Where Can I Find RO/DI Water?

[Fade2White12]

The only thing is that with 30lbs from the second place, to 2-day-air it, it will cost ~$90.

The first place, if I 2-day-air it, it will only be ~$50. Or, if I just use UPS ground (since they are in Ohio and I'm in Michigan, it costs even half that).

I just wish I could find a website or some information about the actual store though, or a way to contact them via phone.

 

[Fade2White12]

Also, btw, I picked up 25 Gal of RO Culligan water from Meijer. When you bring your own container, it's only $0.29 per gallon.

Now rock is my only concern.

I have a question about cycling - when I cycle with my live rock, should I put my live sand in at the same time?

 

[Joe Fish]

I would wait until your live rock is almost cured or fully cured. If you get high ammonia spikes you might kill your 'live sand'. In my opinion live sand is a waste of money. Get regular aragonite sand and the live rock will seed your sand in time. Or you can just add a little live sand on top of aragonite sand.

 

[Fade2White12]

I just bought a 40lb bag of Ocean Direct Caribbean Live Sand that I got for a real good price - only $25. So it was actually cheaper per lb than the plain aragonite sand so I thought, why not?

But if I wait for the cycle to complete, won't I have to go through another mini-cycle? If I lay the substrate at the exact time, wouldn't it all just cycle together?

 

[Joe Fish]

There will probably be a mini-cycle, but nothing compared to live rock that is cycling. You could cycle it all together.

 

[Lorna]

If you are in Michigan you should check out the for sale forum at

Selling Forums - Michigan Reefers

there are all kinds of people selling stuff there and you could save on shipping......

 

[Fade2White12]

Yeah, I've been browsing there the last couple weeks, even posting requests for LR in their wanted forum, but I haven't gotten any replies of people willing to ship any or any that are nearly close enough to meet up. I think eBay will prolly be the route I go - but I'll be on vacation this week, so I have time to mull it over.

 

[Joe Fish]

I see you were referring to live sand as not live sand out of an established tank, but the stuff that comes pre-packaged. That stuff should not go through a cycle.

 

[TRe]

most grocery stores usually sell it for like 1.50 for 5 gallons

 

[Fade2White12]

Well all my stuff came in today so it is all setup. Looks very nice

I thought, though, that instead of making new threads for all my questions, I might as well do them here. Anyway, my first one is about filtration. The AP comes with two large sponges, ceramic rings, and plastic bio-balls for filtration. I hear that I should get rid of rings/balls and use only one sponge, but also people talk about several other forms of filtration - chemipure, floss, purigen, etc. How should I set those up?