so I have been dragging my feet on a 200 gallon peninsula build, thought about going FW for a few months went down a rabbit hole there.
WOW SW peeps are so much nicer ,info is talked about and easy to find. I found that not to be the case with FW
anyway back to the post....
i'll be setting up a FOWLR using dry rock. I am a huge fan of biodiversity...
I am thinking of adding TBS sand.
The questions /thoughts are:
1.lets say I am going to use 80# of special grade sand think 10# of TBS to seed it would do the trick?
2.would it have the same effect if i added it to my fuge section of the sump? or would it take longer to spread to the DT?
3. I like the look of special grade sand over the TBS but willing to add 20# to the DT do you all think it would be best to mix it in to the sand or have a pile in the back? wondering what would work best to seed it.
4. the shipping is quick high on the stuff any other options out there? what about AF life source or miracle mud
5. would using direct ocean sand bring in parasites? was thinking of only QTed fish for this build, from 2 trusted sources . would that defeat the whole process?
I will cycle the take for one month with out fish to let the mico biome get rolling and strong.
curious to see what others thoughts are...
WOW SW peeps are so much nicer ,info is talked about and easy to find. I found that not to be the case with FW
anyway back to the post....
i'll be setting up a FOWLR using dry rock. I am a huge fan of biodiversity...
I am thinking of adding TBS sand.
The questions /thoughts are:
1.lets say I am going to use 80# of special grade sand think 10# of TBS to seed it would do the trick?
2.would it have the same effect if i added it to my fuge section of the sump? or would it take longer to spread to the DT?
3. I like the look of special grade sand over the TBS but willing to add 20# to the DT do you all think it would be best to mix it in to the sand or have a pile in the back? wondering what would work best to seed it.
4. the shipping is quick high on the stuff any other options out there? what about AF life source or miracle mud
5. would using direct ocean sand bring in parasites? was thinking of only QTed fish for this build, from 2 trusted sources . would that defeat the whole process?
I will cycle the take for one month with out fish to let the mico biome get rolling and strong.
curious to see what others thoughts are...