125L

[AdAndrews]

Hi guys i have a few questions...

I am going to get 15kg(a little over, but i hear thats better) of live rock for my 125litre, i already have a puffer in the tank so,

does it need to be cycled? like put it in a bucket and just blast it with powerheads- are water changes neccesary?

also, if i have live rock rubble in the external filter, does this need to be gotten out and washed every so often?

i plan to keep a some softies under the 2xt8 20w lights-may add a led aquabeam 500-another 12w, is it basically all of the softies i can keep, or which ones inparticular?

I wont be using RO water, so, will rowaphos be useful? how long does a 1lt tub last on a tank this size? and how often do i have to change it?

 

[AdAndrews]

anybody.

 

[seffieuk]

Hi guys i have a few questions...

I am going to get 15kg(a little over, but i hear thats better) of live rock for my 125litre, i already have a puffer in the tank so,

does it need to be cycled? like put it in a bucket and just blast it with powerheads- are water changes neccesary?

Yes, keep it in a container with a heater and flow - test until you are sure the rock is cycled. Luckily you dont need it yet, so you have time to do this

also, if i have live rock rubble in the external filter, does this need to be gotten out and washed every so often?

I would take it out occassionaly and clean out the bottom of the filter (all the crud ) you can put it in a filter bag for ease of removal

i plan to keep a some softies under the 2xt8 20w lights-may add a led aquabeam 500-another 12w, is it basically all of the softies i can keep, or which ones inparticular?

Most of the softies, it would be easier to say which you cant keep

I wont be using RO water, so, will rowaphos be useful? how long does a 1lt tub last on a tank this size? and how often do i have to change it?

I try to change mine every month, but this sometimes runs into six weeks and yes your tank will benefit from using it with that mucky, lovely puffer in the tank :rolleyes:

Seffie x

 

[AdAndrews]

Thanks seffie, i know its a fairly long way away, but, id rather think about it now, i'll try and get a book on soft corals once i have a little money, these are the things i need to buy:

23kg h2ocean-getting this next week

protein skimmer-april

then, salifert test kits, rowaphos, maybe some activated carbon, live rock, live rock rubble, macro algae, oo, perhaps a refractometer, maybe the aditional lighting, and then fish and corals

one thing i meant to ask, as i will have the filter fully matured, at which point do i take the biological media in it away? as soon as i add the live rock, a couple days after? obviously i will be able to monitor water perams to check its all good too..

thanks for your help!

 

[ben1987]

I wouldnt take it away staright away, maybe 1/3rd at a time. Usually you stock a freshly cycled tank slowly when using live rock so teh bacteria in it has time to build up to match the bio-load of the tank.

You will already have a big puffer in there at this point, i wouldnt want to shock the system too much if you get what i mean. Then again this could be me being over cautious

 

[AdAndrews]

I wouldnt take it away staright away, maybe 1/3rd at a time. Usually you stock a freshly cycled tank slowly when using live rock so teh bacteria in it has time to build up to match the bio-load of the tank.

You will already have a big puffer in there at this point, i wouldnt want to shock the system too much if you get what i mean. Then again this could be me being over cautious

over cautious works for me, thanks