Blindloser1080
Reefing newb
Hey there! Let me introduce myself first off! My name is Josh, I live in Lynnwood, WA (about 15 min north of Seattle). I used to be an avid aquarist, but have pretty much forgotten almost everything :(
I used to have a 38G reef setup, I moved out of my sisters place, taught her how to take care of it and well...she never did. She slowly let the water drain out of it, never fed anything, and it all died. When I saw it there was about 10" of water in it, and the only living thing was my purple lobster that was hiding underneath the live rock.:shock:
Now I moved, took my old aquarium with me, and am wanting to start up again! Here's my setup so far:
38G tank, Prizm protien skimmer, Filstar XP3 canister filter. (Would love to have bigger tank, but apartment only allows 40G max.
I'm just starting over and would like a little bit of guidance if possible! I don't have a huge budget, and am buying one at a time (unless it's live rock/crushed coral combo)
Questions:
1) Can pumice be used as a base rock, and live rock put over top? If not, what do/can I use as a base rock? or do I even need it?
2) Last time I used crushed coral, is that still pretty good, or is there better?
3) Lighting. I have the standard light that came with the aquarium it is a Life-Glo that is 24" long, and 20W. What is a decent/good priced bulb to replace with?
4) (Anybody in Seattle area) know where to buy saltwater items? Or even a good website? I've been looking at liveaquaria.com, but they are a little bit spendy.
Thanks for any and all help!
I used to have a 38G reef setup, I moved out of my sisters place, taught her how to take care of it and well...she never did. She slowly let the water drain out of it, never fed anything, and it all died. When I saw it there was about 10" of water in it, and the only living thing was my purple lobster that was hiding underneath the live rock.:shock:
Now I moved, took my old aquarium with me, and am wanting to start up again! Here's my setup so far:
38G tank, Prizm protien skimmer, Filstar XP3 canister filter. (Would love to have bigger tank, but apartment only allows 40G max.
I'm just starting over and would like a little bit of guidance if possible! I don't have a huge budget, and am buying one at a time (unless it's live rock/crushed coral combo)
Questions:
1) Can pumice be used as a base rock, and live rock put over top? If not, what do/can I use as a base rock? or do I even need it?
2) Last time I used crushed coral, is that still pretty good, or is there better?
3) Lighting. I have the standard light that came with the aquarium it is a Life-Glo that is 24" long, and 20W. What is a decent/good priced bulb to replace with?
4) (Anybody in Seattle area) know where to buy saltwater items? Or even a good website? I've been looking at liveaquaria.com, but they are a little bit spendy.
Thanks for any and all help!