Only place the live rock on top of the sand if you
only have a few pieces of live rock. If you are
going to stack the rock, then put base rock on the
glass, and put your sand around that, and then stack
your live rock on top of the base rock. Don't build
your house on the shifting sand.

Also that sand is best if it is a calcium based sand.

Also get some good books and do some reading. Books
are always a good investment in this hobby.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


Peter Pan wrote on 4/19/2007 11:11 AM:

When you set up the tank, you should use a deep sand bed for the substrate
( about 4 inches), unlike a fresh water tank, when you do your partials, you
try not to disturb the sand. You can place the LR ontop of the sand, let the
tank cycle before adding any fish ( Make sure ammonia and Nitrites are zero)
This make take a few weeks. During this time, get yourself a good reef book
and read it, then get another and read that. You don't need corals right
away, it sounds like you want a Fish only with Live rock (FOWLR) Lighting is
not as important as its when you add corals. as far as fish buying if you
are using RODI make sure your local fish store is also using RODI if they
are not, go someplace else. This link is a useful guide for New Tanks
owners for compatibility
http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/c...lity_chart.cfm