mwrmma
Aquarium Advice Activist
Ok, 90 gal tank 100 lbs reef sand, 70 lbs base rock, sg 1.0245, temp is 78 deg f., 2 ph's putting out 500 gpm, and a fluval 404 and an aquaclear 500 that i will be putting about 5 - 10 lbs lr rubble in tomorrow, and i have 45 lbs fiji lr also coming tomorrow from foster smith. what i want to know is if i should buy a skimmer for the die off, and how many raw (DEAD) shrimp should i buy for the fishless cycle? and once i finish my cycle, what % wc should i do? also, how long does it take for the base rock to start to become live? thanks in advance!!!!!