Galligak
Aquarium Advice Addict
Cool I'm defiantly going to look into that! That'll make my mom happy! No extreme rock buying
Even that or you could simply put 5-10 lbs of base rock in and by the time you're ready, ittl be live rock and you can seed any additional base rock with it
Haha once you get it up and running it'll hook her, next thing you know she will be taking you to go buy fish
Its a nice tank. Few things I will like to add;
1. make sure to check and re-seal the tank. Now it's the best time to do it.
2. seal the stand for moisture. Salt water have a way of getting in than paint starts to come off. Make sure it's strong enough and wide enough to hold sump later if u decide to add one.
3. Water evaporation- salt will get on the walls next to your tank and ruin paint and drywall overtime. I guess u can paint that too with appropriate paint.
4. Sooner or later your skimmer will overflow and u will have water on the Floor. ( I used silicon between floor tiles and baseboards, so water doesn't get in the wall)
This will save you tons of trouble later. Just wished someone gave me heads up when I started.
negligent_inmate said:Use your judgement on re-sealing. Don't wanna cut out a seal that's perfectly ok. Other than that very good advice
negligent_inmate said:Ohh and vinegar soaks will loosen up any calcium build ups keep that in mind for further down the road, of course a good washing is needed afterwards too
Heera said:Its a nice tank. Few things I will like to add;
1. make sure to check and re-seal the tank. Now it's the best time to do it.
2. seal the stand for moisture. Salt water have a way of getting in than paint starts to come off. Make sure it's strong enough and wide enough to hold sump later if u decide to add one.
3. Water evaporation- salt will get on the walls next to your tank and ruin paint and drywall overtime. I guess u can paint that too with appropriate paint.
4. Sooner or later your skimmer will overflow and u will have water on the Floor. ( I used silicon between floor tiles and baseboards, so water doesn't get in the wall)
This will save you tons of trouble later. Just wished someone gave me heads up when I started.