TigerBarbs said:Another thing about the rock is to try to get smaller pieces. They are a lot easier to stack than bigger ones. You can always go the hammer and screwdriver route to and break em up.
Fishandmusic81 said:Awesome I'm 18 so money's pretty tight for me too when it comes to my tanks how much have you spent so far? I've always wanted to do a reef tank but I'm still adding to my live plant tank
corinne118s said:Be prepared to spend hundreds of dollars per tank
Loukas42 said:Haha well let's see. I had my 20 gallon already and the heater and the little 20 gallon filter ( going to upgrade soon) already so with all the new things I've bought there's $80 of live rock ( still need more), water test kit $21, power head $25, sand $30, water $20. So far that comes to about $180. Still I need to buy the light I want which is $100 ( waiting for my cycle) and more rock which ranges in prices from store to store. So it's expensive which I knew and that's why I got a job, so I could do it myself and not have to ask my parents for money anymore haha.
Might be expensive but IMO sooo worth it!
TigerBarbs said:I'd be a little careful about pre-mixed sw from your lfs. I filled my tank with pre-mixed and the specific gravity was above 1.036!! A nice water change got it down. Maybe it was just a coincidence but test it first to be safe.