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    Pool filter sand vs live sand

    Trying to keep the budget down on my setup and was thinking about buying pool filter sand instead of live sand. Any advice on this and should I add 1 bag of live sand to the pool sand? Right now i...
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    Quarantine tank setup.

    Hi I'm just running regular water right now in the Qt just to make sure filter and air pump is working. I'm going to add some pieces of pvc and a all black back ground. I'm running a whisper 10-30...
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    Re: Substrate advice

    Yes I will be adding a skimmer. Kinda of mixed on adding a skimmer and a canister filter or just running a skimmer. Or being on a budget and moving slow with the setup what should I add first? Some...
  4. Re: 125 gallon aggressive fish only setup. Need advice.

    Thanks for the advice I got it. Lol now I need to figure out how to hook it up in my washing room. I have never tried plumbing but I'm going to watch some videos. Thanks again.




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    Re: Substrate advice

    Lol I was half way joking but now I'm going to look into it. That would save alot of money. I was told it's about 2lbs of sand per gallon for a 2" sand bed. That's over 200 lbs of sand yea that would...
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    Re: Substrate advice

    Thank you at risk of sounding crazy can I just get some sand from the Los Angeles beaches? Lol just headed to LA this weekend and it crossed my mind.

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    Substrate advice

    The plan was to setup a fowlr tank on a budget and upgrade piece by piece as I progress to a reef in about 2 years (my kids are young can't afford to feed the reef and pay for daycare). Right now i...
  8. Re: 125 gallon aggressive fish only setup. Need advice.

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    Hi sorry I ran Into some car trouble set me back on my tank plans but I think I'm ready to get back on it. I need some advice on a whirlpool RO system. Someone is selling one for $35 and I was just...
  10. Re: 125 gallon aggressive fish only setup. Need advice.

    While im seeding the old live f
    Rock should i just get the cheapest salt. And get the salt that im going to use for the long run when im ready for fish?

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  11. Re: 125 gallon aggressive fish only setup. Need advice.

    Thats what i was wondering think im going to order my salt this weekend. Any advice on good places to get salt and a test kit? I use drfostersmith.com for most thing i have needed in the past.
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  12. Re: 125 gallon aggressive fish only setup. Need advice.

    Any advice on a good skimmer? And would a clean up crew survive with aggressive fish? Or do u mean just for the seeding of the old rock use a cleaning crew?

    Another question i have is during the...
  13. Re: 125 gallon aggressive fish only setup. Need advice.

    Good question i was thinking i needed live rock to help with the quality if water. Do i really need live rock for a aggressive fish only tank? I dont have a list of fish just yet im going to let the...
  14. Re: 125 gallon aggressive fish only setup. Need advice.

    Thanks i was hoping i could just seed these old rocks with some new rocks. I want to have a snowflake eel if that doesnt need sand or crushed coral im pretty sure im going with the sandless bottom....
  15. 125 gallon aggressive fish only setup. Need advice.

    Just bleached my old use to be live rock had been sitting for the last 8 years, vinegar scrubbed the inside of the tank. Now running a filter with some filter fiber just to catch the left over thats...
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