GTfish
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello,
I'm new to this site and have alot of questions about setting up a new SW tank. I kept freshwater tanks for several years, and am considering setting up either a 29 gallon or a 55 gallon SW tank. I am really only interested in keeping fish at this point. I've been told that using ordinary sand and seeding it with live sand is good for a substrate- what type of "non-live" sand should I use, and where can I purchase it reasonably? Also, is live rock necessary to have for filtration purposes? I am not sure if LR needs special care in terms of light and such (I wasn't planning on improving the stock fluorescent lighting). Thank you very much for your help!!!!!
GTfish
I'm new to this site and have alot of questions about setting up a new SW tank. I kept freshwater tanks for several years, and am considering setting up either a 29 gallon or a 55 gallon SW tank. I am really only interested in keeping fish at this point. I've been told that using ordinary sand and seeding it with live sand is good for a substrate- what type of "non-live" sand should I use, and where can I purchase it reasonably? Also, is live rock necessary to have for filtration purposes? I am not sure if LR needs special care in terms of light and such (I wasn't planning on improving the stock fluorescent lighting). Thank you very much for your help!!!!!
GTfish