I am working on setting up a 300 gallon reef. I have decided against using dead rock. I was lucky to get a bunch of Pukani from Birdfish that had been in his sump for the past couple years. I have also gotten live rock from two different tank breakdowns. The Birdfish rock is clean with minimal Coralline, one of the breakdowns is also clean with lots of sponges and coralline, the other breakdown has coralline and some pest algae as well as what looks like the hard remains of vermetid snails. I have all the rock curing in separate bins with flow.
I have a few questions.
Do I need to put lids (to block light) on my curing bins?
What is the minimum temp required for the bacteria to stay active? Do I really need to use heaters?
Do I need to feed the bacteria?
Should I add bottled bacteria
I have a few questions.
Do I need to put lids (to block light) on my curing bins?
What is the minimum temp required for the bacteria to stay active? Do I really need to use heaters?
Do I need to feed the bacteria?
Should I add bottled bacteria