million206
09/06/2011, 09:37 AM
I just set up my tank, well 2 actually me and my roomate each got one. We have a 29 bio cube and a 60 gallon acrylic. We put sand and crushed coral on the bottom first then added water and did our salt mix. Once we got propersalinity 3 days later we went looking for live rock, so trying to help with the budget I went to craigslist after seeing the expensive prices at the lfs and found a guy selling over 100lbs of Fiji love rock. I bought it and transported it to my home with his water in the buckets for transport. When i got home in the bucket where we put a couple small mushrooms we saw and 2 damsels we drip acclimated. The rock was added to the tank and spread out so the alkaline Algee was face up to the light. We then added the guys water from the buckets along with all his crushed coral as he said his water was already good. Now it's been overnight and I came out to both damsels swimming my bullaeye coral kind of looks dead? But the issue is all the green grass looks kind of white not dark green thats growing on the rock and slot of the sediment settled on the rocks and it doesn't look clean. Also will all the alkaline Algee die or will it stay on the rock. Should I buy dry bad rock from the lfs to stack up my rock on a wall. Where do I go from here? I am looking to do a reef aquarium with fish in both.
Also my 60g tank has a small drop in filter 2 powerheads a 150 watt heater and a nova extreme 8bulb 48 inch t5 lighting set up what else should I get for equipment.
The bio cube is all stock accept with the small added protien skimmer.
Also my 60g tank has a small drop in filter 2 powerheads a 150 watt heater and a nova extreme 8bulb 48 inch t5 lighting set up what else should I get for equipment.
The bio cube is all stock accept with the small added protien skimmer.