Ok I need some help in my first setup.
Please make some changes to this list if I can incorrect.
1. Buy sea salt and mix with RO water and place in bucket waiting to fill.
2. Put sand in 30 gallon tank and place salt water. No live sand yet.
3. Add couple of raw shrimps and cycle. Wait a couple of weeks for nitrate/ammonia spike then wait for it to go down?
4. Start fluval filtration? Start skimming?
5. Add some live sand and live rock to seed?
6. When nitrates/ammonia 0 add a couple of damsels?
Question do I need a canister filter if I have enough live rock and sand? My LFS stated I shouldn't use any filter except a powerhead for circulation because the sand and live rock can take care of all of that.
But I don't want to start out to fast because all the live rock can be expensive. Is there any cheaper alternative than buying live sand for 2-3 bucks a lb. Can I use pool sand or something and seed with a couple of lbs of live sand.
Really confused. I think I have been reading up too much and everybody has a different approach as I know now. hehe
Please make some changes to this list if I can incorrect.
1. Buy sea salt and mix with RO water and place in bucket waiting to fill.
2. Put sand in 30 gallon tank and place salt water. No live sand yet.
3. Add couple of raw shrimps and cycle. Wait a couple of weeks for nitrate/ammonia spike then wait for it to go down?
4. Start fluval filtration? Start skimming?
5. Add some live sand and live rock to seed?
6. When nitrates/ammonia 0 add a couple of damsels?
Question do I need a canister filter if I have enough live rock and sand? My LFS stated I shouldn't use any filter except a powerhead for circulation because the sand and live rock can take care of all of that.
But I don't want to start out to fast because all the live rock can be expensive. Is there any cheaper alternative than buying live sand for 2-3 bucks a lb. Can I use pool sand or something and seed with a couple of lbs of live sand.
Really confused. I think I have been reading up too much and everybody has a different approach as I know now. hehe