Eric's 65-Gallon Project!

[Eric Noa]

Thank guys... One more question, Can I add the sand now or do I have to wait for the tank to cycle?

 

[daugherty]

add it now


i always add mine sand first thing before even the water

 

[dcantucson]

Yes definitely add it now and let the rock, sand and water all cycle at once.

 

[Smitty]

Yep...add it now, this is one of the best times to do it.

 

[Eric Noa]

Ok guys when I get home from the university I will add the sand....

 

[Eric Noa]

Hi guys, Another update on the tank. Yesterday I added more salt in the morning because the salinity level was low. Now is between .25 & .26. At night when all the salt was dissolved I went ahead and added the sand. I put in 60lbs of sand. I think thats a good amount. Here is a picture of the foggy water, lol The picture isn't that great because I took it with my phone.

 

[Smitty]

Cool...

 

[daugherty]

give it some time it will settle fairly quickly

 

[Eric Noa]

Yea... today in the morning you could already start to see the rocks again.

 

[Ted]

It took 3 days for my tank to completely settle after I put in sand.

 

[yote]

I know I'm late on this thread Eric,but you got a great looking tank in the makings right there.Looks good.

 

[Eric Noa]

Hi guys.... Well Ive been looking at my rock work and Im not pleased with it... Im thinking about removing the rock and re-arrange them... I wanted to add more rock but I wanted to buy dry rock since is cheaper and I already have 110lbs of live rock. Can I just put the dry rock in there as a base then add the live rock on top? Do I have to do anything to the dry rock before putting it in?

 

[Smitty]

You have the right idea...just rinse the dry rock well before adding it.

 

[Eric Noa]

Thank you Smitty

 

[Bifferwine]

Yep, add the dry rock wherever you think it will look the best.

 

[Eric Noa]

Hey guys,

Today I took the rocks out and re-arrange them... I think they look better now. Let me know... The water is foggy since I moved everything again plus its still kinda foggy from the sand

 

[Smitty]

That looks good Eric...your critters are going to love it in there. many different hiding places, nooks and crannies.

 

[yote]

+1 Smitty
Thats does look good.But I'll bet you rearrange them again:D We all end up moving the rock several times before we finally get enough coral in the tank that we cant move the rock:D

 

[Eric Noa]

Thank guys and hopefully I don't re-arrange them again... lol is a pain in the a***

 

[Smitty]

Ha Ha Ha Ha...you will....trust me!