Today i bit the bullet and bought someof the starter stuff for my mantis shrimp tank.
Here are the goodies:
10 gallon tank
glass lid
arogonite sand
distilled water
marine salt
digital thermo
So i get it home and rince it out and put it in its new home with out much to talk about...
sept i got a lil wet in the process
i rinced off the sand and put it in...
started mixing the salt and after like 5 hours of mixing i enlisted a buddy to help me
but that didnt work so since i dont have powerheads just laying around i had to hand mix it all
after i got it all mixed here is what i have...
Its still really cloudy... i have a small hob on it just to try to circulate the water a bit... (its the best i have) and i have a heater that i have to put on it... And i just ordered all the equipment hopefully here by the weekend...
Tommorrow im gonna check the SG... Im gonna hold off on any LR or cleaning crew untill the actual equip gets in since they will have atleast a month to cycle the tank...
Oh but i had this blue powder that fell out of solution and collected at the bottom of my mixing bucket...
any ideas i used instant ocean salt... do i need to add it back to the tank... is it calcium or something?
-me