Saltwater Fiji live rock

[Saltanic]

Hey guys I have about 30lbs of Fiji live

rock that has been cured, how long should I wait before adding any fish or corals? All my levels came out perfect today and the tank looks crystal clear! .

 

[Purevil21]

Did you use anything besides rock die off as an ammonia source to cycle the tank? What were the highest ammonia levels you saw?

 

[Saltanic]

Did you use anything besides rock die off as an ammonia source to cycle the tank? What were the highest ammonia levels you saw?

Nope that was actually all that I used! It worked perfectly And I just tested the ammonia levels, as well as nitrate, nitrite, salinity, and ph and everything came back ok nothing too high or low all just say safe

 

[Purevil21]

You never saw ammonia?

 

[Purevil21]

Welcome to AA btw

 

[Saltanic]

You never saw ammonia?

I did about 2 weeks ago but can't remember exactly how high it got .... :/

 

[Purevil21]

You may want to get some pure ammonia, no cleaning grade stuff, and dose the tank to 1ppm. If it is eliminated overnight the tank is cycled. I can't say for sure that your tank is cycled at this point. How big is the tank?

 

[Purevil21]

Lol, I am officially an addict

 

[Saltanic]

Lol, I am officially an addict

It's a 55 gallon tank and as of right now I'm addicted too! Lol I have a protein skimmer, marineland canister filter, a reactor that I put Nitrate media in, a UV light skimmer, as well as a mainland double wheel bio filter, I'm adding a 20 gallon sump/ref. Though

 

[Saltanic]

Can too many filters be a bad thing for your tank ?

 

[Fishbone13]

Lol, I am officially an addict

Congratulations!!!!!!!!

 

[Purevil21]

If it is a 55 you will need more than 30 lbs of rock. You should keep 1-2 lbs per gallon of water.

 

[0o.Kelsey.o0]

You could get dry base rock, then it won't cause your tank to recycle.