Hi all,
I'll be moving in 8 or 9 months so most of my major tank plans are on a hiatus until then. I was thinking I could still begin to cycle a bunch of old dry rock (mostly marco) in a stock tank the next few months to get a head start. Other than seeding it with some rock from an established tank -- is there anything else I should do to maintain the rock/system to accomplish the goal of having "cured" live rock by the time I am ready to set up a bigger system? I had considered purchasing a small fish to keep me honest with top-off, etc. I was planning on using an old LED so it will get at least some light. Is there anything you would specifically do? Seems like if I keep decent flow and consistently top-off the aquarium it shouldn't require much maintenance but curious what you all think?
Thanks!
I'll be moving in 8 or 9 months so most of my major tank plans are on a hiatus until then. I was thinking I could still begin to cycle a bunch of old dry rock (mostly marco) in a stock tank the next few months to get a head start. Other than seeding it with some rock from an established tank -- is there anything else I should do to maintain the rock/system to accomplish the goal of having "cured" live rock by the time I am ready to set up a bigger system? I had considered purchasing a small fish to keep me honest with top-off, etc. I was planning on using an old LED so it will get at least some light. Is there anything you would specifically do? Seems like if I keep decent flow and consistently top-off the aquarium it shouldn't require much maintenance but curious what you all think?
Thanks!