Buying Live rock and Cycling questions.

[phastroh]

No big deal just Marcos Dry and TBS dry are different and the price is not worth it to me personally.

 

[buddy08]

I found a lady locally that wants to sell here sand. its 100lbs and has been in her tank for 3 years. Its a crushed coral sand mix. Should i buy it? and if so how much should i offer her?

 

[Bifferwine]

No, I would only use new sand when setting up or moving a tank. There can be a lot of crap trapped in that sand, it will take a long time to clean out!

I would use old sand to seed your new sand with -- like a few cups here and there, spread throughout your tank.

I would also avoid crushed coral. That stuff is very hard to keep clean. Go with regular sand instead.

 

[buddy08]

the gf fell in love with your tank biffer, what sand are you using?

 

[Bifferwine]

It is just bagged dry aragonite sand (white) from the pet store. The cheapest stuff they sell! Thank you!

 

[buddy08]

Got my live rock and sand. Pics coming soon...Do i need to glue the rocks together ?

 

[phastroh]

I have crushed coral that sucks its hard to keep clean but my snails seem to love it

 

[little_fish]

I would not, you are going to find you will want to change your structure around. But to make sure it is secure, rockslides are horrible in a tank.