my first school C.O.R.A.L club project.

Yeah..lol any more ideas?

 

get them from john at reefcleaners.org

and I use this sand and it is sooo white!!!
45LB WHITE FIJI AQUACULTURED LIVE SAND + ROTIFERS !! #1 - eBay (item 260508973720 end time Dec-18-09 11:15:30 PST)

 

Oh that's a nice sand indeed.. My lfs has a very similar kind, so maybe I'll get his but I like your idea too.

 

Just remember if your keeping the fish in it, remove and add the sand in 3rds. Do 1/3 at a time, you can use a divider to separate 1/3 then remove the CC and add the sand. Wait a week or so then move on to the next. Other wise you cant start a mini cycle that can hurt the fish.

 

well i was planning on taking them out of the tank... to kinda re start everything.. its a mess. ( see the pic at the begging of the thread)
so since they will be moved. we will wait for the cycle. i think is much faster and simple that way.

we will need to remove the gravel and the plastic decorations etc.. and maybe get a canister or overflows.. power heads.. im surprised this fish are alive.

 

Ya that is much easier if you have another tank. Sadly I did not. And yes that tank is in bad shape.

 

yea i have a 20-25 ish gallon spare tank that would workfor a month or so.

 

Cool. Keep us updated with pics.

 

sure thing.. as soon as we start on it ill post pics of it

 

Any chance you could talk with a lfs and see if there is any way they could give you a deal on supplies or equipment? Tell them it may create a lot of interest in keeping reef or even freshwater tanks and it may be some good advertising for them. We had a birthday party for my daughter the other day here at our house and there were a lot of questions about my tank and some even walked away saying they wanted to look into getting a tank. Just an idea. Or look on craigslist for used equipment.
I would also definitly use a sump. Maybe you could ask for donations from a local reef club. I imagine lots of club members have all sorts of used equipment stored away. I know I have a 48"pc light, protein skimmer, powerheads, heater, and other misc. items. Maybe even ask here in the equipment forum. You may have to pay for shipping, but it might be worth a try.