Ok so I have everything but the live rock and stock so far and the sand should be here today. I am almost ready to start my tank but I just wanted to make sure that my plan is correct. these will be the steps I will be taking to setup my 46 gallon bow reef tank:
Day 1: Getting about 30-32 gallons DI water from the store and adding it to the tank. Let water sit in tank with a powerhead running for a day or so
Day 3: Add salt and let sit for another 2 days or so, then test salinity
Day 5: Buy live rock from LFS, add sand, dry and live rock to tank
then sit and wait haha.
Couple questions: should the live rock be placed under/on top/ or mixed in with the dry rock or does it not matter? also, when should I start running my skimmer and start a lighting cycle?
Please tell me if I have missed something or if you have any extra direction for me, it will be greatly appreciated.
I will also be starting my build thread soon, so watch for it!
Thanks in advance.
John
Day 1: Getting about 30-32 gallons DI water from the store and adding it to the tank. Let water sit in tank with a powerhead running for a day or so
Day 3: Add salt and let sit for another 2 days or so, then test salinity
Day 5: Buy live rock from LFS, add sand, dry and live rock to tank
then sit and wait haha.
Couple questions: should the live rock be placed under/on top/ or mixed in with the dry rock or does it not matter? also, when should I start running my skimmer and start a lighting cycle?
Please tell me if I have missed something or if you have any extra direction for me, it will be greatly appreciated.
I will also be starting my build thread soon, so watch for it!
Thanks in advance.
John