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I have been curing 60 lbs. of BRS rock in a container since June 1st, circulating water, 77-78 degrees, 1.024, This morning I tested my water (RODI) Nitrate 100ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Ammonia .25ppm, PH (high range) 8.0. It seems that this is taking too long. Should I keep waiting and testing until I...

Will do.

OK, I give up. What do you suggest ?

Once I have everything in place and the water topped off, I wait, check my water parameters until they're all in the top peg. With the cured rock and live gravel's beneficial bacteria doing their stuff, I'm counting on a reduced waiting period.

I'm going to rinse the 60 lbs. of dry gavel and add it along with the 40 lbs. of live gravel. This is after I have completed the aquascape. I am curing the dry rock in a separate container. My new 75gal display tank is still dry. I intend to fill the tank 70% full of rodi saltwater, add the...

I have a 75 long, I didn't realize they needed 100 gallons. I was just going by the inch per gallon ratio. I need to do some more reading / youtubing.

Well, I'm planning on 2 Clowns, 2 B&W Clowns, 1 Tang and 1 Cardinal Fish.

Thanks a lot, I have 2 20 lb. bags of live gravel as well, the kid at Petco told me rinsing that was not necessary. I'll get the fish first then, and the clean up crew later. I plan on buying 3 the 1st week and the other 3 the next. I want to hold it down to 6 fish. Thanks again.

I have 2 45 gal. tanks full of freshwater right now, I can make 75 gal. a day. I know I will have to feed all the inverts, as well as the fish. I'm new to the hobby, not stupid.

My BRS Pukani dry rock is almost cured. I have 100 lbs. of Carib-Sea gravel, 2 bags of live and 3 dry. Should I rinse the dry gravel in rodi water rather than tap water ? This is my 1st rodeo if you haven't figured that out by now. :) At this stage of the game I'm covering all bases. Hoping to...

I don't know where I got it my head I had 2 bags of crushed coral, I have 2 20lb. bags of Carib Sea Arag-Alive Live Aragonite Reef Sand. FCC Course. My tank bed is 18x48. I think I need 2 more bags, maybe 5. I got the course sand thinking about swirling current etc.

what kind of lag time between PHs ?

Thanks for the intel, I have a 75L, should I run both PHs (1500s) at the same time, or set up a tide scenario alternating between the two running one at a time?

I thought so, see what I mean about getting conflicting advice ? It is aggravating to say the least.

OK, then what is High Range pH ?

Well, I only have ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and PH, I thought po4 was phosphate. I'll get a phosphate test kit tomorrow

Using my API High Range test solution I get a reading of 7.8

I have 1 non cooked shrimp in the 17 gallons of water (1.024) in a 32 gal new trash can. I have my own RODI system so water is not an issue, so you're saying I can cycle my tank with the rock in as long as my PH levels are in check ?

Now I am really confused, I am a brand new rookie to the hobby, I am trying to get through the initial cycling steps etc. as I have been advised as well as learned from the 100s of youtube videos, now I am getting advice that is 180 from what I am doing. It's like anything else, once I have done...

we got side tracked again and I still don't know weather to run both powerheads at the same time, or do you run them independent of each other to simulate tides, with a controller ?

Thanks for the tips, that's why you get the big money LOL

Is positioning critical ? I was going to place them high, facing downward at 45 degree angles on opposite ends as well as opposite sides of the tank (75L)

I have 2 Koralia 1500 GPH

I will put about 50 gallons in the tank, and then top it off after I add rocks and then sand. I have 55 lbs. or so of Pukani rock, I don't think it will displace more than 25 gallons. What about the powerhead question: Do you run both at the same time, or do you run them independent of each...

OK, I'll just get dry. About adding sand with water in tank, what is your method ?