Beginner Saltwater Need Help!

[cracker]

Welcome to R2R . we can surely hep You & answer questions.

 

[Reef-junky]

I’ve see people run as little as two power heads and live rock in fish only tanks. There are a lot of ways to set up and run a system. Hardly anyone uses tap water. If you are going to try that then you better know what’s in your tap water and be prepared to deal with a possible algae out break because of it. Then you will have to deal with that and stop using tap water. Can it be done sure is it worth the risk to me no.

 

[Reef-junky]

Give this a read

http://www.reefaquarium.com/2012/tap-water-or-ro-water-whats-the-big-deal/

 

[Matt Carden]

Here is a link to rock @ $2.15/lb. You can't get much better than that. To get that price you have to get at least 30 lbs. Also shipping is free.
https://floridadryrock.com/dry-reef-rock-bulk-pricing-with-quanity/

 

[theatrus]

Also, hit up local reef friendly stores in the NYC area - even if you buy one live rock and use dry for the rest, it’s a great way to seed growth of all the good stuff [emoji3481]

 

[sfin52]

You can't beat the biodiversity that comes with lr. You can do a mixture of lr and dr

 

[raj kodare]

thanks for all the helpful tips, looking forward to starting my tank!