travis32
03/04/2010, 10:11 AM
I'm contemplating this because now before I add fish. I'm not set on doing it, but, I'm getting a feeling that 20 lbs of live sand in my tank may not be enough (with 80lbs cc underneith).
I don't mind the cc, it makes it look more authentic ocean having shells and stuff laying around. However, my 20 lbs of sand created around a half inch deep sand bed, if that in some places. I'm thinking another 20 lbs just around my rock structures would help create some areas that are 3 - 4inches deep and leave other areas I can't get to due to the rock only half or so inch deep of sand.
1) Would it be a bad idea to add live sand now?
2) How do I add sand without creating a sand storm in the water?
3) Will new sand or what's in new unestablished sand damage any of the corals, or snails / crabs that I have?
4) Will adding new send set back my water and rock development, if so how much longer would it delay things. Tomorrow my tank will be 4 weeks old and all paramaters should still be zero for the 3rd week I've tested.
Is this a bad idea?
I don't mind the cc, it makes it look more authentic ocean having shells and stuff laying around. However, my 20 lbs of sand created around a half inch deep sand bed, if that in some places. I'm thinking another 20 lbs just around my rock structures would help create some areas that are 3 - 4inches deep and leave other areas I can't get to due to the rock only half or so inch deep of sand.
1) Would it be a bad idea to add live sand now?
2) How do I add sand without creating a sand storm in the water?
3) Will new sand or what's in new unestablished sand damage any of the corals, or snails / crabs that I have?
4) Will adding new send set back my water and rock development, if so how much longer would it delay things. Tomorrow my tank will be 4 weeks old and all paramaters should still be zero for the 3rd week I've tested.
Is this a bad idea?