Slow progress :( help with base rock?

[DSheard]

Just completely cleaned out my tank as it was an ex-display, whats the best cloth/cleaner to clean the inside before I add stuff?

Also how do you all stick your rock together? I bought a Kilo of base rock as it has lots of holes and retreats but I wanted to make my own structure any idea what silicon glue I could use?

Cheers Dave

[r60sgr]

For cleaning the tank I use vinegar and luke warm water, to stick rock I used aqauscape epoxy which you can get on e-bay cheap. Stewart

[DSheard]

Thanks dude. white vinegar or the brown stuff? I may nip to my dealer and get something, getting dead impatient now. Not even sure what to have as filtration :/

[r60sgr]

I use white but only because it's easier to get hold of. Shouldn't matter just make sure you rinse well. Vinegar is great for soaking/cleaning pumps etc too, better than scraping as that will damage equipment slowly but surely. Read well on filtration options here but please remember patience is a virtue - haste costs mega bucks and heartache! Stewart

[DSheard]

Nice one thanks mate, I have a 48L nano when you say rinse do you mean with RO water then dry it?

[r60sgr]

yes bud, always last rinse with RO.

[Tangman]

Not even sure what to have as filtration. Your live rock will give you all the filtration you need, just add phosphate and nitrate remover and a bag of carbon every other week. Twiggy

[DSheard]

sweet guys thanks a lot, should I get the phosphate/nitrate sponges or buy the pellet stuff? Would be greatful if you could suggest some ebay links that would be great buys. I read up and it says NO PHOSPHATE = NO ALGAE but i kinda want all the pretty colour'd stuff on my rock so would u advise it?

[r60sgr]

Coraline algae will happen naturally (purple) with your calcium level. I use rowaphos so google or e-bay that and you can read up on it and see prices but for the granular stuff you need a reactor which isn't cheap. There is a sponge variant but I haven't tried that so can't offer an opinion. Read thru some old threads on here because there are alternatives. Osmotics sponsor on here and have a variant too. Get reading my friend and dig thru articles on the specialist part of this forum. All the ideas/advice you could possibly need is available on here. Stewart

[DSheard]

Okay mate thanks a lot !

[ejit]

was just gonna add about sticking rock together,
you can also drill small holes in the rock and join
them using acrylic rod like I have done in my tank.