AQUARIUM SAND FOR SALTWATER FRESHWATER REEF AQUARUM 20 LBS For Sale -

AQUARIUM SAND FOR SALTWATER FRESHWATER REEF AQUARUM 20 LBS

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AQUARIUM SAND FOR SALTWATER FRESHWATER REEF AQUARUM 20 LBS:
$20.00

Reef Sand approximately 1.2-4.0mm diameter grain. This is ideal for nitrate reducing systems or simply as reef tank bottom cover. Reef Sand has high concentration of calcium carbonate which helps buffer to the highest pH level.
• SILICA FREE
• BRIGHT WHITE
• GREAT FOR SAND SIFTERS
• MADE IN THE USA
• NET WT: 20 LBS


ADVANTAGES TO MAKE MAKING YOUR OWN LIVED SAND
•NO PESTS OR PARASITES
•CLEAN
•MUCH CHEAPER (PAYING FOR THE SAND NOT THE WATER)

HOW TO MAKE LIVED SAND
1. I AM ASSUMING YOU HAVE RESEARCHED THE THINGS YOU NEED TO SETUP A SALTWATER/REEF TANK

2. SETUP YOUR SALTWATER TANK

3. CLEAN THE DRIED SAND

4. ADD SAND, LIVED ROCK, OR DRIED ROCK, OR SALTWATER DECOR TO YOUR TANK

5. ADD SALTWATER

6. RUN YOUR SALTWATER SYSTEM
7.ADD 2 OR 3 RAW UNCOOKED SHRIMP INTO YOUR TANK. LET THEM DESOLVED IN THE WATER. DO NOT ADD FISH SUCH AS DAMSEL. ADDING FISH TO CYCLE YOUR TANK IS VERY CRUEL TO THE ANIMAL. ADDING FISH IS AN OLD METHOD.

8. IF YOU DON'T HAVE LIVED ROCK, ADD SOME WATER CYCLING BACTERIA. THEY SELL IT IN A BOTTLE AT YOUR LOCAL FISH STORE.

9.LET THE TANK RUN FOR A WEEK.

10.TEST THE SALTWATER FOR SIGN OF AMMONIA,NITRITE, OR NITRATE. IF THE SHRIMPS HAVE DESOLVED AND THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF AMMONIA OR NITRITE SPIKE, THEN ADD 2 OR 3 MORE SHRIMPS TO THE TANK. WAIT FOR ANOTHER WEEK THEN TEST THE WATER AGAIN. CONTINUE THIS THIS METHOD UNTIL YOU GET AN AMMONIA SPIKE. THEN YOU CAN STOP ADDING THE SHRIMP. JUST TEST THE WATER ONCE A WEEK UNTIL AMMONIA AND NITRITE ARE AT ZERO. NITRATE SHOULD GO UP BY NOW

11. ONCE AMMONIA AND NITRITE ARE AT ZERO, DO 15% TO 20% WATER CHANGE.

12. NOW ADD YOUR FAVORITE FISH TO YOUR TANK.


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