New Saltwater Aquarist, lots of questions!

Tropic Eden Aragasnow Aragonite Live Sand, thats the kind of sand on ebay. Is that fine?
20 pounds...close to enough?

 

I saw in another post that you decided on a 30g so I would get 60lbs of sand from this website Sand its most likely cheaper and a lot of people use it on the forum

 

most people get fiji rock, but its up to you

 

Buy base rock from Reefcleaners. With live rock, you won't know what you are getting.

 

well get at least 2 pieces of live rock and then go for base rock

 

+1

You're sure you're going to pass up a biocube? IMO, they come with everything needed to start a good nano reef, and it's all built in!

An air pump MIGHT come in handy, I know that there are some models of skimmers that are powered by air pumps, so it might be good to keep on hand. I know that the biocube skimmer comes with its own air pump.

Koralia power heads, and maybe Vortech(very expensive) are great choices for a nano reef.

As for the shrimp you want, make sure you don't buy one with claws. Id say a blood red shrimp or a cleaner shrimp, along with some peppermints would be a great choice. I made the mistake of buying a Coral Banded Shrimp. I had to buy some Peppermint shrimp to eat some Aiptasia, and a couple ours after I put them in, I saw my CBS ripping them in half with his claws. Arrow crabs have claws and a tendency to be aggressive. These are two inverts that you should avoid.

 

cant find the biocube anywhere for less than 170$. which is how much its costing me to set up this entire 30gal tank. including deco and fish. so i think I got a good deal.

ok, reefcleaners it looked like only had base rock. did i just miss the live rock?

 

Just go to your LFS and pick a pound or two of live rock and reefcleaners does not sell live, only base rock. Getting all live rock will cost you a fortune

 

Its gunna cost alot more to setup up a tank..rather then get a biocube..

Think about it..

A light,small powerhead,filter,tank,overflow is built in..

If you go with a 30g tank, you have to buy the tank,buy a light(a bigger one) filter(bigger one)skimmer(bigger one) sand(more sand) rock(more rock)

Its just obvious, the bigger you go, the more money you spend.

 

dont make the mistka ei made; i bought all live rock, it was ugly, and it cost me $200...