Any advice , should we just use a cloth and water ?


90gl(all glass)
coralife 65wattx4
coralife skimmer(not set up yet)will be in sump)
20gl sump/return .meg9.5
2 powerheads
Heater
22lbs live rock
40lbs CC to be replaced as soon as i get suggestions .

CHEERS
 
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go for agronite.

it has beneficial buffering capabilities!
 
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Thanks
We went to store no sugar size arg but we got live sand 40lb just so we could cycle ,we are going to order 40 of arg ,i think 80 lbs is enough,maybe a little much but we will play it by ear so-to-speak:)

It is a killer going into shop ,it makes me want to buy stuff NOW lol

We got a testing kit to good for 550 test's
 
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just tested ...
ph is 8.0
amonia is 1.0
nitrite 0ppm
nitrate /?either oppm or 5.0ppm .
IS it safe to say everything is fine ?ill read up more on this .

Started sunday evening(3 days )
now the waiting lol
 
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Coral Coral and more Coral .
A few fish but havent made any def choices yet i am more interested in coral .
We are planning in the next 4 months to filling with ALOT of LR and try and get a variety from different stores,maybe even on line try and get it cheaper ,We are looking to put 100lbs + b4 i
start picking coral.
We are setting this tank up and looking for a few more "holding tanks "
Used would be ideal but will buy new if we have too,if we get fish towe will ned more holding tanks as we want to prepare ahead "just in case" because we are new to this.
So far we need to drain the water ,take the CC OUt (our first mistake)
Clean the glass on front and side near sofa,and leave the other 2 sides as is .
We are going to take the overflow off again and reseal better.
We are looking at doing this on the weekend .
We will need to affix a stopper to the floor to hold the sofa from sliding into the tank lol ,today i was loving the dog and she got too happy and almost slid the sofa through the tank talk about pannick lol and think omg shes still growing lol
great dane 9months 110 lbs .
I will tryand get some photo's up this week .

90gl/sump
22lbs LR
40lbs LS
cycling 3days and counting lol
 
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Blossom112 said:
just tested ...
ph is 8.0
amonia is 1.0
nitrite 0ppm
nitrate /?either oppm or 5.0ppm .
IS it safe to say everything is fine ?ill read up more on this .

Started sunday evening(3 days )
now the waiting lol
Click to expand...
Sounds about right for a 3 day old tank...its all good..

Blossom112 said:
Coral Coral and more Coral .
A few fish but havent made any def choices yet i am more interested in coral .
We are planning in the next 4 months to filling with ALOT of LR and try and get a variety from different stores,maybe even on line try and get it cheaper ,We are looking to put 100lbs + b4 i
start picking coral.
We are setting this tank up and looking for a few more "holding tanks "
Used would be ideal but will buy new if we have too,if we get fish towe will ned more holding tanks as we want to prepare ahead "just in case" because we are new to this.
So far we need to drain the water ,take the CC OUt (our first mistake)
Clean the glass on front and side near sofa,and leave the other 2 sides as is .
We are going to take the overflow off again and reseal better.
We are looking at doing this on the weekend .
We will need to affix a stopper to the floor to hold the sofa from sliding into the tank lol ,today i was loving the dog and she got too happy and almost slid the sofa through the tank talk about pannick lol and think omg shes still growing lol
great dane 9months 110 lbs .
I will tryand get some photo's up this week .

90gl/sump
22lbs LR
40lbs LS
cycling 3days and counting lol
Click to expand...

You dont neccesarily need to drain the tank to swap out the substrate..Its a tank which is void of liverstock, so, just scoop it out and replace it with the other sand..
 
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OK i feel like a DUHH !!!
YOUR AWSOME REEFSCAPE .............
I am laughting my head off "like why didnt i think of that "lol
Think i just have too much going on here .
 
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What is wrong with using tap water ?
I dont like tap water and living in an apartment ,i use a lotus water treatment for drinking .
Instaling something here i think is out of the question.

So i have been thinking about the water since we filled it , it is somewhat bothering me ,and have been trying to think of alternative's.

b4 i used my lotus i used to boil my drinking/cooking water ,i can see it taking weeks to boil and cool enough water to fill our tank,BUT would do it if it would make a huge differance.

Someone told me if i let the water sit for 24 hours it should be fine .

Hubby says their must be some kind of chemical to make the water worthy .

THAUGHTS ANYONE?
Thanks ahead of time
 
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