Wolf
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hi there,
I just bought a 55 gallon setup with two 40 watt flourescent light strips, two 24" lights with hood(one is purple tinged? other needs new bulb), a wooden canopy and stand, along with 2 aquarium books(1 valued at $45), hydrometer, test kits, algae scrubber, Emperor 400, SkilterFilter 250. It also has 3 cantoloupe size hunks of live rock( not sure what type) extra porous rock, 1/2 the tank is crushed coral other 1/2 sand(live rock seeded it I think) lots of purple(corralline?) algae too. I bought this all for $250. Is this a good deal?
It's 15 minutes away from me. I was thinking I'd siphon the water into a cooler or garbage can, and then put the live rock and sand in it with a airstone and heater. Will that be sufficient? I would then transfer it to my house and set it up with the same water so I wouldn't have to cycle it again. I figured on adding more water after it's setup. Is this okay? Also do I need to be careful when taking out the sand, how exactly do I do this? Thanks in advance, Wolf
I just bought a 55 gallon setup with two 40 watt flourescent light strips, two 24" lights with hood(one is purple tinged? other needs new bulb), a wooden canopy and stand, along with 2 aquarium books(1 valued at $45), hydrometer, test kits, algae scrubber, Emperor 400, SkilterFilter 250. It also has 3 cantoloupe size hunks of live rock( not sure what type) extra porous rock, 1/2 the tank is crushed coral other 1/2 sand(live rock seeded it I think) lots of purple(corralline?) algae too. I bought this all for $250. Is this a good deal?
It's 15 minutes away from me. I was thinking I'd siphon the water into a cooler or garbage can, and then put the live rock and sand in it with a airstone and heater. Will that be sufficient? I would then transfer it to my house and set it up with the same water so I wouldn't have to cycle it again. I figured on adding more water after it's setup. Is this okay? Also do I need to be careful when taking out the sand, how exactly do I do this? Thanks in advance, Wolf