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I'm new to "large" tanks. My system: 275 gallon display, 120 gallon sump. Live rock is from my old system, but half of it was dried out, half sat in buckets of water for a year (old tank was taken down when we relocated). I have about 250 pounds of LR, including the rubble rock.
Tank has been running for a week, salt level has been stable for 48 hours. Ammonia is 0, but I"m assuming it just hasn't spiked yet. Their is plenty of die off on the rocks, but will set up the auto feeder today.
My preference is to avoid subjecting any live animals to ammonia, but I'm not sure the tank will noticeably cycle given the ratio of water to rock, and I'm not excited about feeding it to the point that I would be guaranteed a spike. Given the size of the tank, and that a significant amount of rock was in water for the year, is it safe to risk a cycle with a small fish? I would assume that any ammonia spike would be small, and I plan to go very slow adding livestock.
My other alternative (if I can find it) is to does pure ammonia. Is there a calculation of how much I would dose?
Tank has been running for a week, salt level has been stable for 48 hours. Ammonia is 0, but I"m assuming it just hasn't spiked yet. Their is plenty of die off on the rocks, but will set up the auto feeder today.
My preference is to avoid subjecting any live animals to ammonia, but I'm not sure the tank will noticeably cycle given the ratio of water to rock, and I'm not excited about feeding it to the point that I would be guaranteed a spike. Given the size of the tank, and that a significant amount of rock was in water for the year, is it safe to risk a cycle with a small fish? I would assume that any ammonia spike would be small, and I plan to go very slow adding livestock.
My other alternative (if I can find it) is to does pure ammonia. Is there a calculation of how much I would dose?