Sand Pix

[Element]

Hey guys whats up I havent been on here in a long time and I recently gave up my old 55 gallon tank to my neighbor but I bought a new one with a new stand and I need some ideas I saw alot of pictures in the gallery area and they were beautiful I was wondering if you guys can help me out.. I wanna do sand with some really nice rocks I also have a few questions

1-) Can I use the sand that they use for saltwater tanks such as arogonite "sorry for spelling"

2-) Can I use live rock?

3-) what kind of rock can I use if I am able to use live rock?

[WorldNation]

u can use aragonite sand. works great at buffering the ph.

u can use live rock. it'll serve as a decor, not a bio filter. rinse it off real well and decorate at will

whatever rock you want :)

[Element]

Really? Thats great! Thank you for your info! :D

[Element]

Also I wanted to know ... If I have a 45 Gallon tank do I need 45 pounds of sand?

And if anyone has pix of this fish please post :) - Neolamprologus helianthus -

[abenez]

isn't this in the wrong forum?

[Element]

i dunno i guess so ;\ havent gotten a reply yet on my questions ;\

[Seedy]

Check "Finz" gallery at Cichlidgallery.com for pics of N. heleianthus....

MattV also has a pair of them...

[Seedy]

WHy do you want "live rock" in your fresh water tank? Nothing will grow on it that wouldn't grow on any other rock...besides... a lot live rock is ripped off of coral reefs in the tropics...

:confused:

[Matt V]

Here's one of my N. halienthus. Took these pics Friday.

http://www.cichlidgallery.com/albums/album158/new_02.sized.jpg

and I think this is the other one.... they're freaking identical, so it's hard to tell.... they're great fish. I love them. These are f1s. I could have bought the wild caught parents, but I didn't feel like spending 90/fish that day...

http://www.cichlidgallery.com/albums/album158/new_09.sized.jpg

[Element]

thanks for the pix and answeres nice fish btw matt.. i was just curious if you can put live rock in the tank i know it wouldnt grow anything but i do like the colors of the rock it self purple pink ect... ;o

[jims2cool]

Teh colors of the live rock will rot away and tunr into grey. It can not survive freshwater hence iot is in the ocean.

[z rock]

If it's "live" rock won't all that stuff living on/in it die and rot in fresh water ? Isn't live rock expensive? I know aragonite sand is for no more than it would buffer water. Pool filter sand is $8 for a 50lb bag. Leslies pool supply.

People talk about that coral sand substrate buffering the water.Thats BS. The Instant ocean their making the salt water with does that.

Coral or limestone either one has to be ground into a powder to even mix into solution so it can dissolve.

You have to go back in with water of the same parameters you took out. If it's pH 8.2 coming out it needs to be 8.2 going back in.