Cycle Questions?!?!?!

[dad & son]

:help: I am wondering do I put my raw shrimp in before I put the live rock in? Also when I have my live rock in do I need any lighting in the tank? :help:

 

[usinkit]

If the live rock is uncured you will not need the shrimp. You dont have to run the lights while cycling. HTH

 

[dad & son]

OK, but when I have the live rock and my fish tank runing what kind of light will I need for a fowlr?

 

[usinkit]

You can just run regular light stripe with a 50/50 bulb in it or pick up a cheap pc light.

 

[dad & son]

When we add anenamies and featherdusters what kind of light will we need if we get them?

 

[jakebtc]

need lot of light for anemones like demanding corals basicly
dont get into them for a long while

 

[usinkit]

MH or T5 lighting for anemones.

 

[dad & son]

Another question what should I look for in my live rock (what should it look like)?

 

[jakebtc]

if your payin a descent price meaning average to high 5-8 bucks a lb. lots of colors blue green mostly dark reds purple algea and maybe even plants coral polyps "life"

 

[dad & son]

Are lfs sells live rock for $4.50 lbs

 

[usinkit]

It should be porous rock and hopefully have good coraline algae growth.

 

[dad & son]

thanks son left to get ready some how i dont think im dad just mister money

 

[usinkit]

its only money!!!!!!!!lol

 

[dad & son]

hes a good kid .guess he could have other hobbies not so enjoyable this one works for me.

 

[usinkit]

Yes I wish my daugther was into this hobby. Shes into clothes and boys.

 

[jakebtc]

im tryin to get my girlfriend into it myself lol a lil help footin the bill

 

[dad & son]

I just bought 20 lbs of live rock. Now my dads making me cut the lawn.

 

[dad & son]

The live rock is green brown and purple is that good. They had snails on them they let me keep.

 

[dad & son]

I got 80 lbs of LR for my 75 gal tank now. I think I desided to make the tank a reef tank.

Now is the hard part waiting for a month. Maybe only 3 weeks. Check out my web site with my tank on it just click here.