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Basically new to saltwater
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Keeping the rest of my tabs on this tank in the other thread, thanks for the warm welcome everyone!
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As others have said, all rock is dirty. It doesn't stay white.
After people buy the expensive white rock, they stare at it for months waiting for it to grow coraline or a little algae so their snails don't die.. lol.
It's not to say you have to keep that rock if you're uncomfortable with it, but any aged rock is quite valuable.
Only heroic efforts will make a saltwater tank look clean (like it did in the store) after it's been running and has been drained. The trick is to do a respectable job and fill it back up with water so it looks good again!
As others have said, all rock is dirty. It doesn't stay white.
After people buy the expensive white rock, they stare at it for months waiting for it to grow coraline or a little algae so their snails don't die.. lol.
It's not to say you have to keep that rock if you're uncomfortable with it, but any aged rock is quite valuable.
Only heroic efforts will make a saltwater tank look clean (like it did in the store) after it's been running and has been drained. The trick is to do a respectable job and fill it back up with water so it looks good again!
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AIO Build - Innovative marine Nuvo peninsula 20 log
So I’m going to contain the majority of my posting for this tank into this thread. I picked up this tank second hand. It came with a Pygmy volitian lionfish, he has been rehomed, the tank is here, and I’m ready to get started. The lighting is a 30” dual lamp t5 ho. The tank was running two...
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Thanks dude,
Glad to be here and finally starting saltwater as a personal hobby!
Right now I just have a pet rock in a tank (sand comes today) but it’s doing ok so that’s cool. Added some ammonia to get the cycle started, once the sand is in, I get more rock next week and the should get rolling from there
Glad to be here and finally starting saltwater as a personal hobby!
Right now I just have a pet rock in a tank (sand comes today) but it’s doing ok so that’s cool. Added some ammonia to get the cycle started, once the sand is in, I get more rock next week and the should get rolling from there
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Welcome! Don't pet the kitty, it's a beauty though! The search feature here will be your best friend. Congrats on the new setup.
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You mean the lionfish I had lol?
He was super nice, he ate from my hand and seemed friendly, but I gifted him to someone with a much bigger tank and more experience. I have since torn down that tank and took a box of qtips to it, it’s not clean as a whistle and ready for sand and rock
He was super nice, he ate from my hand and seemed friendly, but I gifted him to someone with a much bigger tank and more experience. I have since torn down that tank and took a box of qtips to it, it’s not clean as a whistle and ready for sand and rock
