5 year and starting again 30 gal

[aaronalam]

This thread confuses me.

How much sand you buy is upto you, more = deeper sandbed, less = smaller sandbed.

 

[dskidmore]

Ok can someone tell me what is this tube? Look like a parasite or something...

Likely harmless. There are all kinds of filter feeders living in good live rock.

 

[Dinodu]

This thread confuses me.

How much sand you buy is upto you, more = deeper sandbed, less = smaller sandbed.

Doesnt have to confuse, but my question is how deep is good.

 

[Dinodu]

Likely harmless. There are all kinds of filter feeders living in good live rock.

Thanks couse there are some of them lol

 

[dskidmore]

Doesnt have to confuse, but my question is how deep is good.

If you want a sand sifting critter, deeper is bettter. If you want to be able to vaccum it throughly, shallow is better.

Deeper can create odd anerobic bacteria effects which are good and bad. Good in that they can turn nitrogen in the water into a gas the percipitates out of the aquarium. Bad is some of the other gasses they produce are nasty, and you don't want to release pockets of it suddenly. A sand stirring critter will keep a deep sand bed healthy.

 

[Dinodu]

Ok, i pick tge tank with the bad news that the guy is a ******* so is not completly dry ready so i have to wait till monday maybe for move all, so i paint the back in black today tomorrow i will clean all dirty parts and dust.

The bad think is that is not what i was specting to have but here it is i hope to forget all the bad things when finish.

 

[Dinodu]

Did any of you know if the plastic frame over all corners at the top and bottom is mandatory? The new tank doesnt have this and make me wonder if eaven that the glass is 3/8" don't know if that will support the weigth.

Thanks in advance any help..

 

[Dinodu]

Well, done for today, i made the move today...

 

[carey]

Hey now, that looks really good!

 

[Dinodu]

Thanks, i add 15 pounds of stones and the 30 ponds of sand, the bed is about 2 1/2" and do some test now, all look +- good im in love again :/

Here the test...


Temp 78.3 is realy hot today here

Ph 7.8
Dkh 9
1.024
Ammo 0 yeahhhhhh!!!!!!!!
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
Phosp 0
Calcium 450

 

[Dinodu]

Also something that i try and think that can hel for somebody later is when doing a new tank, it take some time but is way better is using the sand bag over the sand to trow the water over, that will help to avoid the clowdy issue, i dont use the white bag that they sent inside and it was clear in about 1 1/2 hour soo i think that can help someone here

 

[Dinodu]

Eaven of what i want, any suggestion???? Realy happy to ear some's

 

[Dinodu]

Well i found this lol my new adquisition

 

[Dinodu]

Ok the new ad is a landmover blenny

 

[carey]

Picture? I don't see any.....LOL

 

[Dinodu]

Dont know why but i cant upload the pic from my iphone

 

[Dinodu]

Now!!!!! I can upload!!!!

 

[Dinodu]

This fish is incredible, he is like a camaleon...

 

[Dinodu]

Some new live on it!!!

2 fedder duster
6 snails margarita
6 hermit craps

 

[Dinodu]

My sun coral!!!