Hello, first of all, thanks for taking the time and effort to educate the masses with this post. Im new to the hobby and without all the forums and YouTube channels, I certainly wouldnt have the nerve to pull the trigger on this endeavour. However, here i am about to give it a go. My pukani dry rock came in today. This might be a stupid question but i dont care, i rather ask and hope that someone will help clear this up for me.
When setting up a brand new tank, If I cure my rock in a container (in my garage), is there any point (is it necessary) to cycle the water in the DT once Ive added my cured rock to the tank and start filling the tank with water. I'm assuming all I have to do at this point is to make sure my water paramaters look good. (yes,I'll be using water filtered with an RO/DI) Am i correct in saying this?
Also, my intention was to use tropic eden dry aragonite substrate (or something comparable because its hard to find) as i have read some good reviews on it. Should I include this substrate with the rock during the curing cycle?
As far as curing the rock, i think i have a good understanding on executing it. Its just the timeline with filling the tank and whether or not i need to execute a second nitrogen cycle on the display thank. I dont see the logic in doing this but i just want to do everything the best way possible. Im not in a terrible rush. Just want the peace of mind knowing that i did everything as correctly as reasonably possible.
When setting up a brand new tank, If I cure my rock in a container (in my garage), is there any point (is it necessary) to cycle the water in the DT once Ive added my cured rock to the tank and start filling the tank with water. I'm assuming all I have to do at this point is to make sure my water paramaters look good. (yes,I'll be using water filtered with an RO/DI) Am i correct in saying this?
Also, my intention was to use tropic eden dry aragonite substrate (or something comparable because its hard to find) as i have read some good reviews on it. Should I include this substrate with the rock during the curing cycle?
As far as curing the rock, i think i have a good understanding on executing it. Its just the timeline with filling the tank and whether or not i need to execute a second nitrogen cycle on the display thank. I dont see the logic in doing this but i just want to do everything the best way possible. Im not in a terrible rush. Just want the peace of mind knowing that i did everything as correctly as reasonably possible.