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[BryanCaruso]

How many pounds of live rubble rock should I get to put in the sump to help seed the dry rock. I don't need anymore big pieces cuz tank is full and I don't want any unwanted pests after I took all this time to kill my rocks. Part 2 I have a sump by art. First chamber water comes in then flows into the skimmer section then through a sponge then into the return. Will the pods make it past the sponge or should I pit the rubble in the return section

 

[BryanCaruso]

Anybody.

 

[IBroughtPopcorn]

I have the same sump. I will follow this to find the answer for myself. I will say that they make it through my sponge my 29 BC just fine so I would imagine it's the same here. But I don't have a skimmer on the BC.


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[Tigé21v]

I don't think it will really matter where you put the rubble, the majority of the pods will be doing their thing in your display, if you do not have either a fuge or a lot of living area for them in the sump. They'll be in/on the rocks in the display.
I wouldn't think it would take much to get a population going, mostly time. You could put the rubble in a mesh bag and drop it in your display if you didn't want to wait for them to make their way up to the display. In a couple of weeks, pull the bag of rubble out and give it a good shake, and either put it in your sump if you want, or get rid of it. Rubble has a habit of collecting detritus. Lots of people seem to have forgone its use as of late. If you want to use it, that's fine. I would leave it in the bag though so you can give it a shake and rinse the collected stuff out of it.
Hope that helps

 

[BryanCaruso]

I like that idea keep the bag far from other rocks in the display just in case

 

[Schplitter]

If you put live rock rubble into your sump, tank or anywhere in the system you will risk bringing in whatever you tried to avoid. If you want to go this route then quarantine the live rock rubble. The best option is to let the tank do it's thing over time. It will take a lot of time but you will not have unwanted bugs.

 

[Tigé21v]

If you put live rock rubble into your sump, tank or anywhere in the system you will risk bringing in whatever you tried to avoid. If you want to go this route then quarantine the live rock rubble. The best option is to let the tank do it's thing over time. It will take a lot of time but you will not have unwanted bugs.

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