New to SW

[therich84]

Welcome to MR, just by being here you're off to a good start!!

Hex Out has no copper in it

thank you so much...ive been freaking out searching everywhere online to see if there was copper in it.

 

[therich84]

i want to get a black clownfish and a rbta eventually along with a green chromis and a hammer. so far those are the corals that i really like. are they all compatible?

 

[tosiek]

Yeah, Compatible. Just remember the BTA is a PITA, they like to move around when u don;t want them to and need a mature tank. Some can be more sensitive than others, multiply like rabbits and grow the size of a basketball if given the right parameters. =0)

Welcome and you might as well start planning an upgrade because its eventually going to happen with something in your tank. WELCOME TO THE ADDICTION!

 

[tosiek]

Buy yourself some books and reading about it all as there is alot, and ask around if you have questions. People here are real helpful unless your setting up a shark tank. Don't take store advice (omg fishtown horror stories) as most of the time they are trying to sell u something.

 

[therich84]

hey guys i was just wondering can i get buy with just the 70 pounds of live rock or should i just bite the bullet and by another 45 pounds. it just seems that 70 pounds has already taken up alot of room and i dont want a tank full of rocks lol

 

[212jay]

yea they told me to wait at least 4 weeks. the skimmer is on the right side of the tank.

after reading all the threads about fishtown i will no go there anymore. too bad i just spent over 1000 there. is there anywhere else close to whitestone that i can go..thanks

You should try using the vendors on the site. Oh and welcome to MR

 

[therich84]

You should try using the vendors on the site. Oh and welcome to MR

wonderful world of fish isn't to far from me so im gonna check them out

 

[georgelc86]

Isnt there a general guideline out there, like 2 lbs per gallon, or something like that.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Welcome to MR.

There are no rules, the amount of rock depends on what you plan to keep and what you prefer your tank to look like.

 

[therich84]

well i want to be able to keep most types of corals

 

[KathyC]

You can't entirely go by weight when it comes to rock, some is more porus than other, and some is purchased wet..
Your rock is the biological filter in your tank, so depending on what you plan on stocking - that should give you part of the answer

The other thing is aesthetics..with only a low 'pile' of rock, you won't be able to get SPS up high enough to your lighting and a low pile gives you less real estate to place corals.
Some folks have few rock but have it arranged in 'columns' (usually built up & supported using acrylic rods.

There are many options

 

[wayne]

Hey you need a sump to get all those equiptment outta the tank there's a lot of good honest vendors on this site as well as educated sw tank owners that are always willing to help,so your in good hands here at mr.

 

[h20 freak]

Don't be scared of making a sump or think it's unnecessary.I didn't want one but when I got it I was so grateful, I definitely saw a change in my parameters and algae growth.If you think you need more rock just get "dead"rock so you don't have to worry about price.

 

[therich84]

its not even the price it's the real estate that the rock takes up. i wanna be able to have almost anything in my tank and i know the more bio filtration the better. i have heard u need to have 1 to 2 pounds of rock per gallon. i think im going to get another 35 lbs which would give me 105 lbs in a 72gal tank.

 

[h20 freak]

Well weight is a bad way to measure it, just get alot of rock thats very porous so you dont have to get more then if you got solid rock

edit: have you looked into a dsb(deep sand bed 3+ inches deep)? just saying that now before you add anything and you cant change it