Brad's 100 'n Change Cube-like Journal

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Correct

Wow
I really have to re-think my light timers
You have way more light than I, but I can't keep my corals from bleaching if I do what you do

Maybe if I slowly ramp up my timers the corals will out-compete my GHA issue (wishful thinking)

Anyway, enough about me

Your tank is looking great so far (cyano aside)

Hope you don't need to change the rock

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

That's what everyone tells me, so I'll wait until the end of November to make any decisions, but my gut instinct is that no, it will still be dirty sludgy rock full of decay.
I've built a lot of tanks over the years, and I thought I knew better, but went with popular opinion and used cheap dead rock. That was a mistake. It may clean up, but I'm budgeting for a box of rock now

i never have issues with it , even on my new build its all dry pukani and i am having no nutrient issues or po4 issues. quick diatom bloom but thats about it

i used hundred of pounds of it in our 500g tank and that too went fine with no curing, added in sept fish in after a few weeks later

[Aquattro]

I dunno Denny, I read so many threads where people have issues, then comments like yours. So I said screw it, and used dead because of the pieces I had access to. But for me, it has been a problem. Where anytime I've used fresh rock, no issues ever.
Then you read threads about the 12 years worth of curing you need to do, and I question why go through all that when real rock is just a bit more, especially for sub 100g tanks. For me, time is money and I would rather spend an extra 100 bucks or so and just enjoy watching my reef, not trying to fit my lawn mower in it

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

It's $300

I'm looking at about $400 for 50lbs, give or take

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Also, I can't help but notice I'm missing a large anthias. Pretty sure that's not helping

Nothing like added waste/rot to mess with your new tank
Hope you find it sometime

I had a wrasse go missing last month, but I expected it
Found him the next day, and it was like something from a piranha movie - all bones and such

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

not trying to fit my lawn mower in it

Nailed

[Aquattro]

Ya, the Anthias was old and on it's last legs, er, fins, and I knew it would be going soon, Just kinda forgot about it tho, and now notice it's missing. Pretty sure I won't find any of it. Mixing 50g of new water, going to dose chemiclean and do a 50% water change.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I'm looking at about $400 for 50lbs, give or take

50lb x 5.95/lb is 297 plus tax.

[kien]

White sand is boring anyway. The cyano adds colour.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I dunno Denny, I read so many threads where people have issues, then comments like yours. So I said screw it, and used dead because of the pieces I had access to. But for me, it has been a problem. Where anytime I've used fresh rock, no issues ever.
Then you read threads about the 12 years worth of curing you need to do, and I question why go through all that when real rock is just a bit more, especially for sub 100g tanks. For me, time is money and I would rather spend an extra 100 bucks or so and just enjoy watching my reef, not trying to fit my lawn mower in it

i agree , nothing beats liverock thats for sure. i hear all the time of people who run into issues with the dry rock....maybe the way i do it is just different lol no curing, no acid, no bleach just add water and walk away lol if it helps any i start carbon dosing right out the gate.i run gfo for the first bit until the bacteria can take the load.

every rock is diff though some are saturated in dried up sponges, crab claws etc.

i didnt go with liverock this time around even though i had some lying around as we dry scaped and worked on the tank all summer

stay tuned for tank journal!!

good luck with it buddy, youll pull through just fine

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

50lb x 5.95/lb is 297 plus tax.

I'll have to negotiate that price here ....