Mr.September15
Chuck Norris is the reason why waldo's hiding
Just use normal Aragonite sand and ask for a cup full of live sand. It will seed your dead aragonite and you don't even have to waste your money on Live Sand 
Hey Got Some Questions About A Salt Water Tank I Wanna Start
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Just use normal Aragonite sand and ask for a cup full of live sand. It will seed your dead aragonite and you don't even have to waste your money on Live Sand
Agreed, that "Live Sand" in a bag is a marketing gimmick entirely. Don't tell me that anything is alive in that bag after its been sitting in a warehouse for 3-6 months and on the shelves at your LFS for a similar timeframe...
thx ALOT after hearing that i def save alot of money its about 27$ FOR A BAG THAT MIGHT JUST BE ENOUGH FOR 20 GALLONS big rip off ok thx i will be going tommorw probobly to buy all my supplies and then be adding the salt hopefully when im done getting every thing ill probobly buy some marine sand regular easy digesting sandJust use normal Aragonite sand and ask for a cup full of live sand. It will seed your dead aragonite and you don't even have to waste your money on Live Sand
Agreed, that "Live Sand" in a bag is a marketing gimmick entirely. Don't tell me that anything is alive in that bag after its been sitting in a warehouse for 3-6 months and on the shelves at your LFS for a similar timeframe...
set up my TANK TODAY YAY i put 20 1/2 cups of salt in the tank got to pounds of live rock or like 1 /2 each peice of live rock and got my aquahead witch is doing well my filters running and my gravity is riseing ill keep up datedJust use normal Aragonite sand and ask for a cup full of live sand. It will seed your dead aragonite and you don't even have to waste your money on Live Sand
Agreed, that "Live Sand" in a bag is a marketing gimmick entirely. Don't tell me that anything is alive in that bag after its been sitting in a warehouse for 3-6 months and on the shelves at your LFS for a similar timeframe...
Mr.September15
Chuck Norris is the reason why waldo's hiding
That's great to hear Tyler. Good to see thing's are coming by smoothly. Just another input from me, it's a big money saver to use play sand. I've used play sand in my tank and so far there has been no problems, pH is at the right spot and everything. However, there are some types of play sand that don't work this way. I paid about 4 dollars for 50 pounds. A visual would be nice too!
hey the tanks gravity is about 1.023 witch is great what should the ph be at also i just bought 7.0 ph water conmditioner should i put it in
That's great to hear Tyler. Good to see thing's are coming by smoothly. Just another input from me, it's a big money saver to use play sand. I've used play sand in my tank and so far there has been no problems, pH is at the right spot and everything. However, there are some types of play sand that don't work this way. I paid about 4 dollars for 50 pounds. A visual would be nice too!
hey i made a big mistake about what i said lol i i just realized this is a salt water tank not fresh so i dont put that in cause 7.0 real low how to i get it to 8.0 or 8.3 do i need certain conditioner to mantain ithey the tanks gravity is about 1.023 witch is great what should the ph be at also i just bought 7.0 ph water conmditioner should i put it in
That's great to hear Tyler. Good to see thing's are coming by smoothly. Just another input from me, it's a big money saver to use play sand. I've used play sand in my tank and so far there has been no problems, pH is at the right spot and everything. However, there are some types of play sand that don't work this way. I paid about 4 dollars for 50 pounds. A visual would be nice too!
Mr.September15
Chuck Norris is the reason why waldo's hiding
The sand should have pH buffers which help mantain the level of 8.0-8.3. Your S.G is pretty low, so I would bump it up to 1.026 which is closest to ocean water. I believe if you add sodium bicarbonate to your tank the pH should go up.
EDIT: BTW a common term for sodium bicarbonate is baking soda.
EDIT: BTW a common term for sodium bicarbonate is baking soda.
o ok i didnt get it tested yet also my tank is now at 1.025 and 1.026 and if my ph isnt hig henoug hwhat do i do by chemcicals to make it at that or what???
Whoa, put on the breaks with the pH there tyler, you want to be VERY careful when adjusting pH. Just throwing baking soda into the water willy nilly will probably crash your pH bigtime. If you're anywhere at 8.0 or higher, leave it. Even if you're in the 7.8 7.9 range (which is somewhat common in new tanks with freshly mixed water) dont loose sleep, its not the end of the world and we can teach you how to bring it up slowly and safely 
. Keep an eye on your sg so that it doesnt raise too high. In the future, mix the water first in a rubbermaid bin, bucket, garbage can, whatever to make sure its the right sg before doing a water change .
I realize your excited, as are we for you, but remember the old saltwater saying, beauty takes time but disaster happens quickly. Enjoy what you've done and keep reading
. Keep an eye on your sg so that it doesnt raise too high. In the future, mix the water first in a rubbermaid bin, bucket, garbage can, whatever to make sure its the right sg before doing a water change .I realize your excited, as are we for you, but remember the old saltwater saying, beauty takes time but disaster happens quickly. Enjoy what you've done and keep reading
hehe thx alot of didnt put any thing in the tank the sg is perfect is balanced out to 1.025 and stayed like that getting water tested tonightWhoa, put on the breaks with the pH there tyler, you want to be VERY careful when adjusting pH. Just throwing baking soda into the water willy nilly will probably crash your pH bigtime. If you're anywhere at 8.0 or higher, leave it. Even if you're in the 7.8 7.9 range (which is somewhat common in new tanks with freshly mixed water) dont loose sleep, its not the end of the world and we can teach you how to bring it up slowly and safely
I realize your excited, as are we for you, but remember the old saltwater saying, beauty takes time but disaster happens quickly. Enjoy what you've done and keep reading
Mr.September15
Chuck Norris is the reason why waldo's hiding
Ewww, Who uses willy nilly?!?!
I feel like i'm reading a letter from my Grandpa . lol, Jay Kay.Or maybe not
Wow, it would be a feat of genetics if a 26 year old were your grandfather
Mr.September15
Chuck Norris is the reason why waldo's hiding
Wow, it would be a feat of genetics if a 26 year old were your grandfather
I thought you were 24
WHY DOES THE WORLD LIE TO MEEE . I have no idea what you mean by "Feat of genetics" it must be old people language for weird german porno. 
Ahh forgive me, I just finsihed watching 30minutes of the best of Stewie and if you dont know who Stewie is hes the baby in Family Guy. And now i'm hooked on making weird remarks. 8)
"Oh what a thumping good read. A little plague here, a pestilence there, I love this God, he's so deliciously eevil"
Stewie = the man
Stewie = the man
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