I have a few questions

Just out of curiosity, how many of you out there have considered using dead or dry rock and live sand for your tanks? I've been considering this if and when I upgrade to a 220g tank for 2 reasons. The first is cost and the second is so I dont introduce unwanted diseases and parasites.

 

i added the water about 4 days ago and i mixed the salt in the tank i have a just about everything i need to get started but i will post what i have already later on tonight... also how do i add my equipment to my profile???

 

go into user CP then "edit signature"

and i agree with everything they said

 

ok here is what i have for equipment. I am going to get more as a move along but money is getting tight. I am putting some cheap fish that thrive both in saltwater and in fresh to start my prosess. I went to use my testing equipment today and found that the instructions telling me what collor means what are missing so i am going to have to buy more next payday rofl.lol my signiture is not showing up thats weird

 

just seeing if my signiture is working.

 

for me i done it with cycling my mixed water for 3weeks, then adding live rocks after it then cycle it with another 3weeks, hhmmmnnnn and what i've learned from the others, i got water from LFS here, my ratio is 50% mixed and 50% came from my local fish shop, cycling it for weeks is the important stuff,PLEASE BUY A TEST KIT!!! snails and hermit will be the next move, after that, try to get your test fish and see if it'll survive. then so on........and PATIENCE!..never get frustrated on what you're doing

 

yeah i have a test kit but it is a cheap dip test kit from walmart i think i am going to have to buy a better one. I put 2 mollies in last night i think it might have been 2 soon but a friend of mine who has been doing it for a long time said it would be fine, well anyways i woke up this morning and they were dead.

 

Definitely get a better test kit. I use seachem and american pharmaceuticals and I have had success with both. Don't use the red sea test kits or hagen, they are both considered blah. I used the red sea test kit and I had no readings and readings that were off. Salifert is the best but pricy.

 

is there a web site i can go to to order these kits?

 

saltwaterfish.com has Salifert test kits on sale. Not all of them are in stock though.

Salifert Ammonia Test Kit 50 Tests $11.99
Salifert Boron Test Kit 25 Tests $14.99
Salifert Calcium Test Kit 50 Tests $14.99
Salifert Copper Test Kit 50 tests $10.99
Salifert Iodine Test Kit 40 Tests $21.99
Salifert Kh/Alk Test Kit 100 Tests $9.49
Salifert Magnesium Test Kit 50 Tests $15.99
Salifert Nitrate Test Kit 60 Tests $12.99
Salifert Nitrite Test Kit 60 Tests $9.99
Salifert pH Test Kit 50 Tests $8.99
Salifert Phosphate Test Kit 60 Tests $11.99
Salifert Silicate Test Kit 60 Tests $12.99
Salifert Strontium Test Kit 25 Tests $22.99