Ok Ladies and Gents I got home around 7:30pm and setup my new tank I know I need more life rock but they did not haver much where I went so I will be going to LR Friday to get some more I only have 9lbs so far puls 20lbs of Black Hawaiian Sand Yes Black I wanted to be different b/c most people have white! The light ballest or what ever plugs into the wall did not come with the tank but I will be picking it up friday with more live rock. Here are just a few pics of what it looks like right now I will post some more Friday when I get the plug in for the light and more live rock! Is this Sand Bed Deep Enough or Should I add some more I know this is Black Hawaiian but could I Mix a Bag of White in with it if i cant find another bag of Black! Rusty
Congrats on your 1st & new reef tank !!! Thanks for sharing with us ! Looks like some very nice LR !
Congratulations! Like your sand, the depth is a personal choice. Think about what you want to keep in the tank. If you want a Goby/Shrimp pair you may want to go deeper. I like the black. If you mix white sand with the black you may end up with grey. Just a thought. Keep the pictures coming and take you time on the cycle.
I used to run my sand about 3 inches deep...then I found out that wasn't really deep enough to be a DSB, but it was deep enough to collect ditrius. This time around I'm only going with a half inch deep sand bed, just for asthetics. Unless you are going 4+ deep I would just keep it like it is, which looks good. I really like the look of the black sand, it's different
Today I got more Live Rock and this is a picture of my tank the way it looks now lol I know my aqua scape looks real weird but hey oh well lol! I hope yall enjoy! Rusty
