Hi guys,

I am new to the group but was semi-active in the reefkeepers board a long time ago.

Anyway after a very long break from doing anything to my reef tank (6-8 months), I just got back to it.

The water is close:

Specific gravity: 1.022
Nitrate: 10-20
Nitrite: 0
PH: 8.4
Ammonia: .25

I am 3 weeks into weekly water changes of 10 gallons for a 55 gallon tank.

New lights have been installed and tomorrow another water change will happen.

Coraline is still growing other than moving around the rocks and some mushrooms are still visable. 3 Hermit crabs still live and 4 Margerita snails are still around, plus TONS of those flat shelled snails that stick on the glass alone with many white fans.

I am having a hard time getting out all the junk in the sand and there is less than there was but it still clouds up the water badly when I sift it.

Anyway to the questions....

I want to make my LR more stable... I saw some green like putty at a LFS and was wondering is this good to standardize my rock structures or are there better methods?

Also where is a good place to get some Live sand to kick start my sand bugs and so on since none of those seemed to have made it? (Bristle Worms, Co-pods - shrimp looking things, and other good cleaners)

I live in Austin, and any help would be great.