cured or uncured rock ?

[kclester]

I am in the process of gettin a 29 gal tank set up and i need to know which would be best cured or uncured my tank will be setup and cyce for about 2-3 months b4 i ever put any fish in what does everyone recommend i do ? what type of live rock do i need and how many pounds

 

[kclester]

???

 

[cam78]

If you are waiting that long, 2-3 months I would say just go with uncured. It will help your tank cycle without having to do any of the other stupid stuff, like feed an empty tak or fdropping a shrimp in. Go uncured and that will start the cycle. IMO

 

[bang guy]

I prefer uncured live rock. It means a little more work and a LOT of water changes to keep ammonia low but in the long run you get a much better system.
I'd suggest 30 pounds of base rock and 30 pounds of high quality uncured live rock.

 

[zdthompson]

ok when you say base rock what do you mean? causei thought you were all ways to used LR in the whole tank so now im lost

 

[andy51632]

Originally Posted by zdthompson
ok when you say base rock what do you mean? causei thought you were all ways to used LR in the whole tank so now im lost
good ?
are you talking about dead reef rock that you can buy or actual live base rock?

 

[jpnewreefe]

Id skip the base rock and go with quality uncured LR.
45-55 Lbs would be plenty.If you had space you could even pre-cure the rock for 2 or 3 weeks then put it in your main tank.

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by zdthompson
ok when you say base rock what do you mean? causei thought you were all ways to used LR in the whole tank so now im lost
Base rock is preferable dead "reef Bones" or dry rock. Using live rock is fine as long as it has not been exposed to high ammonia levels and doesn't have a lot of photosynthetic life on it.