Few more questions

[Sherita]

Ya gobies, sand dollar, starfish, are a few things I do want in the tank.

Please rethink the sand dollar. They require a huge amount of sandbed, which means a HUGE tank, and have a dismal survival rate in home aquaria.

If you want burrowing gobies, I suspect you will need a sandbed deeper than one inch. My twin spot has a cave that reaches the bottom glass, and my sandbed is 4 inches deep.

[jrossjr79]

Please rethink the sand dollar. They require a huge amount of sandbed, which means a HUGE tank, and have a dismal survival rate in home aquaria.

If you want burrowing gobies, I suspect you will need a sandbed deeper than one inch. My twin spot has a cave that reaches the bottom glass, and my sandbed is 4 inches deep.

Thank you for mentioning that the sand dollar is not a good choice.

[Texreefer]

Thats what I have used since i set up my aquarium over a year ago

Adding to jrossjr79 second question.
Would it be the same/similar as using RO/DI water if i filled a couple 5 gallon water jugs with water from HEB or those windmills and stored them for when i do my monthly 5gallon water change?

[jroescher]

Buy a RO/DI unit. There not that expensive and it will pay for itself in no time. Much easier than hauling water.

[klwheat]

For the amount of water you're talking about using up with that size tank....just get an RO/DI unit. It will pay for itself quickly! Also, a couple of BRUTE trash cans from homedepot with lids, set up with floats, and you always have RO/DI water ready to go. Then, you can use one for top-off water, and mix salt water in the other for water changes. It also gives you readily available stores for "emergency" water changes. And again....it will QUICKLY pay for itself vs buying ro water.

[Kristy]

Adding to jrossjr79 second question.
Would it be the same/similar as using RO/DI water if i filled a couple 5 gallon water jugs with water from HEB or those windmills and stored them for when i do my monthly 5gallon water change?

Is it ok to do this? Sure. Is it safe? Worked for us for a good long while in the beginning.

BUT, like others have mentioned, it quickly becomes a PITA lugging the buckets and scraping up the quarters. You'll want to spring for the RO/DI sooner or later (ok, sooner!)