Porc Chop's Tank

[Hondatek]

Now on my list of things I hate doing. Rinsing 400 lbs of sand.

 

[carey]

LOL. Gotta be done though, just think how close you will be after you're done.

 

[Hondatek]

I know that's the only thing keeping me going lol. I went with the quickrete . Grains are between the caribsea aragonite oolite and the next bigger caribsea aragonite.

 

[carey]

Sounds good. Make sure we get pictures once it's all loaded in. lol

 

[Hondatek]

Used 300 lbs and I have a 5.5 inch bed. How does it look?

 

[carey]

Looks great to me! Good job!

 

[Hondatek]

I think it will take some getting used to. It's really deep lol.

 

[carey]

I thought so to with my tank but after the rock is in and everything kinda settles out it won't seem as deep.

 

[Hondatek]

Yea the water should compress it a little bit. Well I'm done for tonite . Aquascaping this weekend. Will post pics.

 

[Hondatek]

. Full tank shot and shots from left to right. First shot at scaping this tank. I'll see how I like it in the morning.

 

[Hondatek]

Any one care to comment? I think I'm going to leave it how it is and possibly add just a little more rock.

 

[redsea]

. Full tank shot and shots from left to right. First shot at scaping this tank. I'll see how I like it in the morning.

It looks awesome! Fantastic job!

 

[Hondatek]

Thanks . Can't wait until I fill it .

 

[Hondatek]

Can I get some opinions on using tap for the initial fill up. My tap has zero phosphates, nitrites and nitrates. It does have 2.0 ammonia . My thoughts are it would be ok with prime since I will be dosing with ammonia anyways to start the cycle and would be doing a major water change with ro when the cycle finishes and never use tap again. So what are your thoughts?

 

[carey]

Hmm, thats a tough one. I'm inclined to say start with ro.di but if you truly have no trates or phosphates in it it makes me wanna say give it a go. I would use a dechlorinator though to remove any heavy metals and other things though..

 

[Hondatek]

I just tested again with the same results. I think I may go ahead and use it for the initial fill up. Also do I need my powerheads for when my tank is cycling or can I get away with air pumps for the time being? That will allow me to start the cycle earlier than I planned which would be awesome .

 

[carey]

As long as you will be getting the powerheads soon I think you can start. You do want water circulation though.

 

[Hondatek]

Ok I'll probably just wait it out. Here is my latest stocklist.
Porc puffer
Dwarf lion
Potters angel
Powder brown tang
Marine betta
Blue or naso tang.
Maroon clown
How does that list look?

 

[carey]

Going with the challenging fish eh? Good luck!

 

[Hondatek]

Which ones are challenging? The only one I can think of is the potters angel.