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Old 09-12-2004, 08:41 PM
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Default Re: Cycling without LR?

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Originally Posted by reef_raf
The question is should Jess start adding nutrients to "pre-cycle" the tank before receiving the shipment of rock. The answer to this is no, unless the shipment of rock is a couple of pounds. Anything more than that, and the die off from the rock added will cause a whole new cycle and negate any effect the original "pre-cycle" had.
Um, I pre-cycled my sand bed a month befor I added my rock.

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