airtime23
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I'll bet setting up a 300 gallon tank next week.
I'm planning to have 3 islands of live rock, a total of 200 lbs to start off with. This will be fully cured live rock.
I will also have 200 lbs of live sand - this stuff:
http://www.amazon.com/CaribSea-Arag-Alive-20-Pound-Special-Grade/dp/B00025YVGC
I have had 5 fish in my QT for the past 3 weeks (total of 4 by the time the big tank will be up and running). 2 osc. clownfish and 3 lyretail anthias. They're doing great.
When the big tank is up and running and I add the 5 fish, will I see a cycle? Or perhaps not, because of all the live rock and live sand? Could it be that because of the bacteria in the live rock and live sand that I won't see ammonia or nitrites, but just nitrates (eventually)?
I'm planning to have 3 islands of live rock, a total of 200 lbs to start off with. This will be fully cured live rock.
I will also have 200 lbs of live sand - this stuff:
http://www.amazon.com/CaribSea-Arag-Alive-20-Pound-Special-Grade/dp/B00025YVGC
I have had 5 fish in my QT for the past 3 weeks (total of 4 by the time the big tank will be up and running). 2 osc. clownfish and 3 lyretail anthias. They're doing great.
When the big tank is up and running and I add the 5 fish, will I see a cycle? Or perhaps not, because of all the live rock and live sand? Could it be that because of the bacteria in the live rock and live sand that I won't see ammonia or nitrites, but just nitrates (eventually)?