What sand would you use to setup a new tank? I am planning on a 1-2 in SSB. I am not going to have a bare bottom tank - it works for some and not for others, Natures Ocean Caribsea Southdown (IMO No good) Other? Would you put the rock on the sand or build it higher?

my tank has been cycling for about 1 week. when do i add substrate?? i want to use crushed aragonite

my kids ripped the shift keys off the laptop so forgive the lowercase letters. 55g AGA $2 iron stand with tile board top $2 caribsea 40lbs Seaflor Special Grade Reef...

Hi all. At first I wasn't going to join the nano build-off, but decided late in the game to join in. I have some of my initial build pics, but not all so I'm hoping it won't count too much against me. I just couldn't resist the build off. So as the title suggests, my tank is a 20 gallon high...

I thought I would post a few pics of my new 20 gallon nano. It has been up aboout 1 week now.

so i've been sisiting a couple of local fish stores, looking for a place to buy sand. since shipping on that stuff is insanely expensive. however, neither of the stores have dry substrate (sugar sized sand) they only have the small bags of "live sand" however, both of them had a BIG white bag...

mods, sorry if this is the wrong forum, please move if needed. i'm anctiously awayting delivery of my brandnew tank. this will be my first saltwater tank, had two freshwater tanks many, many years ago. anyway, this will be a 90 gallon acrylic seaclear tank and by now i'm pretty sure that im...

Had a question I wanted to run by the group here. My 180 has been up and running for almost 4 weeks now. I checked levels last night and ammonia, nitrite, nitrate all are zero. The ASM G4X skimmer that was initially pulling out alot o crap has slowed down over the past ten days. Is it ok to do a...

I have a really good friend that I can turn too when I have troubles. He recently created a article that I thought that I would share ... its a great way to jump start a new reef tank ... please don't give me credit for this write up .. but again I though that I would share ... Some of it I did...

I am setting up a 110 gal and am toying with the idea of using a shallow sandbed with coarse crushed coral for easy vacuuming. Any advice/opinions?:wavey:

Hi there, Right now In my living room i have a 50 gallon tank just full of saltwater, nothing else. I just bought 30 lbs of Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand and 30 lbs of Fiji Pink Reef Sand. Actually my dad bought it for me lol. But, the guy told him that i need to wash it really well. How...

I am taking the tank back down again to do a CLS:doh: . Is there an advantage to plain sand or the carib sea aroganoite sand or carib sea arogonite special grade substrate. I plan to do a very SSB ~1/2" or so, just enough to cover the bottom and give my godie something to play in!:funny...

I need advice on how to setup a basic tank(no high-tec equipment). The tank will be a 20H with 310gph. Other than flow, good live rock, sand, heater, and weekly 1-2gal water changes what do I need to setup a healthy tank with 2 small fish, soft corals, and tulip anemones.

I am looking for opinons on the CaribSea substrate products. It is extremly confusing trying to figure out the difference in the 10 or so different varietys they sell. this is a list of the different varietys they offer- Aragamax Bermuda Pnk Aragamax Select Fiji Pink Reef Sand Florida Crushed...

Hello Just moved back from Colorado. I am looking for a 55-120 set up complete if possible. Stand, Tank, Lights, Canopy, Etc... I am also interested in Stand-Tank-Canopy setups as well if the complete setup is not an option. Will pick up, have all summer off. Stand and canopy must be in...

UPDATED: Stuff for sale i have a garbage can full of Live rock, and i am about to turn out the lights on it, and let it sit for a while, kinda worried about the urchin and star fish dieing, so first person with $5 to come pick up the Urchin( longspine, its purple) and starfish(brittle starfish)...

i have a garbage can full of Live rock, and i am about to turn out the lights on it, and let it sit for a while, kinda worried about the urchin and star fish dieing, so first person with $5 to come pick them up is the winner. if nothing else they could be used for a little LFS credit. i also...

Hi all, For the past couple of weeks I've been trying to fix a problem with my 15H. The water is a brown/tea color. The water is messed up enough I can't see through the tank, which is only 10" front to back. A little background. The tank was started in November. It's a 15H with 20ish lbs...

Has anyone used any Carib Sea products? Like the "sugar sized" Aragamax? Just wondering how it worked out. Later R3

Okay, so I'm not a marine hobbyist, but I was sent in your direction from the Minnesota Aquarium Society in my quest for answers. Please go easy on this freshwater fiend. I actually keep African Cichlids, and I'm looking for an affordable alternative to CaribSea Special Grade Reef sand. I've...