Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[Katrina71]

I can't answer that.

 

[Magellan]

I can't answer that.

Me either!

 

[sfin52]

I would wait till after treatment. That fine sand will clear from the water. But you will be cleaning it from the rocks for a few days

 

[Why-Me]

I would wait till after treatment. That fine sand will clear from the water. But you will be cleaning it from the rocks for a few days

Yes this^^

 

[Magellan]

I would wait till after treatment. That fine sand will clear from the water. But you will be cleaning it from the rocks for a few days

I’ve waited months, but now that I made the decision (thanks @Why-Me !) I want to put it in tonight!

good advice though, I’ll wait till after my water change. This crap is dying off already. Crazy how fast it started to grow once it got in the tank and got a foothold.

 

[Fin]

A new way to cycle a tank! Sorry...

 

[Katrina71]

A new way to cycle a tank! Sorry...

I looked at the tank first.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey as hitch hikers go, ... ?

Tiled star- reef safe too !!

 

[najer]

Carbon in bags, as Robin said it will wear itself down if tumbled, I have 2 bags running by my drains.

 

[Katrina71]

Trying to decide on emergency equipment that we NEED vs just clutter.

 

[Katrina71]

Miracle Tank update. Stand was done yesterday. (Picking it up next week) Tank should be almost done. Sand ordered. Some plumbing has arrived. (thank you @siggy) We have our return pump, skimmer, and powerheads. We have live rock. (ironically bought 90lbs from a local reefer last year)

 

[Katrina71]

We brought back some live rock from the beach this year, but it's very dense. Planning on using it in our sump. Most of the rock in my DT now is dense like that too. Pretty sure it's from the ocean.

 

[Katrina71]

Is there a particular place in the sump that live rock is best? There is no room in our sump where the skimmer goes.

 

[siggy]

Is there a particular place in the sump that live rock is best? There is no room in our sump where the skimmer goes.

I like to place my trash like plugs, skeletons and rubble in the first chamber. That's where I see the largest pod colonies.
Then water flows into my skimmer chamber where I have my bio bricks heater and skimmer. Pretty std I would guess.

 

[Katrina71]

I might put some larger ones in the fuge too. None are very big though.

 

[siggy]

Once things get rolling there will be lots of rocks that don't fit or you will want to remove for odd reasons, and that's were i put them, partly cuz im lazy and .......

 

[Katrina71]

Never hurts to have cycled rock.

 

[Fin]

I generally keep all of my live rock in the tank. Too much else going on in my sump.

 

[Katrina71]

I generally keep all of my live rock in the tank. Too much else going on in my sump.

I might find the same about ours.

 

[Fin]

That is why I have the plan to use the Siporax in a large reactor outside of my sump.