I've been reading a lot lately due to my ICK problem and would like to fix up my tank while the fish are in the Q tank. I read probably 20-30 posts on DSB"s but still have a few questions:
I do not plan on ever really having corals in my main tank(due to lack of money to light a 31" deep tank), pretty much fish/invert only, I assume a DSB will still be much better than my CC.
What size sand do I want, my LFS has different brands of sand the packages they have are:
1-7mm
5-10mm
1-17mm
Whichever I buy(which might even be playground sand if I can find it) should I get a pack of Live sand to mix in, or if I replace 1/2 my cc w/ sand and wait a week or two will that be ok.
Is there a calculator that will tell me how many pounds I'll need for 4-5" deep, tank is 48x18?
I've also been reading how wet/dry filters with bio balls are not very good? I thougth that was the best type of filtration?
Thanks again everyone, I really hope to have my tanks operating successfully again soon
I do not plan on ever really having corals in my main tank(due to lack of money to light a 31" deep tank), pretty much fish/invert only, I assume a DSB will still be much better than my CC.
What size sand do I want, my LFS has different brands of sand the packages they have are:
1-7mm
5-10mm
1-17mm
Whichever I buy(which might even be playground sand if I can find it) should I get a pack of Live sand to mix in, or if I replace 1/2 my cc w/ sand and wait a week or two will that be ok.
Is there a calculator that will tell me how many pounds I'll need for 4-5" deep, tank is 48x18?
I've also been reading how wet/dry filters with bio balls are not very good? I thougth that was the best type of filtration?
Thanks again everyone, I really hope to have my tanks operating successfully again soon