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g. mcclean
06-05-2003, 7:02 PM
An on-line supplier, Reeftopia.com (I believe) sells 40 lbs of pond cured live rock for $160 which includes shipping. Since my new set up will require a lot of live rock this is tempting, but I am not sure what I must do to pond cured live rock. Might it be helpful in cycling the new set-up? Should I further cure it befor adding it to the new set-up? If so, how? My new set up will be 75 gallons. I will be using some of my sand from an existing tank to help the cycling. I will also use a Fluval filter that has been running on my existing set-up. Suggestions welcome, and thanks again for your other help.
OrionGirl
06-05-2003, 10:02 PM
Mostly, that will depend on how cured it is, how it ships, and how long it ships. Shipped wet, you shouldn't have much die-off, and would lose a lot in the course of your cycle. If it ships dry, and there's a lot of die-off, then you should be pretty good using it to cycle with. since you have a good seed already, I wouldn't add the rock until the nitrites are on the way down--if it spikes a bit, the bacteria will be in place to catch up quickly.
Gulf View (http://www.gulf-view.com) sells 30lbs for $133 and the reports of the condition upon arrival have been excellent. The price is almost the same, $4/lb for the rock you suggest, $4.43/lb for the Gulf View, but the hitch hikers on the GV rock always make it a worthwhile purchase.