starting a new tank

[Dez]

I went with a bit of a combo. I got live rock from many sources and made a few custom pieces out of cement and I have a couple of pieces of dry tuffa rock. I think I sort of got the best of both worlds. I was VERY selective in picking my live rock from sources that I trust (no aptasia, nuisance algae, mantis shrimp etc....) Hope this helps.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Dez

I went with a bit of a combo.

Probably the best compromise. Minimize the risk while still introducing the life from live rock!

[Tacoyaki]

well the tank im doing is only 10g, so im guessing 7lbs base rock and 3lbs liverock would do?


also about the temp again. I'm really scared to put a heater on the tank, It's been at 77.4F all day. My house doesn't have any ac so it's hot all day. Can i get away with this till the summer ends anyways? I just dont wanna go cook any fish i get.

[Aquattro]

Add a heater set to 77, that way it doesn't drop below it, it's not going to cook anything.

[Tacoyaki]

will do

[Tacoyaki]

So i had this crazy idea and i was wondering if it would work.



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Basically I wanna put 2 10 gallon tanks side by side and connect them together. Is this do-able? I'm planning on just keeping alot of live rock on the tank 2, and keeping tank 1 as a display.

[RuGlu6]

If there are two pumps one pumping from tank one in to tank two and the other pump is pumping back, it is a recipe for disaster.
Two pumps are never same even if they are "identical" there will be variation in an amount of water they will pump.
The only way to safely connect two vessels is an overflow with single circulation pump and the way to do it is to place one tank slightly above the other.