New tank startup

[bristleworm]

Hold my beer!

 

[overhead]

Poking around this site, Gulf Live Rock offers 4lbs of sand with cheaper shipping.
Any reason to not go this route?

I purchased from both, no complaints with either Gulf LIve Rock or Tampa Bay.

 

[bristleworm]

I purchased from both, no complaints with either Gulf LIve Rock or Tampa Bay.

Did one have better hitchikers than the other?

 

[overhead]

Did one have better hitchikers than the other?

I ordered 14 pounds from Tampa Bay and a total of 8 pounds from GLR. Probably a luck of the draw thing as far as hitchhikers go, they both had cerith snails, Tampa Bay had two olive snails. I was sort of surprised anything lived, it was very hot here when I ordered both and they rode around in a truck for a while.

Edit: Should note, I am talking about sand only. I did not order rock from either.

 

[bristleworm]

Saltwater scaping is nerve racking. On the freshwater side, if you didn't like it, it's pretty easy to tear it out and start over.
Now I'm worried if I do a scape lilke this TBS rock won't fit in. I guess I could always go with sand and rubble from them.
I've got the new tank yipes!

 

[bristleworm]

I ordered 14 pounds from Tampa Bay and a total of 8 pounds from GLR. Probably a luck of the draw thing as far as hitchhikers go, they both had cerith snails, Tampa Bay had two olive snails. I was sort of surprised anything lived, it was very hot here when I ordered both and they rode around in a truck for a while.

Edit: Should note, I am talking about sand only. I did not order rock from either.

Waiting to hear from TBS if the Sept. 23 shipping date was an actual date. They said on another forum they are redoing the website and that's just kind of a place holder date, so I gotta make sure as I'm not 100% ready for it yet.