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Ok, Live rock is on it's way says DHL. I have 45 gallons of water salted and heated to 82. I'm concerned about "prepping" the rock before putting it in the tank...
I have a 5 gallon bucket, salted and at 82 as well. Here's my plan so tell me if I'm wrong please...
Open boxes, grab base rock dip in 5 gallon bucket to rince off dead guys place on glass bottom. DO that with ALL base rock.. Then after ALL base is on the glass dump in the live sand... THEN grab the good rock and dip each piece 2-3 times to get off dead guys and build it up on the base rock.. AFTER all rock is in the tank, dump 5 gallon bucket to gather the living guys that were dunked off and place them in the tank. THEN FInally hook up my powerhead to my hose and pump in the water into a bowl thats in the tank so I don't stir up too much sand. Then turn on my 2 maxi jet 1200's, heater, and my Emperor 400 with no "floss" filter, just carbon in the baskets... Anything else?
Thanks !
Rich
I have a 5 gallon bucket, salted and at 82 as well. Here's my plan so tell me if I'm wrong please...
Open boxes, grab base rock dip in 5 gallon bucket to rince off dead guys place on glass bottom. DO that with ALL base rock.. Then after ALL base is on the glass dump in the live sand... THEN grab the good rock and dip each piece 2-3 times to get off dead guys and build it up on the base rock.. AFTER all rock is in the tank, dump 5 gallon bucket to gather the living guys that were dunked off and place them in the tank. THEN FInally hook up my powerhead to my hose and pump in the water into a bowl thats in the tank so I don't stir up too much sand. Then turn on my 2 maxi jet 1200's, heater, and my Emperor 400 with no "floss" filter, just carbon in the baskets... Anything else?
Thanks !
Rich