Tank is cycling cured or uncured rock?

[biggdriver]

Right now my tank is going through it's cycle. The ammonia is still high and the nitrites are steadily clinming..I started the cycle with a bare tank 5inch dsb base and a couple of supermarket shrimp. Should I buy cured rock or uncured rock being that my tank is going to have the main cycle complete when I stock it

 

[nm reef]

I've used uncured rock to cycle with......works well.....I plan to build a 220 reef and that system will cycle with 90-145 lbs of uncured lr....then after the cycle I will build the rest of the live rock with fully cured hand picked rock........

 

[marek]

hey bigg, were the supermarket shrimp alive?!! never heard of this idea before... sounds great, probably is CHEAP too!

 

[biggdriver]

Used uncooked raw shrimp from the grocery store..They were sold by the pound..Got 3 pieces and it cost me 39cents.
So should I go with uncylced lr then..Is it worth the cost savings I won't be adding any inverts/ coral until the cycle completes

 

[nm reef]

Personally I would go uncured to set-up and cycle a system. Not nearly the entire amount you plan to have. Maybe a half of the eventual total. When I set-up the 220 I plan to order on-line for approximately 90-135 lbs of un-cured LR and that will be the kick start for my cycle. It does take longer...but I think its worth it in the long run. Then after the cycle I plan to hand pick the rest of the lr and build it slowly to the way I want it.
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