Hello all sorry about repost if indeed it is so.
Synopsis: converting my 160 gallon freshwater tank to salt. Right now I have 700 gph flowing through it but I need to know how much I should flow through? LFS says 6-8 times, but a guy I know has his tank pushing 250 gph he says and it's a 110 gallon tank. From what Ive read already in the forum, sand is the way to go, I planned on putting in aragonite with about 30-40 lbs of live rock to start with and the bio additive to start the tank cycle right away! With that, it's been proven to get about 48 hr cycle ready time. Also, do I need a UV Filter? Don't have one at the time but I'm not sure how much I need one either...What else am I missing?
Synopsis: converting my 160 gallon freshwater tank to salt. Right now I have 700 gph flowing through it but I need to know how much I should flow through? LFS says 6-8 times, but a guy I know has his tank pushing 250 gph he says and it's a 110 gallon tank. From what Ive read already in the forum, sand is the way to go, I planned on putting in aragonite with about 30-40 lbs of live rock to start with and the bio additive to start the tank cycle right away! With that, it's been proven to get about 48 hr cycle ready time. Also, do I need a UV Filter? Don't have one at the time but I'm not sure how much I need one either...What else am I missing?