Starting 30 Gallon Reef! Questions???

[nightmarepl]

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At some point today I am starting a tank tale! My tank is days away from being birth with water.

Sweet man let me know i highly recommend biospira it’ll help cycle and i messed up went with grainy sandy don’t really like it now specially for my diggers that pink Fuji stuff is beautiful sand and get some good quality dry rock or live what ever you going with i got some cheap quality stuff and it was butt

 

[Hallowhead]

Sweet man let me know i highly recommend biospira it’ll help cycle and i messed up went with grainy sandy don’t really like it now specially for my diggers that pink Fuji stuff is beautiful sand and get some good quality dry rock or live what ever you going with i got some cheap quality stuff and it was butt

I heard there is a great place in bergen county ionic or something that has amazing live rock. That's where I plan to go. I don't want fine sand - I'd like a medium grain.

 

[nightmarepl]

I heard there is a great place in bergen county ionic or something that has amazing live rock. That's where I plan to go. I don't want fine sand - I'd like a medium grain.

cool stuff man i went with dry rock i really hate bristle worms and trying to avoid them so wanted to take a the cheaper route of dry rock aswell but got some rock off amaazon pretty much garbage next tank ill know better tho

 

[Hallowhead]

cool stuff man i went with dry rock i really hate bristle worms and trying to avoid them so wanted to take a the cheaper route of dry rock aswell but got some rock off amaazon pretty much garbage next tank ill know better tho

You could dip the rock but than you deal with killing sponge and other beneficial stuff

 

[nightmarepl]

You could dip the rock but than you deal with killing sponge and other beneficial stuff

yah i got an infestation of sponges in my other tank haha currently this one i have is pretty much ready for coral ill be dipping all my corals this week and entering them in the new tank .

 

[Trio91]

Ugh that's saddening ! Maybe I'll store some waste water for the flower beds. I mean for me I need 5 gallons a week give or take

If the unit is running properly, you should get 5gal of fresh RO in about 1hr, 1.5hrs give or take

 

[DangerDave]

Sponges will come and go based on the available nutrients. They’re a good reef member, filtering your water.

 

[nightmarepl]

Sponges will come and go based on the available nutrients. They’re a good reef member, filtering your water.

you have any good pictures of sponges in your reef? mine look weird pretty looks like pink lump after awhile the middle looks like something came out of it to me they look like fuzzy pink cocoons

 

[Hallowhead]

How would you recommend cleaning the tank before adding water / sand? Dish detergent and water? Or is there a special method?

 

[Trio91]

Vinegar and tap water will work , or just plain tap

 

[Hallowhead]

Vinegar and tap water will work , or just plain tap

Awesome ! That's what I figured