Reef Lighting

Haha funny i just got my shipment of 30lbs of sand from that dude. but i accidentally ordered marine sand is that cool? So i have 20lbs of Live sand 30lbs of marine sand Also he sent only 25lbs.

 

If im not mistaken yea that should be fine the live will seed the marine sand

 

Sweet, thank you!

Can live sand come back to life if i accidentally killed it with fresh wateR?

 

Anything can come to life in a SW tank if everything is going good. Base sand can become alive, base rock becomes alive, the key is "over time." It might take a little longer, but patience is a virtue in SW. IMO use all base rock... it will come alive with time, you don't chance putting unwanted parasites in your tank, and save you a ton of green!!
Premiumaquatics.com is a great site... good knowledgeable workers!!!!

 

So can u purchase base rock almost any fish store?

 

Hey can u over do lighting? I have two 150watt Hydrin lights and i was going to buy new 48" 4 bulb 260 watt compact for $160.

 

Um base rock .....not every place sells baserock. i would call around and see if any LFS carry it.Online is your next option.

"18" deep 65 gallon tank"

Sounds fine,will you be using the pc's for actinic? I would use 150' for your main lighting and go actinic with the pc's get the dusk/dawn effect.

I would look into VHO's or t5's instead of pc's. There are a few advantages ....longer bulb life, better looking actinic's, cooler possibly (unsure about this), Cheaper and better quality inthe long run.

just an idea