dry rock question

[AquaMason]

what is husbandry? and i didnt know that. what is a predatory tank? it sounds interesting

 

[mr_X]

"Husbandry" is your tank keeping habits.

 

[Mrc8858]

A predator tank would be fish that are aggressize and eat other fish basically..fish like large eels, anglers, sharks etc

 

[mr_X]

Hi. I am in the same situation I am starting a 90 gallon tank with a 40 gallon refug. I put about 60 pounds of dry rock in it and 30 pounds of live sand in the refuge. I have about 70 pound of live rock in my 30 gallon that I'm going to switch over. Should I us the shrimp idea to. Are u talking shrimp I would eat.lol

Yes. A raw shrimp or two from the grocery store. let them rot in the tank and create ammonia.

 

[AquaMason]

see since im new to sw i have no idea of where to go after the tank is cycled, any pointers?

 

[mr_X]

Add the livestock that you like, gradually.

 

[AquaMason]

i meant more of like a directino to go livestock wise i mean ive done research on fish but what are some good fish to keep. some that would be entertaining to watch

 

[kjboer7]

For live stock it's totally up to you but you need to pick like a fish or coral or whatever and kinda build around it there's so many different combos just all depends on your taste

 

[kjboer7]

I do like puffers but there not reef safe if you wanted coral then look at tangs there fun to watch there almost always out. But if you go aggressive there's triggers which are also out a lot so like I said lots of combos

 

[AquaRick]

you need to decide if you're going reef or not. If not, are you going with a predator tank, or a peaceful fowlr etc. Some fish are not reef safe and will nip at clams, corals, inverts etc. It really is up to you. Once you decide what kind of tank you're going with, do some reasearch into the fish you would like to have and go from there.

 

[AquaMason]

preciate it yall

 

[orca67]

I have a dry rock question I might as well ask here instead of starting a new thread. I have a 46G bow front and m awaiting my order of 45lbs dry rock. I planning on making a reef tank. Do I need to add some live rock with the dry or will they dry become live over time? If I need to add LR how much?

 

[AquaRick]

I have a dry rock question I might as well ask here instead of starting a new thread. I have a 46G bow front and m awaiting my order of 45lbs dry rock. I planning on making a reef tank. Do I need to add some live rock with the dry or will they dry become live over time? If I need to add LR how much?

It will become live over time as you cycle your tank.

 

[mr_X]

Yep, you don't need any ocean rock to seed it. Bacteria will grow on the dry rock providing you add an ammonia source to start the cycle. If you want things like coralline algae, you need but to take some shavings from someone's tank, and sprinkle it in the water.