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Eight days ago I added about 80 Lbs. of Marshall Island rock (uncured)
to my new 75 Gal. Not being too familiar with liverock, I wasn't too sure what to expect. When I opened the boxes, I got a slightly unpleasant whiff and proceded to pick off any obvious dying stuff along with as much macro as I could. Gave the rock a good swish around in some aged sal****er I had made up in advance and plunked it into the tank. Day 2 I tested for Ammonia and it was off the chart (no surprise). Now, day 8 I test again...Zero. I then test for nitrite....Zero. Next, Nitrate...Zero. Is it possible that my cycle completed this quick? Everything I have read led me to believe 6 to 8 weeks especially using uncured. Other paramaters: temp-79 sg-1.024 PH- 8.0 skimmer- 24/7 circulation- ~500g/hr through sump supplemented with 4-Maxi-jet 900's. Lighting- 440W VHO (2-50/50 2-Actinic) about 2 hrs./day right now 3-4" dead Aragonite sb Using RO/DI for initial fill and top-off Using SeaTest test kits Is this typical? If so, do you think I should seed my SB now with some LS? Thanks! -Scott |
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