Adding LR

ruaround

ruaround

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Originally Posted by LubeyIFT
So just to get this straight for myself. I do not have any live stock so I can cure the LR in my DT. Just add all the rock and a shrimp, wait for the levels to spike, remove the shrimp. And that is the start of the cycle. When all the levels stabilize thats the end of the cycle? Should I wait to postion the LR untill after the cycle is complete?
Lubey
amonia - 0
nitrIte - 0
and a reading of nitrAte
your cycle has completed... you can scape your rock right away... and change it if you dont like it any time...
 
triga22

triga22

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Just to get things straight. This came from a site just on curing live rock.
While you may cure your live rock in many different ways, the following method has been shown to be very effective. Curing typically takes from one to three weeks.
One to three weeks sounds more than a couple of days.
 
lubeyift

lubeyift

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No I'm not adding more LR. I'm at my limit I think. Its only a 29 gallon starter tank. The rock I'm adding is uncured. Should I get a piece of cured rock to add from LFS? Or just run with the uncured rock?
 
ruaround

ruaround

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Originally Posted by TriGa22
One to three weeks sounds more than a couple of days.
sure does...
... but like i said... it vaires...
 
triga22

triga22

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Ok. But what im saying is 1 to three weeks. I dont think it would happen in 2days. Mabey 1 in a million.
 
lubeyift

lubeyift

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Oh one more thing. When you clean the rock before putting it in, is there anything special to clean it with?
 
sniper1974

sniper1974

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Curing only takes a few days . Cycling takes weeks and can be tied to curing If you add too much live rock that HAS NOT been cured it WILL trigger a cycle again. :happyfish . As long as you have no live stock add the rock and keep checking the nitrates and trites and that whole cycle.
 
belly up

belly up

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i have a question. i alraeady cylced mt tank but i dont have much lr cause i didnt buy it all at once cuz it is expensive. i am getting some free lr from a friend whose tank has been set up for a number of years would it be ok to just add to the tank with livestock in it? or would it cause a spike and kill all of my fish?
 
ruaround

ruaround

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if its coming from an establish tank... is transported in water quickly you shouldnt have any die off that would cause an amonia spike...
 
drew2005

drew2005

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Originally Posted by LubeyIFT
So just to get this straight for myself. I do not have any live stock so I can cure the LR in my DT. Just add all the rock and a shrimp, wait for the levels to spike, remove the shrimp. And that is the start of the cycle. When all the levels stabilize thats the end of the cycle? Should I wait to postion the LR untill after the cycle is complete?
Lubey
Being the LR in uncured, you don't even really need to add a raw uncooked shrimp. I cycled and cured my LR in my DT without adding the shrimp. Took me about 6 weeks to cycle my 46 gallon. Good luck.
 
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