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  1. Dry rock and live rock both have advantages and disadvantages. There are a couple companies that put dry (mined on land) rock in the ocean and let it sit for a year or two then harvest it as live rock. This is legal to do. Just can no longer take rock off a reef anymore. And you can take some steps to process this rock to get rid of some of the bad hitchhikers that won't kill the good bacteria on the live rock (the reason for buying live rock). You can also do things to the dry rock to help get rid of the nitrates and phosphates bound up in it. This does take longer to do though. I think KP Aquatics is still shipping live rock. Dry rock Pros: No unwanted hitchhikers. Cheaper than live rock Cons: No biodiversity added to the tank. Yeah you can add bottled bacteria but it is not the same as what comes on live rock. Many people are having problems with dinos that start with dry rock. ( dry rock may have nitrates and phosphates bound up in it and leach out into your tank,then you may use product to lower these and bottom out your nutrients which will cause dinos )Many thread about this on other sites. No cool hitchhikers. Longer tank cycle Rock can leach nitrates and phosphates leading to algae problems later. Live Rock from the ocean Pros: Lots of biodiversity Cool hitchhikers Shorter tank cycle Cons: Unwanted hitchhikers Can have lots of algae More expensive than dry rock Live Rock from another Tank Pros: Established rock with biodiversity (know the source where it came from) Cons: Rock my have nitrates and phosphates bound up in it and leaching out. May have infestation of things you don't want, like algae, tons of bristle worm, ich or other disease and parasites and many other things. (know the source of where it came from) There are probably other pros and cons to each of these that I am not thinking about right now.
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  2. I use to be a member of the bird club years ago. I am not a fan of Bird Fever. We got our grey from a breeder in Danville, IN. I think she has retired now. 20 some years ago I use to raise some birds also. I raised several finches, canaries, parakeets, hand feed cockatiels and Indian Ring Necks.
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  3. His name is Misty. Thought it was a female when we named him. Later got a dna test and confirmed he is a male. ๐Ÿ™‚ He is 19 years old now. Had him since he was 4 weeks old.
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  4. Culture your own pods and phyto add them to the tank.
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  5. Yeah RO filter Used rock...pukani is banned wild. Everything is man made now or you buy someone else's tank rock. I can get you pukani live but it's out of state. Tons of it though ๐Ÿ˜‚ Red sea is always a good way to go for sure!
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  6. RO filter if you donโ€™t already have one.
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  7. Welcome back!! Nice to see you pass the hobby down to your children. A nice softy tank could be a nice low maintenance endeavor.
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  8. I have a spare 55g drum and a 30g runnermaid for this purpose u could use. Located in rushville. Txt me 317 408 8655
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