AR15 guy
Aquarium Advice Freak
You do not need special lightening for LR. If you have corals or anemones or something then you would need more light. But a NO flourescent bulb will be fine for live rock. And go ahead and add the rock it will make your tank cycle MUCH faster.
You need to look for Southdown/yard right/tropical play sand. They are all the same thing. I have been looking for awhile and cannot find any in my area. Which sucks.
You can use a canister or a HOB filter. However many people will recommend a skimmer and/or powerheads. I have been running HOB on all my tanks with good results so far. But if you get around 1.5-2lbs or LR per gallon you could just run a powerhead.
I have only used marineland bio-wheel, emporer filters, and aquaclear filters. The normal bio-wheels are noisey. Lots of water splashing. The emporers do not do this. And aquaclears are silent. I have a aquaclear running in my room. And I cannot stand to sleep with any noise. I also have a bio-wheel in there but it is a little tiny one with no wheel in it. It is quiet to.
Hope this helps.
You need to look for Southdown/yard right/tropical play sand. They are all the same thing. I have been looking for awhile and cannot find any in my area. Which sucks.
You can use a canister or a HOB filter. However many people will recommend a skimmer and/or powerheads. I have been running HOB on all my tanks with good results so far. But if you get around 1.5-2lbs or LR per gallon you could just run a powerhead.
I have only used marineland bio-wheel, emporer filters, and aquaclear filters. The normal bio-wheels are noisey. Lots of water splashing. The emporers do not do this. And aquaclears are silent. I have a aquaclear running in my room. And I cannot stand to sleep with any noise. I also have a bio-wheel in there but it is a little tiny one with no wheel in it. It is quiet to.
Hope this helps.