NEW Tank Build !!!

[Aqua-Digital]

Advise corner

My aim is to avoid as many hitch hikers as possible in the system, hence the reason for the first time ever I decided to use dry rock (Marco) but of course its virgin with not a single critter in sight!

Other than live rock (which defeats the purpose) are their critters on the market foe this?

[Proteus]

I get good critters from other reefers

[Aqua-Digital]

how do you know what you are getting? Surely this is no different than seeding with live rock?

[Proteus]

Sorry should clarify.

I got stomella snails and brittles from other people. As for seeding the rock it'll be whatever you introduce through live stock

I added a piece of live rock and ended up with army of collinista snails. Though good hitchhiker they .... Like rabbits

[nrosdal]

Tank looks great.

Adding cheato (from a clean source)or something along those lines will bring things like pods in while allowing you to look through it for anything bad(aptasia, ect.) depending on the size of the ball of course.

you could also do a bit of live sand from another tank(but it is pretty hard to tell what all you are getting in that).

[Aqua-Digital]

Ive added seachem live sand and of course a bucket load of Prodibio Start Up

really looking for critters.

[Aqua-Digital]

Well I got the tank sparkling which is a good sign, then promptly dumped a load of live sand in, so now we wait for clarity to come back

First photos of the system up and running in a few days.