My first saltwater attempt

I like it. nice job

 

Looks good T3-----You def. need more rock.

 

looks good. More rock would help. Try www.gulf-view.com/ I have had great luck with his live rock.

Joe

 

Joe
What do they charge for shipping?

 

It depends on if up pick up at the airport or have delivered to your house. If you go on web site there are phone numbers to call the shipping companies and they can tell you. With fuel prices it probably changes a lot.

Joe

 

Welcome to GIRS! Where are you from?

I wouldn't say more rock for sure, I bet if it was spaced a little more open it would look much fuller. When it comes to our tanks, the more the better isn't always the case. You can have a much healthier tank with open rock spacing that allows more flow between rocks, which increases the efficiency the bacteria and other critters will process waste, thus making water parameters "better". If you throw a bunch more rock in there, there's less swimming space, more dead spots, sometimes less hiding places, the list goes on. If he wants fish that need a lot of swimming space, I think he's good. Also, if he wants a lot of branching corals, they need room to grow, so the less rock will be better off in the end. Along the same lines, the more porous the rock is the better.

To sum it up, I think it's all about what you do with the rock you have, not "so many lbs/gal." that many people are told, just like the "so many watts/gal." nonsense. I really think opening it up would help a lot!

I think it looks good, I look forward to seeing this tank progress! Do you have info on the rest of the system?

 

Also, I edited your original post to show the pic in the post!