how do i let the dark side take over?

[troni]

Oh yes but I don't know what that looks like will it be packed full? And here's the link to that thread http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=80159

[RedCoralEdmonton]

oh I get it, you are asking how much dry you will need for your project. Its going to be hard for anyone to recommend how much dry you would need for it as none of us really know the dimensions and or what pieces you will find, you could buy your 20 lbs of live and buy 5 lbs of dry and start messing around, or just buy the 10 lbs of dry and if you have extra start another tank!!!! lol just joking.... but not really... lol

Steve

[troni]

Lol you'd love to see me start a 2nd or 3rd wouldn't you. Lol

[Aquattro]

I would find the pieces that suit what you need and see what it weighs. I always use about a half pound per gallon and that works well while still leaving room for fish to swim around. More rock is more places for detritus to build up.

[Reefie]

christyf5 has a sticky on a whole lot of reading on LR

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=22062

I would suggest to use as much LR as possible, I went with just under 1LB / Gallon. Your tank will be up and running a lot quicker with cured LR rather than without.

If you have time, read through as many posts on here as you can to learn from fellow Canreefer's experiences. Hopefully you can learn from someone else's mistake rather than your own.

If you don't have time, MAKE SOME! Believe me, it'll be worth it!

Good luck!

[troni]

Thanks everybody on the responses. I ended just buying LR from a LFS.