westiemarble
Fish Fanatic
Hi,
I'm in the process of setting up a new tank - 267litre tank with 70litre sump.
6 days ago I collected 40Kg of LR from an established tank being broken down. The journey was 2.5 hours each way (the LR was very cheap!) and I took several containers of salt water at 26 Celcius. The majority of the LR was transported in sealed buckets and fully submerged. Four large pieces were in a large box and each piece covered in a salt water soaked towel.
The water was 20 Celcius when I got home. The rock was put straight into my new tank which was at 24 Celcius.
After 2 days Ammonia and Nitrite were zero and Nitrates were 10.
Today, after 6 days, Ammonia and Nitrite are zero and Nitates are at 20.
Do you think that sufficient LR stayed 'live' and as such can process the die-off I did get so that I won't see a stereotypical tank cycle.
I'm obviously going to continue monitoring the water stats but what are peoples thoughts?
Many thanks
I'm in the process of setting up a new tank - 267litre tank with 70litre sump.
6 days ago I collected 40Kg of LR from an established tank being broken down. The journey was 2.5 hours each way (the LR was very cheap!) and I took several containers of salt water at 26 Celcius. The majority of the LR was transported in sealed buckets and fully submerged. Four large pieces were in a large box and each piece covered in a salt water soaked towel.
The water was 20 Celcius when I got home. The rock was put straight into my new tank which was at 24 Celcius.
After 2 days Ammonia and Nitrite were zero and Nitrates were 10.
Today, after 6 days, Ammonia and Nitrite are zero and Nitates are at 20.
Do you think that sufficient LR stayed 'live' and as such can process the die-off I did get so that I won't see a stereotypical tank cycle.
I'm obviously going to continue monitoring the water stats but what are peoples thoughts?
Many thanks