Nuvo Fusion 20 AIO

[ReeferNick13]

Hey guys and gals I’m putting together a setup for a new tank and wanted to run my process by you all to see if there are any issues. I want to start curing my “MarcoRocks Reef Saver Dry Live Rock” as I don’t have my tank stand and everything set up yet. My plan is to put the rock in a bucket along with a heater and flow and dump a small bottle of Dr. Tim’s in. I plan to let this go for a week or two to give me time to get everything els set up then transfer the rock into my tank. Once I transfer the rock into the tank I was going to add another bottle of Dr. Tim’s along with some ceramic media balls to finish the curing/cycling process. I have a clownfish in another tank that I’m going to add to the new tank, when do I add it? After ammonia is 0 I should be safe to add the fish right? This is my first time using the dry rock so any suggestions or tips would be much appreciated. Please let me know if anyone spots a mistake or a better way to do this. I’m trying to get my tank started out on the right foot! Thank you for your time and have a great day and weekend.

 

[GoVols]

@NY_Caveman

Brain,
How long would you want to cure the rock before putting it in a tank?

Thanks!!

Here's the cycling thread

Cycling an Aquarium

Cycling a new aquarium. One of the earliest topics a new aquarium hobbyist needs to learn is how to properly cycle their aquarium. There is a ton of information on this process and many different methods on how to accomplish it. There are many different chemical and biological cycles our tank...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[NY_Caveman]

Definitely start curing right away as you plan. You cannot cure it too long, LOL. If I were to test anything during the curing process it would be PO4. I would want to get a baseline when I start the rock and then test it here and there. I wouldn’t go crazy as it sounds like you have some time.

For me, I did big water changes along the way every couple of weeks. For my current tank, also an AIO, I cured for about 7 months in a bucket. What I found was the PO4 dropped to a point where the level plateaued. At that point I knew the curing process had done what it could to lower it.

As far as Ammonia I would not worry about it until you have life in with the rock. That said, after the process is moving along, I would strongly advise adding critters along to way to seed the rock. Micro fauna like pods, mini stars, bristleworms, etc. in which case I would test Ammonia.

I have never used bottled bacteria, but I would recommend being patient even if you do. Sounds like you are in no rush anyway. For sure, the rocks in saltwater will be fully cycled in 30-40 days without even needing tests to confirm, but I would still test Ammonia before adding life.

 

[ReeferNick13]

@NY_Caveman

Brain,
How long would you want to cure the rock before putting it in a tank?

Thanks!!

Here's the cycling thread

Cycling an Aquarium

Cycling a new aquarium. One of the earliest topics a new aquarium hobbyist needs to learn is how to properly cycle their aquarium. There is a ton of information on this process and many different methods on how to accomplish it. There are many different chemical and biological cycles our tank...

www.reef2reef.com

@NY_Caveman

Brain,
How long would you want to cure the rock before putting it in a tank?

Thanks!!

Here's the cycling thread

Cycling an Aquarium

Cycling a new aquarium. One of the earliest topics a new aquarium hobbyist needs to learn is how to properly cycle their aquarium. There is a ton of information on this process and many different methods on how to accomplish it. There are many different chemical and biological cycles our tank...

www.reef2reef.com

Thank you!!